The External Advisory Board is a select group of corporate, university, and government leaders, many of whom are Michigan Tech alumni. EAB members share their expertise and provide assistance with curriculum direction, research topics, resource development, and education-and-industry partnership. They offer professional insight and provide valuable input—shaping the state-of-the-art engineering education that takes place in the ME-EM department.
| Member | Company | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Kirby Baumgard | John Deere | Member |
| Steven W. Cook | American Axle & Mfg. | Member |
| John P. Davenport | GE Health Care | Member |
| Alan Frank | Whirlpool Corporation | Co-Chair |
| Dr. Richard R. Hofer | NASA Jet Propulsion Lab | Member |
| Michael Hofman | Roush Industries | Member |
| Brian Johnson | Chrysler | Member |
| Erin Johnson | Zimmer | Member |
| Colleen L. Jones-Cervantes | Chevron Corp | Member |
| Dr. Shashi Karna | US Army Research Laboratory | Member |
| Dr. Frank Leban | Naval Surface Warfare Center | Member |
| John Leinonen | Exponent | Member |
| Kevin Manor | Toyota Motor Sales | Member |
| Mark Masco | Bayer MaterialScience | Member |
| Brenda Moyer | Dana Corporation | Member |
| Seth Newlin | Oshkosh Corporation | Member |
| Christoper Oberski | Ford Motor Co. | Member |
| Leigh Otterlei | 3M Corporation | Member |
| Douglas Parks | General Motors | Member |
| Christine Roberts | Motorola | Member |
| Dr. Rush Robinett | Sandia National Laboratories | Member |
| Dr. Paul Rogers | US Army | Member |
| Peter Sandretto | Chrysler | Member |
| Brian Weller | Caterpillar Inc. | Member |
| Paul D. Wiczynski | Cummins Inc. | Member |
| Tom Williamson | Kimberly-Clark | Member |
| Jeff Zawisza | Dow Chemical Co. | Co-Chair |
| Dr. Hussein M. Zbib | Washington State University | Member |