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Academy of Chemical Engineers
The Academy of Chemical Engineers was founded on April 25, 1986, by the Department with the approval of the Dean of the College of Engineering and the President of West Virginia University, to recognize those graduates who have had distinguished professional careers or who have been of outstanding service to West Virginia University.
In appreciation of the honor bestowed individually and collectively, the Academy of Chemical Engineers will be perpetuated:
- To strengthen the dedication of students to chemical engineering and West Virginia University through personal and professional example.
- To recognize those graduates of the Department and others who bring honor to chemical engineering as practitioners and as citizens.
- To provide advisory guidance and counsel as requested by the Department Chairman.
- To encourage personal, corporate, foundation and government gifts and grants of money, equipment and facilities to the University for the benefit of the Department.
The Academy nominates, elects and inducts its own members. Inductions are held at a banquet at the conclusion of the Annual Meeting of the Academy on campus. At the Annual Meeting, the members hear from the department chair, faculty, students and college administrators.
The current officers of the Academy are:
- President: Vince Stricker
- 1st Vice President: Stuart Goodman
- 2nd Vice President: Kevin DiGregorio
- Secretary/Treasurer:
Darrell Velegol
- Past-President: James Bero
Please bring the names of alumni potentially worthy of membership in the Academy to the attention of the Academy President or the Department Chair.
Academy By-laws
Academy Meeting Minutes
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Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Visiting Committee
The Visiting Committee is composed of representatives of those who hire our graduates, including BS-, MS- and PhD-degree holders. Industrial members predominate, although government and academia are also represented. The Committee fulfills an important role in the Department by giving us feedback which ensures that students graduating at all levels have the skills that they need to be marketable. During their annual meeting, the Committee members hear from the chair, faculty, undergraduate students, graduate students and college administrators. The Committee reports its findings orally and informally to the chair, and later formally and in writing to the dean and the provost.
- Alicia Dalton-Tingler (VC chair), National Energy Technology Laboratory (term expires 2025)
- Jack Dever, AVN Corp (term expires 2027)
- Karlee Lobban, Medtronic Spine & Biologics (term expires 2026)
- Dr. Julie A. Lockman, WVU School of Medicine (term expires 2027)
- Raymond L. Page, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (term expires 2026)
- John Ramsey, KeyLogic Systems (term expires 2027)
- Lisa Rohan, University of Pittsburgh (term expires 2026)
- Katherine Ziemer, University of New Hampshire (term expires 2025)