Since the Fall of 1994, the Department of Mechanical Engineering has conducted an annual program called SHARE, or Special Homecoming for Alumni Residence in Engineering. In this program, we recognize the accomplishments of our graduates, provide our students and faculty with an opportunity to interact with the SHARE participants, and especially give the current students information on how the careers of these selected graduates have developed. To date, we have had 41 distinguished alumni participate with us in the SHARE program. We seek participants who are completing distinguished careers as well as those with significant accomplishments in mid-career, to provide a range of perspectives for our students.
Previous SHARE Award Recipients
(by year recognized)
| Name | UK Degree | Title and Company |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | ||
| Roosevelt Maynard | BSME 1958 | Retired Director, CIRS, Ford Motor Company |
| 2008 | ||
| Brian Mallory | BSME 1992 | Technology General Manager, GE Consumer and Industrial Business |
| 2007 | ||
| L. Berkley Davis, Jr. | MSME 1970, Ph.D. 1972 | Chief Engineer, Systems, General Electric |
| Al Reisz | BSME 1961 | Owner, Reisz Engineers |
| 2006 | ||
| Rob Beeler | BSME 1989, MSEE 1991 | Vice President of Engineering, Double-Take Software |
| Elizabeth Pillow | BSME 1978 | Industrial Maintenance Management, Bristol Myers Squibb |
| Eric R. Skonberg, P.E. | BSME 1978 | President, Trenchless Engineering |
| 2005 | ||
| Dr. Shreeder Adibhatla | Ph.D. 1982 | Principal Engineer, General Electric Aviation |
| Jay F. Perkins | BSME 1985 | Director of Engineering, Design Central |
| 2004 | ||
| Glen Mavity | BSME 1962 | Director of Sales and Business Development, Belcan Corporation |
| 2003 | ||
| W. Douglas Bauman | BSME 1986 | Engineering Manager, Arvin Meritor |
| 2002 | ||
| Joseph R. Clark | BSME 1956 | Retired Chairman and CEO, Gas Technologies |
| 2001 | ||
| Jeff Baird | BSEE 1993 | Adept Technology |
| 2000 | ||
| Eric D. Coleman | BSME 1992 | Union Carbide |
| David B. Spencer | BSME 1983 | Professor of Mechanical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University |
| 1999 | ||
| Dr. Vijay Dhir | BSME 1973 | Department Chair, UCLA Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering |
| Thomas E. Shaw | BSME 1982 | Senior Project Engineer, Apex Engineering |
| T. Greg Survant | BSME 1976 | Vice President and General Manager, Lexmark International |
| 1998 | ||
| Herman A. Harrison, Sr. | BSME 1955 | President, Harrison Corporation |
| Jerry W. Hoskins | BSME 1971 | President, Manufacturing Engineering |
| Earl F. Lockwood | BSME 1956 | President and CEO, BETAC International Corporation |
| Kenneth R. Morrison | BSME 1957 | Engineer, U.S. Army Corp. of Engineers |
| 1997 | ||
| James B. Day | BSME 1958 | Retired Engineer, Aerospace Systems |
| Donald L. Greer | BSME 1958 | Retired, IBM |
| Arloe W. Mayne, Jr. | BSME 1963 | Retired, TRW |
| Joseph G. Teague | BSME 1956 | President and CEO, CMM Holdings |
| 1996 | ||
| Gordon S. Glenn | BSME 1970 | Recent President and CEO, Computer Data Systems |
| Billy R. Thompson | BSME 1957 | President, Thompson Engineering |
| Ernest L. Fletcher | BSME 1974 | Governor, Commonwealth of Kentucky |
| William F. Voit, Jr. | BSME 1955 | Retired Engineer, IBM |
| Charles D. Wade | BSME 1957 | President, Waldron, Batey and Wade |
| Robert E. Hall | BSME 1969 | Branch Chief, U.S. EPA |
| T. Rankin Terry | BSME 1968 | Principal Attorney, Terry and Terry |
| 1995 | ||
| James W. (Billy) Harper | BSME 1966 | President, Harper Industries |
| H. Karl Kuehner | BSME 1966 | Retired Vice President, Cummins Engine Company |
| William W. Rogers | BSME 1950 | Chair, W. Rogers Company |
| Steve Polston | BSME 1970 | Plant Manager, Martin-Marietta |
| Charley H. Jett III | BSME 1956 | President, Bank of the Bluegrass |
| 1994 | ||
| Thomas A. Auxier | BSME 1958 | Director of Advanced Turbines, Pratt and Whitney |
| J. Ralph King | BSME 1960 | President, J. Ralph King |
| William D. Hatcher | BSME 1945 | Plant Manager, GE’s Kentucky Glass |