Alumni Awards
Tennessee Tech College of Engineering alumni are renowned not only for their success and innovation as engineers and computer scientists, but also for their professional and personal integrity. Each year, the college presents its Pinnacle Awards to recognize alumni who have demonstrated distinguished service to their professions and a personal reputation for outstanding character and citizenship. They exhibit a vested interest in the success of our students, inspiring them to be pioneers of progress in their own lives.
› Computer Scientist of Distinction Award
› Engineers of Distinction Award
› Outstanding Alumni Award
› Engineering Technology Graduate of Distinction Award
› Young Alumna Achievement Award
Computer Scientist of Distinction Award Recipients
2010
Mary A. Patterson
’68 B.S. Mathematics
2014
Lynne E. Parker
’83 B.S. Computer Science
2017
John M. Seel
’01 B.S. Computer Science
2019
Edward Smith
’93 B.S. Computer Science
2020
Mark Rigney
’86 B.S. Computer Science
2024
Andrea Sanders Brackett
’93 B.S. Computer Science
Engineers of Distinction Award Recipients
2015
Paul D. Deggs, P.E.
'88 B.S. Civil Engineering
2015
Byron A. Pardue
'89 B.S. Mechanical Engineering
2016
William (Bob) R. Vick
'68 B.S. Civil Engineering
2017
Jonathan (Jon) Callis
'89 B.S. Mechanical Engineering
2018
Kevin S. Young
'78 B.S. Civil Engineering
2019
Keith Kirkpatric
'94 B.S. Mechanical Engineering
2020
Phaneendra B. Kondapi
'00 Ph.D. Engineering
2021
Ted Kniazewycz
'85 B.S. Civil Engineering
2022
J. Richard Wright
'55 B.S. Mechanical Engineering
2023
Mark E. Self
'79 B.S. Civil Engineering
2024
Kevin Scott Smith
'83 B.S. Mechanical Engineering
1981 — James Seay Brown, Sr. (1920-2013), '41 B.S. General Engineering
1981 — Landon Lyon Corbin (1916-2017), Electrical Engineering
1981 — James Manson Henderson (1896-1980), Civil Engineering
1981 — George R. Jasny (1924-2001), Chemical Engineering
1981 — Aubrey J. Wagner (1912-1990), Civil Engineering
1982 — William E. Griffin, Sr. (1915-1980), '39 B.S. Civil Engineering
1982 — Donald E. Nichols (1923-1980), '49 B.S. Mechanical Engineering
1982 — Paul H. Shoun, Sr. (1922-1994), Electrical Engineering
1983 — Ray Kinslow (1913-2004), '37 B.S. Mathematics
1983 — Ned K. Walters (1927-1983), '56 B.S. Electrical Engineering
1984 — Wallace S. Prescott (1920-2013), '46 B.S. General Engineering
1984 — Edward E. Rehorn, Jr. (1924-2017), '48 B.S. Mechanical Engineering
1985 — Don E. Ferguson (1923-1988), '44 B.S. Chemistry
1985 — Roger F. Hibbs (1921-2002), Chemistry
1986 — Roy H. Dunham (1923-2016), Mechanical Engineering
1986 — Alexander Koltowich (1925-1985), Civil Engineering
1986 — Lawrence E. Swanson, '62 B.S. Civil Engineering
1987 — Charles H. Fox, Jr., '66 B.S Engineering Science
1987 — Charles O. Glisson (1897-1972), Engineering
1987 — H. LeRoy Henderson (1931-2014), '53 B.S. General Engineering
1988 — David Patterson Hammer (1942-2015), '65 B.S. Civil Engineering
1988 — William Thomas Moon, Jr., '61 B.S. Mechanical Engineering
1989 — C. Stephen Lynn, Industrial Engineering
1989 — Lawrence Edward Wilson, Jr., '66 B.S. Civil Engineering
1990 — Howard Boatman, '59 B.S. Civil Engineering
1990 — David B. (Mickey) Soloff, Jr., '53 B.S. Civil Engineering
1991 — Daniel K. Coen, Jr., Aeronautical Engineering
1991 — Trueman D. Parish, Chemical Engineering
1992 — Steven G. Rochelle, '72 B.S. Engineering Science
1992 — Thurman D. Rodgers, '57 B.S. Electrical Engineering
1993 — Robert E. Rose, '58 B.S. Civil Engineering
1993 — J. Roy Wauford, Jr., Engineering
1994 — DeWitt Ezell, Jr., '60 B.S. Electrical Engineering
1994 — Nathan L. Gibson, '71 B.S. Industrial Engineering
1995 — W. A. Goodwin (1925-2014), Civil Engineering
1995 — John F. Webb, '65 B.S. Mechanical Engineering
1996 — Rafael B. Bustamante, Civil Engineering
1996 — Donald H. White, '58 B.S. Mechanical Engineering
1997 — William Terry Boston, '72 B.S. Civil Engineering
1997 — Hal O. Jones, '65 B.S. Mechanical Engineering
1998 — Harvill C. Eaton (1949-2020), '70 B.S. Engineering Science
1998 — John H. Matthews, '73 B.S. Industrial Engineering
1999 — Terry W. Warren, '73 B.S. Industrial Engineering
1999 — J. Phil Wilbourn, '93 B.S. Civil Engineering
2000 — Sandra K. Dudley, '85 B.S. Chemical Engineering
2000 — James R. Laycock, '70 B.S. Industrial Engineering
2001 — Jerry L. Childs (1938-2023), '62 B.S. Mechanical Engineering
2001 — Leighton E. Sissom (1934-2020), '62 B.S. Industrial Arts / Mechanical Engineering
2002 — Allen R. Atkins, '70 B.S. Electrical Engineering
2002 — Ashraf Islam, '68 B.S. Civil Engineering
2003 — David L. Davidson, '73 B.S. Civil Engineering
2003 — Richard Melvyn Smith, '63 B.S. Electrical Engineering
2004 — Alice L. Cannella, '78 B.S. Civil Engineering
2004 — Randy G. Darcy, '73 B.S. Mechanical Engineering
2005 — E. Ray Morris, '59 B.S. Civil Engineering
2005 — Steven Pearson (1951-2024), '72 B.S. Mechanical Engineering
2006 — Dudley Garner, Jr., '57 B.S. Electrical Engineering
2006 — David Swindle, Jr., '76 B.S. Engineering Science
2007 — Teresa Vanhooser, '80 B.S. Industrial Engineering
2007 — Carl W. Sandlin, '71 B.S. Chemical Engineering
2008 — Robert Gower, '65 B.S. Electrical Engineering
2008 — Stanley Manning, '84 B.S. Chemistry/ Chemical Engineering
2009 — Charles Scott Bartlett, '82 B.S. Mechanical Engineering
2009 — Thomas M. Hudson, Mechanical Engineering
2010 — Barry E. Wilmore, '85 B.S. Electrical Engineering
2010 — David Richard Wright, '80 B.S. Civil Engineering
2011 — James D. Peterman, '83 B.S. Electrical Engineering
2011 — Clayton L. Clem, '79 B.S. Civil Engineering
2012 — David C. Bond, '70 B.S. Electrical Engineering
2012 — John A. Gordon, Civil Engineering
2013 — Chris Privon, '79 B.S. Mechanical Engineering
2013 — Marilyn Lewis, '78 B.S. Civil Engineering
2014 — Trudy A. Harper, '83 B.S. Electrical Engineering
2014 — Cullen Lamar Dunn, '64 B.S. Civil Engineering
Outstanding Alumni Award Recipients
2015
Cullen Lamar Dunn
'64 B.S. Civil Engineering
2016
Trudy A. Harper
'83 B.S. Electrical Engineering
2017
Lynne E. Parker
'83 B.S. Computer Science
2018
Jonathan D. Callies
'89 B.S. Mechanical Engineering
2021
Mark W. Rigney
'86 B.S. Computer Science
2022
Robert F. (Bob) Brown
'58 B.S. Chemical Engineering
2023
J. Richard Wright
'55 B.S. Mechanical Engineering
1976 — Trumbull Blake (1915-1986), '37 B.S. Civil Engineering
1977 — Wallace Prescott (1920-2013), '46 B.S. General Engineering
1981 — Ray Kinslow (1913-2004), '37 B.S. Mathematics
1982 — Lt. Gen. Thurman (Don) Rodgers (1934-2022), '57 B.S. Electrical Engineering
1982 — William Albert Goodwin (1925-2014), B.S. Civil Engineering
1984 — James Seay Brown, Sr. (1920-2013), '41 B.S. Mechanical Engineering
1985 — H. LeRoy Henderson (1931-2014), '53 B.S. General Engineering
1985 — Mark A. Odom, '78 B.S. Civil Engineering
1986 — Donald E. Nichols (1923-2003), '49 B.S. Mechanical Engineering
1986 — David W. Swindle, Jr., '76 B.S. Engineering Science
1986 — Jerry D. Cantrell, '67 B.S. Industrial Engineering
1988 — Euclid C. Moore (1926-1997), '48 B.S. Civil Engineering
1988 — James K. Morton, '66 B.S. Mechanical Engineering
1989 — James Darren Jones, '81 B.S. Mechanical Engineering
1990 — Steven Mark Wilson, '82 B.S. Mechanical Engineering
1992 — C. Stephen Lynn, B.S. Industrial Engineering
1994 — Tommy Chisholm, '63 B.S. Civil Engineering
1994 — Michael MacIndoe, '84 B.S. Civil Engineering
1998 — Dewitt Ezell, '60 B.S. Electrical Engineering
1998 — Sandra Dudley, '85 B.S. Chemical Engineering
2000 — James Peters, '91 B.S. Mechanical Engineering
2002 — James R. Laycock, '70 B.S. Industrial Engineering
2002 — Mary A. Patterson, '68 B.S. Mathematics
2002 — Stephen R. Shaw, '91 B.S. Computer Science
2003 — Paula Flowers, '90 B.S. Civil Engineering
2004 — Richard M. Smith, '63 B.S. Engineering
2005 — Terry W. Warren, '73 B.S. Industrial Engineering
2005 — Lem and Donna McSpadden, '71 B.S. Industrial Technology
2005 — Stephen Arnette, '90 B.S. Mechanical Engineering
2006 — Allen R. Atkins, '70 B.S. Electrical Engineering
2006 — Art Blanchford, '93 B.S. Mechanical Engineering
2008 — Dudley Garner, Jr., '57 B.S. Electrical Engineering
2009 — E. Ray Morris, '59 B.S. Civil Engineering
2010 — Barry E. Wilmore, '85 B.S. Electrical Engineering
2011 — Robert Gower, '65 B.S. Electrical Engineering
2012 — Clayton L. Clem, '79 B.S. Civil Engineering
2013 — Chris Privon, '79 B.S. Mechanical Engineering
2014 — David Richard Wright, '80 B.S. Civil Engineering
Engineering Technology Graduate of Distinction Award Recipients
2016
Steven D. Hawkins
'86 B.S. Industrial Technology
2017
Ethan Bernhardt
'00 B.S. Industrial Technology
2020
John Lowry
'69 B.S. Industrial Technology
2021
Marshall L. Miller
'80 B.S. Industrial Engineering
2022
Jesse Lee Tate
'64 B.S. Industrial Technology
2004 — Lem McSpadden (1948-2024), '71 B.S. Industrial Technology
2005 — Chris W. Hetzler, '81 B.S. Industrial Technology
2006 — Paul Edward Trussell (1945-2017), '67 B.S. Industrial Technology
2007 — Kenneth R. Winter, '62 B.S. Industrial Technology
2008 — David Vickers, '67 B.S. Industrial Technology
2009 — Spurgeon J. Smith, Jr., '83 B.S. Industrial Technology
2012 — Alesia C. Bloom, '86 B.S. Industrial Technology
2014 — Kimberly S. Williams, '94 B.S. Industrial Technology
Young Alumna Achievement Award Recipients
2016
Carlos Carvajal
'06 B.S. Manufacturing Engineering
2017
Amy Elliot
'09 B.S. Mechanical Engineering
2018
Janey Smith Camp
'02 B.S. Civil Engineering
2019
Christian Walker
'14 B.S. Mechanical Engineering
2020
Christy Drewry
'08 B.S. Chemical Engineering
2021
Navyashree Raghoji
'13 B.S. Mechanical Engineering
2022
Savannah M. Long
'15 B.S. Electrical Engineering
2023
Lindsey Bryant
'10 B.S. Civil Engineering
2024
Alan Barker
'06 B.S. Electrical Engineering
