Five electrical and computer engineers with ties to Missouri University of Science and Technology were inducted into the Missouri S&T Academy of Electrical and Computer Engineering during the academy’s induction ceremony, which was held Thursday, April 11.

Founded in 1980, the academy is a departmental advisory group composed of alumni and other electrical and computer engineers who have made outstanding contributions to their profession. The new inductees were recognized for their service and leadership in electrical and computer engineering.

New members are listed below:

David W. Hilt of Marion, Illinois, retired president and founder of Grid Reliability Consulting, earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Missouri S&T in 1977. He began his career as a design engineer with Missouri Utilities Co. then held positions at Central Illinois Public Service and Mid-America Interconnected Network Inc. before joining North American Electric Reliability Corp. as vice president of compliance in 1999. In 2010, he became vice president of transmission and regulatory for Quanta Technology, and in 2014 he founded Grid Reliability Consulting where he served as president until his retirement in 2023. A licensed professional engineer in Missouri and Illinois, Hilt is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and he received the Innovators Award from Electric Power Research Institute. He served as chief technology officer for the Task Force on Homeland Security, a Congressional advisory board authorized under the Ethics Committee, and was a member of the Department of Homeland Security Cybercore Advisory Panel.

Holly Langston of Kansas City, Missouri, consulting engineering manager for Schneider Electric, earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Missouri S&T in 1990 and an MBA from the University of Kansas in 2004. She began her career in 1990 as a controls engineer for Bibb and Associates Inc. then held positions of increasing responsibility at U.S. Automation, Sprint, Bibb Engineers, Yokogawa Corp. of America, Rockwell Automation, Leads to Sales and Kiewit before joining Schneider Electric in 2022. Langston is a licensed professional engineer in Kansas.

Kennan Laudel of Ivins, Utah, retired senior director at Enphase Energy, earned a bachelor’s degree from Missouri S&T in 1985 and a master’s degree from Stanford University in 1989, both in electrical engineering. He began his career in 1985 as an electronics engineer at Motorola. He then held positions of increasing responsibility at Applied Signal Technology, Hyundai Wireless telecommunications division, Terayon Communications, Intel Corp. and RGB Networks before joining Enphase Energy in 2012. He retired in 2021. Laudel holds 17 patents.

Daniel H. Lumma of Kansas City, Missouri, president of Kiewit Engineering Group, earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Missouri S&T in 1990 and an MBA from the University of Calgary in 2013. He held positions of increasing responsibility including roles at Ameren Electric, American Bituminous Power Partners, ACI Energy, Jamaica Public Service, Browning Ferris Industries, Kansas City Power and Light, and K&M Power before joining Kiewit as senior vice president of OGC markets and strategy. He was named to his current position in 2017. A licensed professional engineer in Kansas, Lumma is involved in Kappa Sigma fraternity, Big Brothers Big Sisters, the Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, St. Joseph’s Institute for the Deaf, Children’s Mercy Hospital and the Lee A. Tolbert Community Academy.

Patrick Stokes of Ballwin, Missouri, electronic and electrical engineering functional skill leader for Boeing Defense, Space and Security, earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering in 1986 and a master’s degree in engineering management in 1993, both from Missouri S&T. He also earned an executive MBA from Washington University in St. Louis in 2008. Stokes began his career in 1983 at Missouri Pacific/Union Pacific Railroad. In 1986 he joined Boeing Wichita as a systems engineer and the following year moved to MDC. He joined Boeing Corporate Audit and then moved on to Boeing Research and Technology, where he held various positions of increasing responsibility. Stokes is a member of Phi Eta Sigma and Beta Gamma Sigma. His other honors include receiving the Boeing Quality Achievement Award and two Boeing Research and Technology Silver awards.