Alumni
‘MacGyver’ Miner: From maintenance worker to middle school math teacher to mechanical engineer
In 2004, Chad Abernathy graduated from high school in Newtown, Missouri, and began his collegiate studies at Missouri S&T. Not long after, he started working as a part-time maintenance worker for S&T’s student affairs and auxiliary services.
Four years later, he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences and earned magna cum laude honors.
Fast-forward another 15 years, and Abernathy is now in the final days of his second bachelor’s degree from S&T, and this time, it is in mechanical engineering.
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Maryland lieutenant governor, an S&T alumna, inducted into university’s Academy of Civil Engineers
Aruna Miller, a 1989 civil engineering graduate of Missouri S&T, has been a “first” several times in her life. Most recently, on January 18, 2023, Miller was sworn in as lieutenant governor of Maryland — and as the first South Asian female to be elected to this role in the United States. On April 13, […]
Read More »S&T alumna emphasizes how ‘little bits’ of effort can help with climate change
A vice president of Chevron with a petroleum engineering degree from Missouri S&T is highly involved with her alma mater, as well as the nonprofit organization she founded, to help instill sustainable practices into daily life. It’s possible some people may find her work with Chevron and petroleum engineering to contradict her environmental efforts, but […]
Read More »S&T Academy of Engineering Management inducts four new members
Four engineering management professionals with ties to Missouri S&T were inducted into the Missouri S&T Academy of Engineering Management on Thursday, April 13. The academy, established at Missouri S&T in 2004, is an advisory group to the university’s engineering management and systems engineering department. New members are selected based on input from department faculty and […]
Read More »Four inducted into Missouri S&T Academy of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Four 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 13. Founded in 1980, the academy is a departmental advisory group composed of alumni and other electrical and computer […]
Read More »Missouri S&T Academy of Civil Engineers inducts 13 new members
Thirteen professionals with ties to Missouri University of Science and Technology were inducted into the Missouri S&T Academy of Civil Engineers during an induction ceremony held Thursday, April 13, in Rolla. The academy recognizes outstanding alumni for their professional achievement and success. It also provides support and experience to help the civil, architectural and environmental […]
Read More »S&T Academy of Chemical Engineers inducts five new members
Five professionals with ties to chemical and biochemical engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology were inducted into the Academy of Chemical Engineers at Missouri S&T during a ceremony held on April 13. The academy honors chemical engineers for contributions to their profession, leadership and involvement with Missouri S&T. It serves as an advisory […]
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Kelley Wilkerson receives 2023 Women’s Advocate Award
Dr. Kelley Wilkerson, assistant teaching professor of materials science and engineering at Missouri S&T, has been named the 2023 recipient of the Dr. Elizabeth Cummins Women’s Advocate Award at Missouri S&T. She was honored during a reception today (Wednesday, April 12) at Hasselmann Alumni House.
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S&T professor emeritus inducted into Missouri Asphalt Pavement Association Hall of Fame
When Dr. David Richardson began his bachelor’s degree studies in civil engineering at Missouri S&T in the late 1960s, he says he never could have dreamed how exactly his career would progress — and how many high-profile awards and accolades he would earn along the way.
Now, Richardson, who also earned his master’s and Ph.D. degrees in civil engineering from S&T, has one more award he can add to his mantle, as he was recently inducted into the Missouri Asphalt Pavement Association (MAPA) Hall of Fame.
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