The College of Engineering and Science at Louisiana Tech University is pleased to announce its 2015 Distinguished Alumni. These alumni are recognized as industry and community leaders, and serve as role models for future generations of engineers and scientists. The 2015 honorees are as follows: • William Rainey Brown, IV: civil engineering (1975), vice president and corporate officer of Tidewater Marine – Austin, Texas • Stephen Ray Crosby: chemistry (1971), president of Coastal Spray Company – Houston, Texas • Timothy John Cutt: petroleum engineering (1983), president of Petroleum and Patash at BHP Billiton Petroleum – Houston, Texas • John Henry Dansby, II: electrical engineering technology (1995), vice president for Global Manufacturing at Harley Davidson – Eureka, Missouri • Steven Michael Futch: construction engineering technology (1997), consultant and advisor for Private Equity Interests in Oil and Gas – Cypress, Texas • Larry Laymond Hock: chemical engineering (1969), president of Petrochem Operating Services – Minden, Louisiana • John Triche Irving: mechanical engineering (1963), retired founder of Minden Plastics and Engineered Products – Minden, Louisiana (honored posthumously) • Thomas Richard Larry, Jr.: physics (2003), diagnostic medical physicist and partner in KLS Physics Group – Dubach, Louisiana • James August Petrus: electrical engineering (1964), project management consultant – Tuscon, Arizona • Brian Matthew Pikkula: biomedical engineering (1997), president and CTO of Forward Science Technologies – Sugar Land, Texas • Thomas William Singletary: mathematics and statistics (1968), retired vice president and consultant for CenturyLink – West Monroe, Louisiana • Selden Olin Swain: industrial engineering (1987), regional general manager Supply Chain, The Americas, of Triumph International of Europe – Cypress, Texas • Stephen Warren Westmoreland: computer science (1977), chief information officer, The Linux Foundation – Vancouver, Washington Dr. Hisham Hegab, dean of the College of Engineering and Science, says that these alumni represent the professional standards that the College imparts on students. “It’s always inspiring to hear the stories of what our alumni have accomplished since receiving their Tech degree,” said Hegab. “This year’s honorees are an extraordinary group of people that have done amazing things in their careers.” The recipients were recognized recently at a dinner reception at the Squire Creek Country Club in Choudrant. Families of the alumni, along with faculty and staff from Louisiana Tech and the College of Engineering and Science, celebrated with the honorees. Written by Brandy McKnight – mcknight@latech.edu