Board of Visitors

July 1, 2011

The Pratt School of Engineering Board of Visitors is comprised of some of the school's most distinguished alumni and friends. Their role is to provide advice and counsel in the areas of long range planning, the undergraduate and graduate programs, fundraising, and public relations. The primary expectations of the board and of its members include exerting a positive influence within the school and the university by, for example, providing advice and counsel to the Dean and senior staff in all aspects of the School; serving as a conduit between students, faculty and administration; shaping and supporting the school's position within the university.

  • Dr. Robert W. Anderson (Bob), BSCE'59, Chairman/Professor, Duke University Medical Center
  • Mrs. Alyssa F. Benza, BSE'02, Interest Rate Sales, Goldman Sachs
  • Mr. D. Theodore Berghorst (Ted), P'04, P'09, Chairman and CEO, Vector Securities, LLC
  • Mr. J. Michael Bollinger, Jr. (Mike), BSE'94, Executive Director, Morgan Stanley
  • Mr. Amjad A. Bseisu, BSE’81, Chief Executive Officer, EnQuest
  • Mr. Thomas A. Burger, Jr. (Tom), BSE’88, Co-founder & Managing Partner, Gridiron Capital, LLC
  • Mr. Barry N. Bycoff, P'06, P'09, Executive Chairman, Progress Software
  • Mr. Clarence J. Chandran, P'07, Chairman, The Walsingham Fund
  • Mr. Stephen C. Coley (Steve), BSEE'67, Retired Director, McKinsey & Company, Inc.
  • Mr. Darryl W. Copeland, Jr. (Bud), BSE’81, Chairman & CEO, Provident Realty Partners LLC
  • Dr. Douglas A. Cotter (Doug), BSEE'65, President, Healthcare Decisions Inc.
  • Mr. James C. Daues (Jim), BSE’81, Senior Vice President, Zurich Financial Services/Farmers Insurance
  • Mr. Daniel M. Dickinson (Dan), BSE'83, Managing Partner, Thayer Capital Partners
  • Mr. W. Grant Dollens (Grant), BSE’01, Ayer Capital Management
  • Dr. J. Christopher Dries (Chris), BSE’94, Managing Partner, DOLCE Technologies, LLC
  • Mr. Stefan A. Dyckerhoff, BSE'94, EVP & General Manager, Jupiter Networks
  • Mr. Fred M. Fehsenfeld, Jr., BSE'73, Managing Trustee, The Heritage Group
  • Mr. William J. Florence III (Bill), BSE’83, Self Employed, Real Estate Investment Services & Asset Management
  • Mr. William B. Gex (Bill), BSE’82, Chief Executive Officer, Anderson Equipment Company
  • Mr. Jonathan M. Guerster (Jon), BSE'86, CEO, Groom Energy Solutions
  • Mr. William J. Hanenberg (Bill), BSE’73, MBA’80, P’04, ExxonMobil Production Company
  • Mr. Philip J. Hawk (Phil), BSE'76, P'06, Chairman and CEO, Team Inc.
  • Mr. William A. Hawkins III (Bill), BSE'76, P'09, President and CEO, Medtronic World Headquarters
  • Mr. James D. Heerwagen (Jim), BSE'80, President & CEO, NtechRA, Inc.
  • Admiral Grant T. Hollett, Jr., BSME’64, P’93, Senior Advisor, The O’Gara Group
  • Mr. Joseph H. Jarboe (Joe), BSCE’69, P’04, Senior Vice President, The Clark Construction Group, Inc.
  • Mr. Vinay J. Jayaram, BSE'96, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley, Global Capital Markets
  • Dr. Clinton W. Kelly III (Clint), BSEE'59, Senior Vice President, SAIC
  • Mr. Theodore C. Kennedy (Ted), BSCE'52, Co-Founder, BE&K, Inc. (Retired)
  • Dr. Stacy Klein-Gardner, BSE'91, Associate Professor of the Practice, Dept of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University
  • Dr. Robert C. Marlay (Bob), BSE'69, P'08, Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Deputy Director, U.S. Climate Change, Technology Program, U.S. Department of Energy
  • Mr. George N. Mattson II, BSE'87, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs & Company
  • Dr. David P. McCallie, Jr., BSE'75, Physician/V.P. Medical Informatics, Cerner
  • Mr. John A. McChesney, BSEE'63
  • Mr. Jeffrey B. Meehan (Jeff), P'07, P'10, Real Estate Manager
  • Mr. George E. Murphy, BSE'77, MS'80, P’09, P’13, CEO, Aladdin Lighting Technologies
  • Mr. Bechara C. Nammour, P'07, P'08, P'10, Chairman and CEO, Capital Restaurant Concepts, LTD.
  • Mr. Thomas A. Natelli (Tom), BSE '82, P'10, CEO/President, Natelli Communities
  • Mr. John T. F. Oxaal, BSE’76, Partner, Sevin Rosen Funds
  • Mr. David L. Pratt (Dave), BSE'85, Marketing Business Leader, Progressive Insurance
  • Mrs. Janis J. Rehlaender, BSE'77, P'07, P'09, P'11, Retired, Director of Corporate Planning, Baxter International; Chairman, Darien, CT. Board of Education
  • Mr. Michael G. Rhodes, BSE’87
  • Mr. Timothy P. Rooney (Tim), BSE’80, MBA’82, Chief Executive Officer, Manhattan Holdings, Inc.
  • Mr. David I. Rowland (Dave), BSE’81, Energy & Environmental Enterprises, Inc.
  • Mr. Carl E. Rudiger, Jr. (Chuck), BSEE'61, Director, Business Development, Lockheed Corporation
  • Mr. Paul R. Scarborough, BSE'72, P'08, President, Carolina Foods, Inc.
  • Mr. Kenneth T. Schiciano (Ken), BSE'84, Managing Director, TA Associates
  • Mr. Eric J. Schiffer, BSE’83, Chief Executive Officer, 99 Cents Only Stores
  • Mrs. Elizabeth Franklin Sechrest (Betsy), BSE'79, CEO & Founder, The Franklin Report; Partner, Allgood Capital Partners
  • Mr. Robert L. Seelig (Rob), BSE'90, Vice President & General Counsel, White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd.
  • Mr. David P. Spearman (Dave), BSE'77, P'06, P'08, President, Radamerica Inc.
  • Mr. Jeffrey I. Spiritos (Jeff), BSE'76, Spiritos Properties, LLC.
  • Mr. James L. Stuart ESQ (Jim), BSE'71, Attorney, Stuart Law Firm, PLLC
  • Mrs. Cynthia P. Walden (Cindy), BSE'80, Principal, Walden Design Group LLC
  • Dr. Seth A. Watkins, BSE'92, G'93, G'96, L'99, Counsel, Steptoe & Johnson LLP
  • Mr. John H. Weber, P'08, President and Chief Executive Officer, Remy International, Inc.
  • Mr. Michael H. Yoh, BSE’85, President & CEO, Munitions and Government, Day & Zimmermann, Inc.
  • Mr. Christopher H. Young (Chris), BSE'97, Lead Horse Trainer, Overbrook Farm