The Advisory Board consists of individuals of stature from business, industry, government and academia who provide guidance and assistance to benefit current and future EECS students as well as the Department. Several board members are graduates of KU-EECS, while others serve because of a strong interest in the continued success of the EECS Department and our students. The Board convenes twice each year to review our programs and initiatives, and to make recommendations that help the Department maintain the quality and relevance of our education and research activities.
The mission of the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department Advisory Board is to provide support, advice and service to the department chair and faculty, to department programs. It is the Board’s desire to work with the department to improve the academic and research programs that contribute to the stature of the School of Engineering and University. The Board shall have representatives from academia, local and regional firms, businesses and alumni employing graduates of the department. The Board’s expertise and knowledge can provide a valuable resource for the department in achieving its mission. The Board can also provide assistance in recruiting and retention of qualified students.
2018 Spring Advisory Board Meeting on Friday April 27th, 2017
Left: Steve Crowl, Phil Anderson, Brian McClendon, Shane Haas, Victor Frost
Middle: Margaret Burd, Raj Ananthanpillai, Brian Anderson
Right: Mitch Trope, Brian Ruf, Ted Batchman
(Picture taken by Cody Howard)
Members:
Brian Ruf, Chairman of the Advisory Board
Director, Owner, and CIO
Ruf Strategic Solutions
Raj Ananthanpillai
Chairman and CEO of Endera
Former CEO of InfoZen
Brian Anderson
Co-Founder, CEO
Applogie
Phil Anderson
Founder and President, Retired
Kantronics
Ted Batchman
Dean of Engineering, Retired
University of Nevada, Reno
Margaret Burd
Co-Founder, President and CEO
Magpie Software Service
Robert Chaney
Director of Engineering
Honeywell FM&T
Steve Crowl
Sr. Services Architect
CA Technologies
Scott Francis
COO
Azure Summit Technologies
Danielle Fuller
Electrical Engineer
Honeywell FM&T
Shane Haas
Principal
Signition LP
Brian McClendon
Research Professor, University of Kansas
Former Vice President Engineering, Google
Member of the National Academy of Engineering
Keith Preston
Head of Software
SnapLabs
Tom Rudkin
Software Development Engineer, Retired
Frank Rydzewski
Senior Engineering Director
Cerner Corporation
Bert Soto
Director of Sales
Technology Group Solutions
Craig Sparks
Vice President, Technology Strategy and Planning
C Spire
Mike Swink
Special Projects Scientist/Flight Software Lead
York Space Systems LLC
Mitch Trope
Software Engineering Team Leader
Garmin International
Ben Vos
Vice President Marketing Strategy
Sprint
