Officers
Past Chair: (by default from the previous position until June 2022)
Dr. Tariq Khraishi, Professor
Mechanical Engineering Department
MSC01 1150
The University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
(505) 277-6803
Email: khraishi@unm.edu
Chair: (by default from the previous position until June 2022)
Dr. Kenneth W. Van Treuren, Professor
School of Engineering and Computer Science
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Baylor University
One Bear Place #97356 (or 105 Baylor Ave.)
Waco, TX 76798-7356
Phone: (254)-710-6659
Fax: (254)-710-3360
Kenneth_Van_Treuren@baylor.edu
Vice-Chair (Program Chair in 2022): (for one-year term until June 2022)
Dr. John Attia, Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
Prairie View A&M University
P.O. Box 519 – M.S. 2520
Prairie View, TX 77446
(963)-261-9916
Email: joattia@pvamu.edu
Associate Vice-Chair (Program Chair in 2023): (for one-year term until June 2022)
Dr. Nandika D’Souza, Regents Professor
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies
Mechanical and Energy Engineering
College of Engineering
1155 Union Circle #310440; Denton, Texas 76203-5017
(940)-565-2979
Email: ndsouza@unt.edu
Associate Vice-Chair (Program Chair in 2024): (for one-year term until June 2022)
Dr. Meagan Vaughan Kendall, Assistant Professor
Engineering Education and Leadership
The University of Texas at El Paso
500 W. University Ave
El Paso, TX 79968
(915)-747-7829
Email: mvaughan@utep.edu
Secretary: (for three-year term June 2021-June 2024)
Randy Brooks, Associate Professor of Practice
Texas A&M Engineering Academy – Brenham
Texas A&M – College of Engineering
Zachry Engineering Education Complex (ZACH) Suite 403
125 Spence St, College Station, TX 77843-3127
Blinn College, 902 College Ave, Brenham TX 77833
(979)-830-4657
Email: Randy_Brooks86@tamu.edu
Treasurer: (for three-year term until June 2024)
Dr. Amir Karimi, Professor
Mechanical Engineering Department
The University of Texas at San Antonio
One UTSA Circle
San Antonio, TX. 78249-0615
(210) 458-5514
Email: amir.karimi@utsa.edu
Section Campus Rep: (for three-year term until June 2024)
Dr. Walter W. Buchanan, Professor
Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution
304D Fermier Hall, 3367 TAMU
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-3367
(979) 845-6764
Email: buchananw@tamu.edu
Section Newsletter Editor: (for three-year term June 2021-June 2024)
Dr. Paula S. deWitte, Associate Professor of Practice & Adjunct Professor of Law
Computer Science and Engineering
Texas A&M University School of Law
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station
3112 TAMU
College Station TX 77843
Email: paula.dewitte@tamu.edu
Section Awards Committee Chair: (by annual appointment)
Dr. Amir Karimi, Professor
Mechanical Engineering Department
The University of Texas at San Antonio
One UTSA Circle
San Antonio, TX. 78249-0615
(210) 458-5514
Email: amir.karimi@utsa.edu
Section Nominating & Resolution Committee Chair: (by annual appointment)
Dr. Randall D. Manteufel, Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering Department
The University of Texas at San Antonio
One UTSA Circle
San Antonio, TX. 78249-0615
(210) 458-5522
Email: randall.manteufel@utsa.edu
Section Webmaster (by annual appointment)
Dr. Ulan Dakeev, Assistant Professor
Engineering Design Technology
Engineering Technology
Sam Houston State University
Box 2088
Huntsville, TX 77341
(936)-294-1201
Email: dakeev@shsu.edu
Section Archivist (by annual appointment)
Dr. Amir Karimi, Professor
Mechanical Engineering Department
The University of Texas at San Antonio
One UTSA Circle
San Antonio, TX. 78249-0615
(210) 458-5514
Email: amir.karimi@utsa.edu
ASEE GSW Meeting Site Rotation
2012 University of Texas at El Paso (Vivek Tandon) – WEST
2013 University of Texas at Arlington (Lynn Peterson) – CENTRAL
2014 Tulane University in New Orleans (Damir Khismatullin) – EAST
2015 University of Texas at San Antonio (Randy Manteufel) – CENTRAL
2016 TCU in Fort Worth Texas (Stathis Michaelides) – WEST
2017 University of Texas at Dallas (Robert Hart) – CENTRAL
2018 University of Texas at Austin (Ronald Barr) – CENTRAL
2019 University of Texas at Tyler (Michael McGinnis) – EAST
2020 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM (Tariq Khraishi) – WEST
2021 Baylor University, Waco (Kenneth W. Van Treuren) – CENTRAL
2022 Prairie View A&M University (John Attia) – EAST
2023 University of North Texas, Denton (Nandika D’Souza) – CENTRAL
2024 University of Texas at El Paso, (Meagan Vaughan Kendall) – WEST
2025 University of Texas at Arlington (David Ewing) – CENTRAL
2026 Texas A&M University, College Station (Tracy Hammond) – EAST