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PROMES Student Success Advisory Board

The Board is an advocate for enhancing student success in a culture of excellence through comprehensive development of activities and outcomes through PROMES. The Board promotes teaching effectiveness and intellectual, professional, and personal development of faculty, staff, and students involved in all aspects of the Cullen College of Engineering student success initiatives.

Meet Our Leadership

Craig Dunham
Craig Dunham
Chairman (Inaugural)
Dow Chemical
Environmental Technology Center
Geographic Improvement Leader
UH Class of 1992
Clarinda Mapps
Dr. Clarinda Mapps, BSIE, P.E, N.D., Msc.D. D.D.
Vice Chairman (Inaugural)
Afrikan Center of Well Being, Inc.
President
UH Class of 1985
Fred Gillespie
Fred Gillespie
Board Secretary (Inaugural)
KBR
Senior Project Manager
UH Class of 1992
Kim Topps
Kim Topps
Board Member (Inaugural)
Prowelder Industrial Services, LLC
Engineering Consultant
UH Class of 1992
Mike Alvarez
Mike Alvarez
Board Member (Inaugural)
Diverse Supplier and Workforce Solutions, LLC
President & CEO
Andrew Weaver
Andrew Weaver
Board Member (Inaugural)
Polsinelli LLC
Shareholder
Mikhail Alekseenko
Board Member (Inaugural)
Marathon Oil
Reservoir Engineer
Nicolas Xiong
Nicolas Xiong
Board Member
Williams
Project Engineer/Project Manager
UH Class of 2017
Elijiah Hankins
Elijiah Hankins
Board Member
Honeywell
Project Engineer
UH Class of 2017
Tramaine Chargois Singleton
Tramaine Chargois Singleton
Board Member
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
Sr. Counsel, HSE and
Litigation Law Practice Group
John Matthews, Jr.
John Matthews, Jr.
Academic Committee Chair
Program Manager of PROMES (Retired)
Captain US Navy (Retired)
Dr. Tanya Dugat Wickliff
Dr. Tanya Dugat Wickliff
Board Member
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Full Professor of Engineering Practice
UHEAA Distinguished Young Engineer Award 2004
UH Class of 1989
Norman Brown
Norman Brown
Board Member
PinnacleART
Project Manager
Joshua Frenchwood
Joshua Frenchwood
Student Board Member
University of Houston
Electrical Engineering Student