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.

Craig Dunham
Chairman (Inaugural)
Dow Chemical
Environmental Technology Center
Geographic Improvement Leader
UH Class of 1992

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
Board Secretary (Inaugural)
KBR
Senior Project Manager
UH Class of 1992

Kim Topps
Board Member (Inaugural)
Prowelder Industrial Services, LLC
Engineering Consultant
UH Class of 1992

Mike Alvarez
Board Member (Inaugural)
Diverse Supplier and Workforce Solutions, LLC
President & CEO

Andrew Weaver
Board Member (Inaugural)
Polsinelli LLC
Shareholder

Mikhail Alekseenko
Board Member (Inaugural)
Marathon Oil
Reservoir Engineer

Nicolas Xiong
Board Member
Williams
Project Engineer/Project Manager
UH Class of 2017

Elijiah Hankins
Board Member
Honeywell
Project Engineer
UH Class of 2017

Tramaine Chargois Singleton
Board Member
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
Sr. Counsel, HSE and
Litigation Law Practice Group

John Matthews, Jr.
Academic Committee Chair
Program Manager of PROMES (Retired)
Captain US Navy (Retired)

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
Board Member
PinnacleART
Project Manager

Joshua Frenchwood
Student Board Member
University of Houston
Electrical Engineering Student