College Advisory Board
Donald R. Voelte, Jr.
Advisory Board Chair
Retired; presently Owner of VoKee Group LLC
About Donald
B.S. '75, Civil Engineering
Los Angeles, Calif.
Bob Brightfelt
Retired Founder/President
Dade Behring
About Bob
B.S. '65, M.S. '67, Mechanical Engineering
Lake Forest, Ill.
Pamela Dingman
County Engineer
Lancaster County
Lincoln, Nebraska
About Pamela
B.S. 1991, Civil Engineering
Lincoln, Neb.
James Hansen
Owner
The Big T Ranch in Clinton, Missouri
About James
B.S. '78, Industrial Engineering; M.S., Industrial Engineering
Shawnee, Kan.
Roger Helgoth
President Emeritus
Kirkham Michael
About Roger
B.S. '70, M.S. '73, Civil Engineering
Omaha, Neb.
Dennis Hirschbrunner
Retired Executive Vice President / Director of Marketing
HDR (retired)
About Dennis
B.S. '70, Civil Engineering
Columbus, Neb.
Mike Holling
Omaha, Neb.
General Manager & Senior Vice President
TransCore
About Mike
B.S. '85, Civil EngineeringOmaha, Neb.
Fred Hunzeker
President and CEO
Tenaska Marketing Group
About Fred
1982, B.S. Mechanical Engineering, UNL
Greg Hyslop
1982, M.S. Mathematics
1989, SDcSystems Science & Math
Chief Technology Officer, Senior Vice President (Engineering, Test & Technology)
Boeing
About Greg
1980, B.S. Electrical Engineering1982, M.S. Mathematics
1989, SDcSystems Science & Math
Kenneth Jones
Founder (retired)
Automated Call Processing Corp. (1983); Ditech Communications (1990); Globe Wireless (1999)
About Kenneth
B.S. '68, Chemical Engineering
Half Moon Bay, Calif.
Mike Lechtenberger
Chief Information Officer
Mutual of Omaha
About Mike
B.S. '85, Computer Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
MBA '93, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Joseph Lempka
President
Kiewit Building Group
About Joseph
B.S. '84, Construction Management
Aurora, Colo.
Janine McArdle
MBA '89, University of Houston
Houston, Tex.
Founder/CEO
Apex Strategies
About Janine
B.A. '83, Chemical EngineeringMBA '89, University of Houston
Houston, Tex.
Richard McNeel
President/CEO
Lord Corporation
About Richard
B.S. '69, Chemical Engineering
Cary, N.C.
Patrick Pope
Columbus, Neb.
President/CEO
Nebraska Public Power District
About Patrick
B.A. '79, Electrical EngineeringColumbus, Neb.
Kevin Schneider
J.D. ‘87, University of Nebraska
Cline, Williams, Wright, Johnson and Oldfather, L.L.P.
Lincoln, Neb.
About Kevin
B.S. ‘85 - Mechanical Engineering, University of Nebraska-LincolnJ.D. ‘87, University of Nebraska
Russ Stigge
Chairman-Board of Directors, Plains Equipment Group (retired)
About Russ
B.S. '70, Agricultural Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Ronald Taylor
Principal
Civil Group, LLC
About Ronald
B.S. '77, Electrical Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Fountain Hills, Ariz.
Matt Tondl
MS ’87 – Civil Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Senior Vice President and Area Manager for Nebraska & Iowa
HDR
About Matt
BS ’83 – Civil Engineering, University of Nebraska-LincolnMS ’87 – Civil Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Andres Torres
Omaha, Neb.
Business Director
Valmont Industries
About Andres
B.Eng. ‘01; M.S. ‘05, Civil Engineering; MBA ‘13Omaha, Neb.
Jeff Zvolanek
Co-founder/President
Industrial Maid, LLC
About Jeff
B.S. '86, Industrial Engineering
Cortland, Neb.