ME Alumna Developed Northern Colorado’s First PV Solar Grids in ’87, Continues to Drive Sustainability on Campus

Carol Dollard has been involved in promoting renewable energy in Colorado for almost three decades. Since 1999, she has been a CSU Facilities Management engineer; she also earned her mechanical engineering undergraduate and graduate degrees at CSU and co-chairs President Tony Frank’s Sustainability Commission. Most recently, in March 2018, Dollard was recognized by the Platte…Read more

ME Ph.D. Graduate Selected for the John P. and Mary Jane Swanson Endowed Professorship

We are proud to announce that Bucknell University recently selected one of our outstanding Ph.D. graduates, Ben Wheatley, ’17, for the John P. and Mary Jane Swanson Endowed Professorship position. Dr. Wheatley will begin at Bucknell University’s mechanical engineering department this fall as a tenure-track assistant professor. Along with his academic and research achievements at…Read more

Welcome Back, Dr. Quinn

“I’m a long time Rams fan!” said Dr. Jason Quinn. “It is great to be giving back to a community that has supported me in achieving my goals.” Life kept bringing him back to CSU, not once, not twice, but three times! A Colorado native, Quinn applied for his undergraduate degree at CSU, among other…Read more

Niki Singlaub, Class of 1997

Niki Singlaub graduated from the CSU mechanical engineering program in 1997 and has been designing, developing, engineering, and launching new products ever since. He currently resides with his family in Bend, Oregon. His current and first independent project is the Hydaway Bottle. It is a BPA-free, collapsible water bottle that conveniently fits into a pocket,…Read more

Jaime Urban, Class of 2015

Jamie Urban, is a brand-new 2015 graduate. A mechanical engineering bachelor’s degree propelled Urban to fulfill her dreams of making the world a better place through engineering. Earlier this summer, she began interning in New Delhi, India, with Engineering Ministries International, an organization that provides engineering services for those with ministries in developing countries. Urban…Read more

Lt. Col. Andy Burroughs, Class of 2000

Lt. Col. Andy Burroughs, a 2000 mechanical engineering graduate, and a member of the United States Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Detachment 090, was recently promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel. Burroughs was rated as a pilot on the RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft and is currently working a joint staff assignment at MacDill Air…Read more

Rick Buck, Class of 1987

Rick Buck, a program manager in Boeing’s Defense, Space and Security Business, started working for the company after graduating from Colorado State University’s mechanical engineering program in 1987. When asked how he got his job at Boeing, Buck responded, “After several months of sending resumes, I decided to get on an airplane to Seattle, and…Read more

Graham W. Howard, Class of 1932

Graham W. Howard, a 1932 mechanical engineering graduate from Gill, CO. (about 10 miles from Greeley, Colo.), attended CSU when it was Colorado A&M. Today, the legacy he left at the University and in the field of engineering continues to make a vital impact. At Colorado A&M, he was a member of the Engineering Society,…Read more