Electrical and Computer Engineering Alumni
ECE Academy
Purpose
An important alumni organization is the Electrical and Computer Engineering Academy. This group is primarily made of distinguished ECE alumni and strategic friends. The Mission of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Academy (ECEA) is to guarantee continued excellence in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department's teaching, research, and development programs.
By-Laws
The ECE Academy is governed by its by-laws. The latest by-law revision was 2007. To view the current by-laws, click here.
Members
The ECE Academy members are listed in the table below:
| Member | NMSU Affiliation | Year Inducted |
| John Ackerman | 1971 MSEE | |
| Karl Agar | 1964 BSEE;1980 PhD | |
| Lon Alexander | 1955 BSEE | 2004 |
| Joy Arthur | 1966 MSEE | 2008 |
| Herman Baca | 1987 BSEE | 2002 |
| Darrell Bandy‡ | 1967 BSEE | 1991 |
| Vincent Boudreau | 1954 BSEE | 1999 |
| Raymond Bowerman | 1956 BSEE | 2002 |
| Benjamin Boykin | 1953 BSEE | 1994 |
| James Boykin | 1959 BSEE | 1999 |
| Thurlow Caffey | 1957 BSEE | 1999 |
| Jeffrey Carlson | 1983 MSEE; 1988 PhD | 2007 |
| Robert "Clay" Doyle | 1983 BSEE; 1988 MSEE | 2008 |
| David Durgin‡ | 1967 BSEE | 1991 |
| Dasha Estes | 1983 BSEE | 2004 |
| Jerome Garcia | 1987 BSEE | 2003 |
| Vicente Garcia | 1978 BSEE | 2000 |
| Earl Goddard‡† | 1939 BSEE | 1991 |
| Leroy Gomez | 1968 BSEE | 2008 |
| Keven Groenewold | 1987 BSEE; 1988 MSEE | 2002 |
| Chris Hickman | 1994 BSEE | 2004 |
| Joe Hixon† | 1938 BSEE | 1998 |
| Arthur Hurtado | 1978 MSEE | |
| Russell Johnson | 1971 BSEE | 2001 |
| Jay Jordan | 1970 BSEE; MSEE; 1984 PhD | 2003 |
| Paul Kepner | 1953 BSEE; 1957 MSEE | 1999 |
| William Kersting | 1959 BSEE; NMSU Faculty 1962 -- 2002 | 2003 |
| Joseph Kitchell | 1977 MSEE | 1998 |
| Paul W. Klipsch‡† | 1926 BSEE | 1991 |
| Valerie Klipsch | Honorary Member | 2003 |
| Richard Kohlhaas | 1957 BSEE | 2003 |
| John Lopez | 1987 BSEE | 2005 |
| Patricia Lopez | 1980 BS | 2001 |
| Andrew Lucero | 1975 BSEE | |
| John McAfee | 1967 BSEE; 1973 MSEE | |
| William McCullough | 1962 BSEE | |
| M. Don Merrill | NMSU Faculty 1964 -- 1997 | 2005 |
| Marvin Morris | 1965 BSEE | |
| Peggy Morse | 1980 BSEE | 2000 |
| Harley Myler | 1981 MSEE; 1985 PhD | 2002 |
| Joseph Nevarez | 1962 BSEE | 2008 |
| William Osborne | 1970 PhD | 1996 |
| Eddie Padilla | 1976 BSEE; 1977 MSEE | 2003 |
| George Petty, Jr.‡ | 1965 BSEE | 1991 |
| David Pippen | 1970 MSEE | 1997 |
| Patrick Quinlan | 1960 BSEE | 2004 |
| Henry Rachele | 1977 PhD | |
| C. Robert Scheafer | 1957 BSEE | 2007 |
| John Scruggs | 1964 BSEE | 2001 |
| Jerome Shaw | 1949 BSEE | |
| Paul Short | 1982 BSEE; 1984 MSEE | 2006 |
| Raymond Shoults | 1963 BSEE; 1970 MSEE | 2004 |
| Edward Shreve‡ | 1964 MSEE | 1991 |
| Martin Small | 1985 BSEE | 2002 |
| J. Eldon Steelman | NMSU Faculty 1968 -- 1998 | 2006 |
| Larry Stolarczyk‡ | 1965 MSEE; 1970 PhD | 1991 |
| Robert Tausworthe‡ | 1957 BSEE | 1991 |
| Javin Taylor | NMSU Faculty 1977 -- 2002 | 2004 |
| Roland Thomas | 1952 BSEE | 1999 |
| Eloy Torrez | 1970 BSEE | |
| Gerald Traver | 1962 BSEE | 2004 |
| Manuel Trujillo | 1971 BSEE | 2006 |
| David Voelz | 1981 BSEE | 2000 |
| Stuart Warrick | 1959 BSEE | |
| Gabe Watson | 1979 BSEE; 1980 MSEE | 2007 |
| James Wise‡† | 1964 MSEE | 1991 |
| Robert Witter | 1971 BSEE | |
| Donald Wunsch‡ | 1958 BSEE; 1969 DSC | 1991 |
| Allyson Yarbrough | 1979 BSEE | 2001 |
| Arlene Yusnukis | 1985 BS; Honorary Member | 2000 |
| John Zschelie† | 1971 BS |
Charter members inducted in 1991 are indicated by the "‡" next to their names. Deceased members are indicated by the "†" next to their name.
Officers
The 2007-2008 ECE Academy Officers are listed below:
| Name | Office |
|---|---|
| 2008-2009 ECE Academy Officers and Board of Directors | |
| Kevin Groenewold | Chairman (2010) |
| Paul Short | Vice President (2009) |
| Joseph Nevarez | Secretary/Treasurer (2011) |
| Larry Stolarczyk | Member (2009) |
| Gabe Watson | Member (2010) |
| Robert "Clay" Doyle | Member (2011) |
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| 2008-2009 ECE Membership Committee | |
| Benjamin Boykin | Chairman |
| Vincent Boudreau | Member |
| Paul Kepner | Member |
| Robert Tausworthe | Member |
| Kevin Groenewold | Academy Chairman |
| Allyson Yarbrough | Member |
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| 2008-2009 IAG Members from ECEA | |
| Larry Stolarczyk | Member (2009) |
| Patty Lopez | Member (2010) |
| Manuel Trujillo | Member (2011) |
| Peggy Morse | Member (2012) |
| Jeffrey Carlson | Member (2013) |