The purpose of the Civil and Mechanical Engineering ("CME") Advisory Board is to foster an ever increasing level of excellence in the University of Missouri at Kansas City Engineering program. The Board will accomplish this by catalyzing increased interaction between students, faculty, department heads and the larger engineering community; providing input on academic issues; supporting the promotion, development and expansion of the education programs and facilities in the School; and recognizing significant achievements of the Civil and Mechanical Engineering alumni and supporters.
In order to provide the highest quality education to the students the Advisory Board will advise and assist the faculty in developing industrially relevant programs by providing recommendations for improving the curriculum with respect to the needs of the community; will help to develop assessment instruments and programs for assessing the outcomes of the Civil and Mechanical Engineering academic program; cultivate a network of individuals and corporations to support the continued improvement of the Civil and Mechanical Engineering Department facilities and resources; and increase the awareness of the broader community of the quality of the students and programs.

Steven T. Hague, PhD, P.E., S.E., Chairman Assoc. Vice President, Chief Structural Engineer HNTB Architects Engineers Planners 715 Kirk Drive Kansas City, MO 64105 (816) 516-3848 shague@hntb.com

Larry Drbal, Ph.D., P.E., Vice Chairman Black & Veatch 6601 College Blvd Overland Park, KS 66211-1597 (913) 458-2198 DrbalF@bv.com

Scott Jones, P.E. Sr. Energy Consultant Kansas City Power & Light 1201 Walnut Kansas City, MO 64106 (816) 556-2458 scott.jones@kcpl.com

Thomas J. Kimes. P.E. Senior Water Resource Engineer HDR Engineering, Inc. 4435 Main Street, Suite 1000 Kansas City, MO 64111 (816) 360-2737 tkimes@hdrinc.com

Robert J. Lambrechts, P.E., Esq Lathrop & Gage, LC 2345 Grand Blvd., Suite 2800 Kansas City, MO 64108 (816) 292-2000 BLambrechts@LathropGage.com

Mark McClernon, Ph.D., P.E., ex officio Department Chair UMKC SCE Civil & Mech. Engr. Dept. 352 Flarsheim Hall, 5100 Rockhill Rd. Kansas City, MO 64110-2499 (816) 235-1278 mcclernonm@umkc.edu

James F. Mahoney, Jr., P.E. Senior Project Manager Honeywell FM&T 2900 E 95th Street Kansas City, MO 64133 (816) 997-5158 jmahoney@kcp.com

Mike Meyers, P.E. Senior Project Manager TranSystems Corporation 2400 Pershing Road, Suite 400 Kansas City, MO 64108 (816) 329-8757 mameyers@transystems.com

Ronald L. O'Kane, P.E. Partner Leigh & O'Kane, Structural Engineers 9201 Ward Parkway, Suite 301 Kansas City, MO 64114 (816) 444-3144 rokane@leok.com