Alumni News
ChE Alumnus Inducted into Hall of Distinction
Alumnus and member of the department's Industrial Advisory Committee,
Dr. Alfredo M. Lopez (B.S. 1963, M.S. 1965, Ph.D. 1967)
was inducted into LSU's Engineering Hall of Distinction this spring.
Dr. Al Lopez
Currently Vice President of Research & Development at the
ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company, Dr. Lopez joined
Exxon as a process control engineering after his graduation from
LSU. Dr. Lopez became manager of Exxon R&E's Gas and Heavy
Oils Processing division by 1977, and director of the Baton Rouge
Labs of the Exxon Company by 1984. Three years later, he returned
to Exxon R&E, as quality manager on the staff of the company's
president, and became manager of the Projects Department two years
later. In 1993, Dr. Lopez was promoted to Vice President of Corporate
Research, and assumed his current position in 1999.
Dr. Lopez is a native of Havana, Cuba, as is his wife, the former
Maria Coalla. They currently live in Randolph, New Jersey, where
Dr. Lopez serves on the board of his local United Way chapter,
as well as the New Jersey Institute of Technology's Albert Dorman
Honors College Advisory Board.
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1930s
We have learned that Robin C. Anderson (B.S. 1934, M.S.
1936) passed away in January 2000. Our belated sympathy
to his family and friends.
Junius E. Sapp (B.S. 1939) enjoys retirement
in St. Francisville, Louisiana, after serving many years as manager
of the Crown Zellerbach (now Crown Vantage) paper mill located
there.
1940s
When his grandchildren browsed through the Internet and found
the LSU Chemical Engineering website, V. Dwaraknath Reddy
(B.S. 1948) found out he was a "Lost Alumni." He contacted
us to tell that he was alive and well, back home in India. He
and his father founded a candy manufacturing company, Nutrine
Confectionery, when he returned to India in 1950. By the 1980s,
Nutrine had become one of the leading makers of hard candies and
toffee in India, and Mr. Reddy was able to turn the rein over
to his son and nephew. Mr Reddy now spends his time in spiritual
and philosophical contemplation, and has even authored two books
on the subject. He still remembers his time at LSU fondly.
1950s
We recently learned that Daniel Bond (B.S. 1950)
passed away. Our sympathy to his family and friends.
Jim Breaux (B.S. 1956) retired in 1996, and
is enjoying his free time. He's looking to get in touch with classmates
who graduated in 1956, and you can e-mail him at breauxtn@juno.com.
Robert L. Evans (B.S. 1958) enjoys retirement,
and spends his free time playing tennis, walking, and taking "lagniappe"
classes.
George G. Nelson, Jr. (B.S. 1952) lives in Fairhope,
Alabama, and still enjoys his retirement from the Navy and International
Paper. He spends his free time working on scenics for his prewar
and postwar Lionel trains. You can see some of his work at http://community.al.com/cc/swarm
or www.lots-trains.org/articles/layouts/nelson.
Lost Alumnus Andre Rouillard (B.S. 1951, M.S. 1952)
is living in South Africa, according to Thomas Allen (B.S.
1952). The two friends still exchange Christmas cards
and keep in touch with each other.
After working for Unisource until 1996, James J. Swearingen
(B.S. 1957) is retired and living in Huntington Beach,
California.
We were saddened to hear of the death of Magnus A. "Mike"
Tassin (B.S. 1958). Mr. Tassin was active in Louisiana
politics, even while keeping his engineering license, running
an accounting firm, and serving as a Metro councilman for Baton
Rouge. Our sympathy to his family and friends.
1960s
Orlando F. Cardoso (B.S. 1966) is the manager
of a chemical plant in Houston, Texas. He currently lives in Humble,
Texas.
1980s
Stephen D. Miller (B.S. 1984) works for PPG
Industries in Lake Charles, Louisiana. He received his MBA from
McNeese State University in December 2000.
1990s
Brandy Breithaupt Brenner (B.S. 1995) is a full-time
mother of her son, Charles V. Brenner III, born in July 1999.
She and her family live in Houston, Texas.
Hugh Brian (B.S. 1997) is working as a process
engineer with Kvaerner in Houston, Texas. He is also the co-owner
of a website devoted to fluid hydraulics, www.uengineer.com.
Eugene Britton (B.S. 1993) is a full-time "Black
Belt" in the Six Sigma Continuous Improvement process at IMC Phosphates,
where he has worked since 1994. Eugene currently lives in Gonzales,
Louisiana.
Bryan K. Butts (B.S. 1995) is currently a Unit
Process Engineer for PPG Industries in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
He lives in DeRidder, Louisiana, with his wife Rose and 2-year-old
daughter Amelia.
Rocky Chen (B.S. 1994) works for the Oklahoma
Department of Environmental Quality. He is a Senior Environmental
Engineer in the Plan Review and Construction Permitting section
of the Water Quality Division.
Michael G. Corripio (B.S. 1997) and his new
bride, Tammy, live in the U.S. Virgin Islands, where Michael works
for the Hovensa Refinery in St. Croix.
Philip E. Hadaway (B.S. 1995) works as a process
engineer at Shell Chemical in Norco, Louisiana. His current project
focuses on technical support for one of the lower olefins plants
at Shell.
Andrea Hailey Klein (B.S. 1994) works part-time
from home for BP Amoco. She and her husband welcomed their first
child, William Russell Klein, on November 9, 2000.
Jada D. Lewis (B.S. 1997) is a operations planning
engineer at Motiva Enterprises in Convent, Louisiana.
Indhu Muthukrishnan (M.S. 1997) is a Product
Development Engineer at the Microcontamination Control Technology
Division of W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. in Elkton, Maryland.
Jacob T. Richardson (B.S. 1996) is a process
engineer at IMC Phosphates in Hahnville, Louisiana, and he receives
his MBA from LSU in August 2001.
Ryan Roussel (B.S. 1996) works as a contract
engineer for Albemarle at their PDC site. He and his wife, Melanie,
live in Baker, Louisiana.
Melissa Bacci Walsh (B.S. 1997) is currently
a project engineer for the MDI plant in Geismar, Louisiana, and
loves coming back to campus to recruit future chemical engineers.
She says she'd love to hear from old classmates!
Priscilla T. West (B.S. 1994) trades gasolines
and distillates for Citgo/Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. She previously
worked as a refinery process engineer for Citgo.
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