National Academy of Engineering Members

The Department is proud to have three graduates elected as members of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), along with one Professor Emeritus. Election to the NAE is the highest professional distinction bestowed to an engineer in the United States.

Nai Y. Chen (MS 1954)
Elected NAE Member in 1990
Marcelian F. Gautreaux, Jr. (BS 1950, MS 1951, PhD 1958)
Elected NAE Member in 1977
P.L. Thibaut Brian (BS 1951)
Elected NAE Member in 1975
Danny D. Reible, ChE Professor Emeritus
Elected NAE Member in 2004