College of Engineering welcomes new Advisory and Alumni Board members in 2024

Headshots of new board membersThis fall, the University of Georgia College of Engineering welcomed two new members to the college’s Advisory Board and six new members to the Alumni Board. The Advisory and Alumni boards provide guidance and counsel to the dean regarding matters associated with the college, and enhance the engagement of our faculty and students with industry, government, and academia. 

New Advisory Board Members:

Edward (Wayne) Ayer
Senior Executive Service, Director, AFSC Engineering & Technical Management Directorate; Director, AFSC Software Directorate Tinker AFB, OK

Tami Barron
Senior Vice President of Distribution, Georgia Power

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New Alumni Board Members:

Dylan Brown (BSME ’19)
Flight Test Discipline Engineer, Lockheed Martin

Wyatt Palmer (BSME ’22, MBA ’23)
Senior Specialist Technology Development Program Engineer, AT&T

Kaitlyn Summey (BSCSE ’19)
Optical Engineer, NASA 

Adit Vaidya (BSBE ’20)
Software Project Manager, KNAPP North America

Aubree Van Winkle (BSME ’19)
Distribution Engineer III, Georgia Power

Victoria Lauren Williams (BSBCHE ’19)
Process Improvement Engineer, PepsiCo

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