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Fact BookCollege of Engineering

Our futureOur progress

Our stories

Our stories. Our progress. Our future.

2 U

niversity of Arkansas Highlights

4

College of Engineering Highlights

8

Strategic Plan

10 Balanced G

rowth M

etrics

14 O

bjective One: Increase student quality and diversity

20 O

bjective Two: Provide student centered education

22 O

bjective Three: Recruit and retain high quality faculty and staff

24 O

bjective Four: Increase research productivity

28 O

bjective Five: Increase economic developm

ent

30 O

bjective Six: Increase alumni and corporate partnerships

32 O

bjective Seven: Provide high quality infrastructure

35 Appendix

40 Contact Inform

ation

AS DEAN OF ENGINEERING, I am pleased to present the 2017 College of Engineering Fact Book.

The data found in the following pages presents our progress tow

ards fulfilling the objectives of our strategic plan. The inform

ation is organized according to the objectives, and in each section of the book, you w

ill read stories of success specific to the objective being addressed.This book show

s our proud comm

itment to fulfilling our role as part of a land grant university.

In its pages you can see where w

e have been, what progress w

e have made, and how

we are

working to prepare our students, faculty, staff and alum

ni for tomorrow

.

John R. EnglishD

ean, College of EngineeringProfessor of Industrial Engineering

Irma F. and Raym

ond F. Giffels Endow

ed Chair in Engineering

Fact BookCollege of Engineering

College of Engineering 2017 Fact Book

32


Fall 2017 Total Enrollment

Undergraduate

23,044

Graduate

4,161

Law

353

Total Enrollment

27,558

University of Arkansas Rankings*

0 30 60 90

120

150 UA Rank

National U

niversity Rank 20172018

20142015

2016

Public University Rank

135133

128135

129

6962

6463

63

University of Arkansas

Fall 2017 Enrollment (D

egree Seeking Only)

Total Students0

10002000

30004000

50006000

70008000

Graduate School (Interdisciplinary Students)

Law

Sam M

. Walton College of Business

College of Engineering

College of Education and Health Professions

J. William

Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences

Fay Jones School of Architecture

Dale Bum

pers College of Agricultural Food and Life Sciences2,177

501

7,880

5,121

4,316

352

266

6,354

Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural Food and Life Sciences

Fay Jones School of Architecture

J. William

Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences

College of Education and Health Professions


Sam M

. Walton College of Business

Law

Graduate School (Interdisciplinary Students)

* Source: U.S. New

s and World Report


54


* Degree seeking only

** Includes engineering students enrolled in interdisciplinary program

s and distance education

Total undergraduate enrollment

is up 2.5 percent over 2016. Since 2007, undergraduate enrollm

ent has

more than doubled.

We have 802 new

freshmen

for 2017.

Our 2017 freshm

an class is

24 percent female.

Underrepresented students—

female, m

inority

and first generation college students—m

ake up

50.1 percent of the freshman class.

0100

200300

400500

600700

800900

Fall 2017 Undergraduate Enrollm

ent by D

epartment*

* Students in the Freshman Engineering Program

are not included.

Biological and Agricultural Engineering

Biomedical Engineering

Civil Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Industrial Engineering

Undeclared

Chemical Engineering

Mechanical

Engineering

Computer Science and

Computer Engineering

Total Students

2017 Enrollment H

ighlights

102

226

321

305

491

230

240

573

905

Undergraduate

* 3,393

Graduate

** 958

College of Engineering Total Enrollm

ent 4,351


76


College of Engineering D

epartments and Centers


BudgetFaculty

Board of Trustees

University of Arkansas System

President – Donald Bobbitt

Chancellor – Joseph Steinmetz

Provost – Jim Colem

an

Dean – John English

Academics

Recruitment

and Outreach

Student Services

Diversity

Facilities

Research

Alumni Relations

Comm

unications

Developm

ent

Salary and Benefits

Operating Expenditures

Dept Restricted Fees/M

isc

Student Equipment Fees

Scholarships

Research*

State Appropriations & Tuition

Distance Learning Revenues, Ft Sm

ith, Service Centers, Conferences

Research Incentive Funds

Biological Engineering Teaching and Agricultural Experiment Station**

Sponsored Research (actual expenditures) *

Sponsored Activities and Scholarships (actual expenditures)

Student Equipment Fee Revenues (TELE-net)

2017 Expenditures (excluding gifts)2017 Revenue (excluding gifts)

■ State Appropriations & Tuition $24,090,402

■ D

istance Learning Revenues, Ft Sm

ith, Service Centers, Conferences $3,362,663

■ Research Incentive Funds $953,566

■ Biological Engineering Teaching and Agricultural Experim

ent Station* $1,898,336

■ Sponsored Research ** $19,057,463

■ Sponsored Activities and Scholarships $900,368

■ Student Equipm

ent Fee Revenues (TELE-net) $2,689,449

Director of

Developm

ent and External

Relations

Emily W

ood

Associate D

ean for Research

Heather

Nachtm

ann

Senior Associate

Dean

Norm

an D

ennis

Departm

ent H

eadsAssistant D

ean for Financial

Affairs

Larry Esch■ Salary and Benefits $21,296,537

■ O

perating Expenditures $922,571

■ D

ept Restricted Fees/Misc

$754,493

■ Student Equipm

ent Fees $2,137,758

■ Scholarships $343,444

■ Research*** $29,770,215

*** Reported and compiled by the U

of A Research Accounting Offi

ce and subm

itted to the NSF

For complete financial inform

ation, see Appendix page 36

* Cooperative Extension Service not included ** As reported to ASEE and U

SNW

R

Total Revenue: $52,952,247Total Expenditures: $55,225,019

Recruitments

and Outreach


Computer Science

and Computer

Engineering

Departm

ents and CentersO

rganization & Finances



Ralph E. Martin D

epartment

of Chemical Engineering

Civil Engineering

Computer Science and

Computer Engineering



Mechanical Engineering

Arkansas Water

Resources CenterInstitute for Advanced

Data Analytics

Institute for Nanoscience

and Engineering

Center for Excellence in Logistics and D

istribution

Center for Innovation in H

ealthcare Logistics

J.B. Hunt Innovation

Center of Excellence

Center for Power

Optim

ization of Electro-Therm

al Systems

Cybersecurity Center for Secure Evolvable Energy

Delivery System

s

Grid-Connected Advanced

Power Electronic System

s

High D

ensity Electronics Center

Center

National Center for

Reliable Electric Power

Transmission

Center for Advanced Surface Engineering

Center for Information

Security and Reliability

Arkansas Security Research and Education

Institute

Chemical H

azards Research Center

Mack-Blackw

ell Transportation Center

Maritim

e Transportation Research and Education

Center

Southern Plains Transportation Center

Mem

brane Research Center


98


College of Engineering Strategic Plan

Balanced Grow

th Metrics

• 3,500 undergraduate students• 1,000 m

aster’s students• 350 doctoral students• 135 tenured and tenure-track faculty m

embers

• 65 clinical and research faculty mem

bers• 180 staff m

embers

• $300,000 in research expenditures per faculty mem

ber

• Academic space

• Research space• Renovated space• Renovation investm

ent

Pursue excellence in research, scholarship and education, ensuring personal and professional grow

th for future generations of engineering leaders who

will stim

ulate prosperity for Arkansas, the nation and the world.

• Philanthropic giving• Endow

ed faculty positions• Endow

ed scholarships and fellow

ships• Percentage of alum

ni w

ho give

• Invention disclosures• Industry research expenditures• Patents aw

arded• Startup com

panies

• Doctoral and m

aster’s degrees granted• N

ew research grants

received• Peer review

ed publications•Research proposals subm

itted• Research expenditures (total and per faculty)

• Faculty retention• N

ational awards

• Professional society leaders and fellow

s• N

ational Academy

of Engineering m

embership

• Staff to faculty ratios• Faculty diversity

• Experiential learning participation • Freshm

an retention rate• Six year undergraduate graduation rate• Student-faculty ratios• Student sem

ester credit hours per FTE• U

ndergraduate degrees aw

arded

• ACT and GRE

quantitative scores• Career placem

ent rate• G

raduate student acceptance rate• H

onors student com

pletion rate• Student diversity


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Our stories

Balanced Growth

Balanced Grow

th Goals

• 3,500 undergraduate students

• 1,000 master’s students

• 350 doctoral students

• 135 tenured and tenure-track faculty m

embers

• 65 clinical and research faculty m

embers

• 180 staff mem

bers

• $300,000 in research activity per faculty m

ember

Total Staff

Research Expenditures per Faculty

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

BS M

S PhD

BS M

S PhD

BS M

S PhD

BS M

S PhD

BS M

S PhDFall 2013

Fall 2014Fall 2015

Fall 2016Fall 2017

Enrollment by D

epartment *

Faculty by Rank

0 20 40 60 80

100

120Assistant Professor

Associate Professor

Professor

Fall 2013Fall 2014

Fall 2015Fall 2016

Fall 2017

104104

108111

117

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90100110120130140150

Non-Tenure Track- N

on-teaching

Non-Tenure Track Teaching Faculty

Fall 2013Fall 2014

Fall 2015Fall 2016

Fall 2017

3030

3329

19

0 30 60 90

120

150N

on-Tenure Track- Non-teaching

Non-Tenure Track Teaching Faculty

Assistant Professor

Associate Professor

Professor

Fall 2011Fall 2012

Fall 2013Fall 2014

Fall 2015

Research Faculty

Teaching Faculty

0

50000

100000

150000

200000

250000 Research Expenditures per Faculty

FY 2017FY 2013

FY 2014FY 2015

FY 2016

$213k$207k

$219k

$149k

$209k

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500test



R.E. Martin D

ept. of Chemical Eng.

Civil Engineering

Computer Science and Com

puter Engineering




Engineering (online)

Operations M

anagement

Freshman Engineering

Undeclared

BS M

S PhD

BS M

S PhD

BS M

S PhD

BS M

S PhD

BS M

S PhDFall 2011

Fall 2012Fall 2013

Fall 2014Fall 2015

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500test



R.E. Martin D

ept. of Chemical Eng.

Civil Engineering


puter Engineering




Engineering (online)

Operations M

anagement

Freshman Engineering

Undeclared

BS M

S PhD

BS M

S PhD

BS M

S PhD

BS M

S PhD

BS M

S PhDFall 2011

Fall 2012Fall 2013

Fall 2014Fall 2015

Danielle N

eighbour, BSCE 2016 2016 College of Engineering O

utstanding SeniorD

anielle Neighbour w

ants to spend her career alleviating the global w

ater crisis, and her experience at the College of Engineering has given her a great start. H

er first trip abroad was an internship w

ith Reach Beyond International in Ecuador. It w

as on this trip that she learned what

it means to help com

munities struggling

with w

ater issues. Neighbour built on

her experience with w

ater quality issues on a service leadership study abroad trip to Vietnam

. Neighbour has also studied

abroad at the University of Barcelona in

Spain, where she took classes in Spanish,

participated in a language exchange partnership program

, and made new

friends from

all over the world. At an

internship at Burns and McD

onnell in Kansas City, she also gained experience in consulting engineering.N

eighbour’s global adventure hasn’t ended since she graduated in D

ecember

2016. As a senior, she received both the Trum

an Scholarship and the Schwarzm

an Scholarship. Since graduating, she spent the spring sem

ester getting more hands-

on experience as a strategic initiatives intern w

ith the water technology

company Xylem

Inc. in New

York City.

0 30 60 90

120

150 Total Staff

Fall 2013Fall 2014

Fall 2015Fall 2016

Fall 2017

113126

136114

107

* Interdisciplinary students are included in the department of their faculty advisor.

Assistant Professor

Associate Professor

Professor Fall 2013

Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2016 Fall 2017

Fall 2013 Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2016

Fall 2017


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Our stories

Balanced Growth

Graduate Rankings M

etrics:Q

uality assessment:

Peer assessment

25% Corporate recruiter assessm

ent 15%

Student Selectivity: M

ean GRE quantitative score

6.75% G

raduate acceptance rate 3.25%

Faculty resources: Student-to-faculty ratio - Ph.D.

7.50% Student-to-faculty ratio - M

.S. 3.75%

Percent of faculty in the N

ational Academy

of Engineering 7.50%

Doctoral degrees aw

arded 6.25%

Research activity: Total research expenditures

15% Average research expenditures

10%

per faculty mem

ber

U.S. News and W

orld Report, a popular source of university rankings, ranks both undergraduate and graduate program

s. For Ph.D. program

s, it considers metrics

related to the quality of students the college attracts and m

etrics related to graduates’ achievem

ents. U.S. N

ews also surveys deans, program

directors, senior faculty and professionals w

ho hire engineering graduates to establish peer and corporate recruiter assessm

ent data. For its college undergraduate rankings, U.S. N

ews uses only peer assessm

ent data. The 2018 rankings are based on a tw

o year average of data from

2015 and 2016.

U.S. N

ews &

World Report

How

Rankings Are Measured

20182014

20152016

20170 1 2 3 4 5

2.32.4

2.42.5

2.4

0 20 40 60 80

100

120

10598

115100

99

Peer Assessment Rank

Peer Assessment Rank

20182014

20152016

2017

Peer Assessment Rank (Public Institutions)

6276

6460

64

U.S. N

ews &

World Report

Undergraduate Ranking

U.S. N

ews &

World Report

Undergraduate Peer A

ssessment Score

0 20 40 60 80

100

120

104112

102107

105

Graduate Rankings

Overall Rank

Overall Public Rank

20142015

20162017

2018

7066

6963

69

U.S. N

ews &

World Report

Graduate Ranking

U.S. N

ews &

World Report

Graduate Reputation Score

Look for this icon throughout the book. It indicates m

etrics that directly affect our U.S. News ranking.

Hum

eyra Ulusoy-Erol

Doctoral Student, Chem

ical Engineering

Hum

eyra Ulusoy-Erol is conducting

research on water quality and biofuels,

and she is passionate about wom

en’s rights around the w

orld. In her home

country, Turkey, Ulusoy-Erol w

as the president of an organization devoted to em

powering w

omen as citizens.

When she cam

e to the U.S. to study, she continued to advocate for w

omen’s

rights. Her involvem

ent with this

issue has led Ulusoy-Erol all the w

ay to the U

nited Nations, w

here she and som

e friends organized a panel called “Em

powering Refugee W

omen as

Entrepreneurs in American Econom

y” for the 61st session of the U

N Com

mission

on the Status of Wom

en.U

lusoy-Erol has also been selected to receive an AAU

W International

Doctoral Fellow

ship from the Am

erican Association of U

niversity Wom

en. Founded in 1881, AAU

W is one of the

world’s largest sources of funding for

graduate wom

en. 2014

20152016

20172018

Corporate RecruiterAssessm

entPeer Assessm

ent

0 1 2 3 4 5

2.32.3

2.32.3

2.72.7

2.3

2.82.6

2.6


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Increase student quality and diversity

Preparing for Tomorrow

:•

We w

ill continue our outreach to Arkansas K-12 schools w

ith increasingly excellent STEM

program

ming to interest young

people in engineering careers and to enhance the num

ber of students pursuing STEM

disciplines.

• W

e are working to create m

ore endow

ed scholarships to support engineering undergraduates w

ho have financial need.

• W

e hope to establish more doctoral

fellowship endow

ments to recruit

graduate students and provide our faculty w

ith excellent assistants in their research.

• W

e plan to increase scholarships for juniors and seniors w

ho display exceptional leadership and academ

ic qualities.

422Foreign Countries

CT

MA

DE

NJMDD

C

ME

■ 2000 +

■ 400-1999

■ 200-399

■ 100-199

■ 50-99

■ 20-49

■ 1-19

■ 0

RIN

umber of students:

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 36

28.628.4

27.828.1

27.8

ACT Average

Fall2013

Fall2014

Fall2015

Fall2016

Fall2017

New

Freshman ACT Average

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

3.823.80

3.723.74

3.72

Mean U

ndergraduate GPA

Fall2013

Fall2014

Fall2015

Fall2016

Fall2017

Mean H

igh School GPA

Our Students’ H

ome States

Our Students’ H

ome States

AR

AK

CACO

CT

VT

HI

NH

MA

DE

NJMDD

C

NV

FL

GA

ALM

S

LATX

OK

NM

AZ UT

OR

IDW

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NEKS

MO

IL

TNSC

NC

VAW

VKY

INO

H

WI

MI

NY

PA

ME

WA

IA

SD

MT

ND

MN

RI

Norm

an Dennis

Senior Associate D

eanU

niversity Professor of Civil Engineering

“In today’s technology driven global econom

y, our students need to know

how to com

bine engineering skills with

creativity and innovation to come up

with the next big ideas. That’s w

hy the College of Engineering is finding w

ays to nurture and encourage our students’ drive to explore and invent. In the new

Freshm

an Honors Innovation Experience,

students make a plan to develop and

comm

ercialize a new product. W

e plan to build on the success of this program

and integrate innovation throughout the engineering curriculum

.”

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40

32.033.7

39.434.2

33.5

Graduate Acceptance Rate*

Fall2013

Fall2014

Fall2015

Fall2016

Fall2017

Graduate Student Acceptance

Rate

0 50

100

150

200

Fall2015

Fall2013

Fall2014

Fall2016

Fall2017

162161

158159

159

Mean G

RE Quantitative Score

*

* Does not include distance students.


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:•

Every semester, our STEM

Career Fair attracts over 100 em

ployers and over 1,000 students. W

e also offer netw

orking events and workshops

around the event, so that students receive m

any opportunities to work on

their resumes, practice their interview

skills and connect w

ith potential em

ployers.

• W

ith endowed funds for colloquia,

we invite speakers to cam

pus and create program

s for visiting scholars and executives in residence at the university. This exposes our students and faculty to the em

erging trends in engineering excellence.

0 20 40 60 80

100 Num

ber of Honors G

raduates

20132014

20152016

2017

6292

6762

400

$10,000

$20,000

$30,000

$40,000

$50,000

$60,000

$70,000

$80,000

Average Vs. National Salary

Average salary of U of A engineering graduates

National average*

2016-20172014-2015

2015-2016

* source: National Average of Colleges and Em

ployers

Num

ber of Engineering Honors

College Graduates

Engineering Graduate Starting Salaries:

U of A

and National Averages

Keuna PorterChem

ical Engineering Student

“As a child, math and sciences w

ere things that I easily understood. As I got older, I w

anted to take my understanding

of those subjects and make a difference

in the world. That’s how

I chose to attend the U

niversity of Arkansas and became

part of the Engineering Career Awareness

Program in the College of Engineering.

ECAP, for me, is m

y family aw

ay from

home. I am

from a sm

all town, so such a

large university atmosphere could have

easily become overw

helming. ECAP has

helped me find m

y place here. Through the program

I have met m

y closet friends, and been exposed to early opportunities to be involved in several organizations on cam

pus through exposure, awareness,

and networking.”

0 20 40 60 80

100 Placement Rate

2014-20152015-2016

2016-20172013-2014

78%85%

84%84%

Engineering Graduate

Placement Rate

(percentage of graduates employed or attending

graduate school)

20132014

20152016

2017N

ational Science Foundation G

raduate Research Fellow

ship

18

12

2

National Science

Foundation Graduate

Research Fellowship

Honorable M

ention

13

31

3

Goldw

ater Scholarship1

11

Goldw

ater H

onorable Mention

21

Whitaker Fellow

ship1

NSF CyberCorps

Scholarship for Service1

Udall Scholarship

1

Truman Scholarship

1

Gates Cam

bridge Scholarship

1

Schwarzm

an Scholar1

Fall 2017 Incoming Student Aw

ards Bodenham

er Fellows ......................................................1

Honors College Fellow

s ................................................39Chancellor Scholars ....................................................106

Recipients of Nationally Com

petitive Aw

ards and Scholarships


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Our stories


0 5 10 15 20 25 Gender D

iversity

Fall 2013Fall 2014

Fall 2015Fall 2016

Fall 2017

Undergraduate Students

Graduate Students*

Faculty * D

oes not include distance education.

Percent Female

0 5 10 15 20 25 Ethnic Diversity

Fall 2013Fall 2014

Fall 2015Fall 2016

Fall 2017


Graduate Students*

Faculty * D

oes not include distance or international students.

Percent Minority

Gender D

iversity

Ethnic Diversity

STEM Preparation Program

Orlando Aguirre-M

artinezCom

puter Science and Computer

Engineering Student

“I primarily chose the U

niversity of Arkansas because of the Engineering Career Aw

areness Program. As part

of ECAP, I attended a summ

er bridge program

the summ

er before my

freshman year w

here I got to meet the

rest of my cohort. This allow

ed me to

know 20 incom

ing engineers that I knew

were taking som

e of the same classes. It

was helpful to see som

e familiar faces on

the first day.

Over tim

e, I have found ECAP provides a netw

ork of people who becom

e like fam

ily. I keep up with ECAP alum

ni, and there are m

any out there doing some

amazing things w

ith their careers!”

0 20 40 60 80

100

Received any degree from the U

of A

Received an engineering degree

cohort year2008

20092010

2011

71%69%

85%

79%79%

90%

80%

85%

Engineering Career Awareness Program

Six Year G

raduation Rate

Engineering Career Awareness Program

Student D

emographics

African American

Asian

Caucasian

Hispanic/Latino

Native H

awaiian / Pacific Islander

Native Am

erican

37.1%

6.5%

0%4.8%

50.0%

1.6%Fem

ale

Male

55%

45 %

Female

Male

55%

45 %

Arkansas com

munity

college

We are easing students’ transition from

comm

unity colleges through the STEM

Preparation Program. This program

provides online science, engineering and m

ath classes for students enrolled at an Arkansas com

munity college. These classes count tow

ard an associate’s degree at the student’s com

munity college and a bachelor’s degree in

engineering, science or math at the U

niversity of Arkansas.

0 20 40 60 80

100

Received any degree from

the U

of A


cohort year2008

20092010

71%69%

85%

79%79%

90%

African American

Asian

Caucasian

Hispanic/Latino

Native H


Native Am

erican

37.1%

6.5%

0%4.8%

50.0%

1.6%

African American

Asian

Caucasian

Hispanic/Latino

Native H


Native Am

erican

37.1%

6.5%

0%4.8%

50.0%

1.6%


:•

Our Engineering Career Aw

areness Program

(ECAP) has led to significant increases in students w

ho are underrepresented in engineering. These include first generation college students, w

omen and m

inorities.

• In order to m

aintain and expand on this success, w

e are pursuing significant financial backing for underrepresented students w

ith financial need, so they have the m

eans to attend the university and earn engineering degrees.

The Engineering Career Awareness Program

is a recruitm

ent and retention program that rem

oves barriers for underrepresented students to earn engineering degrees.

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Provide student centered education

2008before FEP

2009 2010

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80Received any degree from

the U of A


freshmen cohort year

65%58%

60%65%

49%

38%46%

46% Six Year Graduation Rate

0 20 40 60 80

100Rem

ained at the U of A

Remained in engineering

20132014

20152016

First Year Retention


82%85%

84%83%

83%

61%70%

71%70%

71%

Before FEP

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80Rem

ained at the U of A


20082009

20102011



58%

65%60%

65%62%

38%

49%46%

46%48%

Before FEP

First Year Retention Rate2014-2015

2013-20142012-2013

2016-20172015-2016

365370

295337

342400

300

200

1000

Experiential Learning (students w

ho participated in cooperative education, undergraduate research or study abroad)

2014-20152013-2014

2012-20132016-2017

2015-2016

452455

409408

440500

400

300

200

1000

Student Semester Credit H

ours per Faculty Full Tim

e Equivalence

20152014

20132017

2016

563535

330419

467600

500400

300

200

1000

Bachelor’s Degrees Aw

arded


:•

In order to cement our success in

retaining and graduating engineers, w

e are seeking to endow the Freshm

an Engineering Program

so that it is assured support in perpetuity.

• W

e plan to continue to connect successful alum

ni with our students

through classroom presentations, m

ock interview

s, industry visits and other activities.

Samia Ism

ail2016 Freshm

an of the Year

“I chose to study engineering because it w

as the most effi

cient way for m

e to pursue m

y budding interests in research and biom

edical sciences while also

allowing m

e a clear transition to graduate school. The Freshm


not only helped me m

ake the m

ost of my freshm

an year–it also helped m

e make the m

ost of being a freshman

in the College of Engineering. My m

entor w

as an incredible person who becam

e one of m

y first friends within the College

of Engineering and helped me w

ith everything from

getting involved on cam

pus to finding an apartment for m

y sophom

ore year! Additionally, my honors

research course gave me the incredible

opportunity to meet a professor from

every departm

ent in the College and hear about the current research goals w

ithin each one. It w

as an unforgettable and unique experience.”

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Student-Faculty-Ratio

Fall 2016Fall 2017


Master’s Students

Ph.D. Students

29.8

2.22.3

2.32.1

2.22.4

2.32.4

2.32.4

29.028.3

27.128.3Fall 2015

Fall 2014Fall 20130 5 10 15 20 25 30 Student-Faculty-Ratio

Fall 2012Fall 2013

Fall 2014Fall 2015

Fall 2016


Master’s Students

Ph.D. Students

2.01.9

2.32.2

2.32.1

2.32.4

2.22.4

26.128.3

27.128.3

29.8

Student-Faculty Ratio

2012-13

2013-14 2014-15

2015-16 2016-17

2012-13

2013-14 2014-15

2015-16 2016-17

2013

2014 2015

2016 2017

0 20 40 60 80

100Rem

ained at the U of A


before FEP2013

20122014

2015



85%85%

84%83%

70%

82%

61%

70%71%

70%

Remained at the U of A


Received any degree from the U of A

Received any engineering degree


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Recruit/retain high quality faculty and staff

20162015

2014

123223

294300

1500

0

$50,000

$100,000

$150,000

$200,000

Fall 2016Fall 2015

Fall 2014Fall 2013

Fall 2012

UA and ASEE Average Faculty Salary Comparisons

ASEE Aspirant ProfessorASEE Aspirant Associate ProfessorASEE Aspirant Assistant Professor

U of A Professor

U of A Associate Professor

U of A Assistant Professor

U of A

and American Society for

Engineering Education (ASEE)

Average Faculty Salary Comparisons

*

* ASEE salary survey data for fall 2017 is not available until January. Instructor salaries are not benchm

arked in the ASEE salary survey.

Richard Cassady Professor of Industrial Engineering and D

irector of the Freshm


; Dean’s

Award of Excellence

for Outstanding

Public ServiceRichard Cassady has an excellent record of service to the university, to his professional organization and to the local com

munity. H

e has served on numerous

campus com

mittees and task forces, and

his most notable achievem

ent in this area is his role as director of the Freshm


, which has m

ade a significant im

pact on student retention in the college.

Christa Hestekin

Associate Professor

of Chemical

Engineering; Ansel and Virginia Condray Endow

ed Professorship in Chem

ical Engineering; D

ean’s Aw

ard of Excellence for Rising TeachingChrista H

estekin has made the education

of both graduate and undergraduate students a priority in her career. She consistently receives a score of 4+ on her evaluations, and she has proven herself to be innovative and adaptable in her teaching. She is also engaged in teaching outside of the classroom

, and she has been successful in securing external funding for student-centered activities like the P3 design com

petition sponsored by the EPA.

John White

Distinguished

Professor of Industrial Engineering; John Im

hoff Award

for TeachingO

ver his 54-year career, John W

hite has taught m

ore than 5,000 engineering

students. In addition to teaching, he also contributes to student learning through his textbooks and published papers. Three of his six co-authored books received book-of-the-year aw

ards from

the Institute of Industrial and Systems

Engineers. Students he has taught or m

entored have received awards at

design contests, co-authored papers as undergraduates, been selected as U

of A Seniors of Significance and received best paper aw

ards at national conferences.

Ranil Wickram

asinghe Professor of Chem

ical Engineering; Ross E. M

artin Endow

ed Chair in Em

erging Technologies; John Im

hoff Award

for Research

Ranil Wickram

asinghe is an internationally recognized leader in m

embrane science and technology.

His signature accom

plishment at the

U of A w

as the establishment of our

campus as a site of the M

embrane

Science, Engineering, and Technology Center, or M

AST Center. MAST now

com

prises three campus sites and is

one of the longest running Industrial/U

niversity Cooperative Research Centers at the N

ational Science Foundation.

Staff to Faculty Ratio

20162017

20132014

2015

0.890.87

0.930.86

0.88

0.0

1.0 Staff-Faculty Ratio0 20 40 60 80

100 Faculty Retention

Fall 2013Fall 2014

Fall 2015Fall 2016

Fall 2017

100%98%

99%98%

97%

Faculty Retention

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 National Aw

ards

20122013

20142015

2016

2221

24

19

26N

ational Faculty Awards Received

Mem

bership in National ....

20162017

20132014

2015

22

22

2

0 21 Mem

bership in the National

Academy of Engineering

Society Fellows*

* For a complete list of fellow

s, see Appendix page 39

Professional Service Leadership (num

ber of external leadership positions held by faculty)

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

20142015

20162017

6259

6063


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Increase research productivity

0

$5,000,000

$10,000,000

$15,000,000

$20,000,000

$25,000,000

$30,000,000 Research Grants Aw

arded

FY 2015FY 2016

FY 2014FY 2013

FY 2017

$17.3M

$28.7M

$16.4M

$10.0M

$19.0M

0

100

200

300

400

500 Research Grants Aw

arded

20142015

20132012

2016

397402

336312

455

New

Research Grants Received

Research Expenditures by Departm

ent (FY 2017)

0100000020000003000000400000050000006000000

Engineering and Uteach





puter Engineering

Civil Engineering

Ralph E. Marting D

epartment of Chem

ical Engineering





Civil Engineering



Ralph E. Martin D

epartment of

Chemical Engineering


Engineering and Uteach Com

puter Science and Com

puter Engineering

$6M$5M

$4M$3M

$2M$1M

Heather N

achtmann

Associate D

ean for ResearchProfessor of Industrial Engineering

“Engineers are results-oriented and problem

solvers, and our researchers are no exception. O

ur researchers are creating m

ore efficient solar panels and

finding ways to integrate them

into the pow

er grid, examining m

aterials on the nanoscale in order to create new

technologies and products, and investigating new

approaches in infrastructure to m

ake our buildings, roads and w

ater sources safer. Much of

this work leads directly to benefits for

the state. Our faculty and students are

working on Arkansas roads, collaborating

with Arkansas farm

ers and testing Arkansas w

ater supplies. They are also starting new

companies that contribute

to the economy and intellectual capital of

our region. Our faculty and students w

ant to m

ake the world a better place, and

they have the talent and innovative spirit to do so.”

0 50

100

150

200

250

300

350 Research Proposals Submitted

FY 2015FY 2016

FY 2014FY 2013

FY 2017

314

232

279306

313

Research Proposals Submitted

Peer-Reviewed Publications

0 50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

Ph.D.

Master's

20132014

20152016

2017

308

32340

326

26352

343

37

380

310

19329

317

39

356

Doctoral

Master's

Advanced Degrees Aw

arded

0

$5,000,000

$10,000,000

$15,000,000

$20,000,000 Research Expenditures

FY 2015FY 2016

FY 2014FY 2013

FY 2017

$19.1M$17.7M

$13.3M$15.9M

$18.4M

Total Research Expenditures*

* As reported to ASEE/USN

WR

Lauren Greenlee

Assistant Professor

of Chemical

Engineering; Louis O

wen Professorship

in Chemical

Engineering; Dean’s

Award for Rising Star

In the past year, Lauren G

reenlee published three

peer reviewed papers in prestigious

journals, with another one under review

. She received a m

ajor external award for

new investigators, the 3M

Non-tenured

Faculty Award, and she has given five

invited talks. She is a PI or co-PI on seven external grants from

federal and private agencies and has significant state and university funding.

Yanbin Li D

istinguished Professor of Biological and Agricultural Engineering; Tyson Endow

ed Chair in Biosensing Engineering ; D

ean’s Award

for Collaborative Research Faculty

Yanbin Li has a sustained record of active collaborations both w

ithin and outside the college, and has received num

erous aw

ards and recognitions, from both the

university and national organizations. He is currently involved in a collaborative project w

hich focuses on improving food safety in

the Chinese poultry industry. This project has brought together researchers from

biological and agricultural engineering, industrial engineering, supply chain m

anagement and poultry science, along

with the W

almart Foundation, three Chinese

universities, a Chinese research institute and three Chinese poultry com

panies.

R E S E A R C H S T R E N G T H S

In January 2014, a research task force appointed by dean

John English identified existing and em

erging strengths in the college.

Existing strengths are those areas w

here the college is already

nationally recognized. Em

erging areas are fields w

here the college has som

e key presence, expertise and

mom

entum. These are

expected to emerge into

strengths with additional

investment. The full

report can be found at engineering.uark.edu.

ElectronicsThe College of Engineering has been producing graduates focused on electronics for over 30 years. Researchers in this area are developing new

materials for circuits

and photovoltaic cells, designing and modeling circuits, creating packages that

protect and integrate electronic devices and creating and testing new technologies

to improve our pow

er grid.

EnergyThe broad area of energy has a foundation in electronics, but has expanded to include pow

er systems, energy storage, sm

art grid innovation, biofuels and oil and gas research. As the w

orld struggles to find and integrate safer and more sustainable

sources of energy, research in this field is more im

portant than ever.

Biomedical and H

ealthcare EngineeringCollege of Engineering research encom

passes both technological and biological investigations in biom

edical and healthcare engineering. Many life-enhancing

breakthroughs in medicine and healthcare delivery result from

research com

bining engineering and the medical sciences including biom

echanics and m

echanobiology, biomaterials, cell and tissue engineering, healthcare logistics

and medical decision m

aking.

Materials Science and Engineering

Our college’s innovations in m

aterials science and engineering lead to improved

materials to solve technological and societal problem

s. Our research activities include

advanced materials for packaging, control analysis, high resolution and device

characterization, advanced coatings and surface engineering, photovoltaic materials,

thermoelectric m

aterials, nanotribology and bioinspired functional surfaces and m

aterials.

Transportation and LogisticsThe College of Engineering has been a national leader in transportation and logistics for m

ore than twenty years. Researchers are looking at distribution,

transportation, information technology and softw

are solutions, and maritim

e and m

ultimodal transportation.

EXISTIN

Gstrengths

• Research centers predominately w

orking in this area include the Center for Pow

er Optim

ization of Electro-Therm

al Systems, G

rid-Connected Advanced Pow

er Electronic Systems (G

RAPES), High

Density Electronics Center (H

iDEC) and the N

ational Center for Reliable Electronic Pow

er Transmission

(NCREPT)

• Approximately $4 m

illion per year in research expenditures

• Several startup companies have em

erged from this

area

• The Cybersecurity Center for Secure Evolvable Energy D

elivery Systems along w

ith GRAPES and

NCREPT contribute to the college’s annual research

expenditures of $4 million

• Energy research in the college is supported by the N

ational Science Foundation, Departm

ent of Energy and D

epartment of D

efense• Tech transfer of this research is m

aking significant contributions to the college’s public and private energy partners

• The college conducts approximately $2 m

illion in annual research expenditures in this area including w

ork done by the Mem

brane Research Center• This is one of our m

ost collaborative research areas w

ith faculty from all eight departm

ents working

together to obtain funding from health agencies

including the National Institutes of H

ealth• Researchers in this area collaborate w

ith industry and healthcare providers to im

prove health and w

ellness throughout Arkansas and the U.S.

• Materials research is conducted at the Center for

Advanced Surface Engineering and Institute for N

anoscience and Engineering which are supported

by micro-fabrication at H

iDEC and in labs

throughout the college• Annual research expenditures in this area approach

$2 million

• Several startup companies w

ere created such as the aw

ard-winning N

anoMech and SurfTec

demonstrating successful tech transfer in this area

• The Mack-Blackw

ell Transportation Center and Center for Excellence in Logistics and D

istribution have been at the fore-front of research in this area for tw

o decades• Annual research expenditures in this area

consistently exceed $3 million

• The college works closely w

ith the Arkansas and U.S. D

epartments of Transportation and m

any other transportation stakeholders across the nation

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GIN

Gareas

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D E PA R T M E N T SD E PA R T M E N T S

D E PA R T M E N T S


C E N T E R S

C E N T E R S

C E N T E R S

FAC U LT Y


C E N T E R SC E N T E R S

university of arkansas college of engineering

The U of A is m

oving to respond to this area, w

hich is the single largest export m

arket from the state

of Arkansas.

AerospaceResearchers are looking at increasing digital security and inform

ation assurance, especially in the areas of transportation and the pow

er grid.

CybersecurityTechnology has increased the am

ount of data we

produce, leading to an increased need to analyze this data.

Big Data/

Data Analytics

As a land-grant insti-tution, the U

of A has a responsibility to m

ain-tain the nation’s w

ater and electric resources, com

munications and

transportation.

InfrastructureKeeping m

anufactur-ing jobs in Am

erica and m

aintaining our com

petitiveness in this area is key for econom

ic growth.

AdvancedM

anufacturingThis field is em

erging from

the broader field of electronics. It involves new

semi-

conductor materials,

biophotonics and photovoltaics.

Optoelectronics

Faculty across the college are engaged in som

e form of research

involving sustainable practices, design or technologies.

SustainabilityThis area encom

passes research in autom

ation, robotics and system

s and process control, and inspires keen interest in our students.

Systems

IntegrationResearch in this area includes w

ater quality, w

astewater treatm

ent and w

atershed m

anagement.

Water


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Increase economic developm

ent

0

$5,000,000

$10,000,000

$15,000,000

$20,000,000Industry

State

Federal

Other

FY 2013FY 2014

FY 2015FY 2016

FY 2017

* As reported to ASEE/USN

WR

** Other category includes: foreign governm

ents, foundations, other non-governm

ents

Research Expenditures by Source

$5.44M$3.86M

$3.76M

$3.13M

$3.48M

Research Expenditures by Source*

0 5 10 15 20 Invention Disclosures

FY 2016FY 2017

FY 2015FY 2014

FY 2013

18

1213

11

16

Invention Disclosures

College of Engineering Startup Com

paniesSince 1990, 25 com

panies have been created based on engineering research at the U

of A.

1990■

1999■

2003■

2004■

2005■

■ ■

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2007■

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2008■

2009 ■

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Whether you know

it or not, you probably ow

n items covered in polytetrafluoro-

ethylene, or PTFE. This material is non-

reactive, repels water, resists corrosion and

reduces friction, which m

akes it useful for coating cookw

are, but it also has industrial applications as a solid lubricant, reducing friction and w

ear in machinery.

How

ever, as anyone who has ow

ned a non-stick pan know

s, PTFE coatings wear off

easily. The non-stick property that makes

this material such a good solid lubricant

also means it can be easily scraped from

a m

etal surface by an errant fork or spatula. M

in Zou, professor of mechanical

engineering, and Samuel Beckford, CEO

of SurfTec, have been researching w

ays to im

prove the performance of PTFE

as a solid lubricant. Zou and Beckford, w

ho was her graduate student at the

time, discovered that incorporating silica

nanoparticles into the PTFE increased its resistance to w

ear without sacrificing the

lubricating qualities of the substance. The tw

o researchers also developed an adhesive that bonds PTFE m

ore securely to a m

etal surface. Beckford received his PhD

in 2014, and he and Zou turned their research into a startup com

pany. SurfTec, LLC focuses on providing a replacem

ent for lead-based journal bearings, w

hich are used in electric m

otors and generators.0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Patents Aw

arded

FY 2013FY 2014

FY 2015FY 2016

FY 2017

2

55

6

3

Patents Awarded


:•

We plan to encourage faculty

development in entrepreneurship,

by providing opportunities such as com

mercial concept testing,

academics in residence positions in

industry, economic developm

ent initiatives and com

munity service.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Patents Awarded

FY 2013FY 2014

FY 2015FY 2016

FY 2017

2

55

6

3


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Increase alumni and corporate partnerships

Melinda Faubel

B.S.I.E. 1980D

irector of External Affairs, AT&T Arkansas;

Chair of the Engineering Dean’s

Advisory Council

“The College of Engineering has made a very

significant impact on m

y life, but the impact

the college is making on our state is im

mense.

I am truly proud that I graduated from

the University of Arkansas College of Engineering. The college is achieving im

pressive results and is filled w

ith remarkable students. The faculty

and staff are exceptional in providing superior education and research in their support of our students. M

y fellow advisory board m

embers

are outstanding leaders who are w

orking throughout the U.S. and across the globe. I’m

especially proud of the focus the college puts on recruiting and retaining underrepresented groups including w

omen, m

inorities, and first generation college students. N

ow, m

ore than ever, the young people of our state, region, and nation are finding that engineering is a viable direction for their lives. It is exciting to see the new

perspectives brought in to our companies

and comm

unities because of the opportunities created in our ow

n College of Engineering.”

Endowed Faculty

FY 2017FY 2016

FY 2015FY 2014

FY 2013

3333

3433

35

0 155 25 35 Endowed Faculty Positions

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Percentage of Alumni W

ho Give

FY 2015FY 2016

FY 2014FY 2013

FY 2017

6.34%

7.80%

5.97%6.65%

6.82%

Percentage of Alumni W

ho Give

2017 Hall of Fam

e Award

• Bob H

. Crafton, BSCE 1957•

Larry G. Stephens, BSIE 1958

2017 Distinguished Alum

ni Award

• Pat Bourne, BSEE 1968

• Bob H

arrison, BSME 1974

• Pam

McG

innis, BSIE 1990•

Lynn Moore, BSCSE 1994, M

SCSE 1996•

Mike Shook, BSAG

E 1982•

Michael W

ood, BSCHE 1984

• Carl Yates, BSCE 1958

2017 Early Career Award

• Andy D

avis, BSCE 1999, MSCE 2001

• Adam

Ekenseair, BSCHE 2005

• M

att Francis, BSEE 2003, BS 2004, MSEE 2007,

PhD 2009

• Am

anda Furr, BSIE 2003•

Toni McCrory, BSBE 2007

• Jonathan Schisler, BSCM

P 2004, MSCM

P 2005•

Matt Zw

icker, BSME 2003

0

$3,000,000

$6,000,000

$9,000,000

$12,000,000

$15,000,000

Philanthropic Giving

FY 2013FY 2014

FY 2015FY 2016

FY 2017Receipts***

Production**

Philanthropic Giving*

* For more inform

ation, see Gifts and Endow

ments

chart on Appendix page 37.

** Production: new gifts received or pledged during the fiscal year,

including payments that w

ill be received in future years. *** Receipts: gifts received during the fiscal year, including paym

ents on pledges from

prior fiscal years.

Alumni By State

■ 3000 +

■ 1000-2999

■ 600-999

■ 500-599

■ 400-499

■ 200-399

■ 100-199

■ 1-99

Our Students’ H

ome States

AR

AK

CACO

CT

VT

HI

NH

MA

DE

NJMDD

C

NV

FL

GA

ALM

S

LATX

OK

NM

AZ UT

OR

IDW

Y

NEKS

MO

IL

TN

SC

NC

VAW

VKY

INO

H

WI

MI

NY

PA

ME

WA

IA

SD

MT

ND

MN

RI

Endowed Scholarships and Fellow

ships

2016: 133

2017: 139

Alumni By Country

■ 1,000

■ 125-999

■ 40-124

■ 20-39

■ 11-19

■ 1-10


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Provide high quality infrastructure


:•

The college plans major renovations

to John A. White, Jr. Engineering H

all. This historic building has housed engineering classes and labs since 1927. W

e plan to upgrade the space and create a classic interior that pays hom

age to the building’s rich history.

• Construction of the Civil Engineering Research and Education Center w

ill provide research space for structures analyses and allow

the Departm

ent of Civil Engineering to rem

ain regionally com

petitive.

Renovated Space

Renovation Investment

Total Space

8,200 ft 25,236 ft 2

6,420 ft 2

10,325 ft 2

14,449 ft 2

6,209 ft 2

$304,000$546,000

$430,500

$608,100

$229,500

$553,900

92,272 ft 2

102,067 ft 2

77,416 ft 2

84,229 ft 2

102,067 ft 284,229 ft 2

Academic

Academic

Academic

2015

2017

2016

Research

Research

Research

2016

2017

2015

2016

2015

2017


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FY 2013FY 2014

FY 2015FY 2016

FY 2017Salary and Benefits

$16,572,659 34.76%

$17,363,641 37.64%

$18,744,220 40.09%

$18,211,503 35.70%

$21,296,537 38.56%

Operating Expenditures

$2,751,265 5.77%

$2,615,636 5.67%

$1,301,172 2.78%

$1,149,449 2.25%

$922,571 1.67%

Dept Restricted Fees/M

isc $2,466,727

5.17%$2,773,673

6.01% $1,239,293

2.65% $1,121,038

2.20% $754,493

1.37%

Student Equipment Fees

$1,606,694 3.37%

$2,122,512 4.60%

$2,241,529 4.79%

$2,082,9364.08%

$2,137,758 3.87%

Scholarships$302,547

0.63%$527,343

1.14% $758,241

1.62% $482,364

.95% $343,444

0.62%

Research*$23,972,316

50.29%$20,729,821

44.94%$22,476,266

48.07%$27,966,133

54.82%$29,770,215

53.91%

Total$47,672,208

100%$46,132,626

100%$46,760,722

100%$51,013,423

100%$55,225,019

100%

* Reported and compiled by the U

of A Research Accounting Offi

ce and submitted to N

SF.

Expenditures (excluding gifts)

Revenues (excluding gifts)FY 2013

FY 2014FY 2015

FY 2016FY 2017

State Appropriations & Tuition

$20,117,970 46.86%

$20,787,672 48.42%

$21,712,044 45.81%

$22,948,204 48.42%

$24,090,402 43.59%

Distance Learning Revenues,

Ft Smith, Service Centers,

Conferences

$3,335,980 7.77%

$3,103,014 7.23%

$3,140,177 6.63%

$3,325,452 7.02%

$3,362,663 6.35%

Research Incentive Funds $1,635,454

3.81%$1,643,657

3.83%$942,325

1.99%$1,077,827

2.27%$953,566

1.80%

Biological Engineering Teaching and Agricultural Experim

ent Station*

$1,947,726 4.54%

$1,787,000 4.16%

$1,851,719 3.91%

$1,893,3974.00%

$1,898,336 3.58%

Sponsored Research**$14,930,781

34.78%$11,805,030

27.49%$15,907,692

33.57%$18,372,457

38.77%$19,057,463

35.99%

Sponsored Activities and Scholarships

$1,336,218 3.11%

$1,518,160 3.54%

$1,537,123 3.24%

$1,658,126 3.50%

$900,368 1.70%

Student Equipment Fee

Revenues (TELE-net)$2,092,715

4.87%$2,286,709

5.33%$2,302,119

4.86%$2,436,534

5.14%$2,689,449

5.08%

Total$45,396,844

$42,931,241$47,393,199

$51,711,996 $52,952,247

RevenueFY 2013

FY 2014FY 2015

FY 2016FY 2017

Contributions - Expendable$2,709,746

$1,126,807 $871,121

$1,390,103 $1,310,687

Contributions - Endowed & Restricted G

ifts$1,072,257

$5,238,427 $3,620,544

$1,303,521$948,276

Investment Incom

e: Expendable

$2,322,307 $2,577,659

$2,617,325 $2,816,073

$2,969,366 Endowed (reinvestm

ent)$1,042

$0 $0

$0 $0

Endowed Market Value Adjustm

ent$4,133,111

$6,979,898 ($298,852)

($4,280,657)$6,814,020

Net Transfers and Allocations

$13,743 ($1,224,342)

$0 $0

$0 Total Revenue

$10,252,206 $14,698,448

$6,810,138 $1,229,041

$12,042,349

ExpendituresFY 2013

FY 2014FY 2015

FY 2016FY 2017

Scholarships and Student Support$1,119,101

$1,154,870 $836,285

$621,766 $621,152

Other College Support

$2,574,873 $2,272,358

$2,154,828 $2,002,086

$2,496,899 Capital O

utlays$152,525

$218,170 $72,484

$187 $7,231

Developm

ent costs**$350,435

$347,631 $391,743

$131,177 $233,808

Total Expenditures$4,196,934

$3,993,030 $3,455,340

$2,755,216 $3,359,090

Revenues less Expenditures$6,055,272

$10,705,419 $3,354,798

($1,526,175) $8,683,259

Gifts and Endow

ments

*

* Planned and Charitable Remainder Trust Accounts are not reported.

** Developm

ent costs budgeted from U

of A Foundation funds and includes administrative overhead charges to gift revenues.

FY 2013FY 2014

FY 2015FY 2016

FY 2017Cash and Cash Equivalents - Expendable

$9,411,703 $8,219,552

$11,335,354 $12,807,764

$14,109,710 Pooled Investm

ent Funds - Endowments

$46,329,354 $55,042,921

$52,222,964 $52,164,081

$55,345,454 Scholarship Endowm

ents $9,643,672

$12,348,260 $14,376,759

$13,770,926 $14,516,478

Fellowship Endowments

$3,305,901 $3,785,316

$3,991,624 $4,292,359

$4,934,397 Total Fund Balances

$68,690,630 $79,396,049

$81,926,701 $83,035,131

$88,906,039

Gifts and Endow

ments Financial Position

*

Endowm

ent Funds Held with the University of Arkansas Foundation, University of Arkansas, and Agricultural Developm

ent Council

* Planned / Charitable Remainder Trust Accounts are not reported. Biological Engineering accounts retroactively reported with Engineering.

* Cooperative Extension Service not included.** As reported to ASEE and U

SNW

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Master of Science in O

perations Managem

entYear

Num

ber of Courses Offered

Student Credit Hours

201328

8,9432014

298,994

201530

9,5372016

319,243

201732

8,748

Master of Science in Engineering

YearN

umber of Courses O

fferedStudent Credit H

ours2013

61957

201462

1,1162015

651,182

201667

1,6772017

761,527

Distance Education

Faculty Elected as Fellows of Professional Societies

National Academ

y of EngineeringM

ike JohnsonJohn W

hite

ASM

InternationalAshok SaxenaAjay M

alshe

ASH

RAE

Darin N

utter

American Concrete Institute

Frances Griffi

thM

icah Hale

American Institute for M

edical and Biological EngineeringJin-W

oo KimYanbin LiD. Keith RoperLalit Verm

a

American Society for Engineering

EducationN

orman D

ennisKim

Needy

John White

American Society for Engineering

Managem

entH

eather Nachtm

annKim

Needy

American Society for Testing and

Materials

Ashok Saxena

American Institute of Aeronautics

and Astronautics

Jim Rankin

American Society of Agricultural

and Biological EngineersLalit Verm

aYanbin LiO

tto Loewer

American Institute of Chem

ical EngineersRobert BabcockTom

SpicerRanil W

ickramasinghe

American Society of Civil Engineers

Norm

an Dennis

Findlay Edwards

Ernie Heym

sfieldM

ike JohnsonR. Panneer Selvam

American Society of M

echanical EngineersRick CouvillionAjay M

alsheSteve TungM

in Zou

City and Guilds of London Institute

(UK)

Simon Ang

Electrochemical Society

Simon Ang

Indian Society of Agricultural EngineersLalit Verm

a

Institute for Operations Research

and Managem

ent SciencesG

reg ParnellJohn W

hite

Institute of Biological EngineeringLalit Verm

a

Institute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersSim

on AngSam

ir El-Ghazaly

Alan Mantooth

Institute of Engineering and Technology (U

K)Sim

on AngO

mar M

anasreh

Institute of PhysicsAjay M

alshe

Institute of Industrial and Systems

EngineersRichard CassadyJohn EnglishJoseph G

eunesH

eather Nachtm

annKim

Needy

Edward Pohl

Manuel Rossetti

John White

International Academy of

Production EngineeringAjay M

alshe

International Congress on FractureAshok Saxena

International Council on Systems

EngineeringG

reg Parnell

Lean Systems Society

Greg Parnell

Military O

perations Research SocietyG

reg Parnell

National Academ

y of ConstructionM

ike Johnson

National Academ

y of InventorsH

ameed N

aseem

Society of American M

ilitary EngineersM

ike Johnson

Society for Decision Professionals

Greg Parnell

Society of Reliability EngineersRichard CassadyEdw

ard Pohl

Society of Tribologists and Lubrication EngineersM

in Zou

The M

aster of Science in Engineering program has been offering online degrees

since 2009. It is a fully-accredited program taught by graduate faculty from

the College of Engineering. Th

is program is designed for students who want to further

their education in a variety of engineering topics, and its graduates are well-prepared for a career in engineering and m

anagement of engineering system

s, processes and organizations.

This program

is consistently ranked in the top 30 for best online graduate engineering program

s and best online graduate engineering programs for veterans

by U.S. News & W

orld Report.

The M

aster of Science in Operations M

anagement program

was established in 1974 and since that tim

e it has become the largest graduate degree program

offered by the University. Th

e purpose of the program is to create value through

efficiency by applying the strategic, tactical and operational activities of operations

managem

ent. The program

offers classes at several graduate resident centers across the region. Students m

ay complete all the requirem

ents for the program at one of

these centers, at the Fayetteville campus, or online.


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FFKim

Bullard D

irector of Student Records kbullard@

uark.edu (479) 575-3053

Thomas Carter III

Assistant Dean for Student Services

and Student Affairs tic@

uark.edu (479) 575-5009

Richard Cassady D

irector of the Freshman Engineering Program

cassady@

uark.edu (479) 575-6735

Stella ClarkD

evelopment Specialist

[email protected]

(479) 575-4092

Kyle Cook Facilities M

anager kbcook@

uark.edu (479) 575-6899

Larry Esch Assistant D

ean for Finance esch@

uark.edu (479) 575-5699

Kristy FinkAssistant to the D

ean kfink@

uark.edu (479) 575-3054

Troy AlleyExecutive Vice President and CO

OCon-Real, Inc.

Greg Baltz

Founder and PresidentRunning Lake Farm

s

Bami Bastani

Senior Vice President Radio Frequency Business U

nitG

LOBALFO

UN

DRIES

Sherman Black

CEOConservis Corporation

Kevin Brown

Executive Vice President, Manufacturing and

Refining (retired)LyondellBasell Industries

G. Kent Burnett

Senior Vice President of IT and e-com

merce (retired)

Dillard’s D

epartment Stores, Inc.

Ansel Condray Chairm

an and Production Director (retired)

ExxonMobil International, Ltd.

Alan FortenberryCEOBeaver W

ater District

Kendall Harris

Dean and Professor

Roy G. Perry College of Engineering,

Prairie View A&M

University

Bob Harrison

Vice President/PrincipalECCI

Grady H

arvellPresident AFCO

Steel

David H

umphrey

Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Com

munications

ArcBest Corporation

James “Jon” Keel

Founder and CEO

Improved Results, LLC

Jack King President and CEO

(retired) O

glethorpe Power Corporation

Rodger Kline CO

O (retired)

Acxiom Corporation

Vincent LyonsPresident & CEO

N

ational Instrument, LLC

John Marshall

President and CEO

Coastal Partners, Inc.

Charles “Micky” M

ayfield Sales Vice President (retired)Coriant

Kent McAllister

President of ProjectsW

ood Group- Am

ericas

James M

cClelland Jr. Chairm

an Emeritus

McClelland Consulting Engineers, Inc.

Pamela M

cGinnis

President, Global Marketing

Phillips 66

Marji M

cNeill

Vice President and Director, Com

pliance and Ethics Flint H

ills Resources

Adam M

onroe President - Am

ericas N

ovozymes

Tom Pierson

Founder and CTOTAS Energy

Karl SchubertPresident and Principal ConsultantTechN

ova Consulting, LLC

Patrick SchueckVice PresidentLexicon, Inc.

Stuart ScottExecutive Vice President and CIOJ.B. H

unt Transport, Inc.

Ami Spivey

Senior Vice PresidentInternational Business Processes, W

almart Stores, Inc.

Julian Stewart

Sales and Marketing (retired)

IBM Corporation

W. Robert Storey

Principal Director, The M

VR Company

Manging D

irectory, VIC Technology Venture D

evelopment

Leon TopalianExecutive Vice PresidentN

ucor Corporation

Chris Weiser

Ow

ner and PresidentJV M

anufacturing

Bruce Westerm

anCongressm

an

Dan W

illiams

President and CEOG

arver Engineers

Charles Zimm

erman

Vice President, International Design and

Construction (retired)W

almart Stores, Inc.

College of Engineering Advisory CouncilM

elinda Faubel, Council ChairD

irector of External Affairs, AT&T Arkansas

College of Engineering Administrative Contacts

Brian Henderson

Director of Em

ployer Relations and Student Placem

ent bw

[email protected]

(479) 575-6265

Bryan Hill

Assistant Dean for Student Recruitm

ent, H

onors and International Programs

bwhill@

uark.edu (479) 575-7236

Rifati RaindriatiAssistant to the Associate D

eans (479) 575-6010 rnraindr@

uark.edu

Eric Specking D

irector of Recruitment

[email protected]

(479) 575-7780

Emily W

ood D

irector of Developm

ent and External Relations ew

[email protected]

(479) 575-3075

DEA

NS A

ND

ASSO

CIATE DEA

NS

John English D

ean of the College of Engineering Irm

a F. and Raymond F. G

iffels Endow

ed Chair in Engineering jre@

uark.edu (479) 575-3054

Norm

an Dennis

Senior Associate Dean

[email protected]

(479) 575-6011

Heather N

achtmann

Associate Dean for Research

[email protected]

(479) 575-3484

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