B.S. in Electrical Engineering, 1949 Posthumous Induction
B.S. in Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, 1979 When Todd Johnson graduated from Daviess County High School in 1972, he had no intention of going to college. After seven straight midnight shifts at a local aluminum plant, however, Johnson decided college was for him after all. At the University of Kentucky, Johnson became the first metallurgical engineering student to Co-op. His Co-op experience at Armco Steel resulted in Johnson receiving several job offers upon graduating in 1979.
B.S. in Electrical Engineering, 1987
UK Pigman College of Engineering researchers in the Department of Mining Engineering Steven Schafrik (PI), Zach Agioutantis (Co-I) and Joseph Sottile (Co-I) have received a nearly $439,000 grant from the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health for their project, "Development and Demonstration of an Automated Shuttle Car."
B.S. in Electrical Engineering, 1954
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, 1988
B.S. in Mining Engineering, 1992
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, 1984
B.S. in Computer Science, 1986
In his long career, Steve Polston has served as plant manager, senior vice president, chief operating officer, president and CEO for various nuclear energy and engineering companies. For nearly the last decade, however, he has put all of his leadership ability toward battling homelessness. Polston earned his Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering in 1970 from the University of Kentucky.
