James A. Caywood was born in Kona, Letcher County, Kentucky and was raised in Kenton County. He graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1944 with the degree of Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. Following service as a Naval officer during the later stages of World War II, he began his professional career with the L&N Railroad. He later attained the position of chief engineer of construction and maintenance of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
Oliver H. (Ollie) Raymond was born in Shelbyville, Kentucky and grew up in the farming community of Chestnut Grove in Shelby County. After graduating as valedictorian of his high school class in 1948, he joined the Air Force for an 18-month tour of duty. He received the Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Kentucky in 1954. Subsequently, he worked for construction firms involved in the design and construction of coal preparation plants, and water and sewer treatment plants.
A native of Corbin, Kentucky, Carl J. McHargue served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Following his discharge in 1946, he entered the University of Kentucky, receiving a Bachelor of Science in metallurgical engineering (with honors) in 1949, and a Master of Science in metallurgical engineering in 1951. He remained at the University of Kentucky to earn the first doctorate awarded by the College of Engineering in 1953.
Louisville native, James F. McDonald, received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Kentucky in 1962 and 1964, respectively. Following graduation, he joined the International Business Machines Corporation as an associate engineer in the Office Products Division.
James F. Hardymon received his Bachelor of Science (1956) and Master of Science (1958) degrees in civil engineering from the University of Kentucky. After two tours of duty with the U.S. Army, he returned to his hometown of Maysville, Kentucky in 1961 to begin his business career at Browning Manufacturing Company. He held various field and sales management positions both before and after Browning’s acquisition by Emerson Electric Company.
Born in Eagle Cliff, Georgia, Robert M. Drake, Jr., graduated from the University of Kentucky with a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering in 1942 and immediately joined the U.S. Army Air Corps. He received his Master of Science (1946) and Doctor of Philosophy (1950) from the University of California at Berkeley. Dr. Drake resigned from the AAF in 1947 and joined the faculty of the College of Engineering at UC-Berkeley.
Gerald “Gerry” L. Nichols was a native of Louisville, Kentucky. He received his Bachelor of Science in civil engineering in 1958 from the University of Kentucky, and later earned a MBA from the University of Louisville. He also completed additional studies at Northwestern and McGill Universities. Mr. Nichols was a veteran, having served as an officer in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the Pacific and completed military studies at the Presidio. He returned to active duty during the Berlin Crisis.
Thomas A. Auxier was born in Auxier, Floyd County, Kentucky. He received his Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering in 1958 and Master of Science in mechanical engineering in 1962 from the University of Kentucky. From 1965 to 1981, Mr. Auxier held positions with Belcan Corporation and General Electric Company in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1981, he accepted a position with Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Company.
Born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky and a graduate of Southern High School, Richard A. Holloway enrolled in the University of Kentucky where he received a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering in 1964. While an undergraduate, he was a member of Phi Kappa Tau fraternity. He later received a Master of Science degree in management from Texas Christian University and was a Senior Executive Sloan Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Lawrenceburg, Kentucky native and Anderson County High School graduate Elaine Duncan earned the Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Kentucky in 1974. She was an officer in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, a member of the Society of Women Engineers and Pi Tau Sigma honor society. In 1984 she earned a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Minnesota while working full time at 3M Corporation.
