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AlumnI Directory for 1961

Gary L. Barr

B.S.M.E. 1961, University of Idaho
M.S.E.M. 1972, Wichita State University

1961-1966 - U.S. Navy
1966-2001 - Beech (Raytheon) Aircraft
2001-Present - Retired

Gene Baxter

Gene K. Baxter, Ph.D., P.E.

B.S.M.E 1961, University of Idaho
M.S. Aerospace Engineering 1965, Syracuse University
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering 1971, Syracuse University

1968-1982 - Mechanical engineering design & management positions, General Electric Co., Syracuse, NY & Daytona Beach, FL
1982-1983 - Engineering Department Head, Schlumberger Technology Corp., Rosharon, TX
1983-1985 - Manager of Engineering, Baker International Co., Sacramento, CA
1985-1991 - Engineering Project Manager, McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co., Mesa, AZ
1991-1993 - President, Exodyne Electric Motors, Tempe, AZ
1993-Present - Forensic Consulting Engineer, Baxter Engineering, Mesa, AZ

James Clark Child

B.S.M.E. 1961, University of Idaho

I've been a Presbyterian Minister for 35 years in the midwest.

Ivan Ray Cranston Jr., P.E.

B.S.M.E. 1961, University of Idaho

1964-Present - President and Owner F. T. Andrews, Inc. (a 25-person consulting mechanical engineering firm), Anaheim, CA

John G. Fabie

B.S.E.E. 1961, University of Idaho

1961-1966 - U.S. Navy
1966-1994 - Wisconsin Power & Light Company
1994 Retired

James S. Jenks

B.S.Geo.E. 1961, University of Idaho
M.S.C.E. Water Resources Engineering 1965, University of California, Berkeley

1961 - U.S. Army
1965-1989 - Leeds Hill and Jewett, Inc., San Francisco
1989-2006 - Watermaster, Santa Margarita River

Richard (Dick) A. Rene'

B.S.E.E. 1961, University of Idaho
M.S.E.E. 1966, University of Colorado

1962-1987 - U.S. Air Force
1987-1990 - Titan Systems Corporation
1990-2002 - XonTech, Inc.
2006-Present - Consultant, Northrup Grummon/TASC

James Storms

James G Storms

B.S. Agricultural Engineering 1961, University of Idaho

Jun 1961-Feb 1968 - Green Giant Company, Le Sueur, MN
Mar 1968-2001 - Project Engineer, Chief Engineer, Plant Manager, J. E. Love Company, Garfield, WA
Retired June 2001
Secretary Garfield Cemetery District No. 2
Membership Chairman Palouse Audubon Society
Garfield United Methodist Church Trustee
Past President Inland Empire Christmas Tree Association

Robert A Suhr

B.S.E.E. 1961, University of Idaho
Aerospace Program Management 1972, USC

20 years Senior Test Engineer, Project Manager with General Dynamics, Pomona, CA
10 years Program Manager with Ford Aerospace, Newport Beach, CA
Retired after 1 year Senior Program Manager with Lockheed Martin

Jack C. Swearengen

B.S. 1961, University of Idaho
M.S. 1963, University of Arizona
Ph.D. 1970, University of Washington

4 years, Automation, Industrial R&D
26 years, Sandia National Laboratories
6 years, University faculty and Engineering Director

Weldon R. Tovey

B.S.M.E. 1961, University of Idaho
M.Ed. 1964, University of Idaho
Ed.D. 1971, Brigham Young University

1962-1964 - Instructor of General Engineering, University of Idaho
1965-1971 - Assistant Professor of Engineering, University of Idaho
1971-1976 - Associate Professor and Assistant Dean, University of Idaho
1976-1980 - Professor and Assistant Dean, University of Idaho
1980-1998 - Professor and Associate Dean