A native of Johnson County, Kentucky, and a 1948 graduate of Paintsville High School, Cullie J. Sparks longed to find an easier lifestyle than hoeing corn, digging potatoes, and working in the family grocery store. He enrolled in the University of Kentucky and received a Bachelor of Science degree in metallurgical engineering in 1952. In 1957, he became the third person to receive a doctoral degree from the UK College of Engineering. Dr. Sparks was an active student leader in the College of Engineering and served as president of the Engineering Student Council in 1951-52.
A native of Buffalo, New York, Dr. Louis A. Povinelli received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Detroit. He then pursued graduate studies at the University of Kentucky earning a Master of Science degree in mechanical engineering in 1956. After earning a Ph.D. from Northwestern University in 1959, he was selected as a FIAT-Fulbright postdoctoral fellow at the Polytechnic Institute of Turin, Italy.
Holloway Fields, Jr. was born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky on Montmullen Street directly across South Limestone from the University of Kentucky where in 1951 he would receive a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering.
Born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky Thomas Blackburn Deen earned a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from the University of Kentucky in 1951. He then pursued graduate studies at the University of Chicago and in 1956 received a Yale University Bureau of Highway Traffic Certificate.
A native of Mount Sterling, Kentucky, Reese Terry, Jr. began his undergraduate studies in 1960 at the University of Kentucky in civil engineering as a recipient of a transportation scholarship. Realizing his interests lay elsewhere, he transferred to electrical engineering in his junior year. Mr. Terry earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering in 1964 and 1966 both from the University of Kentucky.
Joseph G. Teague was born in Providence, Kentucky. He received a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering in 1956, and a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering in 1958 from the University of Kentucky. He later continued his education by taking graduate engineering and business courses from the University of Washington, University of New Mexico, and Case-Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.
Born February 14, 1874, J. Irvine Lyle was raised on the family farm in Fayette County, Kentucky. In 1896, he received a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, and a master’s degree in mechanical engineering 1902, from the Kentucky State University, now the University of Kentucky. While at the University he was a member of the varsity football team, Sigma Chi social fraternity and Tau Beta Pi engineering honor society.
Born in central Kentucky, C. Michael Garver graduated from Ashland High School in 1955. He received a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Kentucky in 1960. While in college, Mr. Garver was a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity.
The son of a farmer, O. Gene Gabbard was born in Sand Gap, Kentucky . He received a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from UK in 1961. Mr. Gabbard also holds a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania . He was a member of Eta Kappa Nu, Tau Beta Pi, Scabbard and Blade honor societies. He was also active with the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Institute of Radio Engineers, Kentucky Engineer, Engineering Student Council and was a resident advisor at Haggin Hall.
A native Pennsylvanian, Dr. Mark E. Davis was born in Ellwood City and raised in the city of Erie. He enrolled at the University of Kentucky after receiving a track and field scholarship. He was a member of the varsity track team, lettering in track. He received the University’s award for outstanding scholar-athlete from among students in all varsity sports at the University. Dr. Davis received the bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in chemical engineering from the University of Kentucky in 1977, 1978 and 1981 respectively.
