utwordmark

Alumni and Friends

NASA reunion group
The Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics has graduated over 4,800 alumni since its first degree was granted in 1927. Our graduates have made significant contributions in a variety of fields. From flying in space to mapping oil spills from space; from teaching our future engineers to be leaders to leading engineering businesses – our alumni continue to make a positive impact on the world with their knowledge and skills.

Learn more about our alumni and their successful careers on our alumni profiles page and past issues of our print newsletter, The Longhorn Liftoff.

Alumni and friends, we urge you to keep in touch. Your stories are our success! Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it if you are interested in being profiled on our webpage or in our newsletter.





Alumni Spotlight

kc-williams-thumbnailAlumnus K.C. Williams Honored as Distinguished Engineering Graduate

Kenneth C. “K.C.” Williams (BS ASE ’72) has been selected as a Cockrell School Distinguished Engineering Graduate, the highest honor that the school bestows on its alumni.

Read more...

Alumni Spotlight

Jeannie Leavitt thumbnailASE Alumna Jeannie Leavitt Becomes First Female Wing Commander

UT Aerospace alumna Col. Jeannie Leavitt (BS ASE ’90) has made history by becoming the first woman to take command of an Air Force combat fighter wing in North Carolina. Read the Fox News story.

Read more...