The University of Kansas School of Engineering, founded in 1891 is the oldest
Engineering School
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in the
State of Kansas
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, although engineering degrees were awarded as early as 1873. It is an
ABET
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accredited, public engineering school located on the main campus of the
University of Kansas
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Alan Mulally
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(BS/MS AE), President and CEO of
Ford Motor Company
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Google
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DaimlerChrysler AG
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Chairman.
* Rear Adm. Wayne E. Meyer (BSEE 1946) Director of the
AEGIS
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Shipbuilding Project.
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Lou Montulli
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Douglas Shane
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(BS 1982), director of flight operations for
SpaceShipOne
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, which made the first privately funded human spaceflight.
* Linda Zarda Cook (PE 1981), executive director of
NASA
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