Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

P. Elaine Duncan

Apr 7, 2025, 4:14 PM

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.

Wendell S. Norman

Apr 7, 2025, 2:53 PM

B.S. Mechanical Engineering 1956 Dr. Wendell Norman’s distinguished engineering career is highlighted by innovation, leadership, management, teaching and a willingness to work extraordinarily hard to reach a worthy goal. All of those qualities led to a level of expertise described by his peers as “invaluable to the nation” during a critical period in defense and space exploration.

L. Berkley Davis, Jr.

Apr 7, 2025, 1:32 PM

B.S. Mechanical Engineering 1966 M.S. Mechanical Engineering 1970 P.h.D Mechanical Engineering 1972 L. Berkley Davis Jr. is at the center of power. Electric power, that is. Dr. Davis is known internationally for innovations leading to the development and worldwide implementation of low-nitrous-oxide-emission gas turbines for electric-power generation.

J. Ralph King

Apr 7, 2025, 1:31 PM

B.S. Mechanical Engineering 1960 Inventors solve problems, improve productivity and add to the quality of life. Ralph King has found ways to do all that on an even larger scale by helping inventors succeed and encouraging young people to pursue their dreams in an engineering or scientific field.

William T. Young

Apr 7, 2025, 12:16 PM

William T. Young graduated with high distinction from the University of Kentucky in 1939 with a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering. After a short employment with Bailey Meter in Cleveland, Ohio, he served as a captain in the U.S. Army from 1941-45. Upon returning to Lexington after World War II, he founded W. T. Young Foods, Inc., a company that became one of the nation’s leading producers of peanut butter. Mr. Young sold his business to Procter and Gamble in 1954, but continued to manage their peanut butter manufacturing operation until 1957, at which time he founded W. T.

Paul E. Patton

Apr 7, 2025, 12:16 PM

A native of Fallsburg near Louisa in Lawrence County, Kentucky, Paul E. Patton graduated from the University of Kentucky with a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering in 1959. After graduation he began his professional career in the mining industry in Floyd County .

Louis A. Povinelli

Apr 7, 2025, 12:16 PM

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.

Joseph G. Teague

Apr 7, 2025, 12:16 PM

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.

J. Irvine Lyle Posthumous

Apr 7, 2025, 12:16 PM

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.

C. Michael Garver

Apr 7, 2025, 12:16 PM

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.

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P. Elaine Duncan

Wendell S. Norman

L. Berkley Davis, Jr.

J. Ralph King

William T. Young

Paul E. Patton

Louis A. Povinelli

Joseph G. Teague

J. Irvine Lyle Posthumous

C. Michael Garver

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