NAME Industry Advisory Board

The mission of Industry Advisory Board (IAB) is to provide counsel and to support the Boysie Bollinger School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering in all matters of its operation and development.

Members of the Industry Advisory Board

Members are carefully selected to represent a wide spread of the marine industry constituency of the Boysie Bollinger School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering. They serve at the invitation of the Board and the Boysie Bollinger School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Chair.

Current Members
Altug Basaran	Ship Architects, Inc., Daphne, AL
Brent R. Blackburn	Bollinger Shipyards, Inc., Lockport, LA
Arthur Darden	Arthur D. Darden, Inc., Metairie, LA
Childs E. Dunbar	New Orleans Marine Services, Inc.
P. Michael Duthu	Huntington Ingalls Industries
Matthew Garner	Gibbs & Cox, Inc.
Kenneth Humphreys	MiNO Marine
Todd Johnson	Pacific-Gulf Marine Inc.
René Leonard	Conrad Shipyard, LLC
Fernando Malabet	Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc.
Gil G. Romano	Metal Shark Boats
Ajay K. Suda	A. K. Suda, Inc.
Joel R. Whitehead	Whitehead & Associates, Inc.

Tasks of the Industry Advisory Board

Provide critical counsel to the chairman on matters relating to industry requirements with regard to curriculum planning, development, management, and evaluation.
Enlist the support and goodwill of corporations and individuals in helping to shape the direction of legislation and other government action to the best interest of the department.
Promote the department to generate private funds for various research and other academic activities.
Seek faculty involvement in industry
Showcase the Boysie Bollinger School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering in the industry locally, nationally, and the world, to attract students and excellent faculty.
Assist in laboratory development
Obtain professional opportunities for students (internship and permanent)
Enhance student professional society activities