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Three Auburn Engineering graduates and a company led by an Auburn engineer were honored by the State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame during ceremonies held this year in Birmingham.
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Julian Davidson is the founder and head of Davidson Technologies in Huntsville, which he started in 1996, after a distinguished career with the federal government that included an appointment as the first director of the Advanced Ballistic Missile Defense Agency. A 1950 Auburn graduate with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Davidson has also held leading roles with Burroughs Corporation and Booz Allen Hamilton. Davidson and his wife of 25 years, Dorothy, are involved in numerous civic organizations, including the National Museum of the American Indian, the National Children’s Advocacy Center and the Huntsville city symphony and art museum.
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Cullman native Earl Foust, a 1971 Auburn graduate in mechanical engineering, is known for his dedication to innovation. As president of Valmont Newark, America’s largest provider of spun concrete, tubular steel and hybrid poles used in electrical transmission, distribution and substation systems, Foust has led the company to become a key alliance supplier to the majority of utilities in the U.S., including Southern Company and the Tennessee Valley Authority. An avid supporter of engineering education and advancement, he has served in various roles for the Birmingham Engineering Council, the Alabama Society of Professional Engineers and the National Society of Professional Engineers. Foust and his wife, Nan, live in Vestavia Hills. Foust was nominated to the hall of fame by UAB, where he holds a graduate degree.
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Raymond Loyd is the founding chairman of Derby Fabricating, a leading die-cutter of nonmetallic materials for automotive and consumer appliance clients. He also spent 15 years with General Electric, where he led the development of the Carry Cool, the first room air conditioner to sell profitably for under $100. A 1961 graduate in mechanical engineering, Loyd is also a partner in Purcell Staffing, a global temporary staffing firm; Flair Molded Plastics, an injection molder for the automotive and appliance industries; and Global Link Logistics, which offers freight logistics and warehouse services. Long-time supporters of Auburn, Loyd and his wife Eleanor currently reside in Louisville, Ky. Brasfield & Gorrie was inducted in the corporate category. With 21 specialized divisions and more than 3,000 employees, the company is one of the largest privately held contracting firms in the nation with almost $2 billion in new construction set for this year. Miller Gorrie, right, purchased the company in 1964, seven years after graduating from Auburn. The firm now has offices in Birmingham, Atlanta, Orlando, Raleigh, Nashville and Jacksonville. Many Auburn engineers have chosen Brasfield and Gorrie to be their career home, including the company’s chief operating officer, Jeff Stone, a 1979 civil engineering graduate and former chair of the Auburn Alumni Engineering Council. G.W. Jones & Sons Consulting Engineers was also cited in the corporate category. This Huntsville-based firm is headed by Mark Yokley, a 1985 graduate in civil engineering, who serves as president, and Ray Jones, a 1957 graduate in agricultural science, who is chairman of the board. Founded in 1886, the company has been a major force in Madison County and north Alabama and provides engineering services on a wide variety of projects.
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