Archie W. Straiton (B.S. Electrical Engineering 1929; M.A. Physics 1931; Ph.D. Physics 1939) taught at UT Austin for nearly 50 years and helped found the Department of Electrical Engineering. He married Esther McDonald in 1932, and they had two daughters, Janelle Holman and Carolyn Erlinger, six grandchildren, and eleven great grandchildren. Dr. Straiton passed away on July 22, 2000.

Dr. Hector de Jesus Ruiz is a founder of Advanced Nanotechnology Solutions, Inc and serves as the company’s Chairman. A luminary in the field of technology for nearly three decades, he is an accomplished engineer, corporate strategist and chief executive.

B.S.E.E., 1978
Insurance Commissioner
State of California

Walter Williams McAllister, Sr., business, civic, and political leader, son of Frank William and Lena (Stumberg) McAllister, was born in San Antonio, on March 26, 1889. His grandfather, Samuel W. McAllister, who migrated from Kentucky to San Antonio before the Civil War, served as justice of the peace and judge of the Corporation Court of Bexar County. McAllister received his B.S. in electrical engineering in 1910 from the University of Texas. He was a charter member in 1919 and second president of the San Antonio Kiwanis Club, a Mason, and a thirty-third-degree Shriner.

B.S. EE 1982
Senior Vice President of Technologies, Apple Inc.

Bob Mansfield, senior vice president of technologies at Apple Inc., has spent three decades as a leader in the computer and consumer electronics industry.

W. Neal Kocurek earned his B.S., M.S., and Ph. D., degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.  While he was a student at UT, Kocurek was a member of Eta Kappa Nu (the engineering honor society), a member of the UT Friar Society, and President of the Silver Spurs.  He is Cockrell School Distinguished Engineering Graduate.

Ph.D. EE 1996
Entrepreneur, Former Executive Vice President, NetQoS Inc.