Cullen College of Engineering Gala
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1600 Lamar Street, Houston, TX 77010
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Cullen Gala 2024
University of Houston
Cullen College of Engineering
A Red Carpet Extravaganza Celebrating Engineering & Technology Innovation
The inaugural Cullen Gala celebrates how far engineering and technology have come in the Houston region and UH Cullen College's impact on the next generation of industry leaders.
Cullen Gala Chair
Zafar "Zaf" Tahir (’84, MBA ’99, JD)
Member Cullen Board & Commissioner Houston Planning
Honorary Cullen Gala Chair
The Honorable John Whitmire, Mayor, City of Houston
Honorary Committee
The Honorable Dennis Paul ('86, MSCE '91), Texas House of Representatives District 129
The Honorable Jon Rosenthal, Texas House of Representatives District 135
The Honorable Joe R. Zimmerman (’83), Mayor, Sugar Land
The Honorable Martha Castex-Tatum, Mayor Pro Tem/District K, City of Houston
The Honorable Amy Peck (MBA '07), Vice Mayor Pro Tem/District A, City of Houston
The Honorable Sallie Alcorn (MBA '91), Councilmember At Large, City of Houston
The Honorable Fred Flickinger, Councilmember District E, City of Houston
The Honorable Chris Hollins, City Controller, City of Houston
The Honorable Adrian Garcia, Commissioner, Harris County Precinct 2
The Honorable Tom Ramsey, P.E., Commissioner, Harris County Precinct 3
The Honorable Jon Keeney, Mayor, City of Taylor Lake Village
UH Engineering Alumni Association
LaShonda Anderson-Williams, Salesforce Industries
Jamie Bragg ('93, MBA '99), EVP & Chief Supply Chain Officer, Tailored Brands
Chad Burke, President & CEO, Economic Alliance Houston Port Region
Comcast
Marcia Faschingbauer, President and CEO, Excargo
Kayoor Gajarawala, CDIO, LyondellBasell (’90)
Uzma Zaki Kamal (BSEE ’90, MBA ’15)
Saiyid Zafar Kamal, PhD (BSME ’84, MSME ’87, PhD ’90)
Margaret A. Kidd ('85, MA '08), Program Director Supply Chain/Logistics, UH
Col. Vipin Kumar, Executive Director, India House
Michel Maksoud, Sr. Director of Texas Operations, Gannett Fleming
The Honorable Brian Middleton, District Attorney, Fort Bend County
John Moseley, Chief Commercial Officer, Port Houston
Flávio Niemeyer Guimarães, Founder, Radix Engineering & Software USA
Eliza Paul (’88), Texas Department of Transportation
Marco Poisler, COO-Global Energy & Capital Projects, UTC Overseas
Al Powell, Director of Logistics, Triple-S Steel Supply Co.
Mackrena Ramos (’99), VP & Program Manager, LAN
Michael Ramos (’00), President, APEX Financial Management Services
The Honorable James Rodriguez ('98), VP Sales, Marketing & Communications, RRP Consulting Engineers, LLC
Art Schroeder (MBA '99), CEO & Founder, Safe Marine Transfer LLC
Tim Sensenig, CEO, TMSfirst
Lisa Sikora (’90, MBA ’91) & David Sikora (’86, MBA) Board Chairman, TDECU
Ravi Singhania (’73), Commissioner, Port Freeport
Richard Smith, Interim Director, Public Works, City of Houston
Jim Szczesniak, Director, Houston Airport Systems
Jorge L. Trevino, PE, JL Trevino & Associates
UH Construction Management Industry Advisory Board
Cyril Joseph Varghese, Global Logistics Director, FLUOR
Michael Viator (’83), President, Rapid Turn Laser & Machine
Meera Victor, Vice President, Carollo Engineers
Giti Zarinkelk, PE, Zarinkelk Engineering Services Inc. & Michael J. Bagstad, PE
Dean of the Cullen College of Engineering
Dr. Pradeep Sharma, PhD, PE
