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Alumni & Friends

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Support the College

As an alumni of the College of Engineering, you are joining more than 8,000 other accomplished graduates and professionals who have learned in our classrooms and worked in our labs over the last 35+ years.

Your interest and support provides the resources, expertise and experiences that will help our current and future students succeed.

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Get Involved

There are many ways you can get involved with fellow alumni, the college, and today’s students!

Join the College of Engineering Alumni Board

You can put your time, skills and resources to good use by giving back to the College and the University by joining the College of Engineering Alumni Board. To find out about open positions, roles and responsibilities, email Tom Anderson at tom.anderson71@gmail.com.

Bring Your Knowledge to Campus

Is your company hiring? Do you have internship opportunities or information that could be valuable to our student body? Request to hold an information session. Contact Jenny Shin at jenny.shin@unlv.edu.

Hire a Student or Graduate

UNLV’s online employment portal Handshake serves employers seeking to hire UNLV talent. Sign up and post your open positions with Engineering Career Services.

Volunteer Your Time

There are several opportunities throughout the year where we could use your help, such as serving as a competition judge at Senior Design, UNLV Homecoming, and other student events. If you are interested in getting involved, please contact Kerry Sallee at kerry.sallee@unlv.edu.

Support the College of Engineering

Whether it is an annual donation for scholarships, the naming of a space in our new Advanced Engineering Building, or a planned gift, we appreciate your support. Check out how you can support the college and the next generation of engineers.

Academy of Engineering

Another great way of getting involved is by nominating a fellow alumni for the Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award. Nominations are accepted year-round.

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College of Engineering Alumni Chapter Board of Directors

  • Tom Anderson, President ('95 BS Electrical Engineering)
  • Justin Veilleux, Past President & Interim Secretary ('04 MS Computer Engineering, '21 MBA)
  • Robert Aytes, Treasurer ('98 BS Mechanical Engineering)
  • Kraig Otani, Member at Large ('05 BS Electrical Engineering)
  • Mike Plinski, Member at Large ('95 BS & '98 MS Mechanical Engineering)
  • Bradford Colton, Member at Large ('94 BS Mechanical Engineering)
  • James Bristow, Member at Large ('09 BA Political Science & BS Civil Engineering, '17 MS Civil Engineering, '22 Ph.D. Civil and Environmental Engineering)

Class Notes

Srinivas Kalyan Yellanki

Srinivas Kalyan Yellanki, ’15 MS Computer Science, has worked at Walmart and Expedia Group, focusing on distributed systems, software reliability and AI personalization infrastructure. He co-authored research published at the 2014 International Conference on Program Comprehension with UNLV professor Andreas Stefik and colleagues, and a paper accepted for AISQ 2026. He is an IEEE senior member, a full member of Sigma Xi and has served on research artifact evaluation committees for ICSE, ASE and ISSRE. Living in the Austin, Texas, area, he continues to connect research with practical software engineering and hopes to share his experience with current UNLV computer science students. His advice to new graduates is to stay curious, build strong fundamentals, seek feedback and keep learning.

Camille Touton

Camille (Calimlim) Touton, ’06 BS Engineering and ’06 BA Communications Studies, returned to Las Vegas with her husband, Matthew, and their family after nearly 20 years in Washington, D.C., where she served as commissioner for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. She is now an adjunct scholar in residence at UNLV’s College of Engineering, where she teaches Leadership in Water Systems: Sustainability and Resilience Across the American West. Touton also is founder and principal of Rotunda, River & Range LLC, a Las Vegas-based strategic advisory firm focused on water, infrastructure, public policy, and stakeholder partnerships. Her husband, Matthew Touton, '07 BS Chemistry, is also an alum.
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