CHDP Faculty + Staff
Calhoun Honors Discovery Program Faculty & Staff
Paul Knox
Interim Executive Director of Calhoun Honors Discovery Program, Founding Dean of the Honors College
Amy Arnold
Collegiate Assistant Professor, Calhoun Center for Higher Education Innovation
Neal Henshaw
Technical Director
Jake Keyel
Collegiate Assistant Professor, Calhoun Center for Higher Education Innovation
Michelle Kovac
Program Manager
Michael Kretser
Collegiate Assistant Professor
Shahabedin Sagheb
Collegiate Assistant Professor
Robert Smith
Boeing Technical Fellow
CHDP Distinguished Professor of Practice
Alkan Soysal
Collegiate Associate Professor
Katie Walkup
Collegiate Associate Professor
Our team of faculty and staff work closely with the Honors College
Affiliated Faculty
A number of faculty from across campus with interest in transdisciplinary education in collaborative technology innovation for societal impact join the CHDP program faculty in the development and delivery of CHDP program course modules.
Visiting Professors of Practice
David Calhoun
President and Chief Executive Officer, The Boeing Company | Distinguished Visiting Lecturer
Chip Blankenship
Montgomery Distinguished Professor of Practice, Academic General Faculty, Teaching Materials Science and Engineering Retired GE Appliances, a Haier company | Visiting Professor of Practice
Harry Chase
Director at GE Appliances, a Haier Company | Visiting Professor of Practice
Charles Erignac
Associate Technical Fellow, Boeing | Visiting Professor of Practice
Eugene (Gene) V. Fife
Founder of Vawter Capital LLC | Distinguished Visiting Lecturer
Jonathan Fulton
Enterprise Industrial Engineering, BR&T, Boeing | Visiting Professor of Practice
Gregory Garrett
Senior Ergonomics Lead, BDS Advanced Manufacturing Operations, Ergonomics/Safety & Human Augmentation, Boeing | Visiting Professor of Practice
Miriam Grace
Senior Technical Fellow, Advanced Information Technologist, Boeing | Visiting Professor of Practice
Tazio Grivetti
Emerging Technologies Program Leader, Caterpillar Inc. | Visiting Professor of Practice
Catherine Bond Hill
Managing Director, ITHAKA S+R | Visiting Professor of Practice
Trent Ingrim
GE Appliances, a Haier Company | Visiting Professor of Practice
Tony Kauer
Associate Technical Fellow, Production System Architect, Boeing | Visiting Professor of Practice
Erick King
Co-Founder and Executive Director, Capital Youth Empowerment Program | Visiting Professor of Practice
Martin Kurzwell
Director, Educational Transformation Program, ITHAKA S+R | Visiting Professor of Practice
Dimitris Lappas
Sr. Global Services Director at JDA Software / Blue Yonde | Visiting Professor of Practice
Melinda Leland
Director of Youth Success, United Way Southwest Virginia | Visiting Professor of Practice
Elaine MacDonald
Materials & Process Engineer, Boeing Research & Technology, Boeing | Visiting Professor of Practice
Mike Richey
Associate Technical Fellow, Chief Learning Scientist, Leadership, Learning and Organizational Capability, Boeing | Visiting Professor of Practice
Karl Sheldon
General Manager, Advanced Military Engineering, GE Aviation | Visiting Professor of Practice
Rich Stark
787 Structures Engineering Manager, Boeing | Visiting Professor of Practice
Travis Staton
President and CEO, United Way Southwest Virginia | Visiting Professor of Practice
John Tracy
Chief Technology Officer & Senior Vice President of Engineering, Operations, and Technology (Retired), The Boeing Company | Distinguished Visiting Lecturer
John Williams
Associate Technical Fellow, Additive Electronics Technologies, BR&T, Boeing | Visiting Professor of Practice