Summer 2007

Two Alumni Elected To Board Of Trustees

Two Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology alumni have been elected to the college’s Board of Trustees. Attending their first trustee meeting in May were William Olah and Carlton O’Neal.

Olah is a partner in the Terre Haute law firm of Wilkinson, Goeller, Modesitt, Wilkinson and Drummy LLP. He heads the law firm’s business section and serves as counsel to business entities and their principals in the areas of small business mergers and acquisitions. He also has extensive experience in real estate development, leasing, zoning issues, and tax abatements. He advises clients about federal and state tax issues including trust and tax planning. Olah has represented clients before a variety of administrative agencies and courts including the United States Supreme Court.

Olah graduated in 1974 from Rose- Hulman with a bachelor’s degree in biological engineering. He earned his law degree from the University of Arkansas School of Law. He serves on the Rose-Hulman Alumni Association Advisory Board as chair of the Student Alumni Association committee. He also has membership in the American, Indiana State, Seventh Circuit and Terre Haute Bar Associations.

O’Neal is vice president of marketing and business development for San Diegobased Proximetry, Inc. He graduated from Rose-Hulman in 1984 with a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering. O’Neal earned his MBA and law degrees from Southern Methodist University, where he is currently a member of the Cox School of Business Alumni Board.

A WiMax pioneer, O’Neal has over 20 years experience in telecom marketing, and as a leading spokesman for broadband wireless issues worldwide. He began his career with Southwestern Bell and Octel. Prior to joining Proximetry, he was vice president of marketing for Alvarion and also Ensemble Communications, where he helped build the WiMax market from its very beginnings starting with Texas Instruments.