{"id":2309,"date":"2026-03-26T13:40:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T17:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/provost-notes\/?p=2309"},"modified":"2026-04-01T11:25:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T15:25:40","slug":"citadel-mckinney-engineering-association-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/provost-notes\/2026\/03\/citadel-mckinney-engineering-association-president\/","title":{"rendered":"McKinney Concludes Term as National Engineering Association President"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-mckinney-concludes-term-as-national-engineering-association-president\"><strong>McKinney Concludes Term as National Engineering Association President<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Head <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/electrical-computer\/faculty-staff\/mark-mckinney\/\">Mark McKinney, Ph.D.<\/a>, recently attended the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association annual conference in Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico, as the organization\u2019s president. McKinney\u2019s leadership of the national organization reflects his commitment to teaching and mentoring future engineers at The Citadel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the conference, McKinney handed the gavel to his successor, continuing a tradition of leaders committed to students, the program and the future of engineering.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"452\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/provost-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/McKinney_ecedha-1.jpg\" alt=\"Mark McKinney, Ph.D., speaks at a podium during the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association annual conference, with attendees seated in the foreground.\" class=\"wp-image-2292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/provost-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/McKinney_ecedha-1.jpg 452w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/provost-notes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/179\/McKinney_ecedha-1-232x300.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>McKinney Concludes Term as National Engineering Association President Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Head Mark McKinney, Ph.D., recently attended the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association annual conference in Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico, as the organization\u2019s president. 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