A distinguished member of the Cullen College community has been granted the opportunity to make her mark on a new alumni board – this time, at the university-wide level.
Cynthia Oliver Coleman received her bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the Cullen College of Engineering in 1971. Now, she’s been elected to the University of Houston Alumni Association (UHAA) Board of Directors for a three year term; she’ll also be eligible for two term extensions during her service to the UHAA.
Coleman is also a past president of the UH Engineering Alumni Association (EAA), and she is the founder and chair emeritus of EAA Engineers Week. She is a retired chemical engineer for ExxonMobil, and also serves as counselor to the UH Women Society of Women Engineers as well as a board member on the UH Petroleum Engineering Advisory Board. She is an advocate and donor for the UH Women in Engineering Program as well.