Distinguished Engineering Alumnus
Award Recipient
Glenn E. Futrell — 1999
This dedicated alumnus received his BS degree in 1963 and his MS degree in 1965 in civil engineering from NC State. After graduation, he began his career as a staff engineer for Law Engineering and Testing Company of Charlotte and was soon promoted to branch manager of the Raleigh office.
In 1973, he formed Soil & Material Engineers (S&ME), a company that grew to more than 1,000 employees in 35 branches.
In 1986, S&ME was featured on the cover of Engineering News Record as one of the most successful engineering firms in the United States. At that time, S&ME had become the fifth largest geotechnical engineering company in the US.
He is active in a number of business interests and most recently has focused most of his energy on Pirate's Cove, a resort development on the Outer Banks of more than 600 acres located in Manteo, NC. He assumed majority control of the development in 1990.
An active alumnus, he has been a member of the North Carolina Engineering Foundation's Board of Directors since 1990 and served as president of the board in 1996-97. He has been a strong advocate for the College and University and an important solicitor for, and generous contributor to, the Campaign for NC State Students.
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Glenn E. Futrell