Distinguished Engineering Alumnus
Award Recipient
Barbara H. Mulkey — 2006
A native of North Carolina, Barbara H. Mulkey has used her skills in structural engineering and marketing and business development to build a successful engineering firm, Mulkey Engineers & Consultants, which she started in 1993. She serves as chief executive officer of the firm.
She received her bachelor's and master's degrees in civil engineering from NC State in 1977 and 1984, respectively, and holds Professional Engineer licenses in six states. She was appointed by the Lieutenant Governor to the NC Code Officials Qualification Board and was vice chair of the Raleigh Convention Center Steering Committee.
She is an active alumnus, serving on the NC State Engineering Foundation Board of Directors; the NC State University Board of Visitors; the Board of Trustees of the Kenan Institute for Engineering, Technology and Science; and the Institute for Transportation Research and Education (ITRE) Board of Advisors. She is also a past president and national director of the board of directors for the American Council of Engineering Companies of North Carolina. She and her husband Jim are benefactors of the Mulkey/General Hugh Shelton Leadership Award. They live in Cary and have three adult children who also live in the area.
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Barbara H. Mulkey