THE TSU CoETCS 'MIGHTY 100'

PROFILE OF EXCELLENCE

Nathan Lovett

- BSEE - Tennessee State University - 1980 with Distinction - member Eta Kappa Nu EE Honor Society - internships at Nashville Electric Service, Alabama Power, and Bell Laboratories

- MSEE - University of Alabama at Birmingham - 1997 - Power Systems Concentration with a minor in Engineering Management - member Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society

- Licensed Professional Engineer - State of Alabama

- Career - Advance through varying levels of responsibility leading to current position including serving as Senior Executive Director of Facilities, Maintenance and Operations for Birmingham Public Schools

- Current position - Manager, System Protection & Controls, Georgia Transmission Corporation (GTC), responsible for the design and protection of GTC transmission and distribution substations.

- Marital Status - married 21 years - Vernita Rankin Lovett

- Family - 2 sons - Derek Lovett (senior Civil Engineer major at TSU) and Christian Lovett (Ramsay High- Birmingham, AL)

Associations

IEEE - Senior Member
NSBE AE - Past President - Central Alabama Chapter
TSU National Alumni Association - currently serving as Vice-President - Southeast Region; Chairman National Awards Committee

The CoETCS nurtured and provided the skills, the confidence, and the work ethic needed for me to be successful in my career. But more importantly, it gave me a deep sense of pride. I'm firmly grounded in the belief that not only are we relevant in improving the quality of life for African-Americans but our graduates have made significant contributions to society and to the world.

The Endowment is extremely important in preserving the future of those coming behind us seeking the same quality education and the opportunity to succeed. We must make it our priority that resources are in place in perpetual perpetual for scholarships, for laboratories, for equipment, for instructors to secure our place as a leading producer of African-American engineers!