Staff

Mechanical Engineering Department Staff

Administrative Specialist
Sarah Laue
214-768-6063
slaue@smu.edu

Machinist

Kenneth Sangston
214-768-3635
ksangston@smu.edu

Laboratory Manager

Necdet Yildirimer
214-768-3136
nyildiri@lyle.smu.edu

School-Level Administrative Staff

Student Success & Cultural Intelligence

Kathy Hubbard
Assistant Dean, Student Success & Cultural Intelligence
214-768-3033
khubbard@smu.edu

Undergraduate Advising

Misti Compton, MS NCC
Director, Undergraduate Advising and Student Records
214-768-3415 

Career Services

Linda Parker
Director, Career Services
214-768-1845
lcparker@smu.edu

Sonjia Stanford
Associate Director, Graduate Career Services
214-768-3204
sstanford@smu.edu

Student Experience & Scholarship

Jim Dees
Executive Director, Student Experience & Scholarship
214-768-1456
jdees@smu.edu

Academic Research Center

Ali Beskok, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Research Innovation and Industry Partnerships
214-768-6531
abeskok@smu.edu

Jason Bradberry
214-768-6062
jbradberry@smu.edu

Amanda Martin
214-768-2345
amandamartin@smu.edu 

Machine Shop

Kenny Sangston
214-768-3635
ksangston@smu.edu

Necdet Yildrimer
nyildiri@smu.edu

Recruiting and Strategic Enrollment 

Anam Iqbal, MPA
Associate Director, Graduate and International Recruitment
214-768-6541
ajiqbal@smu.edu

Karla Hernandez, M.Ed
Assistant Director of Recruitment
214-768-6860
karlah@smu.edu

Meet the recruiting and enrollment team