UA Welcomes New Capstone Engineering Society Coordinator

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama College of Engineering recently named Trudeau Bartholomew Livaudais IV as the Capstone Engineering Society Coordinator.

Livaudais will be responsible for organizing activities of the CES with the goals of executing fund-raising campaigns, increasing membership and developing a strategic plan for future growth in the College’s annual fund.

Before arriving at The University of Alabama, Livaudais worked as an assistant portfolio manager and primary securities trader at Whitney National Bank in New Orleans. Through this role, he gained extensive experience evaluating, managing and executing long term plans for millions of dollars for Whitney’s Trust Department clients.

A native of Metairie, La., Livaudais received a bachelor’s degree in journalism from The University of Alabama.

The Capstone Engineering Society, established in 1973, is the alumni society of the College of Engineering. CES is dedicated to maintaining relationships with UA engineering alumni to ensure that the College is able to provide UA engineering and computer science students with a superior educational experience.

In 1837, The University of Alabama became one of the first five universities in the nation to offer engineering classes. Today, UA’s fully accredited College of Engineering has about 1,900 students and nearly 100 faculty. In the last seven years, students in the College have been named USA Today All-USA College Academic Team members, Goldwater scholars, Hollings scholars and Portz scholars.