Meet civil engineering alum Brigadier General Patrice Melançon

Written byAshley McClure-French

University of ޻ֱ at Lafayette civil engineering graduate and Air Force officer Patrice Melancon

“We hope other installations can see what we’ve done and emulate that. Mitigating the risk from severe weather is going to protect our people. They are our most important resource.”

University of ޻ֱ at Lafayette civil engineering graduate and Air Force officer Patrice Melancon
Patrice Melançon
Graduation Year
Class of 1988
Major
Civil Engineering
Hometown
Slidell, La.

Brigadier General Patrice Melançon is the executive director of the Tyndall Air Force Base Reconstruction Program Management Office, where she’s is in charge of the team that’s rebuilding the base after Hurricane Michael destroyed it in 2018. 

, Brig. Gen. Melançon discusses the project and the process she's overseeing.

Brig. Gen. Melançon and her team plan to create the “base of the future” with this redesign. She will lead the effort to improve buildings’ safety, environmental impact, and overall function.

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