Dennis M. Houston

After graduating from Illinois, Dennis M. Houston joined Exxon and was a key member of the transition team that oversaw the merger of Exxon and Mobil in 1998. He retired from ExxonMobil in 2010 after more than 35 years with the company, serving as Executive Vice President, Refining and Supply Company and Chairman and President of ExxonMobil Sales and Supply. He and his wife Cathy Houston established the Houston Professorship in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. Houston was recognized with a College of LAS Alumni Achievement Award in 2006.