Knox W. Tull, Jr.

Phenix High, Hampton
Engineering

Mr. Tull is a graduate of George P. Phenix High School in Hampton, VA. He attended Hampton University for 2 years. He then transferred to the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor where he received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering. He subsequently earned the Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) in Atlanta, GA. He has completed the Owner/President Management Program at the Harvard Business School in Boston, MA. Mr. Tull is a registered Professional Engineer in the District of Columbia and several other states. Before starting his own engineering company (Jackson and Tull) in 1974, Mr. Tull worked as a civil engineer with consulting engineering firms in Washington, DC and Atlanta, GA. Earlier in his career, he also served on the faculties of Howard University in Washington, DC and the University of the District of Columbia. Mr. Tull has served on the NASA Advisory Council (NAC). He is a member of several professional, technical and civic organizations. Jackson and Tull received NASA’s George M. Low Award in 2000. Mr. Tull was inducted into Georgia Tech’s Engineering Hall of Fame in 2014. His varied community service efforts include his personal commitment of time and resources to the development of the VIA Heritage Association.