W. Michael Barnes

Who is W. Michael Barnes?

W. Michael Barnes served as senior vice president and chief financial

officer of Rockwell International Corporation from 1991 until his

retirement in 2001. Dr. Barnes joined Collins Radio Company in 1968 as

a member of the corporate operations research staff in Dallas. Collins

was acquired by Rockwell in 1971, and Dr. Barnes held various

management positions for the next several decades. He was named a

distinguished alumnus by the Texas AM University College of

Engineering in 1992, is a member of the Texas AM University

chancellor’s Century Council, and is on the university’s Engineering

Advisory Board. In 1997, Dr. Barnes became a member of the Orange

County Business Council and was also appointed to the governorship of

Town Hall of Los Angeles.