Houston Chronicle Updated 11:37 am CDT, Monday, September 24, 2018 PHOTOS: Famous alums J. Mike Walker, an alumnus of the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University, has donated $20 million to each of the colleges to support their Departments of Mechanical Engineering. Walker, the co-founder of Dril-Quip, a manufacturer of offshore drilling and production equipment, earned a bachelor’s degree and Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Texas A&M and a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from UT Austin. >>Check out the lists of famous UT and A&M alums... less PHOTOS: Famous alums J. Mike Walker, an alumnus of the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University, has donated $20 million to each of the colleges to support their Departments of Mechanical ... more Photo: Texas A&M Foundation / Texas A&M Foundation Everyone knows about Johnny Manziel, … [Read more...] about Texas A&M, UT Austin each get $20M from Dril-Quip founder