Bio

Jake Hooks received his B.S. in materials science and engineering in 1978. He is the retired president of Automotive North America, Eaton Corporation and a former member of the Nittan Valve Co. Ltd. Board of Directors. Hooks previously served as Development Chair for the NC State Engineering Foundation and has also served on the Park Scholars Selection Committee. In 2013, he and his wife, Jennifer, established the Jacob T. Hooks, Sr. Scholarship in Materials Science and Engineering in honor of his father. They are Wolfpack Club members, part of the Fitts-Woolard Hall Cornerstone Society, and in 2021 endowed a distinguished professorship in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. Hooks was inducted into the MSE Hall of Fame in 2015, and was named a Distinguished Engineering Alumnus in 2019. Hooks is a lifetime member of the Alumni Association and a member of the R.S. Pullen Society. He and Jennifer live in Wilmington, NC.