Chron.com | University rivals both get $20 million mechanical engineering gift Chron.com J. Mike Walker, co-founder of Dril-Quip, a Houston-based manufacturer of offshore drilling and production equipment, went to both schools - Texas A&M for his bachelor's and doctoral degrees in mechanical engineering and the University of Texas at ... Rivals United: Transformative Gifts Establish the J. Mike Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering at Both UT and ... Texas A&M, UT Austin each get $20M from Dril-Quip founder |