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ABET Names Grinter Recipient L.S. “Skip” Fletcher Its 2006-2007
President-Elect
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 18, 2006
Baltimore, MD – ABET, Inc., the accreditation body dedicated to
ensuring quality in applied science, computing, engineering, and
technology education, selected L.S. “Skip” Fletcher as its 2006-2007
President-Elect at its spring Board of Directors meeting, held in
Baltimore on Saturday, March 18, 2006. Fletcher will be installed at
the conclusion of the 2006 ABET Annual Meeting in Tampa, Florida,
this October.
Fletcher first became involved with ABET in 1977, when he began
serving as a program evaluator in mechanical engineering. Since
then, he has served as a member of the ABET Board of Directors
representing the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and
the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and as
the ABET Board Liaison Representative to both the EAC and the
Technology Accreditation Commission (TAC). He has been active within
many ABET committees, including the International Activities
Committee, of which he served as Vice-Chair from 1998 to 2000.
Fletcher was selected as a Fellow of ABET in 1991 and received the
Linton E. Grinter Distinguished Service Award, ABET’s highest honor,
in 2002. Currently, he is serving the third year of a three-year
term on the ABET Board of Directors representing AIAA.
Fletcher earned his B.S. from Texas A&M University, his M.S. from
Stanford University, and his Ph.D. from Arizona State University,
all of which are in mechanical engineering. He has served in various
faculty and administrative positions at Rutgers University, the
University of Virginia, and Texas A&M, where he is currently the
Thomas A. Dietz Professor of Mechanical Engineering and a Regents
Professor. Internationally, he has served as a visiting professor at
Tokyo Institute of Technology (1993), has been elected Honorary
Professor of the Ruhr University in Bochum, Germany (1988), was
appointed Distinguished Visiting Professor at the American
University of Cairo, Egypt (1998), and was appointed Distinguished
Visiting Professor of Engineering at the American University of
Sharjah (2000). Furthermore, he served as Director for
Aeronautics/Aerospace at NASA Ames Research Center, with
responsibility for approximately 650 technical staff in four
divisions and three program offices, from 1999 until 2005.
L.S. “Skip” Fletcher has been involved in professional societies,
including serving as the Vice President for Education, a Board of
Directors member, and the President of AIAA and as the Senior Vice
President for Education, a Board of Governors member, and the
President of ASME. In the American Society for Engineering Education
(ASEE), he has served as Vice President and member of the Board of
Directors, as well as Chair of the Long Range Planning Committee.
Also, he has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the
American Astronautical Society (AAS), Chair of the American
Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Section M
(Engineering), and Chair of the Executive Committee of the
International Center for Heat and Mass Transfer (ICHMT).
Fletcher is a licensed Professional Engineer in Arizona, New Jersey,
Virginia, Texas, the United Kingdom, and Australia. In addition to
being a Fellow of ABET, he is a Fellow of the AIAA, ASME, I.Mech.E.
(U.K.), AAAS, I.E.Aust., AAS, ASEE, and ICHMT. He has been elected
to the International Academy of Astronautics and the Pan American
Academy of Engineering. Fletcher has been recognized with numerous
awards, including the ASME Medal, the ASEE Lamme Award, and recently
the I.Mech.E. James Watt International Gold Medal. In addition, he
is a member of Tau Beta Pi, Pi Tau Sigma, Sigma Gamma Tau, Sigma Xi,
and Phi Kappa Phi.
The author of six books, Fletcher’s research has led to more than
240 journal and conference papers, as well as 90 research reports.
He has five patents with two patents pending. He has given more than
200 seminars, invited lectures, and addresses. He also has served as
Associate Technical Editor for the ASME Journal of Heat Transfer and
AIAA Journal of Energy and currently serves as a member of the
Editorial Advisory Board for the Mechanical Engineering magazine and
Aerospace America.
As President-Elect, Fletcher will serve as a member of ABET’s
Executive Review Committee and act as Program Chair for the 2007
ABET Annual Meeting.
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ABET, Inc., the recognized accreditor for
college and university programs in applied science, computing,
engineering, and technology, is a federation of 28 professional and
technical societies representing these fields. Among the most
respected accreditation organizations in the U.S., ABET has provided
leadership and quality assurance in higher education for over 70
years. ABET currently accredits some 2,700 programs at over 550
colleges and universities nationwide. Over 1,500 dedicated
volunteers participate annually in ABET activities. ABET also
provides leadership internationally through agreements such as the
Washington Accord, and offers educational credentials evaluation
services through
ECEI to those educated abroad. ABET is recognized by the
Council
for Higher Education Accreditation.
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ABET
Elects 2006-2007 Leaders
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 18, 2006
Baltimore, MD – ABET, Inc., the accreditation body dedicated to
ensuring quality in applied science, computing, engineering, and
technology education, approved its 2006-2007 leadership at its
spring Board of Directors meeting, held in Baltimore on Saturday,
March 18, 2006.
The following individuals were elected to the ABET Board of
Directors for the 2006-2007 term and will be installed during the
fall 2006 ABET Board of Directors meeting to be held in Tampa,
Florida:
L.S. “Skip” Fletcher, Ph.D., P.E., was voted the 2006-2007
President-Elect. Currently, Fletcher is serving the third year of a
three-year term on the ABET Board of Directors representing the
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). Fletcher
became an ABET program evaluator for mechanical engineering in 1977
and has since served as a member of the ABET Board of Directors
representing AIAA and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
He was selected as a Fellow of ABET in 1991 and received the Linton
E. Grinter Distinguished Service Award, ABET’s highest honor, in
2002. Fletcher is currently the Thomas A. Dietz Professor of
Mechanical Engineering and a Regents Professor at Texas A&M
University in College Station. He holds a bachelor’s degree from
Texas A&M University, a master’s degree from Stanford University,
and his Ph.D. from Arizona State University, all of which are in
mechanical engineering.
Janet B. Perper was elected ABET Secretary for 2006-2007. Perper has
represented the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) on
the ABET Board of Directors since 2001 and has been a member of the
ABET International Activities Council since 1999. She began serving
as an ABET program evaluator for industrial hygiene programs in 1995
and represented AIHA on the Applied Science Accreditation Commission
(ASAC) prior to taking her position on the Board. In 2004, Perper
retired from her position as Vice President of Carr and Perper,
Inc., a Glenside, Pennsylvania-based consulting firm focusing on
chemical safety management, industrial hygiene, and hazard
communication. Perper holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from
Arcadia University (formerly Beaver College) and a master’s degree
in occupational health from the Center for Environmental Studies in
Temple University’s School of Pharmacy.
Daniel J. Bradley, Ph.D., will begin the first year of his two-year
term as ABET Treasurer in 2006-2007. At present, Bradley chairs the
ABET Board of Directors’ Finance Committee and represents the
Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) on the ABET Board of Directors.
He served as an ABET program evaluator in petroleum engineering and
was a member of the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) from
1994 through 1999. Bradley has served as President of Fairmont State
University in West Virginia since February of 2001. Previously, he
held a number of teaching and administrative posts at Montana Tech
of the University of Montana. Bradley received a bachelor’s degree
in biochemistry and a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from Michigan
State University. In addition, he earned a bachelor’s degree in
petroleum engineering from Montana Tech and a master’s degree, also
in petroleum engineering, from the University of Tulsa.
Larry A. Kaye, Ph.D., P.E., was elected to serve a two-year term as
Board Representative to ABET’s Executive Committee, beginning in
2006-2007. Kaye represents the American Institute of Chemical
Engineers (AIChE) on the ABET Board of Directors and is currently
chairing the Advisory Committee for ABET’s Participation Project.
Kaye was a member of the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC)
from 1994 to 2004 and was EAC Chair in 2002-2003. He was inducted as
a Fellow of ABET in 2005. Kaye has more than 30 years of experience
with various divisions and affiliates of ExxonMobil Corporation and
currently serves as a Planning Advisor for ExxonMobil Research and
Engineering Company in Fairfax, Virginia. He received his bachelor’s
degree in chemical engineering from New York University and his
Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Yale University.
In addition, the following individuals will serve in leadership
roles on the ABET Board of Directors for the 2006-2007 term:
William S. Clark, P.E., will serve as the 2006-2007 ABET President.
Clark is currently the President-Elect. Clark joined the Technology
Accreditation Commission (TAC) as an Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers (IEEE) representative in 1987 and served as
TAC’s Chair in 1994-1995. He subsequently led the TAC criteria
committee that wrote the initial version of the outcomes-based
technology evaluation criteria, now referred to as TC2K. A Fellow of
ABET, Clark was selected as one of IEEE’s three Representative
Directors to the ABET Board of Directors in 2001. Clark is currently
a finance director at BellSouth Corporation in Atlanta. He holds a
bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Louisiana State
University and master’s degrees in business administration and in
economics, both
from the University of New Orleans.
James R. Plasker, P.E., will begin the second year of a two-year
term as Board Representative to ABET’s Executive Committee. Plasker
became an ABET program evaluator for the American Congress on
Surveying and Mapping (ACSM) in 1990 and served as the Chair of the
Applied Science Accreditation Commission (ASAC) for 2002-2003.
Immediately prior to becoming a Board Representative, he represented
ACSM on the ABET Board of Directors. Plasker is the Executive
Director of ASPRS: The Imaging and Geospatial Information Society,
headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. He holds a bachelor’s degree in
civil engineering and a master’s degree in engineering surveys from
Oregon State University.
Richard C. Seagrave, Ph.D., currently ABET President, will become
Past-President in 2006-2007. Previously, Seagrave had served as
Secretary for the ABET Board of Directors for two years, as Board
Liaison to the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC), and on
the International Activities Committee of ABET. He was a member of
the EAC representing the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
from 1992 to 1999 and served as the EAC’s Chair in 1996-1997. In
1999, he was named an ABET Fellow. Seagrave is Distinguished
Professor Emeritus in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Iowa
State University. He earned his bachelor’s degree in chemical
engineering from the University of Rhode Island and his master’s
degree and Ph.D. from Iowa State University.
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ABET, Inc., the recognized accreditor for
college and university programs in applied science, computing,
engineering, and technology, is a federation of 28 professional and
technical societies representing these fields. Among the most
respected accreditation organizations in the U.S., ABET has provided
leadership and quality assurance in higher education for over 70
years. ABET currently accredits some 2,700 programs at over 550
colleges and universities nationwide. Over 1,500 dedicated
volunteers participate annually in ABET activities. ABET also
provides leadership internationally through agreements such as the
Washington Accord, and offers educational credentials evaluation
services through
ECEI to those educated abroad. ABET is recognized by the
Council
for Higher Education Accreditation.
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ABET Re-Elects Two Public Members to Its 2006-2007 Board of
Directors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 18, 2006
Baltimore, MD – ABET, Inc., re-elected two of its current Public
Members at its spring Board of Directors meeting, held in Baltimore
on Saturday, March 18, 2006. Barbara Martin and Amy O’Leary will
begin their second three-year terms at the conclusion of the 2006
ABET Annual Meeting in Tampa, Florida, this October.
Barbara Martin is recently retired from the Montana Department of
Transportation (MDT), where she managed the Department’s employee
and organizational development programs, employee safety, workers’
compensation, and risk management programs. During her tenure, she
helped institute an engineering technician certification program, an
engineering internship program, career ladders for maintenance and
safety staff, an employee assistance program that became a benefit
for all Montana state employees, and a personal finance program for
MDT employees. Martin is a former president of the National
Transportation Training Directors. She currently chairs the
Management & Leadership Section of the Transportation Research Board
(TRB) and is the former chair of the TRB Management and Productivity
Committee.
Amy O’Leary, Ph.D., is an Associate Director at the Virginia
Transportation Research Council in Charlottesville, Virginia, where
she leads the Environment and Business Practices research group.
O’Leary’s specialties in her 15-year career at the Research Council
have been policy, legislative, and organizational research. She
chairs the Transportation Research Board’s Committee on Social and
Economic Factors in Transportation and is also a member of the
Transportation Research Board’s Committee on Public Involvement in
Transportation.
There are five Public Members on the ABET Board of Directors. Public
Members are not affiliated with applied science, computing,
engineering, or technology through either training or practice. They
are voting members of the Board and may serve up to two consecutive
three-year terms. In addition to Martin and O’Leary, the following
individuals will serve as Public Members on the ABET Board of
Directors for the 2006-2007 term:
Sylvia L. Alexander will begin the second year of her first
three-year term as a Public Member. Alexander is the Michigan
Department of Transportation’s Administrative Manager and Personnel
Liaison in the agency’s Bureau of Finance & Administration and
Executive Offices.
George R. Boggs, Ph.D., will serve the second year of his second
three-year term as a Public Member for 2006-2007. Boggs is currently
the President and Chief Executive Officer of the American
Association of Community Colleges (AACC).
Peter J. Haas, Ph.D., will serve the third year of his first
three-year term as a Public Member. Haas is a Professor of Political
Science and Transportation Management for the Department of
Political Science/Mineta Transportation Institute at San Jose State
University.
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ABET, Inc., the recognized accreditor for
college and university programs in applied science, computing,
engineering, and technology, is a federation of 28 professional and
technical societies representing these fields. Among the most
respected accreditation organizations in the U.S., ABET has provided
leadership and quality assurance in higher education for over 70
years. ABET currently accredits some 2,700 programs at over 550
colleges and universities nationwide. Over 1,500 dedicated
volunteers participate annually in ABET activities. ABET also
provides leadership internationally through agreements such as the
Washington Accord, and offers educational credentials evaluation
services through
ECEI to those educated abroad. ABET is recognized by the
Council
for Higher Education Accreditation.
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ABET
Installs New Members to the Board of Directors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 29, 2005
Baltimore, MD –
ABET, Inc., the recognized
accrediting body for college and university programs in applied
science, computing, engineering, and technology, installed new
members to its Board of Directors on October 29, 2005. New Board
member installations occur each fall at the biannual meeting of the
ABET Board of Directors. The following new members will begin their
three-year terms in 2005-2006:
Sylvia Alexander, Administrative Manager,
Bureau of Finance & Administration, Michigan Department of
Transportation (Public).
Beverly W. Withiam, P.E., Interim
Director of Engineering Technology and Associate Professor of Civil
Engineering Technology, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown (ASCE).
Frank A. Gourley, Jr., Ph.D., P.E.,
Division Director and Professor, Engineering Technology/Industrial
Technology, West Virginia University Institute of Technology (ASME).
Patrick J. Walsh, Ph.D., Project
Executive, IBM Global Services (CSAB).
Willis K. King, Ph.D., Associate
Professor, Computer Science Department, University of Houston
(IEEE).
Arnold M. Peskin, Faculty Chair,
Electronics Engineering Technology, Excelsior College (IEEE).
Susan O. Schall, Ph.D.,
President/Owner, SOS Consulting (IIE).
Edwin G. Wiggins, Ph.D., Mandell
and Lester Rosenblatt Professor of Marine Engineering, Webb
Institute of Naval Architecture (SNAME).
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ABET, Inc., the recognized accreditor for
college and university programs in applied science, computing,
engineering, and technology, is a federation of 28 professional and
technical societies representing these fields. Among the most
respected accreditation organizations in the U.S., ABET has provided
leadership and quality assurance in higher education for over 70
years. ABET currently accredits some 2,700 programs at over 550
colleges and universities nationwide. Over 1,500 dedicated
volunteers participate annually in ABET activities. ABET also
provides leadership internationally through agreements such as the
Washington Accord, and offers educational credentials evaluation
services through
ECEI to those educated abroad. ABET is recognized by the
Council
for Higher Education Accreditation.
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ABET Names William S. Clark, P.E.,
2005-2006 President-Elect
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 19, 2005
Baltimore, MD – ABET, Inc., selected William S. Clark, P.E.,
as 2005-2006 President-Elect at its spring Board of Directors
meeting, held in Baltimore on March 19, 2005. Clark will be
installed at the conclusion of the 2005 ABET Annual Meeting in San
Diego this October.
Clark is presently serving the second year of a two-year term as
Board Representative to ABET’s Executive Committee. He began his
association with ABET in 1984 as a member of the Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), serving as a program
evaluator for engineering technology programs. He joined the
Technology Accreditation Commission (TAC) in 1987 and served as its
Chair in 1994-95. He subsequently led the committee that wrote the
initial version of the outcomes-based criteria for engineering
technology now referred to as TC2K. Clark was named an ABET Fellow
in 1996, and he was appointed as one of IEEE’s three Representative
Directors to the ABET Board of Directors in 2001.
Presently, Clark serves as a finance director for BellSouth
Corporation in Atlanta, Georgia. He has worked for the company or
one of its subsidiaries for 31 years and has held various
engineering and technical management positions. In 1994 he moved
into finance, where he currently manages an organization responsible
for profitability analysis in BellSouth.
Clark earned his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from
Louisiana State University and holds master’s degrees in business
administration and in economics, both from the University of New
Orleans.
As President-Elect, Clark will be responsible for chairing ABET’s
Educational Policy Committee and for acting as Program Chair for the
2006 ABET Annual Meeting. He will also serve as a voting member of
the Executive Committee and will succeed to the office of President
in the event that 2005-2006 President Richard C. Seagrave, Ph.D., is
unable to perform his duties.
# # #
ABET, Inc., the recognized accreditor for
college and university programs in applied science, computing,
engineering, and technology, is a federation of 30 professional and
technical societies representing these fields. Among the most
respected accreditation organizations in the U.S., ABET has provided
leadership and quality assurance in higher education for over 70
years. ABET currently accredits some 2,700 programs at over 550
colleges and universities nationwide. Over 1,500 dedicated
volunteers participate annually in ABET activities. ABET also
provides leadership internationally through agreements such as the
Washington Accord, and offers educational credentials evaluation
services through
ECEI to those educated abroad. ABET is recognized by the
Council
for Higher Education Accreditation.
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ABET
Elects 2005-2006 Leaders
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 19, 2005
Baltimore, MD – ABET, Inc., the accreditation body dedicated to
ensuring quality in applied science, computing, engineering, and
technology education, announced its 2005-2006 leadership at its
spring Board of Directors meeting, held in Baltimore on March 19,
2005.
The following individuals were elected to the ABET Board of
Directors for the 2005-2006 term and will be installed during the
fall 2005 ABET Board of Directors meeting to be held in San Diego:
William S. Clark, P.E., was voted the 2005-2006
President-Elect. At present, Clark is serving his second year of a
two-year term as Board Representative to ABET’s Executive Committee.
Clark joined the Technology Accreditation Commission (TAC) as an
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
representative in 1987 and served as TAC’s Chair in 1994-95. He
subsequently led the TAC criteria committee that wrote the initial
version of the outcomes-based evaluation criteria, now referred to
as TC2K. A Fellow of ABET, Clark was selected as one of IEEE’s three
Representative Directors to the ABET Board of Directors in 2001.
Clark is currently a finance director at BellSouth Corporation in
Atlanta.
James H. Dooley, Ph.D., P.E., was re-elected ABET Secretary
for 2005-2006 after serving a one-year term for 2004-2005. Dooley
holds engineering degrees from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo; University
of California at Davis; and the University of Washington. He is a
licensed professional engineer in two states and holds six U.S.
patents. Dooley is currently the President and CEO of Silverbrook
Limited and serves as Executive Manager of Forest Concepts in
Federal Way, Washington.
James R. Plasker, P.E., was elected to serve a two-year term
as Board Representative to ABET’s Executive Committee, beginning in
2005-2006. Plasker currently represents the American Congress on
Surveying and Mapping (ACSM) on the ABET Board of Directors. He has
served as an ABET program evaluator for ACSM since 1990 and as the
Chair of the Applied Science Accreditation Commission (ASAC) for
2002-2003. Plasker is the Executive Director of ASPRS: The Imaging
and Geospatial Information Society, headquartered in Bethesda,
Maryland. He holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and a
master’s degree in engineering surveys from Oregon State University.
In addition, the following individuals will serve in leadership
roles on the ABET Board of Directors for the 2005-2006 term:
Richard C. Seagrave, Ph.D., will serve as the 2005-2006 ABET
President. Seagrave is currently the President-Elect. During his
five years on the ABET Board of Directors, Seagrave served on the
International Activities Committee of ABET and as Board Liaison to
the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC). He was a member of
the EAC representing the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
from 1992 to 1999 and served as the EAC’s Chair in 1996-97. In 1999,
he was named an ABET Fellow. Seagrave is Distinguished Professor
Emeritus in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Iowa State
University. He earned his bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering
from the University of Rhode Island and his master’s degree and
Ph.D. from Iowa State University.
Richard O. Anderson, P.E., currently ABET President, will
become Past-President in 2005-2006. He has been a member of ABET’s
International Activities Committee and Strategic Planning Task Group
and presently serves on the Engineering Credentials Evaluation
International Resource Council. From 1994 to 1999, he was a member
of the EAC representing the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
and served as an ASCE program evaluator from 1991 to 1993. Anderson
is a Principal Engineer with Somat Engineering, Inc., Detroit,
Michigan, and a licensed professional engineer in eight states. He
earned his B.S. and M.S. in civil engineering (geotechnical) from
Michigan Technological University and his M.S. in business
administration from the University of Michigan.
Roger M. Zimmerman, Ph.D., P.E., was appointed by the ABET
Executive Committee in February to serve as Acting ABET Treasurer.
Elected Treasurer Allen I. Ormsbee, Ph.D., is currently on a medical
leave of absence. Zimmerman has represented the National Society of
Professional Engineers (NSPE) on the ABET Board of Directors since
2001. John Church will represent NSPE during this interim period.
Zimmerman has served as a Board Representative to the Executive
Committee since October 2004 and on the Engineering Accreditation
Commission (EAC) from 1996 to 2001. His professional career spans
several positions at New Mexico State University, including
Associate Dean of Engineering, and at Sandia National Laboratories,
where he was a Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff and
Project Manager. Currently, Zimmerman is the owner of Engineering
Analyses, LLC, of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Zimmerman earned his
Ph.D. in structural mechanics from the University of Colorado.
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ABET, Inc., the recognized accreditor for
college and university programs in applied science, computing,
engineering, and technology, is a federation of 30 professional and
technical societies representing these fields. Among the most
respected accreditation organizations in the U.S., ABET has provided
leadership and quality assurance in higher education for over 70
years. ABET currently accredits some 2,700 programs at over 550
colleges and universities nationwide. Over 1,500 dedicated
volunteers participate annually in ABET activities. ABET also
provides leadership internationally through agreements such as the
Washington Accord, and offers educational credentials evaluation
services through
ECEI to those educated abroad. ABET is recognized by the
Council
for Higher Education Accreditation.
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ABET Elects Two
Public Members to Board of Directors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 19, 2005
Baltimore, MD – ABET, Inc., elected two Public Members at its spring
Board of Directors meeting, held in Baltimore on March 19, 2005.
Sylvia L. Alexander will begin her first three-year term, and
George R. Boggs will begin his second three-year term at the
conclusion of the 2005 ABET Annual Meeting in San Diego this
October.
Sylvia L. Alexander is the Michigan Department of
Transportation’s Administrative Manager and Personnel Liaison in the
agency’s Bureau of Finance and Administration and Executive Offices.
Having held this position since 2002, she serves the Bureau’s
Contract Services, Financial Operations, Business and Administrative
Services, and Performance Excellence Divisions. In addition, she
chairs the Michigan Department of Transportation’s Diversity Team
and the agency’s 2005 Leadership Conference in its centennial
celebration. Previously, she has served as the Michigan Department
of Transportation’s Human Resources Manager, a position responsible
for recruiting, selecting, and managing compensation and benefits
for the agency’s more than 3,000 employees. Alexander studied
Interdisciplinary Social Science and Public Policy at Michigan State
University.
George R. Boggs, Ph.D., is the current President and Chief
Executive Officer of the American Association of Community Colleges
(AACC), which represents more than 1,100 associate degree-granting
institutions and some 12 million students. Boggs has held positions
as a faculty member, a division chair, and an associate dean of
instruction at Butte College in California, and he served as the
Superintendent/President of Palomar College, also in California, for
15 years. Furthermore, he has acted as a member of the Committee on
Undergraduate Science Education of the National Research Council and
has served on several National Science Foundation panels and
committees. Boggs holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from The
Ohio State University, a master’s degree in chemistry from the
University of California at Santa Barbara, and a Ph.D. in
educational administration from the University of Texas at Austin.
He was first selected for the position of Public Member for the
2002-2003 accreditation cycle and began service as Chair of the
Public Member Committee in November 2004.
There are four Public Members on the ABET Board of Directors. Public
Members are not affiliated with applied science, computing,
engineering, or technology through either training or practice. They
are voting members of the Board and may serve up to two consecutive
three-year terms.
# # #
ABET, Inc., the recognized accreditor for
college and university programs in applied science, computing,
engineering, and technology, is a federation of 30 professional and
technical societies representing these fields. Among the most
respected accreditation organizations in the U.S., ABET has provided
leadership and quality assurance in higher education for over 70
years. ABET currently accredits some 2,700 programs at over 550
colleges and universities nationwide. Over 1,500 dedicated
volunteers participate annually in ABET activities. ABET also
provides leadership internationally through agreements such as the
Washington Accord, and offers educational credentials evaluation
services through
ECEI to those educated abroad. ABET is recognized by the
Council
for Higher Education Accreditation.
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2004-2005 Officers Installed
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 30, 2004
Baltimore, MD – ABET, Inc., the recognized
accrediting body for college and university programs in applied
science, computing, engineering, and technology, installed its new
slate of officers on October 30, 2004, at the biannual meeting of its
Board of Directors, held in Nashville, Tennessee. The following
individuals will serve as the officers of the ABET Board of Directors
for the 2004-2005 term:
Richard O. Anderson, P.E., is the 2004-2005
ABET President. He has served on ABET’s International Activities
Committee and Strategic Planning Task Group, and currently serves on
the Engineering Credentials Evaluation International Resource Council.
From 1994 to 1999, he was a member of the EAC, representing the
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and was an ASCE program
evaluator from 1991 to 1993.
Anderson is a Principal Engineer with Somat
Engineering, Inc., Detroit, Michigan, and a licensed professional
engineer in eight states. He earned his B.S. and M.S. in civil
engineering (geotechnical) from Michigan Technological University and
his M.S. in business administration from the University of Michigan.
Richard C. Seagrave, Ph.D., is the 2004-2005
President-Elect. On October 30, Seagrave concluded his second term as
ABET Secretary, dually representing ABET and the American Institute of
Chemical Engineers (AIChE). During his five years on the ABET Board of
Directors, Seagrave has served on the International Activities
Committee of ABET and as Board Liaison to the Engineering
Accreditation Commission (EAC). He was a member of the EAC from 1992
to 1999 and served as its Chair in 1996-97. In 1999, Seagrave was
named an ABET Fellow.
Seagrave is Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the
Department of Chemical Engineering at Iowa State University. He earned
his Ph.D. from Iowa State University.
James H. Dooley, Ph.D., P.E., was installed as
ABET Secretary for 2004-2005, after concluding the second year of a
two-year term as Board Representative to ABET’s Executive Committee,
representing the American Society of Agricultural Engineers. Dooley
holds engineering degrees from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, University
of California at Davis, and the University of Washington. He is a
licensed professional engineer in two states, and holds six U.S.
patents. Dooley is currently the President and CEO of Silverbrook
Limited and is Executive Manager of Forest Concepts in Federal Way,
Washington.
Allen I. Ormsbee, Ph.D., will begin his third
two-year term as ABET Treasurer in 2004-2005. Former Chair of the ABET
Finance Committee, Ormsbee is Professor Emeritus of Aeronautical and
Astronautical Engineering at the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign. In 1999, he retired as Professor and Chair of the
Aerospace Engineering Department at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical
University in Daytona Beach, Florida.
William S. Clark, P.E., will serve the second
year of a two-year term as Board Representative to ABET’s Executive
Committee in 2004-2005. Clark joined the Technology Accreditation
Commission (TAC) as an Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers representative in 1987 and was TAC’s Chair in 1994-95. He
subsequently led the criteria committee that wrote the initial version
of the outcomes-based evaluation criteria, now referred to as TC2K. A
Fellow of ABET, Clark was selected as one of IEEE’s three
Representative Directors to the ABET Board of Directors in 2001. Clark
is currently a Director of Finance at BellSouth Corporation in
Atlanta.
Roger M. Zimmerman, Ph.D., P.E., will serve the
first year of a two-year term as Board Representative to ABET’s
Executive Committee in 2004-2005. Zimmerman has represented the
National Society of Professional Engineers on the ABET Board of
Directors since 2001and on the EAC from 1996-2001. His professional
career spans several positions at New Mexico State University,
including Associate Dean of Engineering, and Sandia National
Laboratories, including as a Distinguished Member of the Technical
Staff and Project Manager. Currently, Zimmerman is the owner of
Engineering Analyses, LLC, of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Zimmerman
earned his Ph.D. in structural mechanics from the University of
Colorado.
John D. Lorenz, Ph.D., will be Past President
in 2004-2005. Lorenz is Vice President for Academic Affairs and
Provost at Kettering University, where he joined the faculty in 1973.
He is also the Robert and Claire Reiss Professor of Industrial
Engineering at the university.
# # #
ABET, Inc., the recognized accreditor for college
and university programs in applied science, computing, engineering,
and technology, is a federation of 30 professional and technical
societies representing these fields. Among the most respected
accreditation organizations in the U.S., ABET has provided leadership
and quality assurance in higher education for over 70 years. ABET
currently accredits some 2,600 programs at over 550 colleges and
universities nationwide. Over 1,500 dedicated volunteers participate
annually in ABET activities. ABET also provides leadership
internationally through agreements such as the
Washington Accord, and offers educational credentials evaluation
services through
ECEI to those educated abroad. ABET is recognized by the
Council for Higher
Education Accreditation.
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ABET Installs New
Members to Board of Directors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 30, 2004
Baltimore, MD – ABET, Inc., the recognized
accrediting body for college and university programs in applied
science, computing, engineering, and technology, installed new members
to its Board of Directors on October 30, 2004. New Board member
installations occur each fall at the biannual meeting of the ABET
Board of Directors. The following new members will begin their
three-year terms in 2004-2005:
Peter J. Haas, Ph.D., Department of
Political Science/Mineta Transportation Institute, San Jose State
University (Public).
James R. Plasker, Executive Director,
American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ACSM).
Larry A. Kaye, Ph.D., AEO Advisor, Exxon
Mobil Research and Engineering Company (AIChE).
Lalit R. Verma, Ph.D., Biological &
Agricultural Engineering Department, University of Arkansas (ASAE).
Ronald H. Howell, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus,
University of Missouri-Rolla (ASHRAE).
Bassem F. Armaly, Ph.D., Curators’
Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, University
of Missouri-Rolla (ASME).
David M. Little, Tyco Electronics, Inc., (ASQ).
Paul G. Specht, Ph.D., Director,
Occupational Safety & Environmental Health Program, Millersville
University of Pennsylvania (ASSE).
Harrie J. Stevens, Ph.D., NYS College of
Ceramics, Alfred University (NICE).
Jerry D. Higgins, Ph.D., Department of
Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines (SME-AIME).
Dennis W. Readey, Professor, Department of
Metallurgical & Materials Engineering, Colorado School of Mines (TMS).
# # #
ABET, Inc., the recognized accreditor for college
and university programs in applied science, computing, engineering,
and technology, is a federation of 30 professional and technical
societies representing these fields. Among the most respected
accreditation organizations in the U.S., ABET has provided leadership
and quality assurance in higher education for over 70 years. ABET
currently accredits some 2,600 programs at over 550 colleges and
universities nationwide. Over 1,500 dedicated volunteers participate
annually in ABET activities. ABET also provides leadership
internationally through agreements such as the
Washington Accord, and offers educational credentials evaluation
services through
ECEI to those educated abroad. ABET is recognized by the
Council for Higher
Education Accreditation.
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ABET Names Richard
Seagrave, Ph.D., 2004-2005 President-Elect
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 20, 2004
Baltimore, MD
- Richard C. Seagrave, Ph.D., has been named ABET, Inc.,
President-Elect for 2004-2005. The selection was made at the spring
ABET Board of Directors meeting, held March 20, 2004, in Baltimore,
MD. Seagrave will assume the position in November 2004.
Seagrave is currently serving
his second one-year term as ABET Secretary. As Secretary, Seagrave
dually represents ABET and the American Institute of Chemical
Engineers (AIChE). During his five years on the ABET Board of
Directors, Seagrave has served on the International Activities
Committee of ABET, and as Board Liaison to the Engineering
Accreditation Commission (EAC). He was a member of the EAC from 1992
to 1999 and served as its Chair in 1996-97. In 1999, Seagrave was
named an ABET Fellow.
Seagrave is an Anson Marston
Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Chemical
Engineering at Iowa State University. His teaching and research has
focused on life support systems, biothermodynamics, and transport
phenomena in living systems. He has published over 50 technical
papers, as well as a textbook. In 2000-2001, Seagrave served as
Interim President of Iowa State University. In 1999, he served as its
Interim Provost.
Seagrave earned his Bachelor’s
degree in chemical engineering from the University of Rhode Island and
his Master’s and Doctorate degrees from Iowa State University. His
professional honors include the Carnegie Foundation Iowa Professor of
the Year award in 2000 and a Fellow of AIChE.
As President-Elect, Seagrave
will be responsible for chairing the Educational Policy Committee and
for acting as Program Chair for the 2005 ABET Annual Meeting. He will
also act as a voting member of the Executive Committee. and he will
also succeed to the office of President should the 2004-2005
President, Richard O. Anderson, P.E., be unable to perform his duties.
# # #
ABET, Inc., the
recognized accreditor for college and university programs in applied
science, computing, engineering, and technology, is a federation of 30
professional and technical societies representing these fields. Among
the most respected accreditation organizations in the U.S., ABET has
provided leadership and quality assurance in higher education for over
70 years. ABET currently accredits some 2,600 programs at over 550
colleges and universities nationwide. Over 1,500 dedicated volunteers
participate annually in ABET activities. ABET also provides leadership
internationally through agreements such as the
Washington Accord, and
offers educational credentials evaluation services to those educated
abroad through ECEI. ABET is
recognized by the Council for Higher
Education Accreditation.
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ABET Elects
2004-2005 Leaders
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 20, 2004
Baltimore, MD
- ABET, Inc., the accreditation body dedicated to ensuring quality in
applied science, computing, engineering, and technology education,
elected its 2004-2005 leaders on March 20, 2004, at the spring ABET
Board of Directors meeting in Baltimore, MD. The following individuals
will serve in leadership roles on the ABET Board of Directors for the
2004-2005 term:
Richard C. Seagrave, Ph.D.,
was elected the 2004-2005 President-Elect. Seagrave is currently
serving his second term as ABET Secretary, dually representing ABET
and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). During his
five years on the ABET Board of Directors, Seagrave has served on the
International Activities Committee of ABET and as Board Liaison to the
Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC). He was a member of the EAC
from 1992 to 1999 and served as its Chair in 1996-97. In 1999,
Seagrave was named an ABET Fellow.
Seagrave is Distinguished
Professor Emeritus in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Iowa
State University. He earned his Ph.D. from Iowa State University.
James H. Dooley, Ph.D., P.E.,
was elected ABET Secretary for 2004-2005. He is currently serving his
second year of a two-year term as Board Representative to ABET’s
Executive Committee, representing the American Society of Agricultural
Engineers. Dooley holds engineering degrees from Cal Poly, San Luis
Obispo, University of California at Davis, and the University of
Washington. He is a licensed professional engineer in two states, and
holds five U.S. patents. Dooley is currently the President and CEO of
Silverbrook Limited and is Executive Manager of Forest Concepts in
Federal Way, Washington.
Allen I. Ormsbee, Ph.D.,
was elected to begin his third two-year term as
ABET Treasurer in 2004-2005. Former Chair of the ABET Finance
Committee, Ormsbee is Professor Emeritus of Aeronautical and
Astronautical Engineering at the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign. In 1999, he retired as Professor and Chair of the
Aerospace Engineering Department at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical
University in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Roger M. Zimmerman, Ph.D., P.E.,
was elected to serve a two-year term as Board Representative to ABET’s
Executive Committee, beginning in 2004-2005. Zimmerman has represented
the National Society of Professional Engineers on the ABET Board of
Directors since 2001and on the EAC from 1996-2001. His professional
career spans several positions at New Mexico State University,
including Associate Dean of Engineering, and Sandia National
Laboratories, including Principal Investigator and Project Manager.
Currently, Zimmerman is the owner of Engineering Analyses, LLC, of
Albuquerque, New Mexico. Zimmerman earned his Ph.D. in structural
mechanics from the University of Colorado.
Richard O. Anderson, P.E.,
will serve as the 2004-2005 ABET President. Anderson is currently the
President-Elect. He has served on ABET’s International Activities
Committee and Strategic Planning Task Group, and currently serves on
the Engineering Credentials Evaluation International Resource Council.
From 1994 to 1999, he was a member of the EAC representing the
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and was an ASCE program
evaluator from 1991 to 1993.
Anderson is a Principal Engineer
with Somat Engineering, Inc., Detroit, Michigan, and a licensed
professional engineer in eight states. He earned his B.S. and M.S. in
civil engineering (geotechnical) from Michigan Technological
University and his M.S. in business administration from the University
of Michigan.
John D. Lorenz, Ph.D.,
currently ABET President, will become Past President in 2004-2005.
Lorenz is Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost at Kettering
University, where he joined the faculty in 1973. He is also the Robert
and Claire Reiss Professor of Industrial Engineering at the
university.
William S. Clark, P.E.,
will serve the second year of a two-year term as Board Representative
to ABET’s Executive Committee in 2004-2005. Clark joined the
Technology Accreditation Commission (TAC) as an Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers representative in 1987 and was
TAC’s Chair in 1994-95. He subsequently led the criteria committee
that wrote the initial version of the outcomes-based evaluation
criteria, now referred to as TC2K. A Fellow of ABET, Clark was
selected as one of IEEE’s three Representative Directors to the ABET
Board of Directors in 2001. Clark is currently a Director of Finance
at BellSouth Corporation in Atlanta.
# # #
ABET, Inc., the
recognized accreditor for college and university programs in applied
science, computing, engineering, and technology, is a federation of 30
professional and technical societies representing these fields. Among
the most respected accreditation organizations in the U.S., ABET has
provided leadership and quality assurance in higher education for over
70 years. ABET currently accredits some 2,600 programs at over 550
colleges and universities nationwide. Over 1,500 dedicated volunteers
participate annually in ABET activities. ABET also provides leadership
internationally through agreements such as the
Washington Accord, and
offers educational credentials evaluation services to those educated
abroad through ECEI. ABET is
recognized by the Council for Higher
Education Accreditation.
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2002-2003 ABET Officers
Installed
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 2, 2002
Pittsburgh, PA - ABET, Inc., the recognized
accrediting body for college and university programs in engineering,
technology, computing, and applied science, installed its new officers
on November 2, 2002, at the biannual ABET Board of Directors Meeting
held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The following individuals will serve
on the ABET Board of Directors for the 2002-2003 term:
Larry Nixon is the 2002-2003 ABET President.
Nixon has served as a member of the ABET Board of Directors,
representing the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) and
the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES).
He has also served as a Board Representative to ABET's Executive
Committee and Chair of the Finance Committee. As a former member of
the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC), Nixon served as Chair
of the Policy and Procedures Committee and on the Executive Committee.
He was also a member of the transition team for the integration of the
Computing Sciences Accreditation Board (now CSAB, Inc.) and ABET.
Nixon is a Senior Member and engineering program evaluator for the
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
Nixon is a founding principal and President of the
firm Bass, Nixon, and Kennedy, Inc., in Raleigh, NC. He is a licensed
professional engineer in 16 states and a registered land surveyor in
North Carolina.
Nixon received his degree in electrical engineering
from North Carolina State University.
John Lorenz is the 2002-2003 ABET
President-Elect. Lorenz, who just completed his second and final term
as ABET Secretary, has been active in ABET activities for nearly 15
years. He is a member of the Finance Committee, and has represented
the Society for Manufacturing Engineers (SME) as visit team chair for
the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC), Representative
Director on the ABET Board, and Board Liaison Representative to the
Technology Accreditation Commission (TAC). Lorenz also served as a
member of the ABET/NSF Technological Education Initiative (TEI)
Project Team.
Lorenz is Vice President for Academic Affairs and
Provost at Kettering University, where he joined the faculty in 1973.
He is also the Richard L. Terrell Professor of Academic Leadership at
the university. Lorenz earned his Ph.D. in industrial engineering from
the University of Nebraska.
Richard Seagrave is the 2002-2003 ABET
Secretary. He is a member of the ABET Board of Directors, representing
the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). He has served on
the International Activities Committee of ABET and as Board Liaison to
the EAC. In 1999, Seagrave was named an ABET Fellow. He was a member
of the EAC from 1992 to 1997 and served as Chair in 1996.
Seagrave is Distinguished Professor in the
Department of Chemical Engineering at Iowa State University. He earned
his Ph.D. from Iowa State University.
Richard Anderson is serving his second year
of a two-year term as Board Representative to ABET's Executive
Committee. He is a member of the ABET Board of Directors, representing
the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). He also serves on the
International Activities Committee of ABET. He was a member of the EAC
from 1994 to 1999 and an ASCE program evaluator from 1991 to 1993.
Anderson is a Principal Engineer with Somat
Engineering, Inc., and a registered professional engineer in eight
states. He earned his M.S. in civil engineering (Geotechnical) from
Michigan Technological University and his M.S. in business
administration from the University of Michigan.
James Dooley
begins his service as Board Representative to ABET’s Executive
Committee, a two-year term. He also acts as Board Liaison to the EAC.
Dooley has been a member of the Board of Directors, representing the
American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE), since 1998. He is a
member of the Finance Committee and the Strategic Planning Committee,
and served as a member of the EAC from 1990-1995.
Dooley is currently the President of Silverbrook
Limited in Federal Way, Washington.
Jerry Yeargan is
ABET Past-President. He served as a member of the Engineering
Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET from 1992 to 1997 and chair of
the EAC Criteria Committee from 1995 to 1997. Yeargan was Vice
President for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
(IEEE) Educational Activities from 1996 to 1997. During this time, he
was a member of the IEEE Board of Directors and its Executive
Committee. He has served on numerous committees within the IEEE and
its Educational Activities Board and Technical Activities Board.
Yeargan served as President of the Education Society from 1992 to
1994.
Yeargan is a Distinguished Professor and Texas
Instruments Chair for Linear and Mixed-Signal Microelectronics in
Electrical Engineering at the University of Arkansas. He is a Fellow
of the IEEE and the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE).
He serves as a consultant evaluator to engineering schools in the
United States and internationally, including the Egyptian Air Force
Academy; the University of Puerto Rico; The Universidad de los Andes
in Bogota, Colombia; the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and
Technology in Taejon, Korea; the University of Iceland; the Technical
University of Delft; Kuwait University; Monterrey Tec (ITESM) in
Mexico; and the University of the United Arab Emirates.
Yeargan earned his Ph.D. from the University of
Texas at Austin.
George Boggs is the 2002-2003 Public Member
of the ABET Board. Boggs is President of the American Association of
Community Colleges.
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ABET, the recognized accreditor for college and
university programs in engineering, technology, computing, and applied
science, is a federation of 31 professional and technical societies
representing these fields. For 70 years, ABET has provided quality
assurance of higher education through accreditation. ABET currently
accredits some 2,500 engineering, technology, computing, and applied
science programs at over 550 colleges and universities nationwide.
Over 1,500 volunteers participate annually in ABET’s accreditation
activities. ABET is also involved in international activities,
including the
Washington Accord, and offers educational credentials evaluation
services to those educated abroad through
ECEI. ABET is
recognized by the Council on Higher Education Accreditation.
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ABET
Installs New Members to Board of Directors
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 17, 2003
Baltimore, MD
- ABET,
Inc., the recognized accrediting body for college and university
programs in applied science, computing, engineering, and technology,
installed new members to its Board of Directors on November 1, 2003.
New Board member installations occur each fall at the ABET Board of
Directors’ biannual meeting. The following new members will begin
their terms on the ABET Board of Directors in 2003-2004:
Daina
M. Briedis, Ph.D.,
Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering, Michigan State University,
representing the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE).
Phillip
E. Borrowman, P.E.,
Senior Vice President, Hanson Professional Services, Inc.,
representing the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
Gilbert
J. Brown, Ph.D.,
Professor and Coordinator, Nuclear Engineering Program, University of
Massachusetts Lowell, representing the American Nuclear Society (ANS).
Alan
W. Cramb, Ph.D., POSCO Professor and Head, Carnegie Mellon
University, representing the Iron and Steel Society (ISS).
Larry
A. Esvelt, Ph.D., P.E.,
Principal, Esvelt Environmental Engineering, representing the American
Academy of Environmental Engineers (AAEE).
L.S.
“Skip” Fletcher, Ph.D.,
Aerospace Directorate, NASA Ames Research Center, representing the
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).
Paul N.
Hale, Jr., Ph.D., P.E.,
Associate Dean for External Programs, College of Engineering and
Science, Louisiana Tech University, representing the Biomedical
Engineering Society (BMES).
J. Rick
Rolater,
Executive Director, American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and
Petroleum Engineers, representing the American Institute of Mining,
Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers (AIME).
Joseph
L. Sussman, Ph.D.,
Vice President, Information Systems, Bayer Corp., representing the
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
Warren
H. Thomas, Ph.D.,
Professor Emeritus, State University of New York at Buffalo,
representing the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE).
William
A. Welsh, Jr., Ph.D.,
Associate Professor Emeritus, Penn State Capital College, representing
the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
# # #
ABET, Inc., the recognized accreditor for
college and university programs in applied science, computing,
engineering, and technology, is a federation of 32 professional and
technical societies representing these fields. Among the most
respected accreditation organizations in the U.S., ABET has provided
leadership and quality assurance in higher education for over 70
years. ABET currently accredits some 2,500 programs at over 550
colleges and universities nationwide. Over 1,500 dedicated volunteers
participate annually in ABET activities. ABET also provides leadership
internationally through agreements such as the
Washington Accord, and offers educational credentials evaluation
services to those educated abroad through
ECEI. ABET is recognized by the
Council for Higher Education
Accreditation.
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2003-2004
ABET Officers Installed
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 1, 2003
Baltimore, MD
- ABET, Inc., the recognized accrediting body for
college and university programs in applied science, computing,
engineering, and technology, installed its new officers on November 1,
2003, at the biannual meeting of its Board of Directors, held in
Minneapolis, Minnesota. The following individuals will serve on the
ABET Board of Directors for the 2003-2004 term:
John D. Lorenz, Ph.D.,
is the 2003-2004 ABET President. Lorenz, who has completed two terms
as ABET Secretary, as well as a term as ABET President-Elect, has been
active in ABET activities for nearly 15 years. He has represented the
Society for Manufacturing Engineers (SME) as visit team chair for the
Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC), Representative Director on
the ABET Board, and Board Liaison Representative to the Technology
Accreditation Commission (TAC). Lorenz also served as a member of the
ABET/NSF Technological Education Initiative (TEI) Project Team.
Lorenz is Vice President for
Academic Affairs and Provost at Kettering University, where he joined
the faculty in 1973. He is also the Robert & Claire Reiss Professor of
Industrial Engineering at the university.
Lorenz earned his Ph.D. in
industrial engineering from the University of Nebraska.
Richard O. Anderson, P.E.,
is the 2003-2004 President-Elect. Anderson has been a member of the
ABET Board of Directors, representing the American Society of Civil
Engineers (ASCE) since 1999. He has served on the International
Activities Committee and the Strategic Planning Task Group, and
currently serves on the ECEI Resource Council. He was a member of the
EAC from 1994 to 1999 and an ASCE program evaluator from 1991 to 1993.
Anderson is the Principal
Engineer with Somat Engineering, Inc., and a licensed professional
engineer in eight states. He earned his M.S. in civil engineering
(Geotechnical) from Michigan Technological University and his M.S. in
business administration from the University of Michigan.
Richard C. Seagrave, Ph.D.,
is the 2003-2004 ABET Secretary. As Secretary, Seagrave will dually
represent ABET and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE).
During his years on the Board, he has served on the International
Activities Committee of ABET and as Board Liaison to the EAC. In 1999,
Seagrave was named an ABET Fellow. He was a member of the EAC from
1992 to 1997 and served as Chair in 1996.
Seagrave is Distinguished
Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Iowa State
University. He earned his Ph.D. from Iowa State University.
Allen I. Ormsbee, Ph.D.,
is serving the second year of his second two-year term as ABET
Treasurer in 2003-2004. Former Chair of the ABET Finance Committee,
Ormsbee is Professor Emeritus of Aeronautical and Astronautical
Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In
1999, he retired as Professor and Chair of the Aerospace Engineering
Department at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach,
Florida.
James H. Dooley, Ph.D., P.E.,
is serving his second year of a two-year term as Board Representative
to ABET's Executive Committee. Dooley has been a member of the Board
of Directors, representing the American Society of
Agricultural Engineers (ASAE),
since 1998. He has been a member of the Finance Committee and the
Strategic Planning Committee, and served as a member of the EAC from
1990-1995.
Dooley is currently the
President of Silverbrook Limited in Federal Way, Washington.
William S. Clark, P.E.,
begins his service as Board Representative to ABET’s Executive
Committee, a two-year term. Clark began his association with ABET in
1984 as a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers (IEEE), serving as a program evaluator for engineering
technology programs. He joined the Technology Accreditation Commission
(TAC) in 1987 and was its Chair in 1994-95. He subsequently led the
criteria committee that wrote the initial version of the
outcomes-based evaluation criteria, now referred to as TC2K. A Fellow
of ABET, Clark was selected as one of IEEE’s three Representative
Directors to the ABET Board of Directors in 2001.
Clark is currently a Director of
Finance at BellSouth Corporation in Atlanta.
Larry D. Nixon, P.E.,
is the 2003-2004 ABET Past-President. Nixon has served as a member of
the ABET Board of Directors, representing the National Society of
Professional Engineers (NSPE) and the National Council of Examiners
for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES). He has also served as a Board
Representative to ABET's Executive Committee and Chair of the Finance
Committee. As a former member of the Engineering Accreditation
Commission (EAC), Nixon served as Chair of the Policy and Procedures
Committee and on the Executive Committee. He was also a member of the
transition team for the integration of the Computing Sciences
Accreditation Board (now CSAB, Inc.) and ABET. Nixon is a Senior
Member of and served as an engineering program evaluator for the
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
Nixon is a founding principal
and President of the firm Bass, Nixon, and Kennedy, Inc., in Raleigh,
NC. He is a licensed professional engineer in 16 states and a
registered land surveyor in North Carolina.
Nixon received his degree in
electrical engineering from North Carolina State University.
Barbara Martin
and Amy O’Leary, Ph.D., are the newest Public Members of the
ABET Board. Martin is Bureau Chief of Organizational Development at
the Montana Department of Transportation. O’Leary is Associate
Director for Financial and Organizational Studies at the Virginia
Transportation Research Council.
# # #
ABET, Inc., the recognized accreditor for college
and university programs in applied science, computing, engineering,
and technology, is a federation of 32 professional and technical
societies representing these fields. Among the most respected
accreditation organizations in the U.S., ABET has provided leadership
and quality assurance in higher education for over 70 years. ABET
currently accredits some 2,500 programs at over 550 colleges and
universities nationwide. Over 1,500 dedicated volunteers participate
annually in ABET activities. ABET also provides leadership
internationally through agreements such as the
Washington Accord, and
offers educational credentials evaluation services to those educated
abroad through ECEI. ABET is
recognized by the Council for Higher
Education Accreditation.
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John D. Lorenz Named
2002-2003 ABET President-Elect
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
April 8, 2002
Baltimore, MD
– John D. Lorenz has been named President-Elect for 2002-2003 by the
Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). The
decision was made at the spring ABET Board meeting, held March 16,
2002, in Baltimore, MD. Lorenz will take on the challenging role in
November 2002.
Lorenz is
currently the ABET Secretary, serving his second consecutive one-year
term. He has been a member of the ABET Board of Directors,
representing the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), since
1997. He also serves as a member of the Finance Committee and,
recently, as Board Liaison to the Technology Accreditation Commission
(TAC). Lorenz is a member of the ABET/NSF Technological Education
Initiative (TEI) Project Team, which is responsible for the TEI
workshops for engineering technology faculty currently being held at
industry sites across the U.S.
As President-Elect, Lorenz will be
responsible for Chairing the Educational Policy Committee and for
acting as Program Chair for the 2003 ABET Annual Meeting. He will
also act as a voting member of the Executive Committee. In his
actions as President-Elect, Lorenz will represent ABET, rather than a
participating society. Lorenz will also succeed to the office of
President should the 2002-2003 President, Larry Nixon, be unable to
perform his duties.
Lorenz is
Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost at Kettering
University. He is also the Richard L. Terrell Professor of Academic
Leadership. Lorenz earned his Ph.D. in industrial engineering from
the University of Nebraska.
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ABET is a
federation of 31 professional and technical societies. Since 1932,
ABET has provided quality assurance of education through
accreditation. ABET accredits some 2,500 engineering, technology,
computing, and applied science programs at over 550 colleges and
universities nationally. ABET is recognized by the Council on Higher
Education Accreditation.
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ABET Elects Seagrave
Secretary
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 8, 2002
Baltimore, MD
– On March 16, 2002, the Accreditation Board for Engineering and
Technology (ABET) elected its 2002-2003 Secretary at its biannual
Board meeting in Baltimore, MD. Richard Seagrave, who has served ABET
for over 12 years, will begin his one-year term as ABET Secretary in
November 2002.
Seagrave
is currently one of two Board Representatives to ABET's Executive
Committee. He is a member of the ABET Board of Directors,
representing the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). He
has served on the International Activities Committee of ABET and as
Board Liaison to the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC). In
1999, Seagrave was named an ABET Fellow. He was a member of the EAC
from 1992 to 1997 and served as Chair of the commission in 1996.
As
Secretary, Seagrave will represent both AIChE and ABET as he carries
out his duties. He will serve on the Executive Committee and on other
committees as assigned. The ABET Board of Directors currently
consists of 77 representatives, alternates, and affiliate body
observers, acting on behalf of ABET’s 31 member societies. There are
five officers of the Board, four of whom solely represent the
interests of ABET.
Seagrave is an Anson Marston
Distinguished Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at
Iowa State University. He served as interim president of ISU in
2000-2001 and as interim provost in 1999. Seagrave earned his Ph.D.
in chemical engineering from ISU.
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ABET is a
federation of 31 professional and technical societies. Since 1932,
ABET has provided quality assurance of education through
accreditation. ABET accredits some 2,500 engineering, technology,
computing, and applied science programs at over 550 colleges and
universities nationally. ABET is recognized by the Council on Higher
Education Accreditation.
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