Resume
of
ASHOK KUMAR
AGRAWAL, M.S., P.E.
EDUCATION
M.S. Mining Engineering,
University of Kentucky, August 1979 Thesis: Determination of the Elastic Constants of Coal Mine Shales
(project funded by the U.S. Bureau of Mines)
M.S. Metallurgical Engineering,
University of Kentucky, August 1978 Thesis: A Study of the Dark Conductivity Mechanism
in (1:1) PVK: TNF Organic Film (solar cell) Systems (project funded by the
National Science Foundation)
B.S. Metallurgical Engineering,
Nagpur University, India 1973 Senior
Project: Process Variables in
Atomization of Aluminum
ADDITIONAL GRADUATE
WORK (52 credit hours)
--Currently
enrolled in a Ph. D. program in Higher
Education Policy and Leadership at University of Missouri-St. Louis.
--Principles of Teaching Industrial Subjects,
Occupational Analysis, Sel. & Org. of Sub. Matters, and Admin. & Supr. Voc. Education courses
(11 cr. hrs.) from UM - Columbia, since 1990
--Higher Education Administration, Higher Education Finance, and College Student courses (9 cr.hrs.)
from West Virginia University during 1988-1989
--Program Applications-DOS Batch Files, Operations Research Methods I, Management
Information Systems, Engineering Law, Project Scheduling, and Microcomputer Applications courses (18
cr.hrs.) from WV- COGS during 1981-1989
--Longwall Mining course (3 cr.hrs.) from
University of Pittsburgh in 1980
July
2004 to present -
Acting Dean, Math, Science, Engineering & Technology Division, St. Louis Community College at Florissant
Valley, 3400 Pershall Road, St. Louis, Missouri 63135
August
1989 to June 2004 -
Chairman and Professor, Engineering and Technology Department, St. Louis Community College at Florissant
Valley, 3400 Pershall Road, St. Louis, Missouri 63135.
In 1995,
served as a Program Director for the
Advance Technology Education (ATE) program, Division of Undergraduate
Education, National Science Foundation.
Worked with the program officers for mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology,
and geological sciences, engineering and advanced technology areas. Primary
responsibilities included management of the ATE and engineering projects, and
interaction with college and university faculty from across the country. Initiated the first ever celebration of
Community College Day at NSF, and the study of technician education systems in
foreign countries. Lead a national team to Germany to study the famous
Dual-System of technician education.
January
1978 to July 1989 - Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Department
Chair of Engineering Technology,
and Director of Microcomputers Laboratory, College of Technology and Applied
Science, West Virginia Institute of
Technology, Montgomery, West Virginia
Currently
supervising a science, technology, and math focused academic division
comprising 39 full-time faculty, 22 professional and classified staff, and
approximately 80 adjunct faculty members, and with a personnel and operating
budget of approximately $5,750,000. The division offers three transfer and
several A.A.S. and certificate programs in 10 different academic areas.
Currently
leading the effort to establish St. Louis Regional Engineering Academy and
Project Lead The Way engineering curriculum at St. Louis area schools.
Led the
development of 2-plus-2 program with Southeastern Missouri State University,
whereby years three and four of SEMO’s Industrial Technology program are
offered at the Florissant Valley campus.
Led the
development of 2-plus-2 Industrial Technology Education program with
Southeastern Missouri State University.
Led the
development of a new program in Plastics Technology.
Lead
the development of a unique accelerated, certificate, weekend, training program
in Telecommunications Technology for the employees of Southwestern Bell
Telephone
Helped
formalize an on-the-job certificate training program for the employees of
Hussmann Corporation
Helped
formalize an on-the-job certificate training program for the employees of
McDonnell Douglas
Helped
formalize an off-campus training program for the members of the American
Society for Quality Control
Member
of the Instructional Team for St. Louis Community College’s Strategic
Technology And Redesign Services (STARS) Project.
Served
as Chairman of the Academic Advising Task Force at St. Louis Community College
at Florissant Valley
Served
as a member of the Florissant Valley Development Program Task Force
Served
as a member of the Districtwide Cultural Diversity Committee
Served
as Chairman of curriculum committees at St. Louis Community College at
Florissant Valley and at West Virginia Tech, and member of the District
Curriculum Committee at St. Louis Community College
Served
as a member of the Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, and President Search Committees
of the St. Louis Community College
Served
as a member of the Transition Team at the Florissant Valley campus of St. Louis
Community College
Initiated
hosting of the TEAMS Competition and NEAS Examination in the St. Louis area for
the local high school students
Served
on the Governing Board of Tech-Prep Consortium to develop articulation with the
local school districts
Help
maintain and expand transfer articulation opportunities for the graduates of
Engineering Science Transfer program with local universities and colleges and
for engineering technology programs with regional colleges and out-of-state
universities.
UNDERGRADUATE
COURSES TAUGHT SINCE 1978: Engineering Drawing, Engineering Freshman
Design and Computer Applications, Metallurgy, Safety Engineering, Electrical
Instrumentation, Introduction to Mining, Mining Laws, Coal Preparation, Mineral
Economics, Advanced Coal Prep., Rock Mechanics, Mine Design, Longwall Mining,
Contemporary Topics Mining, Statics, Strength of Materials, BASIC
Programming, and Thermodynamics
--Dec.
1994 to Dec. 1995 Program Officer at National Science Foundation
--Summer
1985 Small Mines Training Project
--Summer
1980 to 1985 Roof Fall Hazard Index Project and Mines Training Project
--Summer
1979 Coal Mine Pillar Load Research Project
--Summer
1978 Occidental Research Corporation (worked with their Roof Control Research
Team on the support of longwall face using glue injection technique)
--July
1973 to December 1974 Indian Wire
Industries, Calcutta (worked as a Quality Control Engineer in secondary metal
recovery/recycling operation)
--Summer
1968 to 1972 Intertrade Agencies Corporation, Calcutta (worked in the
import/export business of non-ferrous metals, scrap, ash, and residues)
Recipient of 2003 David L. Underwood Lecture Award for Excellence in Teaching at St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley.
Recipient
of 1998-99 League of Innovation’s Creativity and Innovation in Community
College Education Award at FV campus for 2+2 Industrial Technology program
with Southeast Missouri State University.
Recipient
of 1999 St. Louis Chapter Society for Manufacturing Engineers’ Engineer of the Year Award.
Recipient of 1997 St. Louis Chapter American Society for
Quality Control's Waldo A.
Vaszue Trophy for Quality in Technical Education.
Recipient
of 1996 American Society for Engineering Education' s Fredrick J. Berger Award for Excellence in Engineering
Technology Education.
Recipient
of 1993-94 League of Innovation’s
Creativity and Innovation in Community College Education Award at FV campus
for Accelerated Technical Training Program for Southwestern Bell Telephone
Company.
In 1998
received a fellowship from the Japan
Society for Promotion of Science to visit technical colleges and industry
in Japan.
Registered Professional Engineer in
West Virginia, #9731.
-- Currently serving
on the National Science Foundation’s Committee on Equal Opportunity for Science
and Engineering.
-- Currently serving
on the National Academy of Engineering's Committee on Engineering Education at
Community Colleges and Committee on Engineering Programs at Tribal Colleges.
-- Served on the
Manufacturing Technology Program Council of the Western Governors’ University.
-- Served on the
National Research Council’s Board on Engineering Education.
-- Served on the
National Visiting Committee of the South Carolina’s statewide effort to improve
engineering technology education through a NSF grant – South Carolina Advanced
Technology Education (SCATE) project.
--
Served on the advisory board of the Education Development Center, Inc.’s Center
for Development to incorporate industry based skills in classroom instruction.
--
Served on the advisory board of the Southeast Michigan Alliance for
Reinvestment in Technological Education. A NSF supported project to improve
engineering technology education.
--
Served on the Technology Program Review Team for Massachusetts’ Coordinating
Board for Higher Education.
--
Served on the advisory board of the NSF project for manufacturing education
program at Sinclair Community College’s Advanced Integrated Manufacturing (AIM)
Center.
--Vice-Chair of the Technology Accreditation Commission
of the Accrediting Board for Engineering and Technology, 1996 – 1998. Member of
the Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET from 1990 – 1998.
--Microcomputer
Applications in Coal Industry for Cannelton Industries, Inc.
--Special
Preparation Plant Performance Analysis for the U.S. Steel Mining Co.
--Clean
Coal Recovery Analysis for Briar Mountain Coal Co.
--Special
consultant to S.& S. Engineers, J & K Engineers and Technical
Evaluation Consultants on coal washability and roof control projects and legal
cases.
--Technical consultant on Washability Studies of Coal
and Feasibility Studies of Underground Mining Projects
--Technical
expert on ground control related technologies to Jackson, Kelly, Holt & O'Farrell, Charleston, West Virginia
--Special
consultant to the West Virginia Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training
and the West Virginia Mine Safety Technical Review Committee
--In
2003 received $650,000 College Career Transitions Initiative (CCLI) grant from
the League of Innovation for Community Colleges, a project initiated by the
U.S. Department of Education.
--In
2002 received $640,000 Gateway to Manufacturing Excellence grant from the
National Science Foundation under the Advanced Technological Education program.
--In 1997 received
$62,000 Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement (ILI) grant from the
National Science Foundation to establish a Basic Technology Concepts Laboratory.
--Recently
received $165,000, 2-year, sub-contract to join an on-going Advanced Technology
Center activities funded by the National Science Foundation to implement
Mecomtronics Engineering Technology program.
--
Recently received $70,000 grant (sub-contract) to host a national conference on
strategies for recruitment and retention in engineering technologies.
--In
the twelve years of service at West Virginia Tech, successfully completed in
excess of $700,000 of federal and state grant works related to on-the-job
training and safety related research projects. These projects include: Roof Fall Study for the West Virginia
Department of Mines from 1980 to 1985;
Mine Mapping and Surveying Seminar for MSHA in 1986; ATRS Waiver Guidelines Study for the West
Virginia Department of Mines in 1982
--Vice-Chair
of the Engineering Technology Division (900 members) of the American Society
for Engineering Education, and program chair for the ETD Division sessions at
the 1997 ASEE Annual Conference.
--Vice-Chair
of the Two-Year College Constituent Committee of the American Society for
American Education
--Program
Chair for ETD Section programs at 1995 College Industry Education Conference in
New Orleans, January 1995
--Panel
review member for the ILI and ATE Grant proposals for the National Science
Foundation
--Executive
Board Member of the Engineering Technology Leadership Institute, 1992 - 1995
--Member,
Federal Liaison Committee of the Engineering Technology Division of the ASEE,
1991 - Present
--Member,
International Activities Committee of the Engineering Technology Council of
ASEE, 1991 - Present
--Member,
Society for Manufacturing Engineers
--Member,
American Society for Engineering Education
--Member,
Missouri - ATEA
--Member,
Society for Mining Engineers
--Community
Colleges and Engineering Technology Programs in the USA, Journal of Japan
Academic Society for Industrial Education, Vol. 4 No. 1 (1999). Paper
co-authored with Chie Tsuzuki and Hidetoshi Miyakawa.
--The
German Vocational, Apprenticeship, and Continuing Education System, “Developing
Technicians – Successful International Systems”, Published by Community College
Press.
--"SWBT/SLCC
Accelerated Technical Training Program in Telecommunications Technology",
1995 CIEC, New Orleans
--"
Technology Accreditation Process of ABET" , 1994 AVA Conference, Dallas,
TX
--"Sensitivity
to Cultural Diversity in Educational Institutions", Moderator of the
Workshop at the 1994 Engineering Technology Leadership Institute, East
Tennessee State Univ., TN
--Meeting
Industry's Needs Through Non-Traditional Programs", 1994 MVA Conference,
Lake of the Ozark, MO
--"
Future Trends in 2-Year Engineering
Technology Education" , ASEE Annual Conference, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana,
1993
--"Industry
Education Partnership" presentation at the monthly meeting of the St.
Louis Section of ASQC
--"Substitute
promotion Guidelines in a four-year Comprehensive Institution", ASEE
Annual Conference, Portland, OR 1988
--"Small
Mine's Training Needs" Governor's Conference on Mine Health & Safety,
November "87
--"Do
We Need a Graduate Level Program in Engineering Technology" ASEE Annual
Conference, 1986
--"Roof
Fall Problems in the State of West Virginia", CAS/AIME Annual Meeting,
1983
--"Waiver
Guidelines for the West Virginia ATRS Law", Bureau of Mines Open Industry
Briefing, July 1983
--"A
Plus-2 Management Oriented Mining Engineering Technology Program", ASEE
Annual Conference, 1981
--Member
of the planning teams of the St. Louis Region FIRST Robotics Competition and
the FIRST Lego League Competition.
--Board
of Director of the Chesterfield Community Development Corporation, 1992 - 2004
--Member,
Transportation Commission for the city of Chesterfield
--President
of the Citizens' Advisory Council to the Parkway Board of Education 1994-95 and
1997-98
--Member
of the Confluence St. Louis, and Infrastructure Implementation Task Force
Committee, 1991 – 1995.
--Member
of the Career Program Advisory Committee for the Hazelwood School District.
--Member
of the Technology Program Advisory Committee for the Parkway School District.
--Member
of Parkway School District’s Science Advisory Committee.
--Chair
of the Critical Thinking Study for the CAC to the Parkway Board, 1991 - 1993
--Member
of the Taste of Charleston Organizing Committee for five years
--President
and Secretary of the India Association of Charleston, 1985 - 1987
--Founder
Member of the West Virginia Coal Forum
--Member
of the Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate, Gaston Caperton's Energy Policy
Committee
DOB: May
24,1949, Calcutta, India
Wife: Peggy
Morgan, a kindergarten teacher in Ferguson-Florissant School District.
Children:
Two sons, Christopher (Age 21)
and Nicholas (Age 20)
Home: 15132 Stillhouse Creek Road, Chesterfield, MO
63017-2434
Phone (636) 532-2543 Fax:
(636) 532-8430 Cell: (314)
853-8523
E-Mail: <AshokAgrawal@earthlink.net>
Office: St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley
3400 Pershall Road, St. Louis, MO
63135-1499
Phone (314) 513-4535 Fax:
(314) 595-2218
E-Mail: <AAgrawal@stlcc.edu>