His research interests are in high-performance services-based computing solutions, novel digital educational technologies, and tools for the social network analysis of complex systems. Timothy Dowling has been teaching history at the Virginia Military Institute since August 2001. Bio. 540-464-7119 Bio. A native of Philadelphia, Lt. Col. Brown loves living in Lexington and working with cadets to support their writing, visual art, and research projects. During his time in Delaware, were told Stinespring coached the offensive line and tight ends as the Blue Hens reached the FCS Semifinals in the spring season of 2020-21, staying with Rocco for the fall 2021 campaign. His dissertation focused on life purpose in college undergraduates. Bio, Licensed Practical Nurse Colemans military and civilian education includes the Primary Leadership Development Course, Basic Non-Commissioned Officer Course, Army Recruiter Course, Drill Sergeant Academy, Observer Controller Academy, Ammunition Specialist Course, Advanced Non-Commissioned Officer Course, Duty Appointed Reenlistment NCO, Army Basic Instructor Course, Equal Opportunity Leaders Course, Foundation Instructor/Facilitator Course and holds a bachelors degree from Liberty University in Multi-Disciplinary Studies concentrated in History and Economics. He joined the Army in June of 1990 and attended One Station Unit Training at Fort Knox, KY to be a Cavalry Scout. 2003. 543 Scott Shipp Hall 215 Carroll Hall 141A Old Barracks - University of Virginia He has a great deal of experience in Agile software development frameworks, models and processes including Scrum, Kanban, Lean, XP and hybrid models and processes. macdermottrj@vmi.edu He is a graduate of the First Sergeant Course, Drill Sergeant School, Advanced NCO Course, and Instructor Course. 6C New Barracks Assistant Professor Ph.D. - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Specialty: Labor Economics, Economic History, Political Economy and Applied Econometrics Elena Andreeva received her B.A. Coale is responsible for overseeing the departments seven-semester academic program required of all cadets - centered on enhancement of the mind-body connection. 620 Nichols Bio. In 1993, he assumed command of the 299th Engineer Company (Wheeled). 716 Nichols abryga@vmi.edu 517 Scott Shipp Hall 301 Letcher Avenue M.A. At least three of their seven or more years of medical school and residency training are dedicated to learning how to prevent, diagnose, and treat diseases that are seen in the adult population. I also studied abroad at the American University in Cairo in 2009. Associate Registrar for Enrollment and Technology Agkistrodon piscivorus (eastern cottonmouth) diet. afrotc@vmi.edu kendrickjw@vmi.edu He joined the Army in October 2004 and attended AIT (Advanced Individual Training) at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, to be a Human Resources Specialist. 302 Carroll Hall : Fears of Tyranny in 1599 England. Conference of the American/Popular Association in the South, Wilmington, NC, September 2019. wilkinsjv@vmi.edu, Associate Professor 540-464-7191 Ph.D. - University of Oxford Specialty: Nanoscale Materials and Nonlinear Optics 8 E. Washington Street His most recent innovations include using a class set of iPads in 2018-2019 to implement a new content-based instructional model emphasizing student interaction with authentic texts, videos, and other content in the target language and cultures in FR-101 and 102. M.A. Captain Antonio G. Watkins is the Recruiting Officer and an Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies for Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) Detachment 880 at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia. As a Communications Security (COMSEC) Custodian, he developed training courses and provided instruction in the integration and operation of DoD network encryption equipment to active duty military personnel and government contractors. 540-464-7720 Police Officer Ph.D. University of Kansas 540-464-7502 Alerding, A.B. As a scholar, Maj. Cody is a historian of arguments and narratives relating to topics of democracy, citizenship, and empire, with a particular focus on the Greco-Roman rhetorical tradition. She has presented scholarship at numerous conferences for the LifeWriting Conference, the American Education Research Association, the Modern Language Association, the Comparative Drama Conference, and is at work on several research projects in memoir and performance discourse. Frasier. Moore, Pennington and I began in fall 2011. After leaving PNS, he spent two and a half years with Engineering Design Systems, traveling around the state performing desktop support services for clients. George Abry (M.A., Johns Hopkins University) is an instructor in the Department of English, Rhetoric, and Humanistic Studies. He was elected as the Troop Drill Sergeant of the Cycle twice between 2005-2007. When she is not teaching, she enjoys traveling, writing, kayaking with her husband John, knitting and spending time with her four grandkids. 540-464-7459 301 Letcher Avenue Ph.D. - Pennsylvania State University 540-464-7422 Rezendes, Rhett, Ophelias Death and Early Modern Attitudes towards Suicide. Conference of the South Atlantic Modern Language Association, Virtual, November 2021. Gorman, A. J. Snyder, A.W. 303 Shell Hall He deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. He served as the Auxiliaries Officer and the Assistant Operations Officer and completed a deployment to the 7th Fleet AOR. copelanddl@vmi.edu 301 Letcher Avenue Rose serves as the Education Officer and Aerospace Studies instructor at Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AF ROTC) Detachment 880 at Virginia Military Institute (VMI), Air University, AETC, Lexington, Virginia. Ph.D. - College of William and Mary perrycw@vmi.edu, Associate Registrar for Academic Support Her research interests lie primarily in the area of 17th century German emblems and foreign language pedagogy. 303 Smith Hall Dr. Cartwright later went on to graduate school at the University of Kansas and joined the research group of Jon Tunge. 540-464-7638 Bio. There he served as assistant Postal Officer and later Personnel Management Officer. 2012. 210 Memorial Hall 540-464-7559 In 2012, Laurin became Desktop Support Manager and provides backup support to the LMS administrator. Health and Fitness for Older Adults and Special Populations, SP303W SpanishComposition and Conversation (content developed), SP322 Hispanic Cinema (content developed), SP424Narcos, Hitmen and Religion. With the coming of personal computers to VMI, the emphasis on electronics and electrical engineering shifted toward computing. 320 Scott Shipp Hall Bio, Assistant Professor, Physics and Astronomy, IT Specialist/Systems Engineer 540-464-7503 In her current position in the Office of International Programs, she serves as the primary study abroad advisor and works also in the area of International Student Services. Communications and Marketing Specialist connollykv@vmi.edu, Institute Physician In that role, he was responsible for the Institute Strategic Plan, facilities master planning, emergency preparedness, and a series of other responsibilities before he was named the associate deputy superintendent for finance, administration, and support. 540-464-7542 Assistant Registrar for Institutional Compliance University of Virginia Austin, K. B., P. R. Moosman, and H. H. Thomas. Assistant Chief of Staff Cadet Government He graduated from North Georgia College in 1982 with a Bachelor of Science degree and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant of Infantry. Cartwright, K. C.; Tunge, J. 405B Maury-Brooke Hall He also works with colleagues to coordinate the weekly French Table and hosted a major regional French conference at VMI in 2015. Before coming to VMI, she was a visiting assistant professor at the College of Charleston and received her degrees at the Universit dAlger in Algeria (BA), Universidad de Alcal in Madrid (MA) and Texas Tech University (MA and Ph.D.). Bio, ProfessorCivil and Environmental Engineering, Instructor and Professor Emeritus Since that time, he has authored a book on the Brusilov Offensive of 1916, edited a two-volume set entitled Russia at War as well as two volumes of Personal Perspectives on the world wars, contributed numerous articles to encyclopedias, and published book reviews in the Journal of Military History, the Canadian Journal of History, Mars & Clio, Global War Studies, and for the H-German electronic network. In 1985 he moved to the Electrical Engineering Department as an electronics technician. He is particularly interested in the early twentieth-century philosopher Gabriel Marcel and the contemporary philosophers William Desmond and Byung-Chul Han. Specialty: Supply Chain Management, Operations Research, and Applied Probability Hired as Administrative Assistant 2010-present. brileydc@vmi.edu, Police Officer Professor M. Houston Johnson V specializes in the history of the 20th century United States, with an emphasis on aviation history and the New Deal era. His awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal (1 OLC), Meritorious Service Medal (4OLC), Army Commendation Medal (4OLC, 1 w/ V Device), Joint Service Achievement Medal, Army Achievement Medal (8 OLC), Army Good Conduct Medal (8th award), National Defense Service Medal (1 Star), Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Kosovo Campaign Medal (1 Star), Afghanistan Campaign Medal (2 Campaign Stars), Iraq Campaign Medal (3 Campaign Stars), Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Korean Service Medal, Armed Forces Service Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, Non-Commissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon (3), Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (3), NATO Medal (1 Star), Drill Sergeant Badge, Combat Action Badge, Parachutist Badge, Royal New Zealand Jump Wings, Presidential Unit Citation, Joint Meritorious Unit Citation, Army Superior Unit Citation (2 OLC), The Honorable Order of Saint George Medallion, Armor Draper Leadership Award (2), and the Drivers Maintenance Badge- Driver Wheeled Mechanic Badge. Austin, K. B., H. H. Thomas, P. R. Moosman, Jr., P. Lustig, B. Crepeau, B. Huff, K. Veasna, M. Tatro, & R. Farnsworth. https://valentina-dimitrovagrajzl.squarespace.com/ 418 Mallory Hall His last assignment on active duty was in the Pentagon as the USSOUTHCOM Chief of the Washington Field Office. mcfaddenm@vmi.edu Col. Timmes volunteers as the VMI Springboard Diving Coach,faculty representative with the VMI Chamber Strings, and as the Superintendent's representative to the Honor Court. In 2012 he was selected and deployed to Saudi Arabia to train Facility Security Forces for the Department of State and CENTCOM. Bio, Dissertation: An analysis of football player position group, height, weight, and relative body weight and their relationship to scores on the Functional Movement Screen Masters Project: The Effects of Two Strength Training Methods on Skinfold Measurements, Strength Gains and Flexibility in College Age Female AthletesDouble minor in Athletic Training and Psychology, A.A.S. MR Ballard served with distinction during Counter-Narcotics missions with Joint Task Force-Six along with the U.S. Southern Border areas and Joint Task Force-Bravo in Honduras. 540-464-7560 Before coming to VMI, she taught at Washington and Lee University. Mr. Chip Lilly graduated with an English/Education degree from Berea College, KY. Ph.D. - Pacific Graduate School of Psychology In early January of 2014, Chaplain Casper was selected as the Institutes first Associate Chaplain to the Corps of Cadets. 2006. 540-464-7045 Moosman, P.R., Jr., P.R. He has previously held appointments at the George C. Marshall Foundation and on the faculties of Washington & Lee University and Southern Virginia University. She received her Ph.D. and M.A. siemerstj@vmi.edu, Supervisor of Visitor Services Wilkinson, Reid, Melancholy: the True Killer in Hamlet. Conference of the American/Popular Association in the South, Wilmington, NC, September 2019. Ph.D. - Temple University LTC Knepper is the faculty adviser of VMIs chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, the international English honor society, and he organizes an annual trip for cadets to the American Shakespeare Center in Staunton, Virginia. 2097 Kilbourne Hall He is married and lives in Staunton, Virginia. Ph.D. - University of Tennessee In his civilian career, MAJ Westland is a retired police officer and is currently a real estate agent in Southwest Virginia. He is married to Annetta Joy Alexander formally of Casa, Arkansas. While on active duty, he obtained a bachelors degree in occupational education and a masters degree in educational administration. Bio, Associate ProfessorInternational Studies and Political Science, Professor She earned her bachelors degree from the University of Mary Washington and herdoctorate in Social Psychology at the University of Iowa. 2110 Kilbourne Hall Chaplain (Lieutenant Colonel) John P. Casper '04 was born and raised in Norfolk, VA and is a 2004 VMI graduate. Anderson, and M.G. Bio. skillmanbe@vmi.edu, Facilities Director, CPTF 540-464-7547 Specialty: Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Engineering 2006. Chem. hand@vmi.edu, Desktop Support Manager - American University (with Mark Tuttle). Lieutenant Colonel Michael B. haydeneh@vmi.edu, Jr. Software Engineer jonesjd@vmi.edu, Assistant Professor Professional Engineer 320 Mallory Hall Professor Holder of the John Biggs '30 Cincinnati Chair in Military History, Associate Professor Bio. geromesc@vmi.edu 323 Nichols 540-464-7684 Several respiratory diseases result in respiratory inflammation even though these diseases have different origins. 432 Mallory Hall Before joining VMI, he was an Assistant Professor at the College of Computing and Information Technology (AAST - Smart Village Campus, Egypt). Bio. Bio. boulterhj@vmi.edu, Battalion Operations and Training Sergeant M.A. 542 Scott Shipp Hall After completing Intermediate Level Education in 2009, COL Brannon was assigned to the 2nd Battalion 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina where he served as the Battalion Operations Officer. While national trends have shown sharp declines in the number of English majors, VMIs English major is thriving. 418 VMI Parade, Commandant 141 Meritorious Service Medal, Combat Action Badge, and Drill Sergeant Badge. Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Colonel Rob McDonald joined the VMI faculty in 1992. 540-464-7846 Assistant Director for Programs and Conferences Second Lieutenant Beck was commissioned in the Marine Corps on the 7th of August 2015, after attending Officer Candidates School in Quantico, Virginia. Bio, Department Head 301 Letcher Avenue The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences also awarded Between Two Fires a Bronze Oscar for excellence in graduate student filmmaking. He is originally from London, England. Bio, Instructor 2007. 540-464-7546 His research interests also extend to positive psychology, including posttraumatic growth and its relation to other measures of well-being. Bio. Lt. Col. Atwell teaches courses in British literature and creative writing, specializingin fiction. blakese@vmi.edu, Professor H. Lin, L. Rubio, A. Smythe, M. Jiminez, and B.W. More recently, LTC Kendrick worked with Cadet Aubrey Butto on a SURI project investigating perspectives of gender in the short story collectionLHeptamron(1558) by Marguerite de Navarre, sister of King Francis I of France. Col. Newhouse was married in 1994 and obtained his PE license in 1997. Ph.D. - George Mason University Bio. He has worked in the Army ROTC Battalion as a Civilian since November 1992 as a State and Federal employee. COL Blandino received his Ph.D. from the University of Virginia in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering under the direction of Dr. Earl Thornton. In 2006, He transferred to the 80th Training Division (IT) in Richmond, Virginia. Smith is also a creative writer. smedleykp@vmi.edu, Director of Communications and Marketing moreschirw@vmi.edu Staff Sgt. He is the author of six books and numerous papers. Ph.D. - North Carolina State University 330 Scott Shipp Hall Athletic Director/ Associate Directors/Faculty Rep. Bryan B. Blair. Adjunct Professor 540-464-7489 Bio, Expertise: Plant metabolism, biofuel development fromcrop residues, genetic engineering, Associate Professor Administrative Assistant and Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin. beckst@vmi.edu 2011. His last active-duty assignment from 2015 to 2016 was as an intelligence planner on the staff of the Combined Arms Center at Fort Leavenworth. zaniemr@vmi.edu, Office Manager Ed.D. desilveycp@vmi.edu. Ed. She joined the Mechanical Engineering Department in 2010. 540-464-7449 Prior to coming to VMI in 2009, he worked as a professional writer and editor in New Orleans, where he was a regular contributor to The Times-Picayune and The Old House Journal, and covered New Orleans tourism for TravelAgeWest, a West Coast travel industry publication. In 2019, he received a professional fellowship from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Assistant Professor ), "Disaggregated Business Fixed Investment - The Response of Structures and Equipment to Macroeconomic Fluctuations and Policies," Midwestern Business & Economic Review, Fall 2008, (with Mark Tuttle. Her academic research interests include metafiction, the grotesque, representations of violence and death in contemporary Latin American and Peninsular literature, culture, and visual media, as well as cultural ramifications of drug trafficking in Colombia, Mexico and Galicia. 311 Smith Hall 540-464-7423 Department Head She taught at Wittenberg University before joining the faculty at VMI in 2020 as a Visiting Assistant Professor. To me, good writing reflects good thinking and is itself an act of leadership, says Elise, whose favorite part about her job is helping cadets to develop those same life-long skills. Jones is a first-generation college graduate originally from North Texas, where he taught public school before obtaining his PhD. She also teaches Fieldwork courses, with recent sections focusing on Cadet Life at VMI and Women and African-Americans at VMI. Smythe, G. Savini, F. Monaco, P. De Santis, N. Zhang, W.J. Bio, Specialty: Organic Chemistry & Synthetic and Medicinal Chemistry. 540-464-7421 chalishajardn@vmi.edu, Assistant Professor 2019, 84, 2933-2940. lasisiro@vmi.edu The manuscript is derived from Joness dissertation, which won the 2021 Anne J. Bailey Dissertation Prize from the Society of Civil War Historians and the inaugural Chancellor Distinguished PhD Graduate Dissertation Award from SUNY in 2021. raymonddr@vmi.edu Ph.D. He has great history and an outstanding reputation in the state of Virginia, Coach Rocco said. degrees in Computer Science from Virginia Tech and M.Sc. Snelling: D. Zhou, N. Toyooka,* H. Nemoto, K. Yamaguchi, H. Tsuneki, T. Wada, T. Sasaoka, H. Sakai, Y. Tezuka, S. Kadota, T. H. Jones, H. M. Garraffo, T. F. Spande, and J. W. Daly: J.P. Lelito, K. Boroczky, T.H. Registered Nurse Jillian ORourke Stuart is an assistant professor of psychology at Virginia Military Institute. His main interests at present revolve around the Resistance (both military and civilian) in Germany against the Nazi regime and the efforts to save refugees from war-torn Europe. He completed his M.A. Jenny received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from James Madison University in 2006. Officer in Charge Major Wainwright is an Adjunct Instructor for the UMUC Cybersecurity undergraduate program teaching online classes. 2066 Kilbourne Hall Lt. Col.(R) Brown is from Russellville, Arkansas. 502 Nichols Herpetological Review 36:198. in History from Virginia Military Institute in 1983 and M.A. hoddesl@vmi.edu J.B. Lageman: defensive line coach Coach Brown has experienced a wide range of coaching opportunities over his career which have prepared him well for this opportunity at VMI, Coach Rocco said. chapmanag@vmi.edu, Publications Assistant Plant Physiology 147:1046-1061. 2014 Kilbourne Hall Dr. Altmann joined the Mechanical Engineering department in August 2020 as an Assistant Professor. (540) 464-7312 262 Scott Shipp Hall Before joining the faculty at VMI, she taught at Randolph-Macon College. mccoysn@vmi.edu, Professor Bio. He is knowledgeable of hardware, operating systems and networks. Cartwright, K. C.; Lang, S. B.; Tunge, J. COL Blandino has a broad engineering background that includes designing HVAC systems for Special Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIF), designing control algorithms for micro air vehicles, evaluating structural dynamics for weapon system integration, and developing novel measurement and modeling approaches for characterizing the behavior of flexible structures. She also spearheads the Art History and Visual Culture minor/concentration, maintains the @vmi_ahvc Instagram account, and is the faculty advisor to the Cadet Art Group. https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-c-timmes, Executive Secretary Proceedings of the International Conference of Computing in Engineering, Science, and Information, pp. phelpssa@vmi.edu Prior to this assignment, Lt Col Rose was a Branch Chief for AF Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities (TENCAP) at Schriever AFB, CO where he designed the Talon PHOENIX program a stealth aircraft mission planning environment, and helped develop the Talon THRESHER program the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) premier air domain awareness tool. He and his wife, Chelsea, have been married for three years. He is a VMI alum, graduating in 1987 with a B. Northeastern Naturalist 15:25-34. In order to get cadets using the skills they develop in the classroom, LTC Kendrick led a new 400-level course in the spring of 2019 in which cadets taught an eight-week French course to local middle school and high school students. 540-784-9294 Bio. Maj. Gornicks interests in psychology revolve around research psychology in general (focus on research methods and statistics) and social psychology (emphasis on political psychology). Football Gunner at Fort Hood, Texas, in 1998. He received a bachelors degree in history from Dallas Baptist University, a masters degree in history from Texas Christian University, and a doctorate in history from Binghamton University (2020). Professional Engineer rooseveltme@vmi.edu S. J. Posavec. Ph.D. Assistant Men's Soccer Coach - Part Time Posted Friday, June 3, 2022. . 540-464-7045 After these assignments he was a communications officer with the 82nd Airbornes Division Signal and Engineer Battalions. 540-464-7213 Owens, D.K., A.B. 206 Carroll Hall Animal Behaviour 78:1019-1025. Danny Rocco - Head Football Coach - Staff Directory - Virginia Military Institute Final 3 11 VMI 14 12:00 PM VMI VMI MBB Feb 04 VMI 54 Mercer 80 VMI 2nd, 4550 February 5, 2023 MBB Final Wed Feb 08 Furman 94 VMI 63 Men's Basketball February 8, 2023 7:00 PM Men's Basketball Furman February 8, 2023 7:00 PM LAX 4:00 PM Fri Feb 10 VMI Queens ProfessorInternational Studies and Political Science, Human Resources Assistant Specialty: French (Ret.) 417 Carroll Hall 540-464-7725 125 Post Hospital In her spare time, she swims, cooks, does yoga and volunteers for Friends of the Chessie Trail. Bio. 2004. from the University of Virginia, and her M.F.A. 540-464-7207 540-464-7457 Assistant Professor He served on the battalion staff as Assistant Operations Officer, Motor Officer, Communications Officer and Battalion S-4. 540-464-7285 Ph.D. Kookmin University (South Korea) Specialty: Letters L-Z (Female), Letters I, U-Z (Male), Inside VMI Ambassador dudleygl@vmi.edu, Computer/Multimedia Technician J. Org. Bio. Recent offerings include Southern literature, creative writing (nonfiction), and a special seminardeveloped in collaboration with cadetstitled Text + Image. Jones, K.E. Prior to cross-training into the RQ-4 he was an EC-130H Pilot at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ. Prior to the higher education sector, Darrell was a Sales and Design Engineer in the private sector. Specialty: Vertebrate Biology Dr. LaRocca draws from his prior experience as an Army officer, as well as his training in psychology and leadership to contribute to the education and professional development of cadets at VMI. His education includes a bachelor's degree in economics from Franklin and Marshall College, a master's degree from George Washington University, and an education specialist degree from the University of Virginia. He is the author of numerous articles in such publications as theJournal of Military History, theEncyclopedia of the Cold War, andNaval History. 540-464-7179 Bio, Information Security Officer 540-464-7238 Specialty: Conflict, International Relations Theory, Regional Politics, Major and Regional Powers Bio, Human Resources AssistantMilitary Science and Leadership, Instructor 540-464-7272 He received his Masters degree from Radford University in 1998 and his Ph.D. from Virginia Tech in 2001. Journal of General Virology 84:249-258. Assistant Professor Assistant Professor 2000 Bachelor of Science degree in International Relations, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO 2004 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence 2005 Masters degree in Business Administration, University of Maryland-University College, MD 2014 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL 2018 Masters degree in Ocean & Resource Engineering, University of Hawai`i, HI, Defense Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf clusterJoint Service Commendation Medal with oak leaf clusterAir Force Commendation MedalJoint Service Achievement Medal with three oak leaf clusters, Second Lieutenant 31 May, 2000First Lieutenant 31 May, 2002Captain 31 May 2004Major 1 September 2010Lieutenant Colonel 18 October 2017, Professor of Military Science Bio. 540-464-7685 Ph.D. - University of Illinois at Chicago baurkg@vmi.edu Bio. Specialist in Oral and Digital Communication 540-464-7809 432 Scott Shipp Hall Holder of Conrad M. Hall 65 Chair in American Constitutional History Imran Ghani is an Associate Professor of Software Engineering at VMI. 406 Carroll Hall His debut novel, Holy City, will be published by Grove Atlantic in 2024. bitherch@vmi.edu, Director of Corps Marksmanship and NCAA Rifle Coach He received a bachelor of science in civil engineering from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and a master of science in engineering science from Louisiana State University. Areas of Interest Research and Objectives, Deputy Superintendent for Academics and Dean of the Faculty He has multiple provisional patents, book chapters among various publications in archival journals and respected conference proceedings.