Academic History

• PhD    Arizona State University, 1969
• MSIE  Arizona State University, 1966
• BS     Arizona State University, 1962

Selected Publications

• "Economics of Engineering: A New Fabric from Some Old Threads." The Engineering Economist. 51(4): 2006.
• An Investigation of Problem Solving, Focused on Problem Definition and Identification. (M. Opar co-author) Proceedings of Second Annual International Conference on Industrial Engineering Applications and Practice, November 12-15, 1997, San Diego, CA.
• Process Improvement in the Hospital (M. Opar co-author) presented at Ninth International Conference on Industry, Engineering and Management Systems, March 17-19, 2003. Proceedings of the IEMS Conference, pp. 398-406.
• Colored Petri Net Modeling of Metal Distribution in a Job Shop Iron Foundry: Improving Flow in a Pull System with Perishable In-Process Inventory.  SME Journal of Processes. 5(1): 2003.

Selected Conference Papers

• An Integrated Education for ABET 2000: Experiences from a Small University. Presented at ASEE Conference August 1998, Seattle, WA., with R. Jerz, G. Kanzaki, M.Opar.
• Presented four hour workshop on Process Flows at the 27th Annual AICE Quality Conference (with M. Opar). Held in Davenport, IA, March 5-7, 2003.

Committees

• Faculty Search Committee, Operations Management
• Visioning Process for the College of Business
• Board of Studies
• General Education Implementation
• Educational Policy
• MBA Curriculum
• Undergraduate Research
• Dean Search
• Judge, Invent Iowa at St. Paul's School
• Jude, Futures Program Competition at Sudlow Intermediate School.
• Coordinator, regional Mock Trial, Davenport