Dear Members:   At the end of last semester, a staff member asked me how things were going and a I replied that I just had a few more projects to grade before I wrapped up the semester.  Her reply…

One thing that remains a constant for those of us dealing with technology is change.  From the time the computer was introduced into our classroom, we have been faced with continual change.  The software companies continue to entice and amaze…

At the time of this writing, we have just finished the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition in Louisville, Kentucky. What a great time we had! The Engineering Design Graphics technical sessions were (as always) informative, professional, and enlightening. There were…

This is my last message from the Chair, and I have been thinking about the times we are going through and issues we are facing in this weak economy. Layoffs, furloughs, lack of funds for classroom materials as well as…

The pint is, as educators, we have to deal with many issues related to reaching beyond the core knowledge of our discipline.   After reading an article in Prism not long ago, I started thinking about the changes we have…

I fell in love with engineering graphics in 1975 when I was exposed to it as part of an industrial arts course in junior high. I took four years of drafting in high school, and then went to North Carolina…

This May I will be giving a talk on the “State of Engineering Design Graphics in the United States” to the Japan Society for Graphics Science in Tokyo. While planning for this talk, I began thinking about where our division…

It is a privilege and an honor to be serving as the Engineering Design Graphics Division Chair for this year! We had a great time and a wonderful Midyear meeting in beautiful Erie, PA last month. The presentations were excellent…