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Twenty Years and Beyond of Engineering at West Texas A&M University

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Conference

2024 ASEE-GSW

Location

Canyon, Texas

Publication Date

March 10, 2024

Start Date

March 10, 2024

End Date

March 12, 2024

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Diversity

Page Count

7

DOI

10.18260/1-2--45400

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https://peer.asee.org/45400

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60

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Kenneth R. Leitch P.E. West Texas A&M University Orcid 16x16 orcid.org/0000-0003-3322-779X

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Kenneth R. Leitch holds a Ph.D. in civil engineering from New Mexico State University and M.B.A. from Colorado Christian University. He is an Associate Professor of civil engineering at West Texas A&M University in Canyon, Texas. He is a registered P.E. in Texas and Indiana.

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Erick Benjamin Butler West Texas A&M University

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Dr. Butler has graduated of Cleveland State University in Cleveland, Ohio with a BS in Environmental Science (2007), an MS in Environmental Engineering (2009), and a Dr. Eng. in Civil Engineering (2013). Currently, he is an Assistant Professor of Environm

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Roy Jean Issa P.E. West Texas A&M University

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Dr. Issa is an associate professor of Mechanical Engineering at West Texas A&M University. He joined the College of Engineering and Computer Science in 2004, a year after it started. Since joining the department, he has been in charge of the enhancement

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Anitha Sarah Subburaj West Texas A&M University

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Dr. Anitha Subburaj is an Assistant Professor at West Texas A&M University. She received her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering in 2014 from Texas Tech University, where she worked as a Research Assistant on the project, “Advanced Battery Modeling and Ev

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Abstract

Engineering programs began at West Texas A&M University in 2003. Engineering firms and government agencies identified a need to train and keep engineers in the greater Panhandle Region of the state of Texas. An existing engineering technology program was joined with programs in computer science and later mathematics along with new engineering programs in mechanical (2003), civil (2010), environmental (2012), electrical (2016), and master’s level (2017). All of these programs are now consolidated in a College of Engineering (2020). The programs are tailored for 21st century needs with all four engineering programs gaining successful ABET accreditation as the first graduates were produced. This paper will discuss the process to build ABET accredited engineering programs as well as current and future plans for these growing and vital programs.

Leitch, K. R., & Butler, E. B., & Issa, R. J., & Subburaj, A. S. (2024, March), Twenty Years and Beyond of Engineering at West Texas A&M University Paper presented at 2024 ASEE-GSW, Canyon, Texas. 10.18260/1-2--45400

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