DREXEL UNIVERSITY, PHILADELPHIA, PA,
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING ASSOCIATE DEAN, ONLINE AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS DIRECTOR, ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

Dr. Smith is currently responsible for effective administration and growth of online, off-campus, and on-campus graduate engineering programs on behalf of Drexel's College of Engineering. He developed and taught the first web-based asynchronous graduate engineering courses in College of Engineering in 1997. Since that time he has lead the development of online learning for the College of Engineering and mentored faculty in distance teaching/learning techniques. The M.S. in Engineering Management was the first fully online degree program in the College of Engineering four years ago. Drexel now has five online engineering master's degrees with more to follow.

Prior to his role with Drexel University, Dr. Smith had managerial and executive roles in industry in new technology development and commercialization, including international expansion. He was Vice President - Corporate Development for National Environmental Testing and Planning Manager for ARCO Chemical Company. He has a Ph.D., M.S. ChE, and B.S. ChE, all from Drexel University.