2001 Faculty and Staff Awards Presented
Four individual members of Morehead State University's faculty and staff who have distinguished themselves in their respective areas of teaching, research and service were honored during the University's Academic Honors Convocation on Sunday, April 29, 2001.
Presentations
were made to Dr. Charles Patrick, professor of industrial technology, Distinguished Teacher Award; Dr. Craig Tuerk, associate
professor of biology, Distinguished Researcher Award; Dr. Gordon Towell,
assistant professor of music, Distinguished Creative Productions Award;
and Joe Planck, director of physical
plant, Distinguished Staff Service Award. Shown left to right are
President Eaglin, Dr. Towell, Dr. Patrick, Dr. Tuerk, and Mr. Planck.
Dr. Patrick began his teaching career at MSU in 1985 and now coordinates the construction management technology option in the Department of Industrial and Engineering Technology. He teaches, advises students, develops curriculum, manages laboratories, and works in recruiting and retention. He also assists in the development of graduate programs/courses and maintains relationships with industry representatives. He was recognized as a "Master Teacher" by the University's Greek organizations in 2000.
Dr. Patrick has published numerous articles in professional and scientific journals and performs applied research in industrial simulation and alternate energy applications. He wrote and published the textbook Construction Project Planning and Scheduling, which has a 2004 copyright from Prentice Hall Publisher. Dr. Patrick and a colleague have conducted research in the area of passive lighting using large-diameter fiber optic cable, funded primarily by research grants from the National Science Foundation. He served as chair of the MSU Faculty Senate in 1996-97 and was the 2000-02 Research Division president for the National Association of Industrial Technology. Dr. Patrick also served as co-director of MSU's accreditation self-study from 1998 to 2000 for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) that concluded with the University receiving very favorable ratings
Dr. Patrick holds the Ph.D. degree in mining engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, M.S. degrees in mining engineering from West Virginia University and industrial engineering from the University of Pittsburgh, and a B.S. degree in mining engineering technology and A.S. degree in civil engineering technology from the West Virginia Institute of Technology (now the WVU Institute of Technology).