program self-study report - Lamar University Electrical Engineering

Associate Professor in MathematicsDirector of Minority Recruiting and RetentionRICHARD L. PRICE, IB.S., Mathematics, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX, 1955M.A., Mathematics, University of Texas, Austin, TX, 1958Ph.D., Mathematics Education, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 1969M.A.R., Yale Divinity School, New Haven, CT, 1972Service at Lamar University – 36 years, appointed 8/70Related Experience• Mathematics teacher, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX 1956-1961; 1963-1966• Mathematics teacher, Central State University, Wilberforce, Ohio 1966-1967• Mathematics teacher, Riverside White Cross School of Nursing for Ohio Northern University,Riverside, OH 1967-1968• Mathematics teacher, New Dimensions Program at Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 1968-1970• Research Associate, Educational Research Information Center, Ohio State University, 1968-1970• Visiting Professorship, Mathematics Department, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI, Summer1970; Summer 1971• Associate director of Minority Engineering, University of Bridgeport, 1971-1972• Faculty Research Appointment at Argonne National Lab, Argonne, IL Summers 1973, 1974, 1976• Director of Minority Recruiting and Retention, College of Engineering, Lamar University, Beaumont,TX 1978-2006• Associate Professorship, Mathematics Department, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX 1970-1971;1972-2006Honors and awards• South Park Independent School District, elected trustee, 1980-1983• National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME) Retention Grant, 1982• National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) (local, regional and national levels)• Golden Triangle-Texas Alliance for Minorities in Engineering (GT-TAME) Chairperson 1985Membership in Professional Societies• National Council of Teachers in Mathematics• National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering• National Association for Minority Engineering Program Administrators• Texas Association of College Teachers• National Society of Black Engineers• National Association for the Advancement of Colored PeopleCourses taught this year by termsFall 2005: MATH 2415, MATH 2312, MATH 1316, 1 hour lecture, day, undergraduateSpring 2006: MATH 2415, MATH 2312, MATH 1316, 1 hour lecture, day, undergraduateII - 148