MARCH 2001 VOL. 60 NO. 6 - International Technology and ...

Passing
Dr. John L. Feirer, a nationally recognized authority in technical and industrial education, passed
away in December, 2000. Feirer was recognized by the American Industrial Arts Association (later
ITEA) with its Academy of Fellows Award. He was a faculty member at Western Michigan
University for 44 years. Many members of the profession are well acquainted with at least one of
Feirer’s 27 books written on such topics as metalworking, woodworking, building construction,
and the metric system.
Unsung Hero
Edward M. Reeve, a professor at Utah State University, has been selected as
ITEA’s unsung hero in this issue of The Technology Teacher. Dr. Reeve is
currently a “Standards Specialist” for ITEA. In that role, he assists regions,
states, provinces, and localities by making presentations or conducting
workshops on Standards for Technological Literacy.
Ed has also acted as Chairperson of ITEA’s Conference Program
Committee for the past three years. He has worked with other committee
members and ITEA’s meeting planner to arrange times and locations for
each conference session in Indianapolis, Salt Lake City, and Atlanta. He
also works to ensure that presenter names, titles, and conference sessions are
listed correctly in the conference program. In addition to his duties as
Program Committee Chair, Ed also contributed countless hours as a
volunteer for the Salt Lake City conference.
Dr. Reeve’s work with ITEA conference programs started many
years ago when, as a graduate student, he was Program Coordinator
for the Columbus Conference. Since that time, he has been very
active in many projects relating to ITEA curriculum and conferences.
At Utah State, Reeve is responsible for teaching graduate and
undergraduate courses related to technology education and drafting.
His responsibilities are aimed primarily at advancing the profession of
industrial technology education through research, teaching, and service/extension.
Dr. Reeve has also worked internationally as a part of
the Thailand Skills Development Project as well as the Vocational
Training Project for the People of Bangladesh. He was recognized as an
Outstanding Young Professional by ITEA, Technology Educator of the
Year by the Utah Industrial Education Association, and both Teacher
and Researcher of the Year by the ITE Department at Utah State.
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