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The ITERA Executive Board
Ray Steele, Ph.D., (University of Pittsburgh) is the founding
Director of the Center for Information and Communication Sciences
at Ball State University in Indiana. A Frank Stanton Fellow with
the International Radio and Television Society in New York, he was
the first academic to receive the Pfister Award from the Business
Industry Consulting Services Organization (BICSI) and the University
of South Florida. Dr. Steele was instrumental in developing two
graduate academic programs in the telecommunications field, first
at the University of Pittsburgh and later at Ball State University.
Most recently he received the Cyberstar award in Indiana for his
contributions to technology in academe and serves on several national
and international executive boards.
James Gantt, Ph.D., (Georgia Institute of Technology) is Director of the Center for
Telecommunications Systems Management (TSM) at Murray State University. Dr. Gantt spent 32 years
conducting and managing research for the United States Army. He managed the basic and applied
research program for the Army Research Laboratory (ARL) in Communications, Computer, Atmospheric,
and Computational Sciences. In addition, he served as the Chief Information Officer (CIO) for ARL.
Dr. Gantt became the Director of the Center for TSM at Murray State in February, 2005.
Vice President/President Elect
Harry Reif
Dr. Harry L. Reif is an Associate Professor of Computer Information Systems at James Madison University with an earned doctorate from Virginia Commonwealth University as well as a MBA and a BS in Computer Science from Michigan State University. His primary teaching duties include Telecommunications, Networking, Systems Analysis and Design, and Project Management courses at the undergraduate level. Dr. Reif also teaches Masters level students in JMU’s Information Security MBA program. Research interests include systems implementation, e-commerce, intelligent systems, project management, and information systems/telecommunications curriculum development. Prior to his academic career, Dr. Reif held numerous positions in the information technology industry including Operations Manager, Project Manager, Systems Programmer, and Chief Information Officer.
Mary Lou Kidder, Ed.D., (Northern Illinois University) came to Sauk in Fall of 1994. She currently teaches a variety of on-line and on-campus courses in Computer Information Systems and Business. Dr. Kidder is a member of National Business Education Association (NBEA) and a charter member of International Telecommunications Education & Research Association. She has been mentioned in Who's Who Among America's Teachers and The Empire Who's Who Registry of Executives and Professionals. The subject of her dissertation (Ed.D.) was Institutional Elements that Encourage or Discourage the Implementation of On-line Classes in Illinois Community Colleges.
Phil Rawles, M.S., (Purdue University) is an Associate Professor
of data communications and networking in the Department of Computer
Technology at Purdue University.
An award winning teacher, Professor Rawles teaches system and network
administration courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Professor Rawles is the author of five collegiate texts on data communications
and
networking. His research interests focus on system and network security.
Anthony H. Smith is an assistant professor with the Computer and Information Technology Department at Purdue University. He has more than 15 years of experience in various technical roles, as well as 10 years experience with computer technologies including LAN, WAN and wireless network design and implementation. After graduating from Wittenberg University, Anthony spent several years in general management positions. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard for 5 years in a number of technical, management, and law enforcement roles. He left the Coast Guard to pursue a Masters in Technology at Purdue, which he received in 1994. Since then, Anthony’s industrial experience includes both large corporate and small business environments serving in management and systems engineering roles. He has designed and consulted on numerous corporate and municipal networks, and has extensive application development and project management experience. Professor Smith currently teaches and conducts applied research in the areas of local and wide-area wireless network design, implementation and security. In addition, he has an active consultancy dedicated to local and wide area wireless networks, currently focused on wide-area wire-line replacement strategies.
Mark Weiser, Ph.D., (University of Iowa) serves as Director for
the M.S. Program in Telecommunications Management and the Center for Telecommunications & Network
Security. Dr. Weiser is the Fleming Professor of Technology Management,
with research interests in upper-layer communication protocols, network security,
and distance learning. His current major project is the development of
techniques
and technologies to enable remote students to participate in traditionally
hands-on lab environments.
Richard A. Gershon, Ph.D., (Ohio University) is Professor and
co-founder of the Telecommunications and Information Management program
at Western Michigan
University. Dr. Gershon is the author of The Transnational Media Corporation:
Global Messages and Free Market Competition, winner of the 1998 book
of the year by the U.S. National Cable Television Center. Dr. Gershon has
twice been
selected for teaching honors, including the Steven H. Coltrin Professor
of the Year Award (2000) by the International Radio & Television Society
(IRTS) and the Barry Sherman Award for Teaching Excellence (2001) by
the Management and Economics division of the Association for Education in
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