SUMMARY VITA – Virgil Atlee Thomason, Ph.D.,
P.E.
Professor
Years on Faculty: 31 (original appointment
Degrees:
BSEE Case
Institute of Electrical 1960
Technology Engineering
MS The
University of Electrical 1971
PhD The University of Electrical
1977
Other Related Experience:
1972 to Present: Professor
of Engineering (Assistant 1974, Associate 1977, Professor 1985)
Teaching: Engineering
- Digital Signal Processing, Stochastic Processes, Design with Microprocessors,
Logic Design and Instrumentation, Computer Program Design, Sampled Data and
Nonlinear Digital Control Systems, Computer Interfacing, Circuits, Solid State
Devices.
1960 - 1972: Training Director (Field Engineer
1960, Senior Engineer 1964, Director 1965)
Western Union Telegraph Company,
Responsible to the General Office for
planning and direction of the nation-wide technical services training program. Responsible for assisting
Research and Development in design and checkout of systems and equipment.
Achievements:
1. Instrumental in development and
implementation of highly successful national training programs.
2. Provided on-site technical assistance in
design and startup of state-of-the-art data communications systems.
3. Coordinated the management of the system
installation and startup for the one of the first ever private computer-centered
communication systems -
Weyerhauser Corporation.
4. Participated in the startup of first
government AUTODIN circuits.
5. Participated in startup of the
Principal Publications
of Last Five Years:
1. “Relationship between Morality, Ethics and
Leadership” P. S. Chopra, Todd Humphrey, V. A. Thomason, Proceedings of the
2003 ASEE Southeastern Section Conference,
Macon, Georgia, April, 2003.
2. “Can Ethics be Divorced from
the Teaching and Practice of Management?” P. S. Chopra, V. A. Thomason, Proceedings of
the 2002 ASEE Southeastern Section Conference, Gainesville, Florida, April, 2002.
3. “BrookMaster: A Software Teaching Game with a Purposeful
Action Framework,” V. A. Thomason, P. S. Chopra, Proceedings of the 2001
ASEE Southeastern Section Conference,
Charleston, South Carolina, April, 2001.
4. “Purposeful Action: A Synergy of Management
with Ethics”, P. S. Chopra, V. A. Thomason, Proceedings of the 2001 ASEE
Southeastern Section Conference,
Charleston, South Carolina, April, 2001
5. "Senior Engineering Design: Web-Based Management and Communications
," V. A. Thomason, P. S. Chopra, Proceedings of the 2000 ASEE
Southeastern Section Conference,
Raleigh, North Carolina, April, 2000.
6. "Senior Engineering Design: Grading by
Objectives." V. A. Thomason, P. S. Chopra, 6. Proceedings of the 1999 ASEE Southeastern
Section Conference,
7. “Twelve Steps of Purposeful Action for
Senior Engineering Design,” V. A.
Thomason, P. S. Chopra, Proceedings of the 1998 ASEE Southeastern Section
Conference, Orlando, Florida, April 1998
Scientific
and Professional Society Memberships:
Institute
of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
American
Society of Engineering Education
Instrument
Society of
Honors and
Awards:
Eta Kappa Nu
Pi Mu Epsilon
Phi Kappa Phi
Order
of the Engineer
State
of
Alden E. Stilson Scholarship Award