Dr. Roger Hawks is the dean of the Allen School of
Engineering and Technology. On the faculty for 29 years,
he has received numerous awards from Tri-State University,
including the Pi Tau Sigma Outstanding Teacher Award,
McKetta-Smith Outstanding Teacher, Moore Award for Teaching,
and the Barrenbrugge Award for Faculty Excellence. Hawks
has a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering
from the University of Cincinnati, a Master of Science
degree in aeronautics and astronautics from the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, and a doctor’s degree
in mechanical engineering from the University of Maryland.
In the last five years, Hawks has served as a faculty
adviser to AIAA, Tau Beta Pi, and Sigma Gamma Tau. He
has also chaired the Curriculum and Academic Standards
Committee. In addition to his time at TSU, Hawks has
taught engineering at the Clarkson College of Technology
and the University of Maryland, and has worked with
NASA and as a consultant in automobile racing. His special
areas of interest include machine design, vehicle dynamics,
and vehicle design. A member of the Baseball Science
Committee of the Society for American Baseball Research
he has taught Honors Seminars on various baseball topics.
Internal Accomplishments (service)
• Chief Advisor, Indiana Epsilon Chapter, Tau
Beta Pi, National Engineering Honor Society
• Advisor, TSU Student Branch, AIAA
• Member, Curriculum and Academic Standards Committee
• Co-coordinated the launch of the Master of Engineering
program and the mechanical engineering major
• Oversight for development of civil engineering
major in Master of Engineering program, and the change
request for this program to HLC
• Developed the five-year BGME and BGCE programs
that enable students to complete both the BS and the
Master of Engineering degrees in five academic year
plus one summer; receiving both degrees at the completion
of all requirements
• Represented TSU at MUPEC Dean’s Meetings
at Cedarville University in April and Bradley University
in November
External Accomplishments/Activities
• Active in the Science Committee of the Society
for American Baseball Research
• Associate Fellow of the American Institute of
Aeronautics and Astronautics
• Member of Society of Automotive Engineers
