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.