June 25, 2012
Pat Daniels (left) and Diane Rover
Baltimore, MD - ABET Adjunct Accreditation Director for Engineering Patricia D. Daniels, Ph.D., P.E., received the 2012 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Electrical and Computer (ECE) Engineering Distinguished Educator Award. The award was presented on Monday, June 11, at the ECE Division Business Meeting, part of the 2012 ASEE Annual Conference in San Antonio, TX.
The ASEE Electrical and Computer Engineering Division confers this annual award upon an educator who has contributed significantly not only to ASEE but also to the electrical and computer engineering professions. Diane T. Rover, Ph.D., who is the ASEE ECE Division Chair, a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Iowa State University, and a member of the ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC), presented Daniels the award.
Rover read the award's citation: "For exemplary contributions to engineering education in the USA and around the world through ASEE, ABET, and IEEE, and especially to the establishment of outcomes-based accreditation methods that have improved program quality."
Daniels is an Affiliate Professor in Electrical Engineering at the University of Washington and Professor Emerita at Seattle University, where she was previously a Professor and Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Associate Dean of Science and Engineering. She became an ABET Adjunct Accreditation Director for Engineering to assist in managing the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) in April 2012.
Before joining the ABET professional staff, Daniels had extensive history as a dedicated ABET volunteer. She became an ABET program evaluator in 1988, was a member of the EAC from 1996 to 2005, and chaired the commission for the 2003-04 accreditation cycle. In 2006, she was inducted as an ABET Fellow for her contributions to the EAC and for encouraging diversity in the ABET volunteer pool. At the 2010 ABET Annual Conference, Daniels was recognized as a Distinguished Volunteer for serving as a program evaluator or team chair on more than 25 evaluation visits.
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ABET, the recognized accreditor for college and university programs in applied science, computing, engineering, and engineering technology, is a federation of 31 professional and technical societies representing these fields. Among the most respected accreditation organizations in the U.S., ABET has provided leadership and quality assurance in higher education for more than 75 years.
ABET currently accredits over 3,100 programs at more than 600 colleges and universities worldwide. More than 2,000 dedicated volunteers participate annually in ABET activities. ABET also provides leadership internationally through workshops, memoranda of understanding, and mutual recognition agreements, such as the Washington Accord. ABET is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.