NCETE : Graduate Program

The mission of NCETE is to build capacity in technology education and the cornerstone of NCETE's capacity-building effort is the Fellowship Program. NCETE Fellows were selected from a pool of applicants based on their demonstrated interest in engineering and technology education and their potential to conduct research in emerging areas in engineering and technology education. NCETE Fellows have a research assistantship and full tuition paid for 3 years of graduate study. Over the past five years, NCETE has graduated nine doctoral fellows and presently has nine students enrolled in doctoral programs at three different institutions.

University of Georgia
NCETE Graduated PhD Fellows
Cameron Denson	Post-Doc - Utah State University PhD - University of Georgia BS – North Carolina A&T, Technology Education MS – Georgia State University, Instructional Technology Technology Teacher at Northwest Middle School
Todd Kelley	Assistant Professor - Purdue University PhD - University of Georgia MA – Ball State University, Industrial Technology Education BS – Oswego State University, Technology Education Technology Teacher in middle & high school
University of Minnesota
Chandra Austin	Post-Doc - Utah State University PhD - University of Minnesota MEd – University of Minnesota Twin Cities BS – North Carolina A & T State University – Graphic Communications Systems
Ben Franske	Faculty - Invers Hills Community College PhD - University of Minnesota MEd - University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Technology Education BS – University of Wisconsin – Stout, Telecommunications Systems
David Stricker	Assistant Professor - University of Wisconsin, Stout PhD - University of Minnesota Twin Cities MED – University of Minnesota Twin Cities BS – University of Minnesota Duluth, Criminology Technology Teacher at Blackhawk Middle School
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jenny Daugherty	Assistant Professor - Purdue University PhD - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign MS – Purdue University, American History BS – Indiana University, Sociology & History Curriculum Specialist on Project Probase (NSF)
Utah State University
Douglas Walrath	Director of the Northern Alaska Career and Technical Education Center PhD - Utah State University MS – Utah State University, Industrial Technology Education BS – University of Wisconsin-Stout, Technology Education Technology Teacher at Wood River Middle School, Hailey, Idaho Finalist for NASA Astronaut Educator
Nathan Mentzer	Assistant Professor - Purdue University PhD - Utah State University MS – Montana State University, Curriculum and Instruction BS – Montana State University, Technology Education Technology Teacher at Darby High School, Darby, Montana President of Montana Technology Education Association
Zanj Avery	Adjunct Faculty -- California State University, LA PhD - Utah State University MS – California State University, LA, Industrial and Technical Studies BS – California State University, LA, Industrial/Production Technology

University of Minnesota
Current NCETE PhD Fellows
Michael Nehring	BS – University of Wisconsin – Stout, Technology Education MS – University of Wisconsin – Stout, Industrial / Technology Education
Leah Roue	AAS – Dunwoody Institute, Architectural Drafting and Estimating BAS – Bemidji State University, Industrial Technology – Construction Management MS – University of Wisconsin – Stout, Technology Education
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Raymond Dixon	BEd – University of Technology, Jamaica – Industrial Technology MS – Illinois State University – Training and Development
Joe Meyer	BS – Bradley University, Civil Engineering Med – University of Missouri Columbia, Science Education Civil Engineer, Geotechnical Investigations and Construction Inspection
Scott Wetter	BA – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Asian Studies MS - Naval Postgraduate School, Mechanical Engineering MS - Oakland City University, Management
Yong Zeng	BS – Mechanical Engineering MS – University of Illinois, Technology Education
Utah State University
Katrina Cox	BS – Brigham Young University, Technology Teacher Education BA – Brigham Young University, Visual Arts Interior Design/Architecture MS – Brigham Young University, Technology Teacher Education
Matthew Lammi	BS - Brigham Young University, Electronic Engineering Technology MS - Utah State University, Engineering and Technology Education

For information regarding graduate opportunities at specific universities contact the following individuals:

University of Georgia
Dr. Robert Wicklein
wickone@uga.edu

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Dr. Scott Johnson
sjohnson@uiuc.edu

Utah State University
Dr. Kurt Becker
kbecker@cc.usu.edu

This material is based on work supported by the
National Science Foundation Under Grant No. ESI-0426421