Dr. Taft H. Broome, Jr.
Professor, Full-time

Degrees:
B.S., Civil Engineering, Howard University, Washington, DC, 1966
M.S.C.E., Structural Mechanics, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, 1968
D.Sc., Structural Mechanics, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, 1972
M.S., Engineering Ethics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 1985

Number of Years Service:
Assistant Professor: 1972 - 1975; Associate Professor: 1975 - 1988; Professor: 1988 - present; Total Service: 27 years

Other Related Experience:
US Army, Corps of Engineers: 1966-74 Visiting Professor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1980-81 Visiting Professor, Duke University, 1991-92

Consulting:
Livas Architects

Principal Publications of Last Five Years:

• Mixon, G., Adams, J.Q., Broome, T.H., et al. 1995. The Historically Black Colleges and Universities: A Future in the Balance. Academe, vol. 81, no. 1, pp. 51-57.
• Broome, T.H. 1995. STS Calling. AWIS Magazine, vol. 24, no. 6, pp. 12-13.
• Rahulkumar, P., Broome, T.H. and Saigal, S. 1995. Dynamical Systems with Rigid-Body Degree-of-Freedom Oscillators. J. of Engineering Mechanics, vol. 121, no. 3, TN no. 5852, pp. 487-491.
• Broome, T.H. 1995. On the Board. The Senate Communicator, vol. 15, no. 1 [Official publication of the HU Faculty Senate]�January, pp. 3-4.
• Broome, T.H. 1995. Connecting Engineering, Science and the Humanities. Keynote Address, Interface�95: Annual Conference, Society for Science and the Hu-man-ities, Marietta, GA�Oct. 19.
• Broome, T.H. 1996. The Heroic mentorship. Science Communication: An Inter-dis-ci-pli-nary Journal of the Social Sciences, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 398-429�June.
• Broome, T.H. 1996. The Heroic Mentorship. Keynote Address. Survival Skills and Ethics Work-shop, Uni-ver-sity of Pittsburgh, PA�Oct. 19.
• Broome, T.H. 1997. The Heroic Engineer. J. of Engineering Education, vol. 86, no. 1, pp. 51-55.�Jan.
• Broome, T.H. 1998. Engineers Rally As Youth Morale Declines. Invited Press Release [1000 words]: National Engineers Week, NSPE viz The Nolan/Lehr Group PR firm, New York, NY.
• Broome, T.H. 1998. On Sprague�s �The Voice of Experience.� Science and Engineering Eth-ics, vol. 4, issue 1, pp. 45-50.
• Broome, T.H. 1998. Engineering for Character. Banquet Speaker: ASEE Fall Mid-At-lantic Regional Conference, Howard University, Washington, DC�November 6.
• Broome, T.H. 1999. Engineering for Character: A Tribute to the Life and Phil-osophy of Martin Luther King, Jr. Public Lecture: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Lecture Series, School of Engi-neering, Vanderbilt University, Nash-ville, TN�Jan-uary 22.
• Broome, T.H. 1999. The Heroic Engineer. Public Lec-ture. Seattle, WA: Uni-versity of Wash-ington�May 10.
• Broome, T.H. 1999. The Concrete Sumo. Cleveland, OH: Online Ethics Center for Engi-neer-ing and Science, Case Western Reserve Uni-ver--sity, https://ethics.cwru.edu.

Societies:
American Society of Civil Engineers American Society for Engineering Education American Academy of Mechanics American Association of University Professor American Association of Engineering Societies Society of Women Engineers

Honors and Awards:
"Rensselaer Alumni Association Fellow" Award, 1993. "Best Teacher" evaluation, Engineering Student Council, 1991. Tau Beta Pi, National Engineering Honor Society Society of Sigma Xi

Subjects Taught This Year:
Fall Semester: Dynamics - 3 hrs/wk lecture, undergraduate, day Statics - 3 hrs/wk lecture, undergraduate, day Spring Semester: Dynamics - 3 hrs/wk lecture, undergraduate, day

Other Assigned Duties:
Chairman, School of Engineering and Computer Science Appointments, Promotions and Tenure Committee - 2 hrs/wk; Chairman, College of Engineering, Architecture and Computer Science Appointments, Promotions and Tenure Committee - 2 hrs/wk; Student Academic Advising - 3 hrs/wk; Advising - 1 hr/wk; Parliamentarian, Faculty Senate - 4 hrs/wk