Features: March 25, 2002

Eugene DeLoatch, ASEE President Elect, To Deliver 12th Annual Garnet Baltimore Lecture

Eugene DeLoatch, 2001-2002 president-elect of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), will deliver the 13th annual Garnet Baltimore Lecture at Rensselaer.

DeLoatch will deliver a lecture titled "The U.S. Engineering Workforce: What's Missing?" on Monday, April 1, at 4 p.m. in room 4050 of Rensselaer's Low Center for Industrial Innovation.

DeLoatch, dean of engineering at Morgan State University in Maryland, is the first African American in the 108-year history of the ASEE to head the 12,000-member organization.

He serves as chair of the Council of Deans of Engineering of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and is co-founder of the annual Black Engineer of the Year program. The award recognizes the professional achievements of African-American men and women involved in engineering, science, and technology fields. Last year, Rensselaer's President Jackson was the first woman honored with the award.

DeLoatch serves as secretary of the board of directors of the Maryland Science, Engineering and Technology Development Corp., and has served as vice president for public affairs at the ASEE.

He earned a Ph.D. in bioengineering and a master's in electrical engineering from Polytechnic University of Brooklyn. He holds bachelor's degrees in mathematics and electrical engineering from Tougaloo College and Lafayette College, respectively.

The Garnet Baltimore Lecture Series is sponsored by Rensselaer's Office of Institute Diversity. The annual series, which focuses on issues of equality and cultural diversity, was established in 1991 in honor of Baltimore, Rensselaer's first African-American graduate, Class of 1881. A distinguished civil engineer and landscape designer, Baltimore is known locally for the design of Prospect Park in Troy.