CPDD Board Members

Dr. Mitchell L. Springer, Chair (2016-2018)
Executive Director
Purdue, College of Technology
Seng Liang Wang Hall, Suite 2500
516 Northwestern Avenue
West Lafayette, IN 47906
Office: 765-496-2983
Cell: 260-403-6130
mlspring@purdue.edu
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Marty Ronning, Chair Elect (2016-2018)
Assistant Director
Distance Education Technology and Services
University of Maryland
2125E J.M. Patterson Building
College Park, MD 20742
301.405.4899
cronning@umd.edu
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Paul Jewell, Past Chair (2016-2018)
Professional Education & Industry Relations
Iowa State University
Engineering LAS Online Learning
2273 Howe Hall – Suite 1364
Ames, IA 50011-2273
Phone: 515-294-1827
Fax: 515-294-6184
pjewell@iastate.edu

Kerri Poppler James, Secretary (2016–2017)
Associate Director for Graduate Studies
A. James Clark School of Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
2178 Glenn L. Martin Hall
301-405-8601
kjames3@umd.edu

Dr. Linda Krute, Treasurer (2017-2019)
Director of Distance Education Programs
College of Engineering–Engineering Online
256 Page Hall
Box 7547, Raleigh, NC 27695-7547
Toll-Free Phone: 877.254.0058
Local Phone: 919.515.5440
E-mail: linda_krute@ncsu.edu

Charles (Chuck) E. Baukal, Jr. Ph.D., Ed.D., P.E.
Director (2016- 2019)
John Zink Co. LLC
Director
John Zink Institute
11920 E. Apache
Tulsa, OK 74116
Phone: (918) 234-2854
charles.baukal@johnzink.com

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Rita Burrell, Director (2016–2018)
Manager, Graduate and Distance Education
Mississippi State University
McCain Hall – Room 250
479-2 Hardy Rd., PO Box 9544
Mississippi State, MS 39762
Phone: 662-325-5923
Fax: 662-325-8573
rburrell@bagley.msstate.edu

Lynda M. Coulson, Director (2016-2019)
Program Manager
Engineering Employee Development
Rolls-Royce Corporation
2001 South Tibbs Avenue – Mail Speed Code T-3
Indianapolis, IN 46241
Phone: 317-230-5903
Fax: 317-230-2987
lynda.m.coulson@rolls-royce.com
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Keith Plemmons, Director (2017-2020)
The Citadel
MSC 42 The Citadel
Charleston, SC 29409
Phone: 843-953-7677
Fax: 843-953-6328
keith.plemmons@citadel.edu

Mark Schuver, Director (2017-2020)
Director of Professional Education
Center for Professional Studies in Technology & Applied Research
Purdue University
ENAD 108
400 Centennial Mall Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2016
Phone: 765-496-2094
Fax: 765-496-1583
mschuver@purdue.edu

Candace House Teixeira, Director (2015-2018)
Executive Director, Corporate and Professional Programs
Graduate and Professional Programs
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
University of Southern California
3650 McClintock Ave., OHE #106
Los Angeles, CA 90089
Phone: 213.821.4172
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