J. Michael Jacob
The McNelly Professor of Technology
Purdue University

The McNelly Professorship was established in honor of George McNelly, former Dean of the School of Technology, to recognize outstanding teachers in the school and to emphasize the importance of classroom teaching. Prof. Jacob, the current McNelly Professor, has received the CTS Microelectronics Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching award as the best teacher in the Electrical Engineering Technology Department seven times. He has won the Dwyer Undergraduate Teaching Award as the top teacher in the School of Technology three times, and was first runner up twice. He also received the Purdue University's undergraduate teaching award (the Amoco award), the Paradigm Award from the Minority Technology Association, the School of Technology's Outstanding Tenured Faculty Award, and the Joint Services Commendation Medal (for excellence in instruction) from the Secretary of Defense. He has taught at Purdue for twenty five years, and at a community college in South Carolina for seven years. He has six years of industrial experience as a test engineer in the automotive and aerospace industries, and is an active consultant. Over the past five years he has provided over 30 workshops on the Art and Technology of Teaching to a total of 1200 faculty.

Professor Jacob, along with Professor Herrick, will lead a workshop on the Art and Technology of Teaching Technology.