Kenneth J. Reid is Associate Dean and Director of Engineering at the R. B. Annis School of Engineering at the University of Indianapolis. He was awarded an IEEE-USA Professional Achievement Award in 2013 for designing the first Bachelor of Science degree in engineering education. He has served as lead of the curriculum development team on the Engineering for US All project to demystify and democratize engineering “for us all,” and is co-lead in the development of “e4usa+programming,” which introduces programing with an authentic focus on engineering.

Reid is active in engineering within K-12 education, serving on the board of directors of the Technology Student Association. He has coauthored multiple texts in engineering, mathematics, and digital electronics, including the recently released Introduction to Engineering. He and his coauthors were awarded the Wickenden award (Journal of Engineering Education, 2014) and best paper award in the Educational Research and Methods Division (ASEE, 2014).

He earned his bachelor of science degree in computer and electrical engineering from Purdue, master’s degree in electrical engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, and was the seventh person nationwide to earn his Ph.D. in engineering education from Purdue.

Reid is a senior member of IEEE, serves on the board of governors of the IEEE Education Society, serves on the board of directors of Solid Rock International, and is a member of Tau Beta Pi. Beyond his professional life, he and his wife Jenny enjoy hiking, travel, and spending time with family, especially their new grandson Teddy! 

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