Roy Frank
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
Southern Illinois Univ. @ Carbondale
Degrees with fields, institution, and date:
Ph.D. (1997-expected) Workforce Education, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale , Illinois
MS (1983) Education, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Illinois
BA (1970) Southern Illinois University at Carbondale,
Illinois
Number of years of service on this faculty:
Six years
1993-2000 Assistant Professor-Survey Engineering Specialization, Tenure
Other related experience:
1981-1993 - Assistant Instructor/Assistant Professor, Technology Department, SIUC, Tenure
1970-1981 - R. A. Nack and Associates, Inc., Consulting Engineering, Carbondale, Illinois--Survey Crew Member--Survey Area Chief/Registered Land Surveyor
1966-1970 - Luhr Brothers Construction Company, Columbia, Illinois--Construction
Stakeout Surveyor (summer)
Consulting, patents, etc.:
Land Surveying Consulting:
Century 21 House of Realty, Marion, IL
J. David Thompson Realty, Marion, IL
Associated Professionals, Inc., Nashville, IL
State(s) in which registered:
Registered Land Surveyor, #35-2274, Illinois, 1976
Accredited Illinois Professional Land Surveyor, IPLSA, 1989-2000
Principal publications of last five years:
Frank, Roy R. and Timothy W. Zeigler, "Registration of Engineering Technology Graduates", Journal of Engineering Technology, Vol. 1, No. 2, 1984 and Tau Alpha Phi Journal, 1985.
Frank, Roy R., Eichfeld, W. and Zeigler, T., "Community Projects, A Way to Learn by Doing", Journal of Engineering Technology, Vol. 3, No. 2, 1986.
Frank, Roy R., "Surveying Laboratories, 'Realism is the Key'", Proceeding of American Society for Engineering Education 1988 Annual Conference, 1988.
Frank, Roy R., "New Student Chapter of I.P.L.S.A.", The Illinois Surveyor, Fall 1987.
Frank, Roy R., "Surveying Education in Illinois, the 1998 Deadline", The
Illinois Surveyor, Fall 1994.
Scientific and professional societies of which a member:
Illinois Professional Land Surveyors Association
Honors and awards:
Phi Kappa Phi (1983) and Omicron Tau Theta (1990) Honor Societies
RSO Outstanding Advisor, SIUC, 1989
Carter Jenkins Distinguished Service Award, IPLSA, 1992
Outstanding Contribution Award, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, 1992
Past President Award, IPLSA, 1995
Subjects or courses taught during the most recent academic year:
CE263 Basic Surveying, 2 sections (2 hrs. lecture/6 hrs. lab per section)
CE362 Land Surveying, 1 section (2 hrs. lecture/3 hrs. lab)
CE363 Control Surveying, 1 section (3 hrs. lecture/3 hrs. lab.)
CE461 Legal Aspects, 1 section (3 hrs. lecture)
CE462 Land Development & Design, 1 section (2 hrs. lecture/3 hrs. lab)
CE463 Field Survey Problems, 1 section (16 hr./wk. lab)
CE464 Field Survey Planning and Computations, 1 section (3 hrs. lecture/2 hrs. lab)
CE465 Photogrammetry, 1 section (3 hrs. lecture/3 hrs. lab)
Specific programs in which participated to improve teaching and professional competence:
Developed Surveying Engineering Specialization, Civil Engineering
Developed Joliet Junior College extension on weekends once per month
Special duties of co-op faculty (coordinators):
Developed positions for existing students and graduating students.
- Any comments or suggestions, contact me at:
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frank@ce.siu.edu