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Byron Garry

Byron Garry

Title

Associate Professor

Office Building

Solberg Hall

Office

212

Mailing Address

Solberg Hall 212
Construction and Concrete Industry Mgmt-Box 2223
University Station
Brookings, SD 57007

Biography

Teaching in the electronics engineering technology program, 1990-present. 100% instructional position.

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Education

  • M.S. in engineering | South Dakota State University | 1988
  • B.S. in electrical engineering | South Dakota State University | 1981

Academic Interests

  • Teaching Undergraduate Courses:
    • Introduction to Electronic Systems
    • Advanced Analog Devices
    • Circuit Boards and Design
    • Power Systems
    • Communication Systems
    • Technology, Society and Ethics
    • Project Management

Academic Responsibilities

  • Program Lead - Electronics Engineering Technology Program

Committees and Professional Memberships

Committees

  • Past: University Assessment, Sub-Committee of the Academic Affairs Committee, Member 2010-2023, Chair 2019-2021
  • Past: SDSU Quality Initiative - HLC Academy for the Assessment of Student Learning, Executive Committee member, 2015-2019

Professional Memberships

  • American Society for Engineering Education (ASSEE), member since 1988
  • SDSU Campus Best Practices in Engineering Education. Moderator, Spring 2011 - Spring 2022 semesters, 48 sessions
  • Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineering, member since 2009; ABET-ETAC National Program Evaluator for EET B.S. and A.S. programs

Awards and Honors

  • 2023, ASEE North Midwest Section Outstanding Campus Representative
  • 2015, ASEE North Midwest Section and Zone III Outstanding Campus Representative
  • 2007-2008, Academic Advisor of the Year for SDSU College of Engineering

Work Experience

  • 1990 Mar Engineering, Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Consulting engineer.
  • 1987-1990 CSE Technologies, New London, Minnesota. Project engineer.
  • 1986-1987 Navistar, Inc., Ft. Wayne, Indiana. Project engineer II.
  • 1985-1986 RCA Corporation, Indianapolis, Indiana. Circuit design engineer.
  • 1984 Medical Engineering Service Association, Brookings, South Dakota. Safety technician.
  • 1980 Magnetic Peripherals/Control Data, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Intern/test engineer

Publications

Recent Conference presentations:

  1. Yordanova, A., Tofte, E. and Garry, B. (2023). Teaching Applied Management Courses Online: Considerations for Good Practices. Proceedings of the 2023 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference, Brookings, SD.
  2. Koromyslova, E., Steinlicht, C., Hall, T.J.K., Yordanova, A. and Garry, B. (2018) Implementing Lean Practices in an Academic Department: A Case Study. Proceedings of the 2018 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition. AC 2018-23435. Salt Lake City, UT.
  3. Koromyslova, E., Hall, T.J.K. and Garry, B. (2017). Continuous improvement of teaching via peer and administrator observations. Proceedings of the 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. AC 2017-18213. Columbus, OH.
  4. Koromyslova, E. and Garry, B. (2016). Problem-based learning in a supply chain management course. Proceedings of the 2016 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition. AC 2016-14739. New Orleans, LA.
  5. Garry, B. (2016). Applied ABET student outcome continuous improvement process. Proceedings of the 2016 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition. AC 2016-14394, New Orleans, LA.
  6. Garry, B. (2015). Developing a sustainable ABET continuous improvement plan. Proceedings of the 2015 ASEE Zone III Conference, Springfield, MO.
  7. Garry, B. and Burckhard, S. (2015). Discussions of engineering education learning advances among working engineering faculty. Proceedings of the 2015 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition. AC 2015-1113. Seattle, WA

Selected recent SDSU On-Campus Faculty Training Presentations:

  1. Yordanova, A. and Garry, B. (2020). Crash Course on Considerations About Converting Face-To-Face (F2F) Course Content to Online, developed for SDSU faculty.
  2. Garry, B., Badura, M., Owen, J. and Bebensee, S. (2019). ConnectState Training for College of Engineering Departments, four sessions, Spring 2019.
  3. Garry, B. (2017). Electronics theory + Mathematics = Ohms Law. South Dakota Career and Technical Educators (CTE) Conference, Brookings, SD.
  4. Seefeldt, T. and Garry, B. (2017). Demonstration/Support for faculty using Campus Labs Outcomes. SDSU Assessment Academy I, April Session.
  5. Trenhaile, J., Hale, J., Flint, D. and Garry, B. (2017). Panel discussion: Closing the loop. SDSU Assessment Academy I, March Session

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