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Dr. Roger Frankowski retiring July 31, 2010, after 42 years of service to the university
Dr. Roger Frankowski, Milwaukee School of Engineering vice president of academics, is retiring July 31, 2010, after 42 years of service at the university. Frankowski was appointed vice president of academics in 2002, after serving as chairman of the General Studies Department for 21 years. He joined the MSOE faculty in 1968 as an instructor and subsequently was promoted to assistant professor, associate professor and professor.
“I would like to congratulate Dr. Frankowski on a wonderful career, and thank him for his dedication to MSOE,” said Dr. Hermann Viets, MSOE president. “He is an outstanding leader and teacher and has made an everlasting impression on this institution.”
During his career, Frankowski also served as the North Central Association-Higher Learning Commission (NCA-HLC) liaison, the faculty representative to the NCAA, chairman of the Athletic Appeals Committee, and as an advisor to Tau Omega Mu and the Foreign Students Association. In 1986, he traveled to Washington, D.C. to help present Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degrees to then Vice President and Mrs. George H. W. Bush. Frankowski has an undergraduate degree in history and political science, a master’s in history, and both a master’s and doctorate in education administration and supervision, all from Marquette University.
Frankowski’s work with students has been recognized with two MSOE awards: the Oscar Werwath Distinguished Teacher Award in 1981 and the Outstanding Mentor Award in 1991. He also received the following awards: Salgo-Noren Outstanding Educator in 1973, Outstanding Educators in America in 1974 and Outstanding Young Men in America in 1972.
Frankowski is a member of the Milwaukee County Historical Society, American Society for Engineering Education, Society for Technical Communication and licensed in the Association for Psychological Type. He has served on the Executive Board of the Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) of Southeast Wisconsin, the Bucyrus-Erie Scholarship Award Committee, and the MSOE Athletics Hall of Fame Committee.
MSOE is an independent university with 2,600 students. MSOE offers 17 bachelor’s degrees and nine master’s degrees in the engineering, engineering technology, architectural engineering and building construction, computer, business, nursing and health-related fields. The university has a national academic reputation; longstanding ties to business and industry; dedicated professors with real-world experience; and extremely high placement rates and starting salaries. MSOE graduates are well-rounded, technologically experienced and highly productive professionals and leaders.
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