SCSU NRTS Year 5 Annual Report - Page 9
IV. Organization
Organization and Management Structure
Regional Structure: The CNRT Regional Consortium consists of 12 schools. This includes 3 K-12 partners, which are predominately-minority attended, 8 HBCUs and 1 MI. Listed below are the Lead Institution, South Carolina State University, and the 11 partner schools.
Florida: Edward Waters College (HBCU) -- Jacksonville
Florida International University (MI) -- Miami
Georgia: Morris Brown College (HBCU) -- Atlanta
South Carolina: Allen University (HBCU) -- Columbia
Benedict College (HBCU) -- Columbia
Bowman Middle/High School (6-12) -- Bowman
Claflin College (HBCU) -- Orangeburg
Howard Middle School (6-8) -- Orangeburg
Morris College (HBCU) -- Sumter
Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School (9-12) -- Orangeburg
South Carolina State University (HBCU) -- Orangeburg
Voorhees College (HBCU) -- Denmark
School Changes from last year: None
Each of the 11 partner schools has named between one and three persons to work on the MUSPIN project, a person in charge of the overall implementation of the project at the school (called the Site Coordinator) and a person in charge of implementing the technical aspects of the project (called the Technical Coordinator). Additional members such as a Globe Representative have been added where necessary. A regional committee meets 3-4 times per year and it serves as a contact for providing input to the PI, MUSPIN and the consortium regarding all aspects of the project. Furthermore, it helps ensure smooth implementation of the goals of CNRT, MUSPIN and NASA at their respective sites. In addition to the site and technical coordinators from each K-12 school serving on the committee, Mr. Heyward Bozard and Mr. Jacob Heatley serve as technical liaisons with the School District 5 office, ensuring that the implementation of the grant is consistent with district-wide policies as they relate to our three K-12 partners as well as providing them with technical support.
CNRT Consortium Regional Committee:
Allen University: Florence Mays, Site Coordinator
Vacant, Technical Coordinator
Benedict College: Robert Squirewell, Site Coordinator
Marcia Conston, Program Coordinator
Katrina Damon, Technical Coordinator
Bowman High School: Bennie Brown, Site Coordinator
Renee Ritter, Technical Coordinator
Lillie Robinson, Globe Representative
Claflin College: Shingara Sandhu, Site Coordinator
John Jeries, Technical Coordinator
Edward Waters College Doris Brown, Site Coordinator
David Simfukwe, Tech Coordinator
Florida International University: M. A. Ebadian, Site Coordinator
Lillybet Ledo, Program Coordinator
Rudy Ibarra, Technical Coordinator
Howard Middle School: Heddie Carson, Site Coordinator
Morris College: Dorothy Cheagle, Site Coordinator
Rodney Johnson, Technical Coordinator
Morris Brown College: Fred Okoh, Site Coordinator
Joe Dixon, Technical Coordinator
Orangeburg District 5: Heyward Bozard, Technical Coordinator
Jacob Heatley, Technical Coordinator
Orangeburg-Wilkinson Greg Ackerman, Site Coordinator
High School: Vondre Whaley, Technical Coordinator
Celillus Spell, Globe Representative
South Carolina State Donald K. Walter, Principal Investigator
Alice Baker, Program Coordinator
Joseph Bartolini, Technical Coordinator
Voorhees College: Samuel Blackwell, Site Coordinator
Tonya Thomas, Technical Coordinator
Changes to the Regional Committee during the past year include:
(1) Allen University remains without a Technical Coordinator.
(2) Voorhees College – Jun Qin left; Tonya Thomas named new Technical Coordinator.
South Carolina State University Steering Committee
The SCSU Steering Committee provides the PI with input, suggestions and assistance in implementing the CNRT grant at the University. One or two representatives are present from all MSET departments, as well as the Office of Sponsored Programs, 1890 Research and Extension Program, the Library, the BCO Math/Science Hub House (a K-12 teacher support facility), the on-campus NASA ERC and Planetarium, and the University Computing and Information Technology Services. The PI reports directly to the Vice President of Academic Affairs or, in his absence, the Associate Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies. Since CNRT is funded by a NASA Institutional Research Award (IRA), this is appropriate and ensures that the Center is able to carry out its mission of providing support to all MSET departments and the Library.
Dr. Ambrose Anoruo -- Biology (Coordinator for Research)
Dr. James Boettler -- Math & Computer Science
Mr. James Brown -- Director, NASA ERC & Planetarium
Dr. Shriram Dharwadkar -- Engineering Technology (Co-I for School of Engineering and Sciences)
Dr. James Myers -- Director, University Computing and Information Services (Co-I for University Technical Support)
Dr. Ashok Kabi Satpathy -- Physical Sciences (Co-I for Education & Training)
Mr. Elbert Malone -- Director of Sponsored Programs
Dr. Linda Payne -- BCO Math/Science Hub House (Coordinator for K-12)
1890 Program Representative -- Vacant
Mr. Jafar Sadighi -- Math & Computer Science
Dr. Nikunja Swain -- Engineering Technology
Dr. Donald K. Walter -- Physical Sciences (PI)
Mr. Russell Zimmerman - Director of Telecommunications
Ms. Darlene Zinnerman-Bethea – Coordinator for Library Services
SCSU Steering Committee changes from last year: Vacancy from 1890 Research and Extension; (Dr. Sahoo left the University.) Ms. Darlene Zinnerman-Bethea replaces Ms. Ruth Hodges as Coordinator for Library Services.
Center for Network Resources and Training Staff:
Ms. Alice Baker, Program Coordinator
Mr. Joseph Bartolini, Network Administrator
Ms. Helen Wachowski, Administrative Assistant
The number of full time staff members at CNRT was reduced from 4 to 3 during Year 5. Three (3) full time staff members provide administrative (2 people) and technical (1 person) support for implementation of the grant. This support is provided to the Lead Institution and the 11 partners, as well as some limited support, mostly training, to schools and organizations that are not a part of the consortium. All three staff members are located on-site at SCSU.
CNRT Staff Changes from last year: One staff position (System Administrator) was phased out during Year 5. This is in keeping with the changed direction of the project. Greater responsibility for campus system support at the Lead Institution was assumed by SCSU. MUSPIN funds for this position were diverted to faculty and student support.