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APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Washburn University of Topeka, Kansas, seeks a dynamic leaderfor the position of Dean of the Washburn Institute of Technology(Washburn Tech). In 2008, Kaw Area Technicalwashburn technical school School, now known asWashburn Tech, affiliated with Washburn University and isundergoing an exciting and challenging process of transition andgrowth. The University seeks a strategic thinker, with theexperience and vision to lead Washburn Tech as it strengthens andexpands its role in secondary and postsecondary technicaleducation.

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TO ENRICH EDUCATION THROUGH DIVERSITY, WASHBURN UNIVERSITY IS ANEQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. CANDIDATES FROM UNDER-REPRESENTEDGROUPS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.

Internal and External Partnerships: Continue to enhance therelationship between Washburn Tech and Washburn University. Work asan active steward of Washburn Tech and Washburn University inpromoting developing partnerships with Topeka Chamber ofCommerce/Go Topeka, USD 501 and the 16 consortia school districtsand current and future businesses of Topeka/Shawnee County andNortheast Kansas. Enhance programs such as robotics, AppliedSystems Technology, into benchmarks of the nation.

The Dean of Washburn Tech is organizationally responsible for thefollowing activities:

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Internal The Chronicle of Higher Education washburn technical schoolLeadership and Management: Provide direction in themanagement and operation of Washburn Tech. Direct a $7.5 millionannual budget in order to accomplish strategic goals. Coordinatethe efforts to redefine and develop assessment processes toevaluate strategic initiatives. Build and sustain technicalprograms that deliver quality graduates. Serve as a steward ofcurrent cilities while exploring areas for expansion andimprovement. Sustain a creative and productive working environmentfor culty, staff, students and community constituencies. Workwith the Washburn University Foundation to determine fundraisinggoals and strategies.

Employment at Washburn University may be conditioned upon thesatisctory completion of a background check. Arrest informationis not considered in the selection process.

QUALIFICATIONS

External Leadership: Lead the development of partnerships betweenWashburn Tech and the Topeka, Shawnee County and Northeast Kansascommunities with a special emphasis on connections with businessand industry as well as the surrounding school districts. Respondto industry needs now and in the future with input from businesses,educational institutions and local civic organizations. Work withcommunity advisory boards to maintain and improve programs withmultiple entry and exit points. Work to have a transparent avenueof communication with various constituencies. Coordinate curricularand program initiatives under the auspices of Technical EducationAuthority/Kansas Board of Regents. Serve as an educational leaderand catalyst for industry growth in Northeast Kansas.

REQUIRED: Masters degree with emphasis in technical education,educational administration or in a field of study related to one ormore of the instructional programs offered at Washburn Tech.Increasing responsibilities in managerial and leadership roles inhigher education institutions. Proven communication skills andability to work effectively with communities both internal andexternal to Washburn Tech including business, industry, and thelocal high schools. Experience in grant development and budgetmanagement. Understanding of state and federal regulations relatedto technical education as well as higher education. PREFERREDQUALIFICATIONS: Doctorate with emphasis in technical education,educational administration or a field of study related to one ormore of the instructional programs offered. Experience as a cultymember in adult or higher education. Experience with cilitiesdevelopment and expansion, with secondary public/privatepartnerships, and in fund-raising.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Chronicle of Higher Education washburn technical school,THE INSTITUTION: Washburn Tech was officially established in 1964.The school has completed major rebuilding projects, having grownfrom one building in 1966 to a 43-acre, multi-building campusproviding todays valued technical training. Washburn Tech has 66full-time staff including 37 culty members offering 24certificate programs to approximately 860 students, more than 72%of whom are postsecondary. The school also has a Center forCommunity Outreach and Business and Industry Services with 35part-time culty offering continuing education courses andcustomized training to area businesses. Washburn Tech is accreditedby the Higher Learning Commission: A Division of the North CentralAssociation of Colleges and School. Other certifications andaccreditations include NATEF, National Automobile TechnicalEducation Foundation; ATEF, Accredited Training and EducationFacility by NCCER, National Center for Construction Education andResearch; I-CAR, Inter-Industry Conference on Auto CollisionRepair; NLNAC, National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission;KSBN, Kansas Board of Nursing; CAAHEP, Commission on Accreditationof Allied Health Education Programs, and AWS, America WeldingSociety. Washburn Tech and six higher education partners in Kansasrecently received a $20 million Trade Adjustment AssistanceCommunity College and Career Training (TAACCCT) grant from theDepartment of Labor to improve and expand technical education inseven signature workforce training programs. This collaborativeproject represents significant leadership opportunities andpotential for workforce development in the area and across thestate. Washburn University and Washburn Tech are governed by anindependent, 9-member Board of Regents. Technical education inKansas is overseen by the Technical Education Authority, a divisionof the Kansas Board of Regents through which Washburn Tech receivessupplemental funding. For more information about Washburn Tech,interested applicants are directed to the website at

Interested individuals should send confidential inquiries and/orapplication materials to [email protected], or to HumanResources, 263 Morgan Hall, Washburn University, 1700 SW College,Topeka, KS 66621. The application must include a resume; letterexplaining the candidates interest in and qualifications for theposition and how he/she would address the opportunities andchallenges associated with the position; names and contactinformation for five professional references including supervisors,and subordinates (including at least one support staff member) andprofessional colleagues prepared to address the applicantperience and qualifications; and a Resume Supplement forAdministrative Positions (available at References will not becontacted without permission of the applicant. Finalists for theposition will be required to provide official copies ofpostsecondary transcripts.To ensure full consideration, completeapplication documents should be received by December 31, 2011.Review of resumes will continue until a suitably qualifiedcandidate has been selected. Salary is commensurate withqualifications and experience. Excellent fringe benefits package.The position is available immediately upon completion of thesearch.

washburn technical school Distinguished Professor

Washburn, A.R., An ASW Application of Optimal Stopping, Technical Report, NPS55Ws74081, Naval PostgraduateSchool, Monterey, CA, July 1974.

Eagle, J., Rosenthal, R. and Washburn, A.R., Optimization of Anti-Torpedo-Torpedo Salvos, Project Report, NPS-OR-06-001-PR, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, October, 2005.

Brown, G. and Washburn, A.R., The Fast Theater Model (FATHM), Project Report, NPS-OR-01-002-PR, NavalPostgraduate School, Monterey, CA, October 2000.

Washburn, A.R., Branch and Bound Methods for Search Problems, Technical Report, NPS-OR-95-003, NavalPostgraduate School, Monterey, CA, April 1995.

Washburn, A.R., Patrolling a Channel Revisited, Technical Report, NPS55Ws75121, Naval Postgraduate School,Monterey, CA, December 1976.

Washburn, A.R., The Omega-Value of a Two-by-Two Matrix-Differential Game, Technical Report, NPS55SyWs73101A,Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, October 1973.

Washburn, A.R. and Eagle, J.N., Cumulative Search-Evasion Games, Technical Report, NPS55-89-04, NavalPostgraduate School, Monterey, CA, March 1989.

Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Operations Research

Washburn, A.R., Introduction to Evasion Games, Technical Report, NPS55Ws701091A, Naval Postgraduate School,Monterey, CA, September 1971.

Washburn, A.R., Countered Minefield Planning: Area/Count Considerations, Technical Report, NPS55-82-013,Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, April 1982.

Washburn, A.R., The ICEBRG Detection Model, Project Report, NPS-OR-95-004-PR, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, May 1995.

Buttrey, Samuel E.; Washburn, Alan R.; and Price, Wilson L. (2011) "Estimating NHL Scoring Rates," Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports: Vol. 7 : Iss. 3, Article 24.

Washburn, A.R., Barrier Games, Technical Report, NPS-OR-09-001, Naval PostgraduateSchool, Monterey, CA, June 2009.

Washburn, A.R., Simulation of Kalman Filter Used for Long Baseline Underwater Tracking, Technical Report, NPS55Ws75101,Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, October 1975.

Washburn, A.R., Analysis of the Memoryless Tracker, Technical Report, NPS-55-014, Naval PostgraduateSchool, Monterey, CA, April 1980.

Washburn, A.R. and Shubert, B., Naval Minefield Simulation Program for Microcomputers, Technical Report, NPS55-84-023,Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, November 1984.

Caldwell, W.; Hartman, J.;, Parry, S.; and Washburn, A. 1999. Aggregated Combat Models, available only as a pdf file. This document is outdated, but parts of it may still prove useful.

Washburn, A.R., Results of Playing an Evasion Game, Technical Report, NPS55Ws783, Naval PostgraduateSchool, Monterey, CA, January 1978.

Washburn, A.R., Hide and Seek from a Fixed Base, Technical Report, NPS55-79-010, Naval Postgraduate School,Monterey, CA, April 1979.

Washburn, A.R., Orbital Dynamics for the CompleatIdiot,Naval War College Review, Vol. LII, No. 1, 1998, pp. 120-129.

Washburn, A.R., Introduction to Blotto Games, Technical Report, NPS55Ws78023, Naval Postgraduate School,Monterey, CA, September 1978.

Washburn, A.R., Stochastic Features in ICEBRG, Project Report, NPS-OR-97-005-PR, Naval PostgraduateSchool, Monterey, CA, March 1997.

Washburn, A.R., Finite Methods for a Nonlinear Allocation Problem, Technical Report, NPS55-89-03, NavalPostgraduate School, Monterey, CA, March 1989.

Washburn, A.R., More on Cumulative Search Evasion Games, Technical Report, NPS-OR-92-001, Naval PostgraduateSchool, Monterey, CA, October 1991.

Washburn, A.R., On the Tradeoff Between Drift and Variance, Technical Report, NPS55-80-002, NavalPostgraduate School, Monterey, CA, January 1980.

Washburn, A.R., Simulation of Kalman Filter used for Short Baseline Underwater Tracking, Technical Report, NPS55Ws78015,Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, July 1978.

Washburn, A.R., Random Meetings at Sea, Technical Report, NPS-OR-10-001, Naval PostgraduateSchool, Monterey, CA, January 2010.

Washburn, A.R., Expanding Area Search Experiments, Technical Report, NPS-55-017washburn technical school, Naval PostgraduateSchool, Monterey, CA, May 1980.

Washburn, A.R., Katz Distributions, with Applications to Minefield Clearance, Technical Report, NPS-OR-96-003,Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, March 1996.

Washburn, A.R., Simple Calculations for a Semi-Configured Minefield, Technical Report, NPS55-82-027, NavalPostgraduate School, Monterey, CA, October 1982.

Washburn, A.R. and Shubert, B., Equilibrium Equations and a Computation Method for Matrix Differential Games, Technical Report, NPSWs74061,Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, June 1974.

Brown, G. and Washburn, A.R., The Fast Theater Model (FATHM), Project Report, NPS-OR-01-002-PR, Naval Postgraduate School , Monterey , CA , October 2000, revised January 2004.

Washburn, A.R., Approximations for a Pattern Bombing Problem, Technical Report, NPS55Ws72051A, NavalPostgraduate School, Monterey, CA, May 1972.

Carlyle, M., Brown, G. and Washburn, A.R., Assessment and Investment Model (AIM), Project Report, NPS-OR-03-009-PR, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA,October 2003.

washburn technical school Distinguished Professor,OTHER PUBLICATIONS

Washburn, A.R. and Boger, D.C., Notes from the Stockpile Seminar, Technical Report, NPS55-85-014, NavalPostgraduate School, Monterey, CA, October 1985.

Anderson, T., Gates, W., Kwon, Y., and Washburn, A.R., Marine KC130F/R Replacement Study, Project Report, NPS-OR-00-002-PR, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, October 1999.

Washburn, A.R., Continuous Autorouters, with an Application to Submarines, Technical Report, NPS-OR-91-05,Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, October 1990.

Washburn, A.R. and Shubert, B., Summary of 1981 Activity, Technical Report, NPS55-81-023, Naval PostgraduateSchool, Monterey, CA, October 1981.

Brown, Gwashburn technical school Distinguished Professor., Kline, J., Rosenthal, R., and Washburn, A., 2011, Mixed Mode Fuel Minimization, U.S. Patent 8,050,849, November 1, 2011.

Hohzaki, R. and Washburn, A.R., A Diffusive Datum Search Game Taking Account of Energy Constraint, Abstracts of the 2000 Fall National Conference of the OR Society of Japan,2000, pp. 242-243.

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Brown, G.G., Coulter, D., and Washburn, A.R., Sortie Optimization and Munitions Planning, Technical Report, NPS-OR-93-011,Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, May 1993.

Washburn, A. 2008. "Women have more than men", Science Creative Quarterly,

Washburn, A.R. and Brown, G.G., Khachians Algorithm: A Tutorial, Technical Report, NPS55-80-008, NavalPostgraduate School, Monterey, CA, February 1980.

Washburn, A.R., The Effect of Decoys in IED Ware, Technical Report, NPS-OR-10-007, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, September 2010.Washburn, A.R., A Multistatic Sonobuoy Theory, Technical Report, NPS-OR-10-005, Naval PostgraduateSchool, Monterey, CA, August 2010.

Gates, W. and Washburn, A.R., The Navy Operational Support Aircraft Fleet, Project Report, NPS-OR-01-006-PR, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, April 2001.

Washburn, A.R., Continuous Network Interdiction, Technical Report, NPS-OR-06-007, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, June, 2006.

Washburn, A.R., JOIST: Joint Optimizing Informational Strike Tool, Project Report, NPS-OR-02-001-PR, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, November 2001.

Washburn, A.R., A Review of the ASW Model in ITEM, Project Report, NPS-OR-05-004-PR, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, February, 2005.

Washburn, A.R., TBMs and the Flaming Datum Problem, Technical Report, NPS-OR-93-015, Naval PostgraduateSchool, Monterey, CA, September 1993.

Washburn, A.R., A Bi-Modal Inventory Study with Random Lead Times, Technical Report, NPS55Ws73091A,Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, September 1973.

Washburn, A.R., Deterministic Graphical Games, Technical Report, NPS55-86-010, Naval Postgraduate School,Monterey, CA, May 1986.

Washburn, A.R., Mine Ware in NWGS, Project Report, NPS55-83-004-PR, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, March 1983.

Washburn, A.R., The D-Transform in Discrete Function Theory, Ph.D. Dissertation, Carnegie-Mellon University, 1965.

Olwell, D.H. and Washburn, A.R., Internetting of Fires, Project Report, NPS-OR-02-003-PR, Naval PostgraduateSchool, Monterey, CA, June 2002.

Washburn, A.R., Search for a Moving Target: Upper Bound on Detection Probability, Technical Report, NPS55-78-029,Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, October 1978.

Washburn, A.R., MIXER, a TDA for Mixed Minefield Clearance, Project Report, NPS-OR-95-011-PR, NavalPostgraduate School, Monterey, CA, September 1995.