Faculty and Staff

• 1991  Ph.D. Concentration in Educational Measurement and Statistics, Southern Illinois  University, Carbondale, Illinois

• 1986  M.S.  Operations Management, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas

• 1984  B.S.  Industrial Technology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois

• 1982  B.S.  Technical Careers (Information Systems), Southern Illinois University,             Carbondale, Illinois

Teaching/Research Interests

• Statistical Quality Control and Design of Experiments (SQC, DOE)
• Facilities planning and material handling
• Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)

Professional Experience

1982-1986        Cunningham Enterprises Corporation, Anna, IL

1980-1982        Norge Company, Herrin, IL , Senior systems analyst/materials management

Professional Associations

 (1)         1984- Present   National Association of Industrial Technology (NAIT)

              (a)  1999-00  Vice-Chair of the Executive Board

              (b)  1999-00 President, Student Division

                             (c)   1996-Present. Member of the Accreditation Visiting Teams

                             (d)  1995-1998.  Chair, Board of Certification

                             (e)  1994- Present.  Member, Standards and Accreditation Committee

                             (f)  1994-Present. Review Board,  Journal of Industrial Technology

(2)         1986- Present   American Society for Quality (ASQ)

                             (a)  1995-Present,  Senior Member

                             (b)       1997-99. Chair, Lafayette, IN Section

                             (c)  1996-97. Vice-Chair, Lafayette, IN  Section

(3)         1995-Present   Epsilon Pi Tau International Honorary Society

                             (a)     First Purdue Chapter Trustee (1995-1998)

Scholarly Activities

• Refereed Journal Articles

        a.        Textbooks and book contributions

1. Stephens, M. P. (2000). InstructorÍs manual to accompany manufacturing    facilities design and material handling. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. ISBN: 0-13-022146-5 (235 pages).

2. Meyers*, F. E., & Stephens*, M. P. (2000). Manufacturing facilities design and material handling (2^nd ed.). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. ISBN: 0-13-674821-X (415 pages).

3. Stephens, M. P., &  Kmec, J. F. (1999).  Quality.  In R. C. Dorf (Ed.), The technology management handbook (pp. 1327-1335).  Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press and IEEE Press.

4. Stephens, M. P., &  Kmec, J. F. (1996).  Quality.  In R. C. Dorf (Ed.), The engineering handbook (pp. 1709-1717).  Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.

        b.         Refereed journal articles

1. Stephens, M. P., & Mouw, J. T. (1999). An examination of the pooling effect on the error rates using S/N ratios for the analysis of designed experiments. Quality engineering, 11, 273-279.

2. Stephens, M. P., & Kraebber, H. (1998). A cross-disciplinary partnership to   improve manufacturing education. American technical education association journal, 25 (4), 10-11.

3. Stephens, M. P. (1997). Computer simulation in the workplace and technology classes. The journal of technology studies, 23 (1), 7-13.

4. Stephens, M. P. (1996).  Effects of heterogeneity of variance on analysis of designed experiments:  A comparison of robustness of classical ANOVA with the use of s/n ratios.  Quality engineering, 8, 411-417.

5. Stephens, M. P. (1996).  An alternative approach to design and interpretation of experiments.  Journal of industrial technology, 12, (1), 25-28.

6. Stephens, M. P., & Landaw, S. C. (1995). The emerging leadership role of women in technology. Journal of industrial technology, 11, (2), 16-20.

7. Stephens, M. P. (1994-95).  A comparison of robustness of Taguchi's methods with classical ANOVA under conditions of homogeneous variances. Quality engineering, 7, 147-167.

8. Kraebber, H. W., & Stephens, M. P. (1994). A full scale model for manufacturing education.  Journal of engineering technology, 11, (2), 40-44.

9. Stephens, M. P., & Kraebber, H. (1994).  Meeting the challenge of lean production and synchronous manufacturing systems.  Journal of industrial technology, 10, (3), 15-16.

10. Stephens, M. P. (1993).  Providing for a quality education in the high school curriculum. Vocational education journal, 68, (6), 46-47.

11. Stephens, M. P. (1988).  CETARC - Forming a dynamic partnership between industrial and education.  Journal of industrial technology, 4, (3), 13-14.

• Conference Presentations and Proceeding

1. Stephens, M. P., & Mignano, B. P. (1997). A survey of industrial technology faculty salaries [Abstract]. Proceedings of the 30^th annual convention of the National Association of Industrial Technology, 14.

2. Mignano, B. P., & Stephens, M. P. (1997). Operations analysis: Key to global competition[Abstract]. Proceedings of the 30^th annual convention of the National Association of Industrial Technology, 52.

3. Stephens, M. P. (1996). NAIT Certification exam: Development, validation and administration process [Abstract]. Proceedings of the 29th annual convention of the National Association of Industrial Technology, 68.

4. Stephens, M. P. (1995).  Fractional factorial designs in quality improvements. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education, 101-104.

5. Stephens, M. P. (1995).  Statistical process control techniques to meet the challenge of just-in-time production.  Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education, 179-181.

6. Stephens, M. P. (1995).  Understanding and implementing the principles of lean manufacturing systems [Abstract].  Proceedings of the 28th annual convention of the National Association of Industrial Technology, 7.

7. Stephens, M. P., & Mouw, J. T. (1994).  The effects of using Taguchi's s/n ratios on the interpretation of designed experiments. Proceedings of the 48th annual quality congress of the American Society for Quality Control, 379-385.

8. Stephens, M. P. (1994).  A comparative study of experimental design methodologies for quality improvement.  Proceedings of the annual Quality and Metrology Symposia at Bowling Green State University, 92-116.

9. Stephens, M. P. (1994).  Non-statistical methods in design of experiments [Abstract]. Proceedings of the 27th annual convention of the National Association of Industrial Technology, 24.

10. Stephens, M. P.  (1993).  Incorporating computer simulation into the industrial technology curriculum [Abstract].  Proceedings of the 26th annual convention of the National Association of Industrial Technology, 22.

11. Stephens, M. P.  (1993).  Gaining back the edge through simulation. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education, 11-16.

12. Stephens*, M. P., & Stuessy, G.  (1984).  The CIM simulation laboratory -- A place where high technology is integrated with education.  Proceedings of the 17th annual convention of the National Association of Industrial Technology, 28-33.

Awards and Honors 

1. 2000  Purdue University's Frederick L. Hovde Outstanding Faculty Fellow Award

2. 1999  National Association of Industrial Technology Award for Exemplary Contributions to NAIT as the President of the Student Division.

3. 1998  Awarded the Big Apple Award by the Purdue Panhellenic Association for ñOutstanding Dedication and Commitment to the Teaching Profession.î

4. 1997   Invited to join the Purdue University Teaching Academy as a Founding Fellow

5. 1997  Recipient of the Purdue UniversityÍs Charles B. Murphy Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching.

6. 1996   PresidentÍs Award from National Association of Industrial Technology in recognition of Outstanding Service as Chairperson of the Board of Certification.

7. 1995  Awarded the Dwyer Award for outstanding undergraduate teaching in the School of Technology

8. 1995  Recipient of the Outstanding Non-tenured School of Technology Faculty Award

Consulting Activities

1. Facilities planning

2. Statistical quality control

3. Design of industrial experiments

4. Lean & synchronous manufacturing systems