Thomas Schildgen
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Phone: 480-727-1685
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Fax: 480-727-1684
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TECH 143 MESA, AZ 85287-0180
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Emeritus Professor Thomas E. Schildgen is the past president of the University Senate and past chair of the University Academic Council. He is also the past chairman for the Department of Technology Management at Arizona State University, an administrative position he held for 15 years. He has been a professor of graphic information technology for the last 35 years at ASU. He served four years on the faculty of Illinois State University prior to joining ASU. Schildgen was chair of the Academic Chairs and Directors Council at ASU. He is the past president of the University Club Advisory Board. He has served on the NAIT Board of Accreditation, and he has just completed his second term as president of the ACCGC Board of Accreditation.
Schildgen is a national and international consultant for Educational Development, Industrial Training and the Graphic Arts Industry. He has done work for companies such as Quad Graphics, Treasure Chest Advertising, and Mannington Resilient Floors. Schildgen authored a book entitled "Pocket Guide to Color with Digital Applications" and has numerous chapters in books, and articles in educational and industry journals. He has coordinated several World Bank-funded projects with the Republic of Turkey. He has worked with the U.S. Department of Defense Dependent Schools in Germany, and has hosted an industry tour group of South Korean CEO’s. He has many different funded grants or sponsored projects. Schildgen has been involved in a curriculum for pollution prevention for the printing industry with the EPA. He was inducted into the Soderstrom Society and the Golden Cylinder Society which represent national leadership in the graphics industry. Schildgen’s current research agenda focuses on electron microscopy for quality control of new developmental diodes used in printing new sources of illumination to replace the Edison bulb and mercury fluorescent tubes.
- Ed.D. Administration, Northern Arizona University 1987
- M.S. Technology, Illinois State University 1980
- B.S. Ind. Education, Illinois State University 1977
