DAVID M. CONWAY

3043 Quail Ridge Circle

Durant, OK 74701

                                                             

 

Current Position:            Southeastern Oklahoma State University

Aviation Sciences Institute

Director

                                                            Professor

                                                            Graduate Program Coordinator

 

Office Address:                                     Southeastern Oklahoma State University

Box 4136

                                                            Durant, Oklahoma 74701

(580) 745-3240 (Voice)

(580) 745-3268 (Fax)

dconway@se.edu

 

Education

 

Graduate                                             Oklahoma State University

1992-1995                                             Stillwater, Oklahoma, 74078

                                                            Ed.D.  Higher Education

                                               

1979-1981                                             University of Southern California

                                                            Los Angeles, California 90089

                                                            M.S. Systems Management

 

Undergraduate                                  East Texas State University

1971-1974                                             (Texas A&M University – Commerce as of 1996)

                                                            Commerce, Texas

                                                            B.S. Biology 1974

 

Specialty Schools

1998                                                     University of Southern California

                                                            Los Angeles, CA 90089

                                                            Human Factors in Aviation Safety

 

1994                                                     OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine

                                                            1111 West 17^th Street

                                                            Tulsa, OK 74107-1898

                                                            Medical Physiology

 

1992                                                     Trinity University

                                                            San Antonio, Texas

                                                            Human Performance Factors

                                                            in Aircraft Accident Prevention

 

1991                                                     United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

                                                            Brooks AFB - San Antonio, Texas

                                                            Aerospace Physiology           

Research

• David Conway, Ed.D., Loren Martin, Ph.D., George Brenner, Ph.D. The Effects of Ethyl Alcohol and Hypobaric Hypoxia on the Cognitive and Motor Performance of Pilots.

 

• David Conway, Ed.D., Stan Alluisi, Ed.D.  Region Specific Demographics of University Aviation Association Member Institutions. University Aviation Association

 

Proposed Research

 

• David Conway, Ed.D., Stan Alluisi, Ed.D., Gene Hetsel, Ph.D., George Jacox, M.S., Kyle Thomas, M.S. Simulator Integration in University Based Flight Programs to Facilitate Situation Awareness Development in Pilots.

 

• David Conway, Ed.D., Stan Alluisi, Ed.D., Gene Hetsel, Ph.D.  Promotion and Tenure in University Based Aviation Education Programs.

 

Publications

• Conway, D.M., & Williams, J., (2001).  The Effects of Ethyl Alcohol and Hypobaric Hypoxia On the Cognitive and Motor Performance of Pilots.  International Journal of Aviation Research and Development. GPO. Vol. 1, Num. 1.

 

• Conway, D.M., & Alluisi, S.A., (2000).  Demographic and Wage Study of University Aviation Association Institutional Programs. Research Monograph.  University Aviation Association publication.

 

• Conway, D.M., Rapid Decompression; Are you Prepared, Twin & Turbine, February/March 2000, Volume 3, Number 6.

 

• Conway, D.M., The Physiology of Stressed & Fatigue, Raytheon UniCom, January 2000, Vol. VII. Issue 4.

 

• Conway, D.M., 100 Percent Oxygen is Not Enough part 2, Twin & Turbine, December/January 2000, Volume 3, Number 5.

 

• Conway, D.M., 100 Percent Oxygen is Not Enough, Twin & Turbine, October/November 1999, Volume 3, Number 4.

 

• Conway, D.M., Alcohol and Aviation – Legal or Lethal, Twin & Turbine, June/July 1999, Volume 3, Number 2.

 

• Conway, D.M., Trouble at 25,000, Twin & Turbine, February/March 1999, Volume 2, Number 6.

 

• Conway, D.M., Spatial Disorientation, Twin & Turbine, October/November 1998, Volume 2, Number 4.

 

• Conway, D.M., Spatial Disorientation, Twin & Turbine, August/September 1998, Volume 2, Number 3.

 

• Conway, D.M., Aerospace Physiology, Twin & Turbine, April/May 1998, Volume 1, Number 7.

 

• Conway, D.M., Aviation Physiology in General Aviation: A study of College and University Curricula Requirements and Recommendations, Oklahoma State University, 1995.

 

Presentations

 

• Promotion and Tenure for University Aviation Faculty presented at the 2003 Oklahoma Aviation Education Symposium.

 

• Security in University Based Aviation Programs presented at the Oklahoma Aviation Education Symposium Spring 2002.

 

• The Effects of Ethyl Alcohol and Hypobaric Hypoxia on the Cognitive and Motor Performance of Pilots presented at Oklahoma State University Faculty Forum 2001.

 

• Demographic and Wage Study of University Aviation Association Institutional Programs (update) presented at the University Aviation Association Fall Conference 2000.

 

• Demographic and Wage Study of University Aviation Association Institutional Programs presented at University Aviation Association Fall Conference 1999.

 

Grants/Donations

 

• Hypobaric Chamber (1994)
  • $620,000 Donation           
• College of Education Dean’s Research Grant (1996)
  • $2,500 Award
• College of Education Dean’s Research Grant (1998)
  • $3,500 Award
• Fairchild F-27 (1999)
  • $550,000 Donation
• Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Development Grant (2000-2001)
  • $188,000 Award
• Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Development Grant (2001-2002)
  • $177,500 Award
• Noble Foundation Grant (2002)
  • $310,000 Award
• Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Development Grant (2002-2003)
  • $170,000 Award
• Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Development Grant (2003-2004)
  • $150,000 Award
• Oklahoma State Aeronautics Commission Grant (2004)
  • $400,000 Award
• Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Development Grant (2004-2005)
  • $230,000 Award (split with OKCCC)
• Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Development Grant (2004-2005)
  • $150,000 Award

 

Professional Activities

• Elected to the University Aviation Association Board of Trustees (2003 – 2006)
• Recipient of the 2003 Southeastern Oklahoma State University Faculty Senate Award for Excellence in Service. 
• Co-hosted the Oklahoma Aviation Education Symposium 2002, 2003, & 2004.
• Selected for the Oklahoma Outstanding Professors Academy (OPA)
  • Completed OPA April 2003
• Appointed to the Oklahoma Governor’s Aerospace Task Force (2003)
• Selected as a Paul Harris Fellow 2003
• Selected for 2002, 2003,2004 Who’s Who Among American Teachers
• Selected for biographical inclusion in Cambridge England the International Biographical Centre 2002.
• Chaired the Oklahoma Aviation Education Symposium 2002 “Security in University Based Aviation Programs”.
• International Journal of Applied Aviation Studies (IJAAS), Consulting Editor.
• Journal of Air Transportation, Panel of Reviewers member.
• Twin & Turbine, Contributing Editor 1998 - 1999 (Aviation Physiology).

 

Work Experience

 

Military            1974 - 1994

• United States Air Force Officer (Retired)                                                          
• Command, Instructor, Evaluator, and Functional Check Pilot.
• Section Commander, Flight Commander, 17th Air Force Training Division Chief.
• Chief, Aerospace Physiology Training Unit.    

Civilian           

• 2001 – present
  • Southeastern Oklahoma State University – Director, Aviation Sciences Institute;  Professor, tenured, Graduate Program Coordinator.
• 1998 – 2001
  • Southeastern Oklahoma State University - Director & Chair Aerospace Department; Associate Professor, tenured.           
• 1994 - 1998
  • Oklahoma State University - Aerospace Physiologist and Hypobaric Specialist

Flight Experience

• Aircraft:  Cessna 150, 152, 172, 182 RG, 310, F-16, KC-135*, RC-135, T-37*, T-38, and U-2.   * Denotes mission ready qualification
• Ratings:  FAA Certified Flight Instructor, Commercial, Multi-engine (centerline thrust), and Instrument rated.
• Total Hours: 3,912

 

Military Schools

• Undergraduate Pilot Training, Combat Crew Training, Pilot Instructor Training, Squadron Officers School, Air Force Command and Staff, Marine Corp. Command and Staff, Combat Flight Instructor, Air Ground Operations School, NATO Command Officers School, USAF School of Aerospace Medicine, Quality Air Force Facilitator and Team Leader training.

 

Professional Memberships

• Aerospace Medical Association (1992 – present)
• American Physiological Society (1993 – present)
• Aerospace Physiology Association (1993 – 1999)
• Oklahoma City Aviation Education Alliance (1998 – present)
• University Aviation Association (1996 – present)

 

University Committee Service

·         North Central Accreditation subcommittee member (2000 – present)

·         Promotion and Tenure Committee (Chair) 2000

·         Marketing and Goals Team  (1999 – present)

• Academic Council, (1998 – 2000)
• Academic Advisory Committee, (1998 – 2000)
• Graduate Coordinator Committee (2000 – present)
• Graduation Commencement Committee, (1996)

 

College Committee Service

• Convocation Committee, (1995-1997)
• College of Education Technology Committee, (1995-1997)
• Faculty Advisors for Student Affairs Committee, (1996-1997)
• Faculty Development and Research Committee, (1996-1997)

 

Community Service

• Durant Rotary (President 2000 - 2001)
  • Paul Harris Fellow (2003)
• Durant Airport Advisory Committee (1998 – present)
• Durant Airport Renovation Committee (1999)

 

Hypobaric Program

• Designed and implemented the hypobaric training course for OSU.
• Negotiated the donation of the hypobaric chamber from HQ Air Force.
• Negotiated the equipment and facilities for the operation of the hyperbaric chamber.
• Staffed the hypobaric chamber facility.
• Designed and facilitated the Tulsa Aviation Alliance "Aviation Education, Research and Hyperbaric Treatment Facility"

 

Faculty Workload

Teaching

• Graduate courses: Aeromedical Factors (AVSED 5203) and Aviation Physiology (AVSED 6203) Directed Readings (AVIA 5960) and Seminar in Aerospace (AVIA 5980), Graduate Internship (AVIA 5970)
• Undergraduate courses: Introduction to Education (EDUC 1111), Human Factors (AVSED 3243), and Current Trends and Issues (AVSED 4213), College Success (ORIE 1002), Special Studies (AVIA 4970), Aviation Management Internship (AVIA 4613).
• Academic Advisor and counselor for aviation undergraduate and graduate students.

 

Department Workload

·         Plan, justify, and manage a $950,000 operating budget.

·         Manage $695,000in education grants

·         Developed the aircraft donation from NASA

·         Administer the Master of Science Degree

·         Graduate Coordinator

·         Manage off-site degree program at Tinker AFB and Oklahoma City Community College, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

·         Supervise 18 faculty plus 27 staff and student workers.

• Prepare fall, spring and summer academic schedules and correlate faculty assignments.
• Responsible for the daily operations of 20 aircraft, 18 flight instructors, servicing, and scheduling aircraft/instructors/students.
• Promote and market the Aerospace Program – design the advertisements for five magazines and radio advertising.

 

Academic Certifications

• Completed OSU's Quality University Instruction: A Teaching Effectiveness Training Program
• Certified Texas Secondary Teacher in Biology and English