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SSEM Department Welcomes New Faculty
This fall, the Safety, Security & Emergency Management Department welcomed two new faculty members. Andrew Tinsley and Dr. Fred May each brings a wealth of professional and educational expertise to their subject area.
Tinsley is a new faculty member in the Fire & Safety Engineering Technology program and has over seven years experience in the fire service.
He has held positions ranging from firefighter, driver, line officer, and training officer. In addition, he has worked in the engineering field as a structural engineer for approximately two years.
He holds an MS degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and continues to pursue his Ph.D. from the same institution.
Dr. May is joining the Homeland Security program. He has extensive experience in emergency management and holds degrees in Geology from Weber State University, The Pennsylvania State University and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
He worked in emergency management for more than 25 years, having retired from the Utah Division of Comprehensive Emergency Management in 2002, where he led the Utah Interagency Technical Team for hazards and disasters.
He was formerly an Associate Professor of Emergency Management at Western Illinois University, and has taught emergency management at Jacksonville State University and was the Director and Associate Professor at the Brandon University, Applied Disaster and Emergency Studies Program.
Additionally, he served as the Director of the University of Utah, Center for Natural and Technological Hazards (Cnth) which included a cooperative program between state government, the university and FEMA.
While in State government he served as the State Hazard Mitigation Officer, Interagency Technical Team Coordinator, State Floodplain Manager, Earthquake Preparedness Program Manager, chair of the Western State Seismic Policy Council, and on the development group for the National Emergency Management Information System (NEMIS).
Welcome Andrew and Fred.
Tinsley is a new faculty member in the Fire & Safety Engineering Technology program and has over seven years experience in the fire service.
He has held positions ranging from firefighter, driver, line officer, and training officer. In addition, he has worked in the engineering field as a structural engineer for approximately two years.
He holds an MS degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and continues to pursue his Ph.D. from the same institution.
Dr. May is joining the Homeland Security program. He has extensive experience in emergency management and holds degrees in Geology from Weber State University, The Pennsylvania State University and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
He worked in emergency management for more than 25 years, having retired from the Utah Division of Comprehensive Emergency Management in 2002, where he led the Utah Interagency Technical Team for hazards and disasters.
He was formerly an Associate Professor of Emergency Management at Western Illinois University, and has taught emergency management at Jacksonville State University and was the Director and Associate Professor at the Brandon University, Applied Disaster and Emergency Studies Program.
Additionally, he served as the Director of the University of Utah, Center for Natural and Technological Hazards (Cnth) which included a cooperative program between state government, the university and FEMA.
While in State government he served as the State Hazard Mitigation Officer, Interagency Technical Team Coordinator, State Floodplain Manager, Earthquake Preparedness Program Manager, chair of the Western State Seismic Policy Council, and on the development group for the National Emergency Management Information System (NEMIS).
Welcome Andrew and Fred.
Contact Person: Elizabeth Ballou
Contact Phone: 859.622.8325
Contact Phone: 859.622.8325
