April 27, 2007
Householder receives distinguished alumni award

Daniel Householder (Ed.D., ’63) received a distinguished alumni award today from the College of Education. Dr. Householder is an outstanding mentor, scholar, and public servant. He currently serves as Visiting Professor in the College of Technology at Purdue University, as Principal Investigator on Career Curriculum for Technology, a project funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) at Hofstra University. He is a former Program Officer in the Division of Elementary, Secondary, and Informal Education at NSF.

Dr. Householder began his career teaching industrial arts at the Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, Junior/Senior High School in 1953. He also taught in Olney, Illinois and Manahawkin, New Jersey before coming to the Illinois for doctoral study. After completing his degree, he held faculty positions at Purdue University, Texas A&M University, and Iowa State University.

Dr. Householder has had a tremendous impact on the fields of industrial education and technology education. At last count, he has over 75 publications and 125 presentations, along with an extensive listing of grants and contracts. His work has focused on change and transition, prompting him to become one of the key leaders in promoting the “modernization” of industrial arts to the current field of technology education.

Additionally, he is past president of the International Technology Education Association and of the Council on Technology Teacher Education, and chaired the Mississippi Valley Industrial Teacher Education Conference. He is a member of the Academy of Fellows of the International Technology Education Association and is a recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award from the School of Technology at Eastern Illinois University.

Dr. Householder has a B.S. and an M.S. in education from Eastern Illinois University.

While on campus to receive the award, Dr. Householder made a presentation to HRE students about writing competitive grant proposals. Click here for an archived version of the presentation.