Education

• Ph.D., Civil Engineering,Texas Tech University (2004)
• Certificate of Graduate Studies, Biblical Studies, Dallas Theological Seminary (1997)
• M.S., Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University (1984)
• B.S., Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University(1982)

Dr. Bill Lawson's research interests focus on geotechnical, pavement, and material engineering and roadway planning and traffic engineering. Dr. Lawson is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, ASFE: The Best People on Earth, the National Society of Professional Engineers, the Texas Society of Professional Engineers, the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics, and
Chi Epsilon. In 2006, Dr. Lawson received a National Science Foundation grant to study "Ethics Instruction for International Graduate Students in Engineering." He has been awarded Recognition for Outstanding Teaching from the, College of Engineering (2005), Best Paper Award from ASCE Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice (2003-2004), and the Top Research Innovation award from the Texas Department of Transportation Research & Technology Implementation (2003). He is the advisor for the Texas Tech Chapter of the Texas Society of Professional Engineers, whose purpose is to familiarize engineering students with the Industry.

Selected Publications

• Lawson, William D., “Not Making the Grade: Expansive Soils and Higher Education in Texas,” Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, American Society of Civil Engineers. (In press, est. publication, 2005-06).
• Lawson, William D., “Professionalism, the Golden Years,” Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 130, No. 1, January 2004, pp.26-36.
• Lawson, William D., “In Defense of a Little Theory,” Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 128, No. 4, October 2002, pp. 206-211.
• Lawson, William D., “Was that “Piracy” or “Privacy?” Ethics Cases in Professional Practice, Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 130, No. 1, January 2004, pp.2-4.
• Lawson, William D., “Between a Buck and a Hired Place,” Ethics Cases in Professional Practice, Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 129, No. 3, July 2003, pp.119-121.
• Lawson, William D., “Expansive Soils and Higher Education in Texas (Summary Report),” Proceedings, Texas Section, American Society of Civil Engineers, Spring Meeting, Corpus Christi, Texas, April 4, 2003.
• Lawson, William D., “The McDonaldization of Engineering,” Civil Engineering Education Issues 2001, Proceedings of the Third National Congress on Civil Engineering Education, ASCE National Meeting, Houston, TX, October 2001, Donn Hancher, ed.