William Kelly

William e. Kelly, Ph.D., P.E., is the manager of public affairs at the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). At ASEE, his responsibilities include the engineering dean’s council, ASEE’s K-12 activities, and ASEE’s Abet activities. Prior to joining ASEE in September of 2007, he was a professor of civil engineering at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. where he also served as dean of the school of engineering from 1996-2001. While dean, he served on the JETS board and the board of directors for the Washington ACE mentor program. Dr. Kelly was on the ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) from 1993-2003 and was chair in 2001-2002.  Dr. Kelly received his Ph.D. in civil engineering from the University of Notre Dame and received an engineering honor award from his alma mater in 1999.