Kiesling, Ernst 2021-10-12
This interview features Ernst Kiesling as he discusses his later career at Texas Tech University. In this interview, Dr. Kiesling explains his role as an administrator in the Civil Engineering Department, while also describing many of the programs, projects, and other endeavors he and the department undertook during his tenure at the university. The interview closes with Dr. Kiesling briefly touching on building a family and life in Lubbock and his religion.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name:Ernst Kiesling
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: September 30, 2021
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: Zachary Hernandez
Length: 01:54:49 (1 hour 54 minutes)
Abstract
Introduction; developing a dual degree program; Murdough Center for Engineering Professionalism; The Civil Engineering Advisory Council and the Civil Engineering Academy; Reese Technology Center; Certifying the impact testing facility; National Wind Institute; Covey Leadership Center and teaching leadership; Teaching load as chairman of civil engineering; Renovations to the civil engineering building; Center for Advanced Research in Engineering; becoming Associate Dean of Engineering; Center for Advanced Research in Engineering continued; Transitioning from administration to faculty back to administration; Tenure; Building a life in Lubbock; church and religion
Access Information
Original Recording Format: born digital
Recording Format Notes: patrons may listen to audio in our reading room
Transcript: transcript available on dspace <https://hdl.handle.net/10605/374076 >
Related Interview: Kiesling, Ernst 2013-10-17, and Kiesling, Ernst 2021-09-30 , and Kiesling, Ernst 2021-10-05
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