Bobby Lowell McMasters

Title
Associate Professor of the Practice, College of Arts & Sciences; Program Chair, B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies
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Department of Mathematics, Science and Technology
College
College of Arts & Sciences

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Bobby Lowell McMasters

On 1 January 2017, Dr. Bobby McMasters was appointed Program Chair of the Embry-Riddle Worldwide B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies degree program and Statistics & Computer Science Discipline Chair. Bobby’s road to Embry-Riddle started in 1996 when he and Mr. Jay Price founded the Altus AFB campus. Bobby and Jay managed the Operations and Academics for the new campus until a full-time Campus Director was hired.  In 2002, Jay became the Center Faculty Chair for the Nellis AFB campus, retiring in April 2004 with Bobby replacing him.  In 2006, Bobby was hired as a full-time faculty member in the MSTM program, in 2010 he was appointed Associate Dean for the College of Business and in January 2015, he became Interim Dean.  In March 2016, Bobby returned to the Worldwide faculty as an Associate Professor in the College of Arts & Sciences and now is a faculty member in the Department of Mathematics, Science and Technology.

Bobby's contributions to Worldwide include pioneering the Macromedia Breeze effort (today known as EagleVision), the High School Dual-Enrollment programs in Arizona and Nevada, and the USAF Community College of the Air Force, Air University - Associates to Bachelors Cooperative Category I effort. In 1979, Bobby graduated with a BSME from Oklahoma State University. He graduated with an M.Ed, and Ed.D, from the University of Arkansas (Fayetteville, 1993 & 1995) and holds a MAS from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (2005). In addition, he is a Registered Professional Engineer (Texas, 1988) and certified secondary education teacher in Mathematics and Physical Sciences (Nevada, 2010).

  • Ed.D. - Doctor of Education in Adult Education, University of Arkansas
  • M.A.S. - Master of Aeronautical Science in Aviation Aerospace Management, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
  • M.Ed. - Master of Education in Adult Education, University of Arkansas
  • B.S. - Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
  • Secondary Education Certification (Mathematics and Physical Sciences) - State of Nevada
  • Registered Professional Engineer - State of Texas
  • Registered Engineer-In-Training - State of Texas
  • BSIS 473: Interdiscip Studies Capstone
  • STAT 211: Statistics With Aviation Appl
  • McMasters, B. L., Clark, R. E., Bush, M. H., & Gallogly, J. T. (2006). Integrating blended, cooperative, and distributed learning in university classrooms to enhance teaching and learning. Proceedings of the ED-MEDIA 2006 World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications, USA, June 26-30, 2006, 1905-1910.
  • Developing Active Duty Military Members, Dependents and Veterans into World-Class STEM Talent; was accepted and the panel presented in Las Vegas at the 2012 Department of Defense Worldwide Education symposium.
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Registered Professional Engineer (Texas, 1988)

Member, Council of College and Military Educators

  • In October 2008, Dr. McMasters was specifically named as part of the responsible team when the University was awarded the 2008 Saba Customer Excellence Award for Best Overall Academic Deployment.
  • Dr. McMasters was recognized (2009) as a team recipient of the “CIO 100” award for EagleVision in the classroom.  The peer-reviewed award documented EagleVision as a quality education delivery model. This award was personalized and signed by the Worldwide Executive Vice-President, the Associate Vice-President and Chief Academic Officer and the Executive Director of Student Technology Services.
  • In 2012, Ms. Jan Neal (IDD) and Dr. McMasters were awarded the Blackboard Catalyst Learn Exemplary Course Award (TMGT 555).
  • In 2013, Dr. McMasters was voted the Worldwide College of Business Faculty Member of the Year.
  • In 2015, Dr. McMasters was inducted into the Worldwide Distance Education Hall of Fame.