Roland E. Sprague

Title
Adjunct Associate Professor
Email
Department
Department of Mathematics, Science and Technology
College
College of Arts & Sciences

Office Hours

9 AM - 9 PM Eastern

Areas of Expertise

Mathematics, Statistics, Operations Management, Research Methods.
Roland E. Sprague

I have over 50 years of experience as a statistician and manager, including working and teaching overseas for 20 years for Northrop Grumman Corporation.

I recently finished my Ph.D. (mathematics education), so I am intimately familiar with being a student. I also have an MS in Electrical Engineering and an MBA. I also recently completed my 6-Sigma training, obtaining a Certified Six-Sigma Master Black Belt Mentor (CSSBBM).

I have had the privilege of teaching undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students statistics, mathematics, and other quantitative courses for over 50 years, and love doing it! I have been with ERAU for 35 years (off and on), teaching both on-campus (Europe, Asia, California), EV, and online, and consider ERAU to be the finest aviation university in the world.

I recently retired from my "day job", now doing what I really love doing, that is, full-time teaching!

I am a commercial pilot, with Airline Transport Pilot and Glider and Airplane Instructor ratings (CFII; A, I, G. MEL, MES). The love of my life has her Doctorate in Pharmacy from Budapest, Hungary. I have two daughters; one is an attorney (JD), the other has her Ph.D. in mathematics (what else?). As you can see, education is paramount in our family!

I have taught many online and on-campus courses for ERAU and other universities in Europe, Asia, China, Central America, California, and now Florida.

Regards,

Dr. Sprague (Just Roland, please, no titles!) 

  • Ph.D. - Doctor of Philosophy in Education: Self Design, Walden University
  • M.Eng. - Master of Engineering in Engineering Science, Pennsylvania State University
  • M.B.A. - Master of Business Administration, Webster University
  • B.S. - Bachelor of Science in General Studies, University of Rochester
  • Flight Instructor - Federal Aviation Administration
  • Ground Instructor - Federal Aviation Administration
  • Commercial Pilot - Federal Aviation Administration
  • STAT 222: Business Statistics
  • RSCH 665: Statistical Anyls
  • STAT 211: Statistics With Aviation Appl
GNED 103, Math 106, Math 111, MATH 140, Math 112, Math 211, MATH 222, RSCH 665.
45 years in Aerospace
IEEE, Pro. Pilots, AERA
Faculty of year at several universities