Ph.D. Texas A&M University, 1993
M.B.A. Texas A&M University, 1983
B.S. Texas A&M University, 1981
 

Professional Experience

• Coordinator of University of Industrial Distribution Executive Management Conference, appointed September, 2005
• Board of Directors, Industrial Electric Wire and Cable, appointed September, 2005
• Excellence 21 Coordinator, Office of the Provost, Purdue University, 1998 – 2004
• Associate Professor, Department of Industrial Technology, Purdue University, West Lafayette IN, 1997- present
• Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial Technology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.  Aug 1993-1997.
• Courtesy appointment, School of Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction
• Texas A&M University, 1984-1991 - Engineering Technology Department; Lecturer/Assistant Professor
• Vice President, 1991-1993 - Quality Innovation Systems, Inc,; Bryan, TX
• Industry Intern, 1985 - Moore supply company; Conroe, Houston, Brenham and Bryan, TX
• Staff Assistant, 1983-1984 - Texas Agricultural Experiment Station; College Station, TX

Teaching and Research Interests

Research Interests:

• Human Resource Development
• Industrial Training
• Quality Management

Undergraduate courses:

• IT 104  Industrial Organizations
• IT 230  Industrial Supply Chain Management
• IT 330  Technical Sales and Sales Management
• IT 332  Warehouse Management and Inventory Control
• IT 342  Statistical Quality Control
• IT 432  Financial Transactions for Industrial Distribution
• IT 435  Strategic Distribution Management

Undergraduate courses:

• IT 508  Quality and Productivity
• IT 510  Course Development for Technical Education
• IT 564  Measurement and Evaluation in Industry
• IT 568  Instructional Design for Technical Education
• IT 581  Global Supply Chain Management
• IT 621  Strategic Planning and Marketing
• IT 646  Analysis of Research in Industry and Technology

 Professional Associations

• Association Education Alliance
• National Association for Electrical Distributors Education Foundation, Board of Directors 2002-2004
• Professional Association for Industrial Distribution, Faculty Advisor
• National Association for Industrial Technology
• Indiana Industrial Distributors Association
• National Consortium for Continuous Improvement Executive Committee, 2001
• AQIP (Academic Quality Improvement Project Training Reaction) Team for the North
• Central Accreditation Commission, Milwaukee, WI, 2001
• AQIP (Academic Quality Improvement Project) Design Team for the North Central
• Accreditation Commission, Chicago, IL, 2001.
• American Society for Engineering Education
• American Society for Quality Control, Certified Quality Manager, June, 1995 Awards
• Outstanding Tenured Faculty Award, Industrial Technology Department, 1997-1998, 1999-2000, 2001-2002, 2002-2003, 2003-2004, 2005-2006
• Outstanding Tenured Faculty Award, School of Technology, 1999-2000
• CIC Academic Leadership Program Fellow, 1999-2000
• Summer Faculty Grant; Purdue Research Foundation, 1994

Publications

1. Newton, K. A., Khiewnavawongsa, S., Schmidt, E. K., and Nashine, R. (2006). Measuring customer perceptions:  A collaborative project conducted by students for a midwest trucking company. Accepted for presentation, ASEE, Chicago, IL.
2. Khiewnavawongsa, S., Newton, K. A,. and Schmidt, E. K. (2006).  Curriculum development in industrial distribution. Accepted for presentation, ASEE, Chicago, IL.
3. Newton, K. A., Schmidt, & E. K. Holmes, C. (2005) Customer-Centric Marketing:  The Case for Profiling Customers.  Review of the Electronic and Industrial Distribution Industries. 4 (2).
4. Managing the New Generation of Employees (Oct/Nov, 2005), Construction Distribution Magazine.
5. Newton, K., Schoen, J. & Hulme, F. (2005). Maximize your Profit Power CD-ROM and Workbook.  National Association of Electrical Distributors: St. Louis, MO. 
6. Newton, K. A. & Schmidt, E. K. (2004), Journal of Technology Studies.  Learning and Growing:  Integrating Technology Undergraduates into the Development of an Industrial Case Study.
7. Newton, K. A. & Schmidt, E. K. (2003).  Technology Supplies:  A Case Study.  Review of the Electronic and Industrial Distribution Industries. Volume 2, Number 1.
8. Schmidt, E. K. & Newton, K. A.  (2003).   Inventory Consolidation:  Setting Initial Stocking Levels.  Review of the Electronic and Industrial Distribution Industries.  Volume 2, Number 1.
9. Newton, K.A. & Schmidt, E.K. (January, 2003).  A Successful Partnership Between an Industrial Trade Association and Education at Purdue University.  Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration.  Tuscon, AZ.
10. Newton, K.A. (2002).  Essentials of profitable PHCP distribution:  A trainers’ guide.  American Supply Association:  Chicago, IL.
11. Newton, K. A. (July, 2002).  New Frontiers in Regional Accreditation:  AQIP is Here!  Presented at National Consortium for Continuous Improvement. Vancouver, Canada.
12. Schmidt, E. K. & Newton, K. A. (February, 2002).  Using a Graduate Student Directed Project to Address Changing E-Commerce Curriculum Needs in Supply Chain Management. Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration. Sarasota, FL.
13. Newton, K. A. & Schmidt, E. K. (November, 2001).  Development of a Logistics Case Study for a National Trade Association.  National Assoc. of Industrial Technology Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.
14. Newton, K. A., Sutton, M. J., & Dunlap, D. D.  (June, 2000). Instructional Delivery Rationale for an On and Off-Campus Graduate Education Program Using Distance Education Technology.  Presented at American Society for Engineering Education Conference.
15. Depew, D. R., Dunlap, D. D., & Newton, K. A.  (June, 2000). A Different Model in Graduate Education for Full-Time Professionals.  Presented at American Society for Engineering Education Conference.
16. Newton, K.A. (May, 2000).  Planning the perfect job interview.  Progressive MRO Distributor Magazine.
17. Tomovic, C. L., Pagano, M. A., Skvarenina, T.L., Newton, K. A., & Harriger, A. R. (1999).  Supporting the Implementation of Student Outcome-based Assessment: The Role of a School-wide Assessment Committee.  Academy of Educational Leadership Journal, 2 (1-2).
18. Newton, K. A. (1998, October).  How to avoid illegal interview questions.  Sanitary Mantenance.
19. Newton, K. A. (1998, August).  How to get the most out of your teams….and get through the rough spots.  Sanitary Maintenance.
20. Newton, K. A. (1998, July).  How to get the most out of your teams:  Who to include on teams.  Sanitary Maintenance.
21. Newton, K. A. (1998, May).  How to get the most out of your teams:  Guidelines for teambuilding.  Sanitary Maintenance.
22. Newton, K. A. (1998, April).  How to get the most out of your teams: First of a four part series.  Sanitary Maintenance.
23. Newton, K. A. (1998). Employee training that works.  Sanitary Maintenance.
24. Newton, K. A. (1998).  Balancing the service mix.  IDStrategies.
25. Newton, K. A. (1997, July).  Strategic planning for distributors.  IDStrategies.  pp. 5-8.
26. Newton, K.A. (1994, September). What do our customers really want? Modern Distribution Management. pp. 7-8. 
27. Newton, K.A. (1994, August). ISO 9000: An overview. Modern Distribution Management. pp. 4-6. 
28. Newton, K. A. (1994, June).  Exploring a TQM approach to technical curriculum development. 
29. Proceedings of the 1994.  Presented at American Society for Engineering Education.  Edmonton, Canada.  pp. 2636-2640
30. DeMarcki, B.A., & Newton, K.A. (1994, May). Maintaining focus in sales. Today's Distributor. p. 81.
31. DeMarcki, B.A., & Newton, K.A. (1994, January). Gap analysis and solution technique. OEM Off-Highway. pp. 64-66. 
32. DeMarcki, B.A., &Newton, K.A. (1993, September). Sales and marketing from a quality viewpoint. OEM Off-Highway. pp. 68-70.
33. Rice, Don A. (1994).  Challenges facing distributors:  A collection of featured articles.  College Station, TX:  DARCO Press. Contributed Chapter.
34. Rice, Don A. (1990).  The wholesale distributor:  Purpose and functions.  College Station, TX:  DARCO Press.  Contributed Chapter.

 Industrial Presentations/Keynotes

• Employee Retention a Problem? How to Keep Your Best People and How to Find the Right Employees for Your Business—Without Raiding the Competition.  (June, 2006),  Electrical Apparatus and Service Association National Convention, Las Vegas, NV.
• How to Find and Keep the Right Employees. (May, 2006).   Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association National Convention, Marco Island, FL.
• Designing Supply Chains in Times of Uncertainty Logistics Retreat. (April, 2006).  Master Research, Australia, Melbourne, Australia.
• Designing Compensation Systems. (Mar, 2006).  Foodservice Equipment Distributors Association National Convention, Phoenix, AZ
• Personnel Productivity. (Mar, 2006).  University of Industrial Distribution, Indianapolis, IN.
• High Performance Personnel. (Feb, 2006).  Southern Wholesalers Association Profit Enhancement Institute.  Atlanta, GA.
• Maximize Your Profit Power. (February, 2006).  GoodYear Tire and Rubber Company’s Engineered Products Division Customer Meeting, Howey-in-the-Hills, FL.
• How to Find and Keep the Right Employees.  (Jan., 2006) Material Handling Equipment Distributors, Webinar Broadcast.
• Employee Development: An Important Cost of Doing Business. (Jan, 2006).  Automated Equipment Distributors Association National Convention, San Diego, CA.
• Balanced ScoreCard. (Jan, 2006).  Automated Equipment Distributors Association National Convention, San Diego, CA.
• Employee-Based Management:  Finding and Keeping Good People.  (Nov, 2005). 
• Specialty Tools and Fasteners Distributors Association National Convention, Baltimore, MD.
• Essentials of Profitable Distribution.  (Oct/Nov, 2005), Southern Wholesalers Association Regional Meetings, Raleigh, Orlando, and Nashville.
• Employee-Based Management:  Finding and Keeping Good People.  (Nov, 2005).  Specialty Tools and Fasteners Distributors Association National Convention, Baltimore, MD.
• Personnel Productivity. (Jan, 2006).  Automated Equipment Distributors Association National Convention, San Diego, CA.
• High Performance Personnel. (Feb, 2006).  Southern Wholesalers Association Profit Enhancement Institute.  Atlanta, GA.
• Personnel Productivity. (Mar, 2006).  University of Industrial Distribution, Indianapolis, IN.
• Designing Compensation Systems. (Mar, 2006).  Foodservice Equipment Distributors Association National Convention, Phoenix, AZ.
• How to Find and Keep the Right Employees. (May, 2006).  Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association National Convention, Marco Island, FL.
• October, 2002, American Supply Association International Show, Developing workbook to accompany a workshop introducing ASA’s new Essential of Profitable PHCP Distribution, Toronto, CA
• Personnel Productivity Improvement.October, 2002, University of Industrial Distribution, IUPUI, Indianapolis, IN, 
• Settling for Excellence. October, 2002, , Strategic Planning Conference, Nashville, TN.
• New Strategies in Industrial Channel Management.  May, 2003, Krannert Engineering Management Program, W. Lafayette, IN,
• Getting the Most out of Your Hiring Practices. September, 2001, National Association of Floor Covering Distributors Educational Teleconference.
• Creating Value with Logistics.  September, 2001, National Association of Floor Covering Distributors National Convention, LaJolla, CA,
• New Strategies in Industrial Channel Management.  May, 2001, Krannert Engineering Management Program, W. Lafayette, IN,
• New Strategies for Market Management, and Personnel Productivity. March, 2001,American Supply Association, IUPUI, Indianapolis, IN.
• Trends in Distribution Industry.  January, 2001, Indiana Industrial Distributors Association Meeting at Purdue University,  W. Lafayette, IN.
• High Performance Hiring and keynote address Managing the New Generation of Employees. October, 1999, Power Transmission Distributors Association National Convention, Toronto, Canada.
• Personnel Productivity and Building Team Management Skills.  October, 1999, University of Industrial Distribution, IUPUI, Indianapolis, IN.
• Balancing the Management Equation.  July 1999, University of Electrical Distribution, San Diego, CA.
• Balancing the Management Equation.  June, 1999, Steel Service Center Institute, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
• Distributor Channel Management and Balancing the Personnel Equation.  March, 1999, American Supply Association, IUPUI, Indianapolis, IN.
• Personnel Productivity Improvement and Building Team Management Skills.  March, 1999, University of Industrial Distribution, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL.
• Recruiting for High Performance.  January, 1999, Indiana Industrial Distributors Association Meeting at Purdue University, W. Lafayette, IN.
• Balancing the Management Equation.  July, 1999, University of Electrical Distribution, University of San Diego, San Diego, CA.
• Distributor Channel Management, and Balancing the Personnel Equation, March, 1999, University of Industrial Distribution, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL.
• Distribution Trends in the 90's, July, 1998, Allen-Bradley Indianapolis District Office Monthly Sales Meeting.