Dr. Timothy W. Mays received a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering (CE) from The University of Memphis in 1996 and a master of science degree in CE from Virginia Tech in 1997. He was awarded a three-year National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship and elected to remain at Virginia Tech to obtain a Ph.D., which he received in 2000.



Dr. Mays received an Academic Excellence Scholarship for his undergraduate studies at The University of Memphis and a Via Master’s and Ph.D. Fellowship for his graduate work at Virginia Tech. He was selected as student marshal in both 1996 and 1997 and graduate student speaker in 2000. He was honored at the 2000 undergraduate graduation where he was asked to speak. Senator Warner later read Dr. Mays’ address into the congressional record. Dr. Mays received the Paul E. Torgersen Research Excellence Award in 2000 for his outstanding research in engineering.



The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) selected a paper Dr. Mays wrote at Virginia Tech as the most outstanding paper in the field of earthquake engineering. In 2000, he accepted a job with Lindbergh & Associates (L&A), a structural design firm in Charleston, S.C. Given his passion for teaching, he also accepted an adjunct position at The Citadel. In 2002, Dr. Mays left L&A to accept a tenure track position as an assis-tant professor at The Citadel.



Dr. Mays continues to perform cutting edge design work in his areas of expertise: antiterrorism, seismic design, and routine structural design. He designed antiterrorism upgrades and new blast resistant structures for the Federal Reserve, National Imagery and Mapping Agency, Westinghouse, Fort Jackson, and Robins Air Force Base. As part of a six-story addition to the existing six-story McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence, S.C., Dr. Mays designed the first steel plate/reinforced concrete shear wall retrofit of a steel-framed building in South Carolina. He received the 2006 ASCE Technical Merit Award for his work on this project.



Dr. Mays has taught short courses to engineers, architects, and planners on antiterrorism, seismic design, and com-mon building code applications. In addition to his role as a faculty member at The Citadel, Dr. Mays serves as the president of his own company, Structural Engineering and Education Solutions, LLC and as a senior structural engineer with four consulting firms in the southeastern United States.



Dr. Mays was selected by the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) as its 2006 Engineering Education Excellence Award winner and by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) as the winner of the 2004 ASCE/Ex-CEED New Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award. He received the 2006 New Faculty Research Award from the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Southeast Section recognizing him for the most outstanding technical research achievements by a new engineering faculty member in the southeastern United States.



Leadership is paramount at The Citadel, where Dr. Mays serves as a captain in the South Carolina Unorganized Mili-tia. The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering elected him as faculty advisor to the ASCE student chapter for four consecutive years. Outside of The Citadel, Dr. Mays serves as a leader on the state and national level as a practic-ing engineer. He is chairman of the Structural Technical Group for ASCE SC section and has served in this capacity since 2000. He was awarded the Service to Profession Award (ASCE SC section) for his volunteer work in 2004.



Dr. Mays founded the Structural Engineers Association of South Carolina and currently serves as the executive direc-tor. He serves as Ocean and Marine Engineering Division chairman for the ASEE. He is former chairman of the Civil Engineering Division and current chairman of the Research Division of ASEE southeastern section. He recently served as an organizational committee member and technical committee member for ASCE 2005 Solutions to Coastal Disasters con-ference. From 2000 until present, Dr. Mays served on three separate FEMA/Project Impact committees. He is chairman of the National Council of Structural Engineers Association’s publications committee.



Community service is of major importance to Dr. Mays. He is an instructor for VolTAG (the Volunteer Technical As-sistance Group) a volunteer organization created after Hurricane Hugo to teach design professionals the correct procedure for inspecting damaged structures. In this capacity, he has trained over 200 design professionals in South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia who have enrolled in the volunteer organization. He served for three years as activities director for the Engineers Week Celebration held at The Citadel and organized the craft stick bridge competition held for middle and high school students. In 2007, Dr. Mays submitted a proposal seeking funding for rural minorities (8th through 12th grad-ers) and their teachers to attend a two-week long summer program focused on engineering design.



Dr. Mays and his wife, Jennifer, are the proud parents of two boys, Ja