Frank Koe

Frank Theodore Koe ftk2@psu.edu ftkoe5561@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________________________ University Home The Pennsylvania State University 411 South Sparks Street School of Engineering Design, Technology State College, PA 16801 and Professional Programs (SEDTAPP) (917) 414-4120 Rm. 213-L University Park, PA 16802 (814) 863-5295 Education 1973-76 Ph.D. Educational Psychology/Curriculum and Instruction College of Education The Pennsylvania State University, University Park PA Thesis: A Study of Verbal Language and its Effect on Language Understanding in Reading and Reading Attitudes (psycholinguists and learning theory) Supervisor: Dr. Edward R. Fagan 1970-1972 M.S. Human Growth and Development College of Education and Human Development University of Delaware, Newark DE 1966-1969 B.S. English and American History College of Education The Pennsylvania State University, University Park PA Teaching Experience 2009-Present As Associate Professor: Technology Launch for Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurial Leadership (undergraduate) The Pennsylvania State University, School of Engineering, Design, Technology and Professional Programs (SEDTAPP) 2014-Present As Professor in Practice: Sustainable Entrepreneurship (graduate) Columbia University 2003-2004 As Director: Marketing, (undergraduate) New Jersey Institute of Technology 1993-1994 As Director: Marketing, (undergraduate) Philadelphia University 1982- 1984 As Professor and Chairman of the Education Department Foundations of Education and Educational Psychology, (graduate) Saint Francis University 1977-1984 Educational Psychology and Developmental Reading, (undergraduate) Saint Francis University 1975-1976 As Instructor: Educational Psychology and Cultural Foundations of Education, (undergraduate) Altoona Campus, The Pennsylvania State University Administrative Experience 2010-2011 Acting Dean, Baker School of Business and Technology, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York NY • Managed ten departments related to the business of fashion, 4,000 students and more than 200 full-time and adjunct faculty • Managed budget in excess of $10 million • Developed the Bachelor of Science degree, Entrepreneurship for the Fashion and Design Industries (www.fitnyc.edu.9981.asp) • Maintained positive relations with fashion business leaders that included Terry Lundgren, CEO and President of Macy’s and Mindy Grossman, CEO of Home Shopping Network • Recommended faculty for promotion and tenure • Developed conceptual framework for Creative Solutions, Inc., a 501-c3 entity for stimulating entrepreneurial startups • Served on Faculty of the Future initiative • Reviewed 5-year strategic plans for each department • Provided oversight to an $80,000 human subject research project funded by Wacoal 2002-2005 Director, Executive MBA and Executive Education, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark NJ • Recruited approximately 23 EMBA students annually from area businesses such as Prudential, Novartis, Deutsch Bank, Booz Allen Hamilton, Toys “R” Us, and McGraw Hill; cost of program is $57,500 for 18-months • Interviewed and appointed adjunct faculty • Evaluated faculty and syllabi • Reviewed curriculum for currency • Coordinated and accompanied students on an annual Foreign Study Tour that exposed students to businesses in France, Poland, China, Hong Kong, and Hungary • Initiated the NJIT, EMBA Alumni Association • Developed and marketed workshops and seminars of interest to industry partners such as, “Going Virtual: Conducting Business in an Unsafe World” • Initiated course on entrepreneurship • Approved promotional materials 2000-2001 Associate Director, Berkley Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Stern School of Business, New York University, New York NY • Responsible for Business Plan Competition and various administrative duties • Acquired (with director) $1 million from Mr. Ira Rennert of which $75,000 is awarded annually in prizes. To date, $750,000 has been awarded in startup cash, pro bono services and technical assistance. • Mentored MBA students and reviewed business ideas for competition • Conducted marketing portion of Entrepreneurship Boot Camp • Recruited Venture Capitalists in New York City to serve as judges • Lectured on family business and business planning at the annual all-university entrepreneurship conference 1996-Present Founder and Principal, Whipple D Productions, Inc., State College PA • Design and develop products for sporting good market • Placed products in Walmart, Kmart, Sports Authority, Dick’s and outlets worldwide • Identify distribution channels such as Maurice Sporting Goods, Northbrook IL • Utilized rapid prototyping technology at Paramount Industries, Langhorne PA • Produce products in Foshan City, Shunde District, Guangdong Providence, China • Invited to speak at sporting good shows such as the Great American Outdoor Show, Harrisburg PA • Designed product packaging • Conducted public relations campaigns to promote products • Responsible for all funds associated with the firm 1991-1996 Vice President and Director of Restoration, Scalamandre, New York NY • Created, developed and staffed, with 18 employees I selected, the Restoration Division of Scalamandre. Scalamandre is a $15 million a year, high-end, textile provider of woven and printed products including passementerie and historic in-grain carpets • Wrote sales manual for the Restoration Division and tracked sales that averaged $1 million annually • Led design team and mill personnel to produce custom products for historic sites that included The White House, US Department of Treasury (Andrew Johnson Suite), “cottages” such as The Breakers owned and managed by the Preservation Society of Newport County, Newport RI and The Octagon House--the historic home of the American Institute of Architects • Lectured on historic restoration at Sotheby’s, Christie’s and the Institute of Classical Architecture and Art, New York University • Appointed Director of Public Relations in addition to Vice President responsibilities. Wrote and placed promotional materials on new products, wrote articles on restoration and created advertising campaigns that appeared in publications such as Architectural Digest. • Classified three levels of reproduction that met the financial requirements and level of authenticity for historic sites • Published five articles on historic preservation, research and mill operation 1985-1990 Director, The Design Center, Philadelphia University, Philadelphia PA • Increased the historic textile collection by more than 400 items dating from approximately the 4th century CE • Coordinated the research and analysis of 80 Copic fragments in the collection in consultation with the Egyptology Department, University of Pennsylvania • Prepared grants that included a $99,500 computer cataloguing grant from the William Penn Foundation in support of the architecture, fashion design and textile curriculum and a $10,000 grant from the Kress Foundation to establish a conservation laboratory in consultation with the Winterthur Museum, Wilmington DE • Initiated three major exhibitions and accompanying gala events that raised approximately $8,000-10,000 per show • Increased visibility of the center through publications such as Museum News (the journal of the American Association of Museums), The New York Times and Philadelphia Inquirer • Developed design industry membership program using C-D ROM technology so designers could access the study collection for design inspiration. The program collected $5,000 the first year. • Published three articles on museum marketing, exhibitions and textile preservation 1977-1984 Professor and Chairman, Education Department, Saint Francis University, Loretto PA • Increased student enrollment by 40% • Led two successful Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) accreditation reviews of department • Elected Faculty Senate President • Achieved faculty rank of Full Professor in six years • Directed the Educational Advancement Center with a federally funded budget of a $300,000 annually to assist disadvantaged students • Initiated Master of Education degree program • Restructured department curriculum for prospective elementary and secondary teachers that included in-school, pre-student teaching experiences--the first program of its kind in PA • Published nine journal articles related to teaching and learning Committee Membership • President’s Strategic Planning • Academic Affairs • Faculty Benefits • Student Affairs • New Library Building • Various Search Committees for faculty and administrators • Curriculum and Teaching • Founders Day (development) • Faculty of the Future Publications Books Textbook: Fabric for the Designed Interior. Fairchild Books: New York, New York, 2008. Second Edition published by Bloomsbury Publishing, New York, New York in paperback and as an iBook. Expected December, 2016. Text to be accompanied by a two-hour video and fabric swatch kit. Web Site: www.fabricforthedesignedinterior.com Phonics Handbook. The Pennsylvania State University, Computer Assisted Instruction Laboratory, 1974. Articles “A History Lesson,” Burke’s Peerage, December, 1996. “Fulfilling the Exhibition and Preservation Needs of Museum Curators,” Museum News, October/November, 1995. “The Historic House as a Showcase for Designers,” Long Island Historic Estates Designer Showhouse ’95: Deepwells Farm”, St. James, New York, July/August, 1995. “Research Through Production: A Partnership in Preservation,” Newport Gazette, Newport, Rhode Island. No.136, Winter/Spring, 1995. “History in the Making: The Scalamandre Mill,” N.Y. Metro, Winter, 1994. “Material Beginnings: Illusion, Inspiration and Realization,” Decorative Fabric. New York , 1994. “Mint Condition: The Restoration of Two Suites in the United States Treasury Building,” Interiors magazine, July 1992. “Preserving Our Past,” Interiors magazine , July 1992. “Small Museum, Big Plans: Marketing the Museum,” Museum News, January/February, 1991. “Fabric of File,” Museum News, January/February, 1990. “The Marketability of Graduates: Why Colleges Should Care,” College Placement, Winter, 1985. “Reading as Discovery,” D*R*A*M*A News, (an International Reading Association publication), Spring, 1983. “Diagnosing Reading: Between Testing and Prescribing,” New Jersey Journal of Reading, Fall/Winter, 1983. “Walking Bibliographies,” Early Years Educator, December, 1981. “Supplementing the Language Instruction of the Culturally Different Learner,” English Journal, April, 1980. “Looking Forward to ‘Back-to-Basics: A Focus on English Education,” Pennsylvania English, Spring/Summer, 1979. “Oral Language Management: Some Initial Considerations for Teaching Reading,” Reading World, May, 1978. “Communications: A View of Modeling and Accountability in the High School Reading Program,” The Reading Clinic, January, 1978. “Attitudes Toward Reading,” Elementary English, National Council of Teachers of English, March, 1975. “Learning and the Oppression of Meaning,” Faculty Forum, (a publication of the College of Education, Penn State University), Fall, 1974. Conferences Eighteen conference presentations related to language arts education, teaching/learning, entrepreneurship, and business planning and development. Funded Grants National Endowment for the Arts Institute for Museum Services Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Arcadia Foundation William Penn Foundation Kress Foundation Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation Special Services for Disadvantaged Students Title III-Aid to Developing Institutions Small Business Administration Accreditation Experience Middle States Commission on Higher Education National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) Pennsylvania Department of Accreditation (PDE) \ Honors and Awards Honorable Mention, ASID Foundation Joel Polsky Prize for Fabric for the Designed Interior, 2009. Named Inaugural Speaker for William R. Eubanks Distinguished Lecture Series in Design, University of Memphis. Lecture entitled, “Intent of Design and the Culture of Fabric,” 2009. Issued US Patent Number: US5934004A for sporting good product, 1999. Trademark issued for: Stick-in-the-Mud Patent Pending for Spreadable Lid, 2015. Trademark pending for Spreadable Lid, 2015 Office of Admissions Award for increasing enrollment, Saint Francis University, 1985. Memberships American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Centre Region Entrepreneurial Network (CREN) American Society of Interior Designers (ASID, Industry Member) The Center for Research in Design and Innovation (CRDi) Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) Music Academy of State College (Vice President, Board of Directors) References Jeffery Slonim, JD Chief Counsel and Secretary of the Board Research Foundation of City University of New York New York, NY 212-799-8991 jislonim@verizon.net Lisa Braverman, Ph.D. President LI Higher Education Associates New York, NY 516-299-2252 lisabraverman@gmail.com Michael Archer Chairman of the Board The Resource Foundation and Founding Partner Manhattan Innovation Lab, LLC New York, NY 917-270-9813 info@manhattaninnovationlab.com Iftekhar Hasan, Ph.D. E. Gerald Corrigan Chair in International Business and Finance Fordham University New York, NY 212-636-6000 ihasan@fordham.edu