The ABET Fellow Award is presented each year to recognize individuals who have given sustained quality service to the ABET-related professions in general, and to education within the ABET disciplines, particularly through the activities of ABET. Hart was honored as an ABET Fellow for his "visionary leadership and service through the implementation and promotion of performance-based criteria for the engineering technology community." He has served ABET as an American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) program evaluator since 1979, representing ASCE on Technology Accreditation Commission (TAC) for five years, then served as Chair of TAC in 2000-01. While on TAC, he was instrumental in implementing TC2K (outcome-based) evaluation visits, electronics editing of statements, and mentoring. He currently serves on ABET's International Activities Committee, Governance Task Force, and as a facilitator for the Technological Education Initiative.

He holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in civil engineering from Virginia Tech. Hart began his academic career at Bluefield State College as an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering Technology and Computer Science and now serves as Dean of the School of Engineering Technology and Computer Science. During his tenure at BSC, he has served as Director of Institutional Research, Director of Admissions, Director of Financial Aid, and Registrar. He also served for three years as president of the International Society for Mine Surveying. Hart is a licensed professional engineer and professional surveyor.

November 3, 2003