Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T) honored Missouri State University’s Dr. Douglas Carroll and Dr. Sanjay Tewari with the Dean’s Educator Award for their teaching excellence and research efforts.  

Carroll and Tewari serve as professor and associate teaching professor, respectively, in the cooperative engineering program at MSU. 

A college level committee comprising senior faculty reviewers selected Carroll and Tewari for this award. The professors’ dedication to students and the engineering profession made them excellent candidates. 

Carroll

Carroll pursued engineering because of his love for car design. It led him to obtain a doctoral degree in mechanical engineering from Missouri S&T in 1991. 

Carroll was the first director of the engineering program at MSU, serving in the role for 15 years. He also was a proponent for distance education, offering asynchronous classes for the first time in 2006. 

His current research involves renewable energy, energy efficiency and solar energy. This award means a lot to Carroll because of his love for teaching. 

“I’ve always enjoyed teaching and working with students on their homework and design projects,” he said. 

Tewari

Tewari gained career inspiration from his brother, who is an electrical engineer. Tewari’s parents were fully supportive of his choice. 

He completed a doctoral degree in civil engineering with a specific focus on water/wastewater treatment using capacitive deionization from Texas A&M University in 2011. He was an assistant professor at Louisiana Tech University for six years before joining MSU and Missouri S&T in 2018. 

Tewari’s current research covers sustainability. His recently funded projects involve pollution prevention, the application of the Geographic Information System to environmental management and resiliency of infrastructure.  

He is also interested in learning outcomes through pedagogy. He describes his educator role as his passion, but also as a challenge.  

“I relish my role in producing capable engineers,” he said. “They’re helping our communities and the country with their involvement in projects at the local, regional, national and even the international level.” 

Tewari notes this award is a huge personal honor for him.  

“It’s a matter of pride and personal satisfaction when your work and efforts are acknowledged,” he said. “It’s especially meaningful because the College of Engineering and Computing at Missouri S&T is considered among the best institutions in the state and nation.” 

Learn more about the cooperative engineering program