Development of Requirements and Guidelines for Ph.D. Program in Structural Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Maryland, 1984.

Development of Computer Software Library in Structural Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Maryland, 1985.

Department Representative to Academically and Creatively Talented Open House, November 23, 1985.

Development of the Structural Engineering Testing Facilities at the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Maryland, 1985-87.

Member of the Task Group on External Relations, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Maryland, August 24, 1987.

Member of the Ph.D. Examination Committee in Structural Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, 1987-88.

Member of a search committee for a faculty member in environmental engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, 1989.

Chairman of Faculty Resource Committee, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 1989-present.

Development of the Structural Testing and Reliability Laboratory, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, F1989.

Director of the Structural Testing and Reliability Laboratory, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 1989-1993.

Organizer of the "Wood Seminar," Department of Civil Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, February 20, 1990. The seminar was given by speakers from the American Institute of Timber, American Plywood Association, Southern Pine Marketing Council and Southern Pressure Treaters Association.

Group Leader of Structures, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 1990-91.

Member of Ph.D. Examination Committee in Structures, 1990-92.

Member of Search Committee for a Faculty Member in Hydrologic Modeling, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1990-91.

Organizer of the "Wood Seminar," Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, February 26, 1992.  The seminar was given by speakers from the American Institute of Timber, American Plywood Association, Southern Pine Marketing Council and Southern Pressure Treaters Association.

Department Representative to a two-day workshop on Total Quality Management and Continuous Improvement, August 1993.

Organizer of the "Wood Seminar," Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, February 23, 1994.  The seminar was given by speakers from the American Institute of Timber, American Plywood Association, Southern Pine Marketing Council and Southern Pressure Treaters Association.

Member of Search Committee for Two Faculty Members in Geotechnical, Transportation or Environmental Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1995-96.

Member of Search Committee for Two Faculty Members in Building, Construction, and/or Transportation Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1996-97.

Director, Center for Technology and Systems Management that was established at the University of Maryland, College Park, with a strategic alliance with the US Coast Guard, 1996-present.

Member of Search Committee for Three Faculty Members in Engineering Management, Systems Engineering, and Transportation Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1997-98.

Member of Search Committee for Three Faculty Members in Engineering Management, Systems Engineering, and Pavement Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1998-99.

Chair of Search Committee for One or Two Faculty Members in Project Management, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1999-00.

Member of the Executive Committee, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2000-01.

Member of the Curriculum Committee, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2001-02.

Member of a Mathematics Curriculum Group, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2002.

Member of the Assistant Professor Review Panel, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2002-03.

Member of the Review Panel for Promotions, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2002-03.

Chair of the Awards Committee, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2003-04.

Department representative to the College Appointment, Promotions and Tenure, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2003-04.

Member of the Engineering Council of the University of Maryland, 1984-87.

Member of the Subcommittee on Guidelines and USP Courses for Engineering Students, Engineering Council, University of Maryland, 1985.

Member of the Subcommittee on Engineering Software, Engineering Council, University of Maryland, 1986.

Development of proposed M.S.- and Ph.D.-degree programs in reliability engineering, University of Maryland, 1984-85.

Faculty representative to "Reliability Engineering, Testing, and Maintainability Engineering," short course, University College, University of Maryland, May 20-24, 1985.

Member of the Center of Reliability Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, 1985-present.

Chairman of the Engineering Council and the Engineering Faculty Assembly, University of Maryland, 1987-89.

Member of the Committee on the College's Plan of Organization, Engineering Council, 1988.

Attended the College of Engineering planning retreat, Holiday Inn, College Park, MD, April 26, 1988.

Co-organizer of the "Time Management Workshop," College of Engineering, 1989.

Member of the Engineering Council of the University of Maryland, 1989-90.

Attended the College of Engineering planning retreat, Maritime Institute of Technology, Linthicum Heights, MD, Jan. 16, 1990.

Member of the Budget Planning Committee for the College of Engineering, the University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 1990-91.

Member of the Review Committee of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 1991-92.

Chairman of the Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Service Activities, the Review Committee of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 1991-92.

Member of College of Engineering Committee on the Proposed New Library, 2000.

Associate Member of the Graduate School at the University of Maryland, 1984-86.

Member of the Faculty Council of the University of Maryland, 1984-86.

Member of the Graduate School at the University of Maryland, 1986-present.

Member of the MPSE Female Faculty Salary Review Committee, 1985-86.

Member of the Adjunct Committee on Libraries, Computers and Other Instructional Resources, 1985-86.

Member of the Senate Subcommittee on Improving Effectiveness in Teaching, April 17, 1989.

Member of the Review Committee for the Improvement of Instruction Proposals, Office of the Dean for Undergraduate Studies, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, April 1990.

Senior Mentor for a Lilly Teaching Fellow, Dr. Nabil Kartam, Office of the Dean for Undergraduate Studies, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, 1990-91 academic year.

Member of the Selection Committee of Lilly Teaching Fellows, Office of the Dean for Undergraduate Studies, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, 1991-92 academic year.

Member of Honor Review Board, Student Honor Council, the University of Maryland, 1990-91.

Representative of the College of Engineering on The Honors Program Council, 1991-93.

Member of the Selection Committee for the Distinguished Scholar-Teacher Award, the University of Maryland, College Park, 1993-94.

Member of the Task Force and Resource Groups on Graduate Education, the University of Maryland, College Park, 1996.

Member of the Campus APT Appeal Committee, Office of the President, 2000.