Don Drumtra

Email: drumtra@aol.com
Homepage: http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~drumtra
Office Hours: By appointment for the summer.
Office Phone: SZB 463, 512-471-2718 (Please do not leave voice mail.)
Home Phone: 291-0315

Committee
Dr. David B. Gracy, II
Dr. Glynn Harmon
Dr. Randolph Bias

Degrees
Diploma, 1991, Advanced Management Program, Information Resources Management College, National Defense University
Diploma, 1990, Seminar Program, Air War College, U.S. Air Force
MBA, 1973, New York Institute of Technology
Diploma, 1973, Communications-Electronics Systems Engineering School, U.S. Army Signal School
MAPA, 1972, University of Oklahoma
BSEE, 1963, Northwestern University

Research Interests
Organization of information and knowledge in archives, records, and databases to support business and public decision-making, Credibility of information from Web sources, Business and public information description using archival, records, and bibliographic standards, Grounded theory research methodology, and Life history and classification theories of S. R . Ranganathan, Super Librarian

Bio
Don began his Ph.D. program in the fall of 2000. He has concentrated on courses dealing with organization and retrieval of information. He has served as a TA since he has been in the program and as Ph.D. Webmaster. He was elected to represent the School of Information students to the Graduate Student Assembly and later to represent all UT graduate students to the GSA Executive Committee as Electronic Resources Coordinator and Webmaster and Co-Chair. During his time at UT, the Graduate student Assembly sponsored him to represent graduate students on 21 university committees including the Tuition Policy Advisory Committee and Graduate Student Workers Benefit Committee. He also has served on the School of Information Committee for Undergraduate Programs and Curriculum Oversight Committees. Before coming to UT, Don worked as an electrical engineer, communications specialist, and computer specialist in the Department of Defense, Defense Information Systems Agency, Defense Communications Command, and Air Force Communications Command. His most recent positions included Chief Information Officer, Oklahoma City Area Command, Department of Defense, and Director of Defense Megacenter Warner-Robins, Georgia.