Edward Friedman

Edward A. Friedman, a Professor of Technology Management in the Wesley J. Howe School at Stevens Institute of Technology, serves as Director of the Howe School Center for Technology Management for Global Development. As Dean of the College at Stevens, he oversaw intensive computer integration in engineering and science education programs starting in 1977. In 1982 he led Stevens to become the first college in the United States to require all students to own a computer. During the 1990's Dr. Friedman organized innovative efforts to enhance science and mathematics education, at all levels, through effective integration of Internet technology into classroom practice. With support from the Inter American Development Bank, he implemented related programs in Peru, Ecuador and Costa Rica. He was a keynote speaker on e-Health at a conference in March, 2006, organized by the United Nations Development Program, in Lesotho, for the nine countries of Southern Africa. In the summer of 2006, he conducted a study visit regarding Internet initiatives in Macedonia and pursued establishment of joint programs relating to research and education in Ghana. In 1973, Dr. Friedman received the national education medal from King Zaher Shah of Afghanistan for his work in that country. In 2000, he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Mathematics from Sofia University in Bulgaria. In 1992, he was awarded the New Jersey State Albert Einstein Medal for educational leadership. His undergraduate and graduate degrees in Physics are from MIT and Columbia University respectively. He is cited in the 2006 edition of Who's Who in America.

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