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Steven B. Combs, Ph.D. is the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana – Columbus/Franklin. Prior to this appointment he served as Dean and Professor for the School of Applied Science and Engineering Technology at Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Lafayette. He is a 27 year military veteran retiring from the United States Army Reserve as a Major.

Dr. Combs received his doctoral degree in Higher Education Administration and Leadership from Indiana State University where his dissertation, Building a Model: Identifying Learning Episodes to Include Within a Web–Based Faculty–Training Program for The Conversion of a Traditional Course to an Online Course, examined the process of converting traditional courses to effective online courses. He received a masters degree in Industrial Technology from Murray State University and an undergraduate degree in Industrial Education with a Minor in Military Science from Murray State University. His independent research interest is the streamlining of organizational processes through an amalgam of traditional and information technology tools.

Prior to his appointment as Dean, he served as the Program Chair for Advanced Manufacturing and Industrial Technology and as the Instructional Technologist for Ivy Tech Community College in Evansville, Indiana. Before joining Ivy Tech Community College, Dr. Combs served as both a Graduate Teaching Assistant and a Visiting Lecturer for the Department of Mechanical Drafting and Design at Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky. During his graduate studies at Murray State University, he was also a member of the Computer Science Adjunct Faculty for Paducah Community College located in Paducah, Kentucky. With his co-author, Dr. Combs has published over nineteen AutoCAD and 3D Studio texts and workbooks. He has been recognized at local, state and national levels for his instructional excellence.