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positions in the National Association of Industrial
Technology (NAIT). Dr. Kicklighter was awarded
the respected Charles Keith Medal for excep-
tional leadership in the technology profession.
Dr. Kicklighter’s published textbooks include
Drafting and Design: Engineering Drawing Using
Manual and CAD Techniques; Modern Masonry:
Brick, Block, and Stone; Residential Housing and
Interiors; Upholstery Fundamentals; and Modern
Woodworking.
W. Scott Thomas is an instructor of archi-
tectural design drafting for the Signature
Architecture Program at Shadow Ridge High
School, Dysart Unifi ed School District, in Surprise,
Arizona. Scott teaches residential and commercial
architectural design, structural steel detailing/
modeling, civil drafting, and GIS technology.
Scott has been a secondary and postsecondary
educator for 22 years and is the owner and
principal building designer of Thomas Design
Associates, LLC. Scott also does extensive work
with the Arizona Department of Education’s
CTE Division as a member of numerous architec-
tural design drafting curriculum development
and guidelines committees. During his teaching
career, Scott has had national champions in
architectural drafting competitions at the
SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills
Conference in 2012 (with Shadow Ridge High
School) and in 2005 (with Northwest Education
Center in Phoenix, Arizona).
Scott’s educational background includes a
master’s degree in career and technical education
and a bachelor’s degree in education from
Northern Arizona University. He is a master
certifi ed career and technical educator (MCCTE)
with the Association for Skilled and Technical
Sciences (ASTS) and is a Director Emeritus of the
American Design Drafting Association (ADDA).
Joan C. Kicklighter is the coauthor of
Residential Housing and Interiors, Upholstery
Fundamentals, and instructional materials in family
and consumer sciences. She has taught classes
in business and family and consumer sciences at
the high school and adult levels. Mrs. Kicklighter’s
educational background includes a baccalaureate
degree from Indiana State University and grad-
uate work at Eastern Michigan University. She
is certifi ed in Family and Consumer Sciences.
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