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About the Authors
During his career, Dr. Clois E. Kicklighter
was a nationally known educator and the author
of several books in the fi elds of architecture,
drafting, and construction technology. He held
a variety of industrial, teaching, and administrative
positions and retired as dean and professor
at the School of Technology at Indiana State
University. He held the highest leadership
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 & Design: Engineering Drawing Using
Manual and CAD Techniques; Modern Masonry:
Brick, Block, 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 25 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 and 2014 (with Shadow
Ridge High School) and in 2005 (with Northwest
Education Center in Phoenix, Arizona). In 2015,
the Signature Architecture Program at Shadow
Ridge High School was named the Outstanding
Technical Education Program by the Association
for Career and Technical Education (ACTE).
In 2016, the International Technology and
Engineering Educators Association (ITEEA)
awarded Scott with the Teacher Excellence
award and the Signature Architecture Program
with the Program Excellence award.
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 graduate work
at Eastern Michigan University. She is certifi ed
in Family and Consumer Sciences.
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