Dr. Marc Hoit
Interim Chief Information Officer
Interim CIO & Professor of Civil & Coastal Engineering
Discipline Division: Structures
Phone: (352) 392-1301
E-mail: mhoit@ufl.edu
Office of Academic Affairs
University of Florida
238B Tigert Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611
Employment History and Experience
December 2004 - present
Interim Associate Provost and CIO, University of Florida
Responsible for central IT organizations including: Computer and Network Services (networking, telecom, IT security,
data center, middleware), Academic Technologies (Classrooms, course management system, training, help desk, video conferencing),
High Performance Computing (HPC center), Web Administration (campus web presence,), Identity Management Services (Active Directory,
Authentication, Authorization). Other activities including: IT governance structures, policy development, business process improvement,
grievance reviews.
June 2004 - November 2004
Director, Student Systems PeopleSoft Implementation, University of Florida
Responsible for implementing the Student portion of PeopleSoft at the university including: built a 40 person team, developed requirements, developed and managed
timeline, implementation order, conversion of existing system and training. Implementation postponed after go-live of HR and Finance required all resources be
diverted to manage transition.
July 2003 - May 2004
Associate Dean for Academics, College of Engineering, University of Florida
Responsible for all aspects of college academic operation including: Curriculum, Accreditation, Distance learning, Faculty Development and Awards programs, Tenure
and Promotion, Sabbatical and Leave, Engineering Advisory Board activities, facilities and publications.
July 2001 - June 2003
Associate Dean for Research, College of Engineering, University of Florida
Responsible for all aspects of college research operations including: proposal and contract review, approval & submission, college matching funds, faculty
compliance, facilities publications office. Managed the research office (5 staff) and facilities office (6 staff).
October 1999 - September 2000
Interim Chair, Department of Civil & Coastal Engineering, University of Florida
Responsible for all aspects of department operation including: budget, faculty hiring, staff operations, and funding. During tenure, Civil and Coastal departments
were merged, plans for building renovation and space allocation developed, preparation of ABET self-study. Department of 46 tenure track faculty, 40 staff.
August 1998 - September 1999
Interim Associate Chair, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Florida
Responsible for developing budget, daily staff operations and student records office operations. Department of 38 tenure track faculty, 40 staff.
August 1997 - November 2003
Associate Director - Southeastern University and College Coalition for Engineering Education (SUCCEED)
SUCCEED is a National Science Foundation (NSF) sponsored education coalition of seven engineering schools funded at $60M (1992-2002). Responsibilities include
facilitator for guidance team meetings and videoconferences, strategic planning, budget planning, overall budget review, dissemination of coalition successes, CDROM
development.
August 1998 - Present
Professor, Department of Civil & Coastal Engineering,
University of Florida
August 1989 - July 1998
Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering,
University of Florida, Tenured
August 1984 - July 1989
Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering,
University of Florida
Education
- Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley 1983
- M.S., University of California, Berkeley 1980
- B.S., Purdue University 1978
Publications
Books
- Hoit, M. I., Computer Assisted Structural Analysis and Modeling, Prentice Hall, 1994, 440 pages.
Book Chapters
- Hoit, M., Consolazio, Gary, Finite Element, Chapter 13, Handbook of Dynamic System Modeling, CRC press, Edited Paul Fishwick, 2007
Magazines
- Marc Hoit, "Hammering Out an IT Reorganization", Edu-Tech Higher Education, November, 2006
Journal & Conference Publications
- Scot Weaver, Thomas Lefchik, Kirk Beach, Marc Hoit, "Geoenvironmental and Geotechnical Data Exchange: Setting the Standard", Geocongress, New Orleans, 2008
- Chris Bray, Roger Chandler, Steve Wathall, Marc Hoit, Thomas Lefchik, "Extending the Geotechnical Dictionary. Best practice for customizing the international framework for Geotechnical Data", Geocongress, New Orleans, 2008
- Marc Hoit, Mark Styler, Mike McVay, "The DIGGS Standard and Piling (v1)",Geo-Engineering Data: Representation and Standardization, September 9th 2006, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
- Finley A. Charney, (editor), Donald E. Grierson, (editor), and Marc Hoit, (editor) 17th Analysis and Computation Specialty Conference, Proceedings of the Conference, May 18-21, 2006, St. Louis, Missouri
- Williams, M.E., Consolazio, G.R., and Hoit, M.I. "Data extraction in engineering software using XML", Advances in Engineering Software, 2005, Elsevier.
- McVay, Michael, Hoit, M, Hughes E, Nguyen T, Lai P, "Development of a Web Based Design, and Construction Bridge Substructure Database", 84th TRB Annual Meeting, on January 9-13, 2005 in WashingÂton, D.C.
- Williams, M.E., and Hoit, M.I. "Using Neural Networks to Position Live Loads on Bridge Piers", Journal Advances In Engineering Software 35 (10-11): 645-652 OCT-NOV 2004.
- Hoit, M., Sayers, R., Lewis, B., Karkera A., "Survey Builder: A Tool to Support Assessment", Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Educators, Salt Lake City, UT, June 2004.
- Stanfill K., Sander E., Rossi W., Ingley H., Whitney D., Hoit M., "The University of Florida Integrated Technology Ventures (ITV) Program" Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Educators, Salt Lake City, UT, June 2004.
- Carter, R., Hoit, M., and Anderson, T. (2003) "Factors influencing freshmen retention in engineering programs." Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Educators, Nashville, TN June 2003.
- Williams, M.E., Consolazio, G.R., and Hoit, M.I. "Data Extraction in Engineering Software using XML", Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Civil and Structural Engineering Computing, Netherlands, 2003.
- Williams, M.E. and Hoit, M.I. "Comparison of Static and Dynamic Pier Impact Analysis using FB-Pier", Proceedings of the FHWA National Workshop on Innovative Applications of Finite Element Modeling in Highway Structures, New York, 2003.
- Williams, M.E., McVay, M., and Hoit, M.I., "LRFD Substructure and Foundation Design Programs", International Bridge Conference, Pittsburgh, 2003.
- Williams, M.E., and Hoit, M.I. "Using Neural Networks to Position Live Loads on Bridge Piers", Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Civil and Structural Engineering Computing, Prague, 2002.
- Williams, M.E. and Hoit, M.I., "Comparing Time Domain and Modal Analysis Methods for Bridge Piers", Proceedings of the 2002 ASCE Structures Congress and Exposition in Denver, April 2002.
- Hoit, M., "Engineering Academic Diversity: It's the Non-Diverse That Need to Participate", ASCE Journal of Leadership and Management in Engineering, Vol. 1, No. 4, October 2001, pp. 72-74
- Highter WH, Clark JR, Hancher DE, Hoit M, Reed GD, Roesset JM, Taylor P, "Highlights of the Seattle Education Congress", Journal Of Professional Issues In Engineering Education And Practice 127 (2): 51-53 APR 2001
Honors & Awards
- Distinguished Faculty Award, Blue Key, University of Florida, 2000
- Outstanding Student Organization Advisor of the Year, University of Florida, 2000
- Certificate of Commendation for Zone II, National ASCE, 2000
- Certificate of Commendation, National ASCE, 1999
- Ben Dasher Award, Honorable Mention, Best Paper, National Frontiers in Education, 1996
- Teaching Improvement Program (TIP) Award, University of Florida, 1994-95, 1997-98
- Most Outstanding Professor, UF Student Chapter, ASCE, 1994
- Sony Sabbatical Chair, Tokyo, Japan 1990
- Kanagawa Institute of Technology, Visiting Faculty, 1990
- IBM Supercomputer Paper Competition, Honorable Mention, 1990
- Edmund Friedman Young Engineer, National ASCE, 1988
- Young Engineer of the Year, Florida Section, ASCE, 1988
- Young Engineer of the Year, Gainesville Branch, ASCE, 1988
- Dow Outstanding Young Engineering Educator, ASEE, 1987
Service Activities
- National Science Foundation Proposal Review Panels
- Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) program, Adaptation and Implementation (A&I), January, 2005
- Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) program's National Dissemination (ND), July, 2004
- Knowledge and Distributed Intelligence Initiative (KDI), March 1999
- Small Firms Collaboration R&D, July 1998
- American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC)
- Partners in Education Committee, 1999-present
- Task Committee on Faculty Development Grants, 2003-2004
- Task Committee for University Interaction, January 2000
- American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE), Associate Member, 1984-present
- Chair, Structure Congress Committee, 2005-present
- Associate Editor, Structures Journal, 2000-2005
- Past Chair (and founding chair), National Faculty Development Committee, 1999-2001
- Facilitator, 1995 Civil Engineering Education Conference, Denver, Colorado, June 1995
- National Committee Member, Structural Methods of Analysis, 1994-present
- Past President ASCE, Gainesville Branch, 1989
- American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), Member, 1984-present
- Campus Coordinator, 1997-1999
- Past Chairman, Information Systems Division, ASEE, 1989
- Florida Engineering Society, Member, 1986-present
- Sigma Xi, Member, 1988-2000
- Tau Beta Pi, Member, 1987-present
Reviewer for Scholarly Publications
Dr. Hoit as acts as a reviewer for a number of journals including: Journal of Shock and Vibration, Journal of
Computing in Civil Engineering, Journal of Engineering Education, Computers & Structures. He has been the reviewer
for six text books in his field.