Hawks, Val, "The Discipline of Manufacturing:  Defining Characteristics and Educational Objectives". International Conference on Manufacturing Education Proceedings, October, 1998 

Hawks, Val, "Rediscovering Learning: A Survey of Factors that Affect Student Learning in Engineering Education." IEEE/ASEE FIE 1996 Proceedings, pp. 314-318.  Of over 300 papers from 14 countries this paper received the Benjamin J. Dasher Best Paper Award for the 1996 conference.

Terry R., Benzeley S., Hawks V., Judd D., "Incorporation of Technology Based Aids for Teaching Engineering Ethics." IEEE/ASEE FIE 1996 Proceedings, pp. 1155-1158. 

V. Hawks, M. Bonadies,A. B. Strong, M. Reid. "Identifying Costs in Electronics Manuacturing Using Activity-Based Costing", Journal of Applied Manufacturing, St. Thomas Press, St. Paul, Minn.

V. Hawks, D. Saunders, A.B. Strong, D. Cole. "Determination of Physical Properties in Injection Molded Composites Using Design of Experiments Method." SAMPE Quarterly, July 1992, page 46. (Reprints have been requested).

D. Fogg, A.B. Strong, V. Hawks. "Managing the Introduction of New Technology to Engineers and Manufacturers", Journal of Engineering and Technology, Fall 1991, page 20.

For three years I organized, conducted, and  presented at an annual Conference on Quality and Productivity for Small Manufacturing Operations held at BYU.  1994-1996.  Topics included:

	From Ground Zero to Control Charts
	ISO 9000 - What it Really is Good For
	How to Begin Process Improvements Using Basic Quality Tools
	Determining and Reducing Quality Costs
	Design of Experiments for Beginners
	Using Teams, JIT & Kanban

Invited Guest Lecturer, University of Jordan, Amman Jordan, April 24 - May 5, 1994, Lectures Presented: 1) Quality Trends, 2) Manufacturing Systems and Methods: Early to Modern, 3) Manufacturing Linkages: Customers, Suppliers, and Others, 4) Manufacturing With Teams, and 5) Quality Guru's, Their Theories, and Applications.

"Engineering Education: A Paragon of Liberal Inquiry", Design Productivity Institute and International Conference.  Peer reviewed paper accepted for publication and presentation in Honolulu, Hawaii, February, 1991.

"Is Education Getting in the Way of Learning", Canadian Conference on Engineering Education, Toronto, Canada, June, 1990.  Published in conference proceedings, p. 3.

Designed and presented a 3 hour Shortcourse for Schlumberger CAD/CAM in spring of 1990.  This solicited seminar was part of a one week training course offered to Schlumberger CAD/CAM international Sales and Applications Engineering personnel on the function of design and CAD.

"You Can't Pray a Lie", Keynote address given for the National Association of CALMA Users, April, 1988, Santa Clara, California.