Dr. Cecil D. Burge presently serves as vice president for research and economic development at The
University of Southern Mississippi. Since 1970 at Southern
Miss, he has obtained experience in virtually every position
and role associated with the research enterprise—from
the novice faculty researcher to the functions of chief
research officer. This includes serving in various administrative
positions such as technology transfer officer, director
of the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, and
as associate vice president for research.
As a faculty researcher, Burge has conducted numerous
externally sponsored projects in the areas of rural
health care delivery, applications of mobile communications
technology, software engineering, and technology-based
economic development. Projects in his portfolio have
included organizationally challenging efforts crossing
multiple agencies, states, disciplines, and universities.
Many of these projects have involved university consortia
and academic-industrial-government partnerships.
As a faculty member in the Department of Computer Science,
Burge led the effort to obtain Southern Miss' first accreditation
in computer science and later served on the national accrediting
agency, the Computer Sciences Accreditation Board. In
this capacity, he also served as director of the Software
Engineering Laboratory, a technology transfer and product
development group.
As an entrepreneur, Burge established and managed a
program of research, development, and consulting for
the 501 c(3) R & D corporation, SCRI, Inc. This
position enabled him to focus on software development
for vertical applications in local government and emergency
service systems. His industrial employment includes
experience in the aerospace and petroleum industries.
Consulting assignments include professional engineering
practice in regulated local/state legal environments
dealing with public safety and property.
He holds a bachelor’s degree and a doctorate
in electrical engineering from Mississippi State and
is a registered professional engineer.
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