Lon Ferguson is a Professor and the current Chairperson of the Safety Sciences Department. Dr. Ferguson joined the IUP Safety Sciences Faculty in 1994, he has both his B.S. and M.S. in Safety Sciences from IUP and his doctorate is from the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Ferguson is a Professional Member of the ASSE and is a Certified Safety Professional. Dr. Ferguson currently serves on the ASSE Professional and Educational Standards Committee, a Director for the Board of Certified Safety Professionals and as an ASSE Program Evaluator to the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. In 2002, Dr. Ferguson was awarded the ASSE Outstanding Safety Educator Award by the ASSE. Prior to joining IUP, Dr. Ferguson was an assistant professor in the Occupational Safety and Hygiene Management Program at Millersville University and had 12 years experience as a safety consultant for Liberty Mutual Insurance and the PA/OSHA Consultation Program. Areas of specialty include occupational safety, safety management, fire safety and safety education/training.
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Professional Interests
My professional interests include safety consulting and training, undergraduate safety curriculum research, and the use of technology in the classroom. In 2005, Dr. Chris Janciak and I jointly published a fire textbook entitled "Fundamentals of Fire Protection for the Safety Professional". My curriculum vitae is available for review.
Personal Interests
In my free time I enjoy hunting, motorcycling, my labrador retriever, watching the Pittsburgh Steelers and playing a variety of sports, especially golf. Bow hunting is my favorite especially whitetail in PA but I have also taken elk in New Mexico, mule deer in Colorado and a black bear in Canada. When I get a chance in the summer I enjoy do-it-yourself projects around the home.