{"id":54524,"date":"2023-11-28T12:45:57","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T17:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/?p=54524"},"modified":"2023-11-28T13:02:32","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T18:02:32","slug":"call-it-graduation-not-retirement-hodge-says-after-30-year-teaching-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/news\/2023\/11\/call-it-graduation-not-retirement-hodge-says-after-30-year-teaching-career\/","title":{"rendered":"Call it \u201cGraduation,\u201d Not \u201cRetirement,\u201d Hodge Says, After 30-year Teaching Career"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n

These days, when Associate Professor George Hodge<\/a> isn\u2019t teaching, he\u2019s busy cleaning out his office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s no small job, after a long and distinguished tenure on the Wilson College of Textiles<\/a> faculty. And it\u2019s produced no shortage of artifacts from the past 30 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Floppy discs, tape decks, CDs, you name it. The discoveries have brought back memories of a career centered around working with students and introducing the most cutting-edge technology and teaching methods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThink about how we have evolved,\u201d Hodge marvels, sitting in his office following a recent Monday morning class. In the earlier days of his career, he recalls, getting ahold of an optical disc cost $1,000. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn today\u2019s class, everybody had a laptop with them,\u201d he says, chuckling. \u201cTheir phone was a computer. Their watch was probably a computer. And there were computer monitors on every wall.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These moments of reflection aren\u2019t without good cause: Next month, Hodge will finish his 30-year career at the Wilson College, concluding a three-year phased retirement\u2014though he questions whether that last word is appropriate for the occasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m trying to decide whether to call it retirement or graduation,\u201d he quips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After all, it\u2019s not easy to say goodbye to a place he\u2019s known for a half-century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

50 years at NC State<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Hodge first arrived on NC State\u2019s Centennial Campus as an undergraduate nuclear engineering student in 1973\u201450 years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was during his undergraduate years he first developed what would become an enduring reputation for \u201cgetting involved.\u201d Hodge served as president of the undergraduate engineering student council, advocating for the student body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"A
George Hodge (far right) as chairman of the NC State Fair Committee engineer’s exposition. Photo Courtesy: University Archives Photograph Collection. College of Engineering (UA023.012), Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Later, while pursuing his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering<\/a>, he served as president of the university graduate student association \u2014 an organization for which he\u2019d later serve as a faculty advisor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over Hodge\u2019s three-decade teaching career, he\u2019s amassed an expertise in textile supply chain logistics, the textile industry\u2019s intersection with computers and tech \u2014 a natural fit after his early-career experience working in nuclear supply chain logistics at Carolina Power and Light Company (later Duke Energy).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"George<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As an associate professor in the Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Science department<\/a>, Hodge estimates he\u2019s taught at least ten different courses over his tenure, sharing his knowledge of everything from supply chain management to electronic business, data mining and information quality along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among Hodge\u2019s most lasting contributions to the college is his continual push to equip the Wilson College of Textiles and its students with the newest and best technology. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He helped start a computer-integrated manufacturing lab in collaboration with IBM, then the only of its kind at a U.S. textile school. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

His work helped students gain hands-on experience using technology to manage and control machinery, while also integrating new technology-based teaching methods into the classroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"George<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWilson has always been supportive of having the latest technology in the classroom, and the latest technology in the labs for our students,\u201d Hodge says. \u201cAnd that, I think, has really been key for us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hodge\u2019s work, research and knack for getting involved has also seen him accrue an arsenal\u2019s worth of awards, from receiving NC State\u2019s Libraries Faculty Award<\/a> in 2002 to being the college\u2019s recipient of the Outstanding Teacher Award<\/a> recipient in 1994.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He\u2019s served on the board of the Association for Supply Chain Management, an industry trade group, and is currently vice president of professional development for the organization\u2019s Triangle area chapter\u2014a post he\u2019ll also conclude come December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An enduring love for teaching<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

More than any bit of research, any technical innovation or award, though, it\u2019s clear Hodge\u2019s strongest passion is\u2014and always has been\u2014his role as a professor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always enjoyed working with students,\u201d he says. \u201cTeaching has been my first love.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s a passion only strengthened when students return to visit with younger generations in tow, or when they reach out for counsel while serving in a wide-ranging array of professions and roles prevalent among his former students\u2014be it the textiles, law or tech industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"George<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s the great thing about being a teacher. You get to be vice president. You get to be CEO. You get to be director of many companies through being the teacher,\u201d he says, noting how the program curriculum prepares students for a wide range of opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf you can manage the global textile supply chain, you can probably manage the supply chain for other products, not just textiles,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His passion for teaching has had a profound impact on his students \u2014 past and present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDr. Hodge created an interactive learning environment that focused on solving real life situations in the textile supply chain industry,\u201d current Wilson College of Textiles senior Colleen Sheridan says. \u201cHis class assignments and projects helped prepare me for my summer internship that has now led to a full-time position after graduation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDr. Hodge was my academic PhD advisor. What stood out for me most was his warm and encouraging nature. He was instrumental in supporting me to attend my first international conference as a graduate student. That event allowed me to understand the importance of networking and collaborating on a global platform. I continue that external engagement til date. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

An active retirement planned<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The post-graduate success of his students is, clearly, of the utmost pride for Hodge, particularly during this more nostalgic time\u2014 one that, likewise, has him sharing some of those artifacts from his office with today\u2019s students, who have traded the likes of tapes and discs for cloud technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But he\u2019s also looking forward, with no plans to let up on his trademark habit for getting involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hodge plans to be active, spending time in North Carolina\u2019s historical districts, hiking along the Appalachian and Mountain-to-Sea trails, and advocating for social justice and environmental issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn my career I\u2019ve done a lot with \u2018add subtract multiply divide integrate differentiate,\u2019\u201d he says. \u201cSo I\u2019m going to try to use that other side of my brain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indeed, this will be a retirement worthy of a different label.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think of it as graduation onto my next endeavor; not sure what that will be,\u201d he says. \u201cWhatever it is, it will continue to promote the NC State Think and Do Philosophy<\/a>.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false,"raw":"\n\n\n\n\n

These days, when Associate Professor George Hodge<\/a> isn\u2019t teaching, he\u2019s busy cleaning out his office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s no small job, after a long and distinguished tenure on the Wilson College of Textiles<\/a> faculty. And it\u2019s produced no shortage of artifacts from the past 30 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Floppy discs, tape decks, CDs, you name it. The discoveries have brought back memories of a career centered around working with students and introducing the most cutting-edge technology and teaching methods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThink about how we have evolved,\u201d Hodge marvels, sitting in his office following a recent Monday morning class. In the earlier days of his career, he recalls, getting ahold of an optical disc cost $1,000. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn today\u2019s class, everybody had a laptop with them,\u201d he says, chuckling. \u201cTheir phone was a computer. Their watch was probably a computer. And there were computer monitors on every wall.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These moments of reflection aren\u2019t without good cause: Next month, Hodge will finish his 30-year career at the Wilson College, concluding a three-year phased retirement\u2014though he questions whether that last word is appropriate for the occasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m trying to decide whether to call it retirement or graduation,\u201d he quips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After all, it\u2019s not easy to say goodbye to a place he\u2019s known for a half-century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

50 years at NC State<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Hodge first arrived on NC State\u2019s Centennial Campus as an undergraduate nuclear engineering student in 1973\u201450 years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was during his undergraduate years he first developed what would become an enduring reputation for \u201cgetting involved.\u201d Hodge served as president of the undergraduate engineering student council, advocating for the student body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"A
George Hodge (far right) as chairman of the NC State Fair Committee engineer's exposition. Photo Courtesy: University Archives Photograph Collection. College of Engineering (UA023.012), Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Later, while pursuing his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering<\/a>, he served as president of the university graduate student association \u2014 an organization for which he\u2019d later serve as a faculty advisor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over Hodge\u2019s three-decade teaching career, he\u2019s amassed an expertise in textile supply chain logistics, the textile industry\u2019s intersection with computers and tech \u2014 a natural fit after his early-career experience working in nuclear supply chain logistics at Carolina Power and Light Company (later Duke Energy).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"George<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As an associate professor in the Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Science department<\/a>, Hodge estimates he\u2019s taught at least ten different courses over his tenure, sharing his knowledge of everything from supply chain management to electronic business, data mining and information quality along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among Hodge\u2019s most lasting contributions to the college is his continual push to equip the Wilson College of Textiles and its students with the newest and best technology. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He helped start a computer-integrated manufacturing lab in collaboration with IBM, then the only of its kind at a U.S. textile school. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

His work helped students gain hands-on experience using technology to manage and control machinery, while also integrating new technology-based teaching methods into the classroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"George<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWilson has always been supportive of having the latest technology in the classroom, and the latest technology in the labs for our students,\u201d Hodge says. \u201cAnd that, I think, has really been key for us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hodge\u2019s work, research and knack for getting involved has also seen him accrue an arsenal\u2019s worth of awards, from receiving NC State\u2019s Libraries Faculty Award<\/a> in 2002 to being the college\u2019s recipient of the Outstanding Teacher Award<\/a> recipient in 1994.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He\u2019s served on the board of the Association for Supply Chain Management, an industry trade group, and is currently vice president of professional development for the organization\u2019s Triangle area chapter\u2014a post he\u2019ll also conclude come December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An enduring love for teaching<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

More than any bit of research, any technical innovation or award, though, it\u2019s clear Hodge\u2019s strongest passion is\u2014and always has been\u2014his role as a professor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always enjoyed working with students,\u201d he says. \u201cTeaching has been my first love.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s a passion only strengthened when students return to visit with younger generations in tow, or when they reach out for counsel while serving in a wide-ranging array of professions and roles prevalent among his former students\u2014be it the textiles, law or tech industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"George<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s the great thing about being a teacher. You get to be vice president. You get to be CEO. You get to be director of many companies through being the teacher,\u201d he says, noting how the program curriculum prepares students for a wide range of opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf you can manage the global textile supply chain, you can probably manage the supply chain for other products, not just textiles,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His passion for teaching has had a profound impact on his students \u2014 past and present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDr. Hodge created an interactive learning environment that focused on solving real life situations in the textile supply chain industry,\u201d current Wilson College of Textiles senior Colleen Sheridan says. \u201cHis class assignments and projects helped prepare me for my summer internship that has now led to a full-time position after graduation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDr. Hodge was my academic PhD advisor. What stood out for me most was his warm and encouraging nature. He was instrumental in supporting me to attend my first international conference as a graduate student. That event allowed me to understand the importance of networking and collaborating on a global platform. I continue that external engagement til date. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

An active retirement planned<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The post-graduate success of his students is, clearly, of the utmost pride for Hodge, particularly during this more nostalgic time\u2014 one that, likewise, has him sharing some of those artifacts from his office with today\u2019s students, who have traded the likes of tapes and discs for cloud technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But he\u2019s also looking forward, with no plans to let up on his trademark habit for getting involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hodge plans to be active, spending time in North Carolina\u2019s historical districts, hiking along the Appalachian and Mountain-to-Sea trails, and advocating for social justice and environmental issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn my career I\u2019ve done a lot with \u2018add subtract multiply divide integrate differentiate,\u2019\u201d he says. \u201cSo I\u2019m going to try to use that other side of my brain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indeed, this will be a retirement worthy of a different label.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think of it as graduation onto my next endeavor; not sure what that will be,\u201d he says. \u201cWhatever it is, it will continue to promote the NC State Think and Do Philosophy<\/a>.\u201d <\/p>\n"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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