J. Paul Hartman Slide Collection

Dr. John P. Hartman was a professor emeritus of Engineering in Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the University of Central Florida. He has undergraduate degrees from Principia College and Washington University (St. Louis), and graduate degrees from Harvard University and the University of Florida. He also taught in the U.S. Naval Nuclear Power School (Mare Island, CA) and worked for Ardaman and Associates and Martin-Marietta in Orlando. He was a Fellow Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and Florida Engineering Society and served on the Florida National Register Review Board. He was a registered Professional Engineer in Florida and a life-long ferroequinologist. A member of the UCF chapter faculty, he retired in 1998 after thirty years at the university, including twenty years in administrative positions including Assistant Dean.

While he was teaching at the Florida Technological University, published the following titles:

A compendium called "Engineering History Compendium" to assist students in taking lecture notes and studying for the course, Engineering and Technology in History, offered by the College of Engineering at the University of Central Florida. This course was offered since the opening of Florida Technological University in 1968.

"Historic American Engineering Record, State of Florida - Inventory" was a report that covers the major results of an inventory of historic engineering works in the State of Florida done during 1973 under the auspices of the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) division of the National Park Service, in cooperation with Florida Technological University.

"Civil Engineering Landmarks: State of Florida" booklet was another publication Hartman created during his tenure as a faculty member in FTU. This booklet was obtained through grant support from the Historic American Engineering Record and Florida Technological University during 1972-73 and 1974-75.

He was also the editor of "Selected Readings: Engineering in Human Affairs Seminar" prepared for use in the Engineering in Human Affairs Senior Seminar, a two-credit course required for all Florida Technological University students not enrolled in the College of Engineering.

Dr. Paul Hartman, he also liked to be called "Dr. Charm.", passed away at the age of 66 on Sunday, November 17, 2002. He is survived by his wife, Mary A. Hartman and his sons. In honor of Dr. J. Paul Hartman, University of Central Florida Foundation established Scholarship Fund for students as well.