Lynford Goddard
Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Grainger College of Engineering
The IDEA Institute’s inaugural Director, Professor Lynford Goddard has been involved in and spearheaded numerous diversity efforts. Since 2010, he has helped develop on-campus summer camps for hundreds of K-12 students, including Girls Learning Electrical Engineering, Brain Fitness Fridays, Illinois Summer Academy, Illinois-ChiS&E Alliance for Nurturing Excellence in STEM Education Leadership (ICANEXSEL), and I-STEM/Urbana High School Student Athletes in Research.
Lynford also serves as the Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) at the Grainger College of Engineering. He has also been named the Edward C. Jordan Professor with the Electrical & Computer Engineering Department as a recognition of his excellence in teaching, research, and service.