"We first hired Dr. Rutherford as our ABET consultant in Fall 2010. I was so impressed by his knowledge and experience on ABET accreditation. Dr. Rutherford provided us comprehensive instructions on ABET processes, assessment, self-study, on-site visit, and etc. He reviewed our assessment, and self-study patiently a number of times, and provided us with very helpful comments. The feedback that Dr. Rutherford provided materially helped us improve our processes and documents for ABET accreditation purposes. Dr. Rutherford conducted an ABET Mock Visit for us. He carefully reviewed the entire self-study as a program evaluator, interviewed the administration, faculty and students. After the Mock Visit, he provided us a detailed report of potential shortcomings and potential solutions. His Mock Visit helped us significantly for the real on-site ABET visit. Dr. Rutherford was also highly accessible shortly before and during ABET visit for consultation purposes. We had a very successful ABET visit."

Payam Matin, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

ABET Committee Chair

Department of Engineering and Aviation Sciences

University of Maryland Eastern Shore

"Assessment Advantage provides excellent advice and support regarding preparation of accreditation documents and effective assessment strategies. Our programs were well prepared and your input to the self-study documents was an important part of our process, preparation and success."

Annette Jacobson, Ph.D.

Associate Dean

Carnegie Mellon College of Engineering

"Dr. Jack Rutherford’s assistance was excellent. He provided seasoned advice and guidance during a mock visit that proved critical. With his thorough and insightful feedback, our assessment tools improved notably. Additionally, Jack provided great ideas on how to effectively prepare the Self-Study document. I’m convinced that he contributed to a successful ABET visit."

L. Scott Miller, Ph.D.

Professor and Chair

Department of Aerospace Engineering

Wichita State University

"Dr. Jack Rutherford of Assessment Advantage, during a mock visit to our campus, was able to identify possible shortcomings and approaches to resolve them. Jack assisted us with the accreditation process for both the engineering technology programs and a new engineering program. His review of our self-study reports and his mock visit feedback helped us to be better prepared and have a successful ABET site visit for all our programs. I am very happy with the service Jack provided to our programs and institution. Jack was always available to answer my questions and helped me through any accreditation issues; having Jack on my side eased the process and gave me peace of mind to get through our programs' accreditation.”

Hossein Rahemi, Ph.D.

Professor and Chair

Engineering and Technology Department

Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology