“ASEE has a long-standing commitment to enhance the participation of underrepresented groups in the engineering profession and in engineering faculty. It has held a prominent place in our mission and vision statements for many years,” says Dr. DeLoatch, who also serves as the dean of the School of Engineering at Morgan State University, Baltimore Maryland. Before assuming the Morgan State position in July 1984, he served as a full professor and chairman of the Department of Electrical Engineering (1975-1984) at Howard University in Washington, D. C. He holds Bachelor of Science degrees in mathematics and electrical engineering from Tougaloo College (1959) and Lafayette College (1959), a Master of Science degree in electrical engineering (1966), and a Ph.D. in bioengineering (1972), both from Polytechnic University of Brooklyn. In recognition of his commitment to attaining and promoting excellence in engineering through research and education, Lafayette College awarded him an Honorary Doctor of Engineering degree in 1998.

Dr. DeLoatch is an appointed member and secretary of the Board of Directors of the Maryland Science, Engineering and Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO). TEDCO seeks to target resources to enable Maryland to be among the most competitive states in the country for technology and economic development. As an active member of the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE), he was elected vice president for Public Affairs (1998-2000), chairs the Society's Projects Board, and is a member of its Public Policy Committee. Additionally, He is a member of the Editorial Board of ASEE's Journal of Engineering Education, was a past chair of its College Industry Partnership Division, and is present chair of its Peer Review Committee. A co-founder of the Annual Black Engineer of the Year program, he serves as chairman of the Council of Deans of Engineering-Historically Black Colleges and Universities. He has also served on the National Research Council's Board of Engineering Education and on the Technical Advisory Board of the Whirlpool Corporation.

The United States' ability to effectively maintain its global leadership in engineering and technology, a primary concern of Dr. DeLoatch, is manifested in his dedication to seeking the best-prepared individuals to commit to careers in engineering and science. In pursuit of his goal, Dr. DeLoatch has devoted much of his professional career to enabling more minorities to pursue the challenge. In 1984, he was asked to establish a School of Engineering at Morgan State University. The School of Engineering has become a national leader in the recruitment and retention of minority engineering students. In 1997, the federal government cited Morgan State as the outstanding exemplar of technological and scientific education for African Americans.