The GM Foundation would like to encourage eligible students to apply for the Buick Achievers Scholarship Program. According to the website, there will be 100 renewable scholarships of up to $25,000 awarded per year. Applicants must be "high school seniors or graduates or be current undergraduate students (that) plan to enroll in full-time undergraduate study... Continue Reading →
In the News, January 2014
In the final week of December 2013, President Obama and The White House announced 102 recipients of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers. This is "the highest honor bestowed by the United States Government on science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers with awardees selected for... Continue Reading →
Events, Designs, & Recognition, December 2013
The Tau Beta Pi Chapter at the University of Mississippi (MS Beta) is co-hosting "Share the Hope," a Christmas benefit for Doors of Hope Transition Ministries, Oxford Mississippi's only house and self-sufficiency program for homeless families. The event will take place on Friday, December 13, at Soulshine Pizza beginning 7pm. There will be live music... Continue Reading →
Events & Announcements
The New York Times is reporting that General Motors has named Mary T. Barra, MI Z '85, as its next CEO. She will succeed Daniel F. Akerson, who will retire in January 2014. Barra has been at GM for 33 years and most recently held the position of executive vice president of global product development.... Continue Reading →
Research, Education, & Opportunity
Researchers in Atlanta and Chicago recently tested a Tongue Drive System that allows paralyzed individuals to drive wheelchairs by flicking their tongue in the right direction. The lead researcher is Maysam Ghovanloo, Ph.D. (MI G '04), associate engineering professor and director of Georgia Tech's bionics lab. Details of the research were recently reported in the... Continue Reading →
Engineering Education, November 2013
The Chronicle of Higher Education reported that studies being released this week indicate that "the number of science and engineering bachelor's degrees completed in the United States has climbed 19 percent over the last five years." The studies were produced by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center and found that science and engineering accounted for... Continue Reading →
The Future of Engineering, November 2013
There is a webcast scheduled for November 15 to kick-off Engineers Week 2014. The event will include a panel from the University of Delaware and the 2014 Co-Chairing organizations, DuPont and IEEE-USA. One of the panelists is Patrick T. Harker, Ph.D. (PA D '81), president of the University of Delaware. Click here for more information... Continue Reading →
Announcements & Events, October 2013
Stanley Consultants has announced that Chair Emeritus Richard (Dick) H. Stanley, P.E., has retired from the company. Stanley, IA A '55, continues to be active as chair of The Stanley Foundation, "a private operation foundation that advances multilateral action to create fair, just, and lasting solutions to critical issues of peace and security." He joined... Continue Reading →
Making News, October 2013
At the 2013 Mortar Board National Conference, Sally J. Steadman, Ph.D. (WY A '69), was awarded the Excellence in Advising Award with Distinction. The award recognizes extraordinary service of longstanding by advisors of Mortar Board chapters who have already received an advising award. Dr. Steadman received her first national Excellence in Advising award in 2003.... Continue Reading →
Engineering FYI, October 2013
This month the new President-Elect and Secretary of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc. (ABET) will be inaugurated. K.J. (Jaime) Rogers, Ph.D., P.E., is the 2013-14 President-Elect. Dr. Rogers, MO A '79, is a professor at the University of Texas at Arlington and began her ABET service as an evaluator for industrial engineering... Continue Reading →
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