Diversity and Outreach Award given to Canaveral Section officer

Mary James Legatski
ASME Public Affairs

Stephanie Hopper, a resident of Melbourne, Fla., and vice chair of ASME International's Canaveral Section, was awarded the 2003 Diversity and Outreach Award during a presentation ceremony held in November in Washington, D.C., during the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress.

Stephanie Hopper

The Diversity and Outreach Award, established in 1996, is presented by the ASME Board on Diversity and Outreach to an outstanding member of ASME in recognition of that person's work to make ASME a welcome place for all to participate, and to encourage inclusiveness and the involvement of women and under-represented minorities in the Society.

Hopper was chosen for her leadership of the Canaveral Section's K-12 initiative to introduce younger students of her local community to engineering as a career choice. Her commitment to involving more women and under-represented minorities in the Canaveral Section's activities was cited as another reason for her selection.

Hopper is currently the vice chair of the Canaveral Section. She has served as its chair of Women and Minorities for the past three years. She has also led the reorganization of the Canaveral Section to better meet the needs of its members and to provide new opportunities for growth. Hopper will become chair of the section in 2004.

More information on the award is available at www.asme.org/communities/diversities/bdo/award.html. Nominations for the 2004 Diversity and Outreach Award must be submitted no later than July 31. The recipient will be honored at the 2004 Congress.

For more information, contact Mary James Legatski in the Washington Center at legatskim@asme.org or at (202) 785-3756.

 

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