ASME grants support public policy, education

Andrew Mark
ASME Foundation

At its meeting last November at the ASME Congress, the ASME Foundation Board agreed to award $210,000 to important public policy, professional development and education programs.

The Foundation contributed to the public policy area by giving $112,100 to the Federal Government Fellowship Program, marking the third straight year of Foundation support for this initiative. The funding allows ASME to maintain the presence of mechanical engineers in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

The Foundation also awarded nearly $100,000 to vital education programs. For the third year, the Foundation provided funding for the ASME Professional Practice Curriculum. The Foundation approved a $44,100 grant to the program for the current fiscal year. The Professional Practice Curriculum program prepares engineering students for life after graduation by introducing them to the issues, topics and problems they will confront as they begin their careers.

Engineering faculty will also benefit from the Foundation's $53,800 award for expanding and strengthening the ASME Department Heads Community program. This effort helps department heads from mechanical engineering, mechanical engineering technology and allied disciplines to communicate with each other and ASME to work on issues of educational practice and curriculum.

Since the start of the ASME Foundation grants program in 1998, the Foundation has awarded more than $1 million to programs that benefit the engineering profession. For more information, contact ASME Foundation Executive Director David Soukup, e-mail soukupd@asme.org, or go online at www.foundation.asme.org.

 

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