Nominees sought for EWeek "New Faces" campaign

ASME is seeking candidates to represent the Society and the mechanical engineering profession in the Engineering Week 2006 program "New Faces of Engineering," which highlights the contributions of young engineers and the resulting impact on society-at-large.

The "New Faces of Engineering" campaign was developed as a way to enhance and improve the image of engineering by putting the spotlight on a group of young, diverse and talented engineers, thereby portraying engineering as an exciting profession that is open to everyone.

The program also hopes to provide stimulation and incentive for college engineering students to explore the variety of career options available to them with their engineering degrees, as well as encourage high school students to study engineering in college.

Nominees for the "New Faces" program should be 30 years of age or younger and have a degree in engineering from a recognized U.S. college or university, or from an equivalent international educational institution.

Staff from EWeek and ASME will interview candidates on topics including the experiences leading them to select engineering careers, the challenges in making the transition to the workforce, and other key experiences that can be used with K–12 and college students.

The top candidates from the program's participating societies will participate in a worldwide e-mail or online question-and-answer discussion forum with engineering undergraduates at a date to be determined. Candidates are asked to list languages in which they are fluent.

Finalists from ASME and the other participating societies will be featured in a full-page ad in USA Today during Engineers Week, Feb. 19–25, 2006. In addition, profiles of the winning candidates will be posted on ASME's EWeek Web site, the Engineers Week Web site at www.eweek.org, and at www.discoverengineering.org, the EWeek Web site for middle school students.

Nominations must be submitted electronically on the form provided at www.asme.org/eng_week/NewFaces2006.html. They must be submitted by Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2005, to Marina Stenos at stenosm@asme.org.

 

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