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REGIONAL ROUNDUP chapter, RLDC is an extraordinary SHPE experience to start you on the leadership path. It also is a great opportunity to network with professional members. Thank you for all your hard work and dedication and for making SHPE happen. Submitted by Delia Rios Regional Student Representative Baltimore Professional Chapter SHPE-UMD and SHPE-USNA. The friendly staff from Ram’s Head Tavern in Annapolis served the exquisite lunch banquet while professional and student members networked and shared experiences. Then, SHPEBaltimore President Mairim G. Ramos-Lebrón and Treasurer Douglas Orellana surprised all 30 attendees by announcing that SHPEBaltimore was paying for lunch. Great food and great company were the ingredients that made our Christmas party a delightful event. Submitted by Mairim G. Ramos-Lebrón Professional Chapter President REGION V Alabama ❚ Arkansas ❚ Louisiana ❚ Mississippi ❚ Oklahoma ❚ Tennessee ❚ Texas SHPE-Baltimore’s Christmas party included JHU, UMD and USNA students. Writing proposals and working with these organizations have honed our leadership and management skills. So far this year, we have held several networking events and one general membership meeting. We are also taking the lead in planning the Tulsa Engineering Challenge, an engineering competition for students in grades six through 12. In addition to adding three new competitions, we hope to double last year’s budget. Terms such as NPS, ACE, AHETEMS, NILA, 501-C3 and SHPE Jr. have become part of our vocabulary and meeting discussions. As we master this new “language,” we will continue working hard to meet the vision of SHPE National. Our greatest reward so far has been helping the Hispanic community. Submitted by Humberto Barreda, Professional Chapter President, and Chriss Chavez Tulsa Professional Chapter SHPE-Tulsa has been working closely with several engineering organizations in the northeast part of Oklahoma. In late January, SHPE joined SWE and the Tulsa Engineering Foundation to provide the first annual Tulsa Engineering Summit at the University of Tulsa. More than 70 attended the event. In mid-December, the SHPE-Baltimore familia gathered to observe the joyful celebration of its third annual Christmas party. This year, professional members were joined by students from SHPE-JHU, Dallas/Ft. Worth Professional Chapter The best source of innova on is a diversity of ideas. We value those ideas because our talented engineers and scientists use them to create ﬁrst-of-a-kind systems and engineering innovations. Working at Draper takes place in a highly collaborative environment where people from different backgrounds and experiences bring diverse ideas to facilitate fresh thinking and innovative solutions to real-world problems. Posi ons in: Biomedical Systems Engineering Integrated Guidance and Navigation Systems Microelectromechanical Sensors and Systems Fault-Tolerant Systems Rapid Prototyping Systems Integration, Test, and Evaluation Precision Analog Electronics Antenna Designers Speech Processing Engineers Member of Technical Staﬀ SHPE-DFW professionals were proud to award scholarships to deserving local students. SHPE-DFW recently had the privilege of awarding 11 scholarships to deserving Hispanic students throughout the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. The recipients ranged from college freshmen to Ph.D. candidates and represented a diverse group of future engineers and medical doctors. The reception was held at a local restaurant where students and their families networked among professional SHPE members. Congratulations to the following recipients: Elizabeth Aguin, Thania Balcazar, Adriana Barrientos, Carlos Caicedo-Narvez, Luis Camacho, Jose Espinoza, Brenda Garcia, Ruben Garcia, Jesus Gonzales, Jacqueline Rodriguez and Andres Villarreal. Submitted by Naomi Hernandez Professional Chapter Scholarship Committee Chairwoman and Student Liaison Microelectronics Packaging Modeling and Simulation Houston Professional Chapter SHPE-Houston strives to create opportunities for its members to juggle church, work, family and SHPE involvement. As a result, it is reinventing its calendar of events to include more versatile activities. This year, members SHPE ❘ Spring 2009 Engineering Innovations #* Apply online at: www.draper.com Applicants should be citizens or permanent residents of the United States. EEO/AA Employer 48 http://www.draper.com http://www.draper.com

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SHPE - Spring 2009 Contents President’s Letter A Letter from the CEO Calendar Browser Diana Gomez, SHPE: The People's President Grace Lieblein, GM: A Driving Force in Mexico Dr. Elsa Murano, Texas A&M: Education with Impact Regions Connect and Explore Common Base 'Learn by Doing' A Grad Degree, for Free? Programs & Services Think, Pair, Share: Partnering to Increase STEM Awareness Inner Circle Employer Profiles STAR Awards: Call for Nominations Regional Roundup

SHPE - Spring 2009

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