Idaho High School Women Learn About Engineering from UI Pros Nov. 12
Thursday, November 11 2004
Nov. 11, 2004 MOSCOW -- University of Idaho College of Engineering will host approximately 40 high school women Friday, Nov. 12, during Women in Engineering Day. The high school women come from 21 high schools across Idaho, from Bonners Ferry to Montpelier, to learn firsthand about engineering and computer science. Similar efforts are made across the nation to help diversify the engineering and high-tech workforces that maintain the transportation, electronics, medical, industrial, food production, communication and space industries, to name a few. Women and minorities currently are underrepresented in all engineering fields. The visiting women receive free meals housing, and access to student laboratories and student organizations such as the Society of Women Engineers, UI's Engineering House and more. They will hear from Interim Engineering Dean Charles Peterson; compete in the "gumdrop design challenge;" engage in discussion with current women engineering students, faculty and professionals; and tour eight laboratories. Panelists include Esther Miramontes, civil engineering senior; Cami Johnson, biological systems engineering senior; Ann Booth, human factors engineering graduate student; Veronica Meyer, mechanical engineering senior; Jill Nieborsky, electrical engineering senior; Barb Williams, biological systems engineering professor; Margrit von Braun, chemical engineering professor; Jackie Peer, marketing and product engineering manager for Schweitzer Engineering Lab; and Deb Frincke, chief scientist for cyber security, Pacific Northwest National Lab. Students will stay in the Engineering or Scholars Living/Learning Houses or with other hosts Thursday and Friday evenings. Parents also may attend to learn about financial aid and other admissions issues. Listed by hometowns are the following WIE participants from across the state: ATHOL Jenny Durrin and Morgan Maiolie, Timberlake High School BOISE Brittany McCormack and Beth Thompson, Bishop Kelly High School; Charlotte Mesenbrink, Dehryl A. Dennis Professional Tech; Trista Gorringe and Samantha Renfrow, Meridian Charter High School BONNERS FERRY Katie Eby, Bonners Ferry High School BUHL Bethany Euresti, Buhl High School EAGLE Kali Dickerson, Eagle High School GRANGEVILLE Ashley Bailey, Angela Crabtree, Miranda Hawkes, and Charlotte Smith, Grangeville High School HAYDEN Melissa Pongrac, Lakeland High School HEYBURN Tamara Crowther, Minico High School IDAHO FALLS Jo Seely, Skyline High School JEROME Dorothy Lopez, Jerome High School LEWISTON Sara Hasenoehrl, Lewiston High School MCCALL Ashley Dayton and Chloe Humphres, McCall High School MERIDIAN Nicolette Eberline-Ciluaga, Meridian Charter High School MIDDLETON Krista Hancock, Meridian Charter High School MONTPELIER Zana Wirth, Bear Lake High School MOSCOW Alissa Cleo French and Megan Mecham, Moscow High School NEW PLYMOUTH Katie Shoemaker, New Plymouth High School POST FALLS Ashley Hobbs, Post Falls High School RATHDRUM Amanda Arp, Brienna Hammond and Alexandra Olsen, Lakeland High School; RUPERT Wendy Meiners and Rachel Searle, Minico High School SAGLE Tristin Baldwin and Miriam, Thompson, Sandpoint High School SPIRIT LAKE Sandra Lopez, Timberlake High School STAR Brittany Ballard, Eagle High School WEISER Jacklyn Holmes, Weiser High School WINCHESTER Amanda Stamper, Highland High School Contact: April Christenson, College of Engineering, 885-4934, aprilm@uidaho.edu or Nancy Hilliard, University Communications, (208) 885-6567, hilliard@uidaho.edu -30- NH-11/11/04-ENGR
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