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| Title | Boeing Outstanding Educator Award |
| Transcript | Office of University and Public Relations SDSM& T News 501 E. St Joseph St. • Rapid City, SD 57701- 3995 Phone 605- 394- 5146/ 2554• Fax 605- 394- 6177 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 3, 2000 Boeing executives will present the award and check during a presentation scheduled for 5: 30 PM on Wednesday, October 4, 2000. Please contact Julie Smoragiewicz, Vice President for University Relations to schedule live coverage arrangements. SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY SELECTED AS 2000 BOEING OUTSTANDING EDUCATOR Innovative program in engineering education recognized with $ 50, 000 award A team of engineering professors from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City, S. D., has been selected to receive the prestigious 2000 Boeing Outstanding Educator Award. As the winner, the team members and university will share a $ 50, 000 award. The Boeing Outstanding Educator Award recognizes educators who have made exceptional contributions to improving undergraduate engineering education. " These educators are ensuring universities are constantly adapting to the fast- paced changes taking place in the engineering field, while helping students be prepared for those challenges, " said Dave Swain, Boeing vice president of Engineering. " Engineering programs like that at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology are developing the ideal employees that Boeing and technical companies throughout the country are seeking." Competing individuals or teams are graded on improvements they have made to the educational process that enhance attributes of graduating engineering students. Each individual or team has to provide evidence that their – more – work has long- term, pervasive impact on engineering education. They also must demonstrate the extent to which educational improvements have become institutionalized. The South Dakota team was recognized for creating the Center of Excellence for Advanced Manufacturing and Production, known as CAMP. Members of the team are professors Dan Dolan, Mike Batchelder, and Srinivasa Iyer. Now in its fourth year, the program's objective is to improve engineering education through team- based multidisciplinary projects. Students conduct research and form enterprise teams that many times help private companies solve design and manufacturing challenges. Approximately 200 students directly participate in the teams and 400 students are indirectly affected by their work because many projects are connected with courses. Team projects have led to cooperative efforts with the Western Dakota Technical Institute, regional industry, and governmental agencies. Teams also participate in national engineering competitions and visit schools and museums to talk about the engineering field. Dr. Richard Gowen, SDSM& T President noted, " We are extremely proud of the innovative faculty who designed the CAMP program and the outstanding students who have participated in the program. We are delighted to receive national recognition for the achievements of CAMP. These achievements were generated in part through as a result of the challenges and support received by Governor Janklow, the South Dakota Board of Regents, and our industrial advisory boards. It is a tremendous honor for the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology to be included in the company of many of the countries most prestigious engineering and science universities." Nationally, individuals and teams from 15 schools were nominated for the 2000 Boeing Outstanding Educator Award. The field was narrowed to three finalists, with each visited by the judging team from Boeing for an in- depth examination of the work of each nominated team. Besides South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, the other finalists were teams from Brigham Young University and Purdue University. Of the $ 50, 000 total award, $ 5, 000 will be awarded to the winning team – more – and $ 20, 000 will be given as an unrestricted grant to the CAMP to further its programs. An additional $ 25, 000 grant will be made to the engineering school for ongoing support of educational improvement. This is the sixth year Boeing has granted the Outstanding Educator Award. The 1999 recipient was a team of educators from Northern Arizona University; the 1998 recipient was a team of educators from Penn State University; the 1997 recipient was Dr. Robert Quinn of Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pa.; the 1996 recipient was a team of educators from the University of Maryland in College Park, Md.; and the 1995 award went to a team from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N. Y. - 30- BOEING CONTACT: Amanda Landers ( 206) 655- 6123 SDSM& T CONTACT: Julie Smoragiewicz ( 605) 394- 5146 |
| Creator | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. University Relations; |
| Subject | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; |
| Local Subject | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Boeing Outstanding Educator Award
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| Digital Publisher | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Devereaux Library
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| Date | 2000-10-03 |
| Type | Text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Language | eng |
| Relation | Is part of Office of University Relations SDSM&T News Collection |
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| Submitting Institution | Devereaux Library. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. |
| Date Digital | 2009 |
| CONTENTdm number | 4098 |
| CONTENTdm file name | 5064.pdf |
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