Mardis, M. A., & Jones, F. R. (2019, June), Board 101: Assessing Educational Pathways for Manufacturing in Rural Communities: An Investigation of New and Existing Programs in Northwest Florida  Paper presented at 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Tampa, Florida. 10.18260/1-2--32167

\bibitem{asee_peer_32167}
  Mardis, M. A., \& Jones, F. R. (2019, June), \emph{Board 101: Assessing Educational Pathways for Manufacturing in Rural Communities: An Investigation of New and Existing Programs in Northwest Florida}
  Paper presented at 2019 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition , Tampa, Florida.
  10.18260/1-2--32167

Marcia A. Mardis and Faye R. Jones.  "Board 101: Assessing Educational Pathways for Manufacturing in Rural Communities: An Investigation of New and Existing Programs in Northwest Florida".  2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Tampa, Florida, 2019, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2019.  https://peer.asee.org/32167 Internet.  13 Dec, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_32167}
  Marcia A. Mardis and Faye R. Jones.
  "Board 101: Assessing Educational Pathways for Manufacturing in Rural Communities: An Investigation of New and Existing Programs in Northwest Florida".
  \emph{2019 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition , Tampa, Florida, 2019, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2019.
  https://peer.asee.org/32167 Internet.  13 Dec, 2024

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