Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel Paul Merriweather, Texas A&M University; Harriet A. Lamm, Texas Engineering Experiment Station, TAMUS; Shannon D. Walton, Texas A&M University; Karen L. Butler-Purry, Texas A&M University; Judy Kelley, West Texas A&M University; Krystal E. Thomasson, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; John David Rausch Jr., West Texas A&M University; Frank Pezold, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi; Kendall T. Harris, Prairie View A&M University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

currently serves as the Executive Director of the West Texas Office of Evaluation and Re- search. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from Texas Tech University and a Master of Science degree in Statistics from SMU.Mrs. Krystal E. Thomasson, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Krystal Thomasson was born and raised in Corpus Christi, TX. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts, with an emphasis in Communication, from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi in 2007. Krystal worked with the local ABC affiliate news station KIII-TV3 until 2010 when she was hired as a Program Coordinator for the College of Science & Engineering at her Alma Mater. She has coordi- nated many grant programs

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Houshang Darabi, University of Illinois, Chicago; Elnaz Douzali, University of Illinois, Chicago; Samuel Thomas Harford, PROMINENT Labs UIC; Peter C. Nelson, University of Illinois, Chicago; Fazle Shahnawaz Muhibul Karim, University of Illinois, Chicago

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

multiple teaching and advising awards including the COE Excellence in Teaching Award (2008, 2014), UIC Teaching Recognitions Award (2011), and the COE Best Advisor Award (2009, 2010, 2013). Dr. Darabi has been the Technical Chair for the UIC Annual Engineering Expo for the past 5 years. The Annual Engineering Expo is a COE’s flagship event where all senior students showcase their Design projects and products. More than 600 participants from public, industry and academia attend this event annually. Dr. Darabi is an ABET IDEAL Scholar and has led the MIE Department ABET team in two successful ac- creditations (2008 and 2014) of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Engineering programs. Dr. Darabi has been the

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University; So Yoon Yoon, Texas A&M University; Noemi V. Mendoza Diaz, Texas A&M University; Tanya Dugat Wickliff, Texas A&M University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering