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Women in Engineering: Faculty/Curriculum

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Carolyn Heising; Mary Goodwin

masculinities: Women's experiences of men at work. Organization, 8(November), 587-618.McIlwee, J. S., & Robinson, J. G. (1992). Women in engineering; Gender, power, and workplace culture. Albany: State University of New York.Pierce, C., Wagner, D., & Page, B. (1988). A Male/Female continuum: Paths to colleagueship. Laconia: New Dynamics Publications.Risman, B. J. (1999). Gender as structure. In Gender vertigo: American families in transition. Hartford: Yale University Press.Valian, V. (1998). Why so slow: The advancement of women. Cambridge: The MIT Press.Williams, F. M., & Emerson, C. J. (2002). Becoming Leaders: A handbook for women in science, engineering and technology. New Foundland, Canada: Memorial

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Teamwork and Assessment

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

James West; Dennis Miller; Daina Briedis

burgeoning areas of chemicalengineering, and these areas needed to be included in the learning experience of ourundergraduates.The Objectives of Curriculum RedesignAs has been the goal of the Frontiers workshops, our main objective before proceeding withcurriculum redesign was to identify (a) the vital core elements of our curriculum and theirsupport areas—i.e., that which makes chemical engineering unique and cannot be compromised,(b) the secondary and possibly expendable elements and their support areas, and (c) the emergentareas that needed to be incorporated into our curriculum in a solid, integrated way (see depictionbelow

Conference Session

Course and Curriculum Innovations in ECE

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Julie Kenrow

in maintaining anIC fabrication laboratory.We propose using professional Technology CAD (TCAD) simulation tools [1] as a powerful, yeteconomical aid in teaching undergraduate students about silicon wafer processing,semiconductor device physics, and device operation.Who uses TCAD?TCAD simulation tools are widely used throughout the semiconductor industry to speed up andcut the costs of developing new technologies and devices. Since a decade the R&D departmentsof semiconductor companies have incorporated TCAD in their design process, and recently themanufacturing sector has begun to utilize TCAD as well, e.g., to analyze the impact of ICprocess variation, and to investigate possible IC process optimizations as well as for

Conference Session

Real-World Applications

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Fuehne; David Lenart

evaporation, the pressure and temperature of a liquid-gas mixture remain constant as all the heat input to the system is used to change the phase of the oxygen from liquid to gas. As an example, in Figure 2 the difference between the enthalpies between state A and state B represents the heat required to convert all of the liquid oxygen to gas at 125 psia pressure and -235 °F. Under the vapor dome, the pressure and Page 9.1220.3 temperature are not independent, meaning that a change in pressure will produce Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

Conference Session

IE Accreditation and Program Issues

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Veronica Dark; Mary Huba; Kevin Saunders; Frank Peters; Sarah Ryan; John Jackman; Sigurdur Olafsson

enable monitoring and development of those skills.Following the above motivation, we have identified several elements that we believe areimportant in an IT-based learning environment and we have incorporated these elements into thedevelopment of a new learning environment for industrial engineering. In particular, we believethat the learning environment should: (a) Make connections between the course material andreal-world problems by presenting realistic problem scenarios; (b) Emphasize relationshipsbetween previously isolated parts of the curriculum; (c) Help develop both students’ cognitiveability to structure schemas in industrial engineering knowledge domains and theirmetacognition; (d) Increase active learning and collaborative

Conference Session

Recruiting, Retention & Advising

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Taryn Bayles

have: (a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering (b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data (c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs (d) an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams (e) an ability to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems (g) an ability to communicate effectively (i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning (k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Electrical ET

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Jones; Steve Hsiung

some, and often many, of the curriculum fieldsthey have learned in school. This article proposes to implement a course(s) aimed at integratingdifferent fields of interest into a useful project oriented course(s). This addition to the curriculawill assist students in their future project implementations and/or employment skills. Page 9.190.1 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education This integration has three major elements: (a) software programming, (b) hardwarecircuit, (c) and

Conference Session

Teaching Engineers to Teach

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Neil S. Grigg; Darrell G. Fontane; Marvin Criswell; Thomas Siller

combined Bachelor’s Degree plus 30 credits (B + 30) programincludes professional practice and management topics3. The ASCE BOK Committee added thefollowing four outcomes to the eleven “a through k” ABET outcomes4 as their way to address“what should be taught and learned” in the combined BS + MS program: (12) an ability to applyknowledge in a specialized area related to civil engineering, (13) an understanding of theelements of project management, construction, and asset management, (14) an understanding ofbusiness and public policy and administration fundamentals, and (15) an understanding of therole of the leader and leadership principles and attitudes. Although these do not specificallyaddress IT, it is very evident from their report that IT is

Conference Session

Technology, Communications & Ethics

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert McLaughlan

perceptions of the learning that resulted. The data used in this evaluation isbased on the three concurrent Forums (A, B, C) which occurred between August andSeptember 2003. Student responses were captured using an online student survey. In thesurvey, items 2, 3, 4 and 6 used a 5 point Likert scale ranging from strongly disagree (1)through disagree, neutral, agree to strongly agree (5). Item 8 used a 7 point Likert scaleranging from very poor (1) through poor, not quite satisfactory, satisfactory, good, very goodto excellent (7). The level of student agreement to a survey item was derived from thepercentage of students who responded that the activity was rated as agree or strongly agree(Items 2, 3, 4, 6) or satisfactory to excellent (Item 8

Conference Session

Information Integration and Security

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

J. Cecil

understanding ofa given VE’s product(s) and customers, (b) identification of the potential VE partners andformation of the product development team, (c) development of an Information OrientedEnterprise Model (IOEM) of the VE’s collaborative activities and tasks, (d) design andImplementation of an Internet-based distributed software system, (e) identification ofmetrics to evaluate functioning of VE, initiation of a pilot initiative, and (f) identificationand adoption of necessary changes.Various reports including [INT EN 03, NIIIP ] have highlighted the importance ofeducating students in topics related to virtual enterprises. As part of a new course titled‘Distributed Manufacturing’, engineering students form virtual enterprises and plan,design and

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ken Ports; Carolyn Fausnaugh; Muzaffar Shaikh; Carmo D'Cruz

Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationFlorida Tech over $50,000 in Course and Program grants for Senior Design Commercializationand Entrepreneurship. Finally, Florida TechStart has been established by the university as abusiness accelerator to support these and other activities leading to new high technologybusinesses and the employment and innovations they create.Bibliographic Information1. Fred L. Fry, Entrepreneurship: A Planning Approach (NY: West Publishing Co., 1993)2. Edward B. Roberts, Entrepreneurs in High Technology: Lessons from MIT and Beyond (New York, Oxford:Oxford University Press, 1991)3. Henry R. Feeser and Kathleen Watson Dugan

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TIME 2: Laboratories

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jed Lyons

became stale after years of use. Therefore, a new experiment to introducestudents to strain gages was desired.In an attempt to connect the new laboratory experiment as closely as possible to reality, wedecided to develop an experiment that used strain gages in the construction of load cells.Descriptions of experiments were found in the literature where students constructed load cells byapplying strain gages to pre-fabricated beams 1, 2. We considered such an experiment because itcould be easily implemented in one 3-hour laboratory session. However, it we also wanted todirectly address the design component of ABET’s Engineering Criterion 3(b) an ability to designand conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data. Therefore, we

Conference Session

Course and Curriculum Innovations in ECE

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Yingzi Du; Robert Ives; Delores Etter; Thad Welch

research interests include biometric signalprocessing and adaptive signal processing. Dr. Etter is a Fellow of the ASEE, IEEE, and AAAS. She is also amember of the National Academy of Engineering and the National Science Board.THAD B WELCHThad B. Welch, PhD, P.E., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the U.S. NavalAcademy, Annapolis, MD. His research interests include multi-carrier communication systems analysis, theimplementation of communication systems using DSP techniques, and RF propagation. Commander Welch is amember of ASEE, IEEE, and Eta Kappa Nu. E-mail: t.b.welch@ieee.org.YINGZI DUYingzi Du is an assistant research professor in the Electrical Engineering Department at the U.S. Naval Academy,Annapolis

Conference Session

TIME 3: Thermal Systems

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ella Fridman

escalate student engagementwith course content. As shown by B. Shneiderman a conceptual framework fortechnology-based learning and teaching has emerged as an engagement theory. 4 Thefundamental idea underlying engagement theory is that students must be meaningfullyengaged in learning activities through interaction with others and worthwhile tasks.While in principle, such engagement could occur without the use of technology, thetechnology can facilitate engagement in ways which are difficult to achieve otherwise.Thermodynamics together with other thermal-fluid sciences (thermodynamics, fluidmechanics, and heat transfer) are typically considered to be among the most difficulttopics taught in engineering curriculum.5 The Learning Tool described below

Conference Session

CE Body of Knowledge

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

R. Knox; K. Muraleetharan; G. Miller; D. Sabatini; Randall Kolar

., IEEE (CDROM), 1996.25. Kolar, R. L., L. D. Fink, K. Gramoll, R. C. Knox, G. A. Miller, M. A. Mooney, K. K. Mura- leetharan, D. A. Sabatini, and B. E. Vieux, “Report on the Sooner City Workshop 2000 on Inte- grated Design,” Proceedings of 2001 ASEE National Conference, ASEE, CDROM, Paper #2525, 2001.26. Kolar, R. L., K. K. Muraleetharan, M. A. Mooney, and B. E. Vieux, “Sooner City – Design Across the Curriculum,” Journal of Engineering Education, 89(1), 79-87, 2000.27. Lamb, Y. R., “Tinkering with the Education of Engineers,” NY Times, Section 4A, pp. 7, April 2, 1995.28. Leake, W., “Most Likely to Succeed,” ASEE Prism, p. 9, April 1993.29. McWilliams, G., “Coming off the Drawing Board: Better Engineers?” SIAM News, pp. 17, 23

Conference Session

New Program/Course Success Stories

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ghanashyam Joshi

6 adequate 4 too little 2 0 a b c d e f g h I j Intended Educational OutcomeFigure 1: Adequacy of topic EmphasisIt is evident from Figure 1 that emphasis is too little on outcomes j (Integrated ManagementSystem using SAP software), g (planning and organization of maintenance), f (capacitymanagement and planning), and e (design coordination and TQM). Students are expressing thedesire to learn more using integrated software solutions

Conference Session

Academic Standards and Academic Issues

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian Manhire

range and 86 per-cent are in the A-B range; and even more important with respect to this article s theme, “StephenCarr, McCormick s associate dean for undergraduate engineering, said the school s faculty hasdiscussed grade inflation and decided there was nothing wrong with it.”36II. Grade Inflation Is UnethicalEthics is “The discipline dealing with what is good and bad and with moral duty and obliga-tion.”37 This definition is consistent with that found in philosophy38-39 and the (axiomatic) prin-ciple that: “Certain aspects of right and wrong exist objectively, independent of culture or per- Page 9.645.2* See for example the references

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Nam Kim

© 2004 American Society for Engineering Education (a) (b) Figure 5. Subroutine (a) for noise filter and sub-subroutine (b) for thermocouple.Each experiment is conducted at room temperature (about 25 C). The set point was changedfrom 20 C to 50 C for all experiments. When the reset button is activated, the value zero is setfor all criteria. Iterations are divided by 150 to generate approximately one second for ITAE andITSE. Due to the draft air in the laboratory a cylindrical fence (3.5”φx7”h) was made to shieldthe lamp from the air current disturbance. The process reaction curve to a step change in the manipulated variable for C-C is shownin Figure 6 and the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ravi Ramachandran; David Silverstein; Kevin Dahm

. Engineering Economic Analysis. Engineering Press, Austin, TX, 1998.2. White, J. A., Case, K. E., Pratt, David B., and Agee, Marvin H., Principles of Engineering Economic Analysis, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY 1998.3. Sullivan, W. G., Bontadelli, J. A., Wicks, E. M., Engineering Economy, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 1993.4. Young, D. Modern Engineering Economy, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY 1993.5. Dahm, K. D. “Interactive Simulation for Teaching Engineering Economics,” Proceedings of the 2002 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 2002, Montreal.6. Dahm, K. D., “Interactive Simulation for Teaching Engineering Economics,” accepted for publication in Journal of SMET Education, Dec. 2003

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Innovative Teaching in Environmental Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Nicholas Harth; Matthew Barber; Andrew Spurgeon

1451 Las Vegas Energy Project An environmental investigation for the ninth grade science class Matthew G. Barbera, Nicholas B. Harthb a Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering b Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering and Computer Science College of Engineering University of CincinnatiAbstractAs part of a National Science Foundation grant at the University of Cincinnati, a projectfocusing on environmental issues and engineering impact was implemented in two highschool

Conference Session

Innovative Classroom Techniques

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

James Newell

. Pearle and L. M. Head, "Using your brain to build teams that work: a study of the freshman and sophomore engineering clinics at Rowan University," presented at Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Montreal, Quebec, 2002.[22] J. A. Newell, A. J. Marchese, R. P. Ramachandran, B. Sukumaran, and R. Harvey, "Multidisciplinary design and communication: a pedagogical vision," The International Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 15, pp. 379, 1999.[23] J. L. Schmalzel, A. J. Marchese, and R. Hesketh, "What's brewing in the engineering clinic?," Hewlett Packard Engineering Educator, vol. 2, pp. 6, 1998.[24] J. A. Newell, S

Conference Session

Trends in ME Education Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ramana Pidaparti; Hasan Akay

, science, and engineering with: a1. Knowledge in chemistry and calculus-based physics in depth a2. Mathematics through multivariate calculus, differential equations, and linear algebra a3. Probability and statistics a4. Mechanical engineering sciences: solid mechanics, fluid-thermal sciences, and material science b. Conduct experiments methodically, analyze data, and interpret results c. Design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs with applications to: c1. Mechanical systems c2. Thermal systems d. Function in teams to carry out multidisciplinary projects e. Identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems f. Understand professional and ethical responsibilities g. Communicate

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Tim Healy

students will be excited about learning and curious about the nextsteps in the development.The next two parts of the paper argue that students have better learning experiences ifthey understand something about the process of learning, something of the metacognitionof thinking about what they are thinking about.Understanding the Dimensions of LearningHere is the second key finding from How People Learn.Key Finding 2: To develop competence in an area of inquiry, students must: (a) have adeep foundation of factual knowledge, (b) understand facts and ideas in the context of aconceptual framework, and (c) organize knowledge in ways that facilitate retrieval andapplication.To address these points and help students understand the dimensions of learning

Conference Session

Recruiting/Retention Lower Division

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ramesh Chawla

, Ms. Quale, and the following assignment is offered to you, which you accept. • PROBLEM STATEMENT: Develop a complete process flow diagram (with a continuous-flow reactor system at the heart of the process) of the entire operation that would produce 10 gal/h of your favorite gourmet food. Presentation (13 Points) and Written Report (12 Points) Requirements:In presenting (P) and reporting (R) your process design, you are asked to include the following: 1. BACKGROUND P: 2 Points R: 1 Point (a) Problem statement (b) Available data (batch system) (c) Name of the dish (d) Ingredients and quantities required for a given amount of the dish and the number of

Conference Session

ABET Criterion 4 and Liberal Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Kraemer; Bijan Pashaie; David Probst

second course in thesequence. The first course remains to cover the necessary topics unique to engineering design.The objectives of UI450 Capstone Experience are to: A. Simulate the environment of professionals in the student’s major discipline. B. Provide opportunity for open-ended and creative effort to solve an interdisciplinary problem. C. Develop skills useful for functioning on multidisciplinary teams. D. Develop oral and written communication skills useful to professionals in the student’s major discipline.These objectives are addressed by students working in groups to solve a problem requiringexpertise from at least two disciplines in the College of Science and Mathematics. The Collegeconsists of the

Conference Session

Electrical ET Laboratory Practicum

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Stanley Dick; Russell Aubrey

to be 3 inches by 4 inches, with grounded mounting holes at the four corners. A 3/8 in minimum copper ground plane should be in place on the outside edge where possible. 2) The following components are to be used: a. D1, D2, D3, &D4 1N4007 b. U1 LM317 Voltage Reg. TO220 (no hole like 7805) c. C2 Cap Decoupling 0.1 uf ceramic d. R1, R3 ½ wt 0.5 in space

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Entrepreneurial/Innovative Communication

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

William Jordan; Melvin Corley

Session 3561 Promoting Professionalism in Traditional and Nontraditional Ways William Jordan and Melvin Corley College of Engineering and Science Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA 71272AbstractFor a several years our Mechanical Engineering program has had a one semester hour seniorseminar. The purpose of the class is to promote professionalism and ethical behavior as seniorstudents transition to the professional workplace. This supports one of our program objectives.Recent assessment data suggested that the course had not

Conference Session

Improving Statics and Dynamics Classes

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Per G. Reinhall; Paula R.L. Heron; Lesley Low; Brian C. Fabien

constantacceleration to solve the problem.TutorialThe tutorial addresses this issue with the following problem. A race car starts from restand accelerates at a = 5 + 2t ft/sec2 for 10 seconds. The brakes are then applied, and thecar has a constant acceleration of –30 ft/sec2 until it comes to rest. Determine (a) themaximum velocity; (b) the total distance traveled; (c) the total time of travel.The students are asked a series of qualitative questions such as: Sketch a rough graph ofacceleration versus time. What quantity is represented by the area under the graph? Atwhat time will the velocity be a maximum? After answering questions regarding thebehavior of the car, the students are led through a series of steps to determine thequantitative result. Throughout

Conference Session

Pre-College and ECE Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Stirewalt

IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering SE-2(1), March, 19764 E. Gamma et al., Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software, Addison–Wesley Publishing, 19955 D. Sayers, The Mind of the Maker, Harper Collins, 19416 C. M. Reigeluth and F. S. Stein, “The elaboration theory of instruction,” appears in Instructional-design theories and models: An overview of their current status, C. M. Reigeluth, editor, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 19837 J. E. Stice, “A First Step Toward Improved Teaching,” appears in Engineering Education 66(5), February, 19768 B. Bloom, Taxonomy of Educational Objectives. Handbook I: Cognitive Domain, David MacKay Company, 19569 E. Gamma et al., Design Patterns: Elements of

Conference Session

NASA Fellowship Program

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri

, Guntupalli Rajasekhar, Tony Baldwin, Gregory Waters,Gregory Smith, Robert C. Washington, Jason Tilghman, Carlton Snow, Matthew Watson, Jerry Reynolds, Ani Panoti, LevyLovell, Towanda Sample, Calvin King, Rebecca Howe, Eddie Daubert, Anthony Ross, Jamison White, James Watts, CoryCurtis, Firew Waktole, Bushara Dosa, Elhibir Abusin, Aghdam Freshteh, Amadi Williams, Jamal Mcnair, Ron Sampson,Patrick Enekwe, John Clemons, Nicole Saunders, Randy Gratton, Mahlon Pleasant, Saishyam Srinivas, Candice Snow,Carolyn Ruffin, John A. Wood, Commia Thomson, Onuan Akhigbe, David Benn and many others.Supporting Faculty/Staff and NASA Personnel: Mr. Rodney Spencer, Ms. Tracie Hedricks, Mr. Anthony Stockus, Mr. JamieMaldonado, Mr. James W. Webster, Mr. Roland Wescott