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Appendix A: Biographies of Committee Members
Pages 107-114

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From page 107...
... Dean Giddens is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, the Biomedical Engineering Society, and the Big 10+ Deans C ­ ouncil, a founding fellow and past president of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, and fellow of the American Heart Association and American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
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From page 108...
... , where his responsibilities include overseeing budgets, staff, and technical and educational activities, as well as management of the ASME Foundation and affiliated business entities. His professional career spans 42 years and includes military service, executive and ownership positions in business, academic teaching and administration, and association management.
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From page 109...
... Church Medal, the American Society of Engineering Education's President's Award, the IEEE Award for Distinguished Literacy Contributions, the American Chemical Society's Grady-Stack Award, and the American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award. In addition, he teaches a General Education course on engineering for non-majors.
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From page 110...
... received the 1997 Chester F Carlson Award for Innovation in Engineering Education from the American Society for Engineering Education, and Dean Jamieson received the IEEE Education Society 2000 Harriet B
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From page 111...
... Johnson is a registered professional engineer in the District of Columbia, a diplomate of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers, and the 2005 recipient of the National Society of Black Engineers Lifetime Achievement Award in Academia. VIRGINIA KRAMER, executive creative director at the advertising and public relations firm Keiler & Co., oversees creative products of all kinds, including print and broadcast advertising, collateral p ­ roducts, direct mail products, and interactive products.
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From page 112...
... He has received the Young Scholar Award for outstanding early research from the International Communication Association, the Young Faculty Teaching Excellence Award from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University, and the Vilas Associate Award from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His professional experience includes consulting work for major marketing firms and public-sector clients, including the Public Broadcasting System and the World Health Organization.
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From page 113...
... Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education, and in 2005 she received the inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award from the K–12 Division of the American Society of Engineering Education.
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