Women in Engineering Prove Their Mettle

Women in Engineering Prove Their Mettle

The Women in Engineering Workshop (WIE) allows high school women students
opportunity to investigate careers in engineering and science. Practicing women engineers from industry and the government, educators, and university faculty lead informational sessions and discussions. Six ME-EM alumnae participated in this year's program.


Women in Engineering participants as blacksmithing 'silverware'	Women in Engineering participants casting metal

In photo above, from left, ME-EM Chair William Predebon, Stacey Kropp, Nicole Leicht and Debby Kozol at the ME-EM reception.	Two women engineers showing castings of MTU belt buckles

The Women in Engineering program participants in 2004:

Average GPA was 3.90
27 were ranked #1 in the class
30% are potential valedictorians
81% are in the top 10% of their class

STATES
Ilinois: 6
Iowa: 5
Wisconsin: 16
Minnesota: 13
Michigan: 68
Other states: 8

Women in Engineering Role Model Speakers
Michigan Tech Alumni

Katy Arkenberg	WE Energies	EE '01
Kim Dunnebacke	Textron	ME '92
Elizabeth Evers	Proctor & Gamble	Chem Engg '01
Pamela Holllingsworth	Ford	ME '86
Rose Koronkiewicz	SRI Quality System	ME '81 & MBA
Debby Kozol	Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation	CE '84
Stacey Kropp	Kimberly-Clark	ME '96
Nicole Leicht	Kimberly-Clark	Chem Eng '00
Jan Makela	WE Energies	ME '01
Melanie McCoy	DTE	ME '79
Kim Nowack	Mackinaw Bridge Authority	CE '85

More About the Women In Engineering Program



Stacey Kropp, a '96 ME grad, now with Kimberly-Clark making a presentation to 'Women in Engineering' participants	Rose Koronkiewicz SRI Quality System ME '81 & MBA speaking to students

Jan Makela WE Energies ME '01	Left, Kim Dunnebacke Textron ME '92
	In addition to activities in Mechanical Engineering, Summer Youth Program students also participated in demonstrations at other departments: 1. MSE 2. Chem Eng 3 ECE

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