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Rob Scruggs
I would like to offer my congratulations to all of the participants in the Annual Student Paper Competition. The students did an excellent job and all of the presentations were very impressive. There were three Clemson University students presenting this year and the results were as follows:
First Place ($200 Prize):
Rebekah Moore
Second Place ($150 Prize):
Justin Ingersoll
Third Place ($100 Prize):
Clint Smullen
Rebekah will be invited to go on to compete in the state competition in Columbia, and will represent Clemson University in the paper competition at SoutheastCon 2006. We all wish her the best of luck!
We had a good student turn out for this meeting, but I was very disappointed with the member attendance. I encourage you to please make an effort to attend this month’s meeting. We will be inviting local engineering students to meet with us to allow them the opportunity to talk with practicing engineers about work after college and the world of engineering beyond academia. It is my hope to have a broad range of career fields represented.
As always, if you have any topics that you would like to know more about, or if you would like to make a presentation at a future meeting, please don’t hesitate to contact me, or one of the other officers.
NETWORKING
Mark Stokes
Thursday, February, 23
In honor of National Engineers Week, this month’s meeting will be a networking session with upstate college/university students. The meeting is in Clemson, but other area colleges and university students are welcome to attend, especially May and August graduating seniors. This meeting will be an informal social atmosphere with an emphasis on introducing graduating seniors to Piedmont section members and industry professionals. A few introductory activities will be presented to encourage the interaction of students and IEEE members. Members are encouraged to bring business cards for distribution to students. We encourage as many professionals as possible to attend. The intention of this session is not a job search for the students, merely a chance to meet and interact with professionals of the same basic interests and to encourage students to continue participation in IEEE after graduation. However, if a job or two were garnered because of this meeting, I don’t think anyone would be upset.
Dinner will be served in classic college style with multiple varieties of pizzas. The meeting will be held on the campus of Clemson University at 100A Riggs Hall. Dinner is free for students, $5 for non-students.
Meeting Details:
6:30pm Dinner/Social 1/2 Hour
7:00pm Meeting begins
Please email Jerry Clark if you plan to attend and especially if you plan to eat. He will be ordering the pizza's and needs to know how many to buy. Jerry’s email address is: jclark89@hotmail.com.
Directions from Anderson or Greenville: turn left on Hy 93 (either from Hy 123 or Hy 76). Come to the second light (from Hy 76) and make a left. Proceed straight through the stop sign and follow the road around a slight left curve. Straight through another stop sign and the ECE building (Riggs Hall) is straight ahead. We will be meeting in 100A Riggs Hall (it’s on the right end of the building). Parking passes will be provided inside the meeting room.
Directions from Seneca: Exit on Hy 76 from Hy 123 turn right onto Hy 93. Follow the above directions from there.
CHAIRMAN Rob Scruggs (864) 886 1348
r.scruggs@ieee.org
VICE-CHAIRMAN Jerry Clark jclark89@hotmail.com
TREASURER/SECRETARY Louis Hapeshis (864)886-1383
louis.hapeshis@us.schneider-electric.com
MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT Allen Thomas a.thomas@ieee.org
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Adib Chebli (864) 241-6583
a.chebli@ieee.org
STUDENT ACTIVITIES Dr. John Komo (864) 656-5916
john.komo@ces.clemson.edu
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES Lee Stogner (864) 281-8276
l.stogner@ieee.org
NEWSLETTER EDITOR Mark Stokes (864) 647-2065 m.stokes@ieee.org
AWARDS Dr. Randy Collins (864)656-5920
randy.collins@ces.clemson.edu
The Piedmont section of the IEEE is still offering sections of its newsletter for advertising space. If you are interested in supporting this effort, please contact one of the officers listed above.
-Mark