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EAC on Working to Promote VUSE
 EAC members are organized
into several committees, which examine and recommend action on items
we believe helpful to the School of Engineering. We meet biannually
with Dean Galloway to receive reports from him and other key faculty
members, and in turn report on our various committee meetings and activities.The committees have
ongoing projects in four key areas.The Corporate Relations
Committee chaired by Steve Lainhart, '74, in cooperation with the University's
Career Center, has successfully placed interns in meaningful summer
jobs. In addition to providing valuable experience for students, the
program acquaints employers with the School of Engineering as a source
of future employees, a potential partner for research awards and engineering
projects, and an educational institution worthy of financial support.
Alumni, please send comments and recommendations to Steve.Lainhart@ThompsonPower.com.The Student Recruitment
Committee, headed by Elizabeth DeBusk, '89, and Joseph Flowers, '88,
is working to increase VUSE's visibility among high school math and
science teachers, guidance counselors, and prospective engineering students
and parents. Their efforts include mailings, science fairs, college
fairs, personal contacts, work with area Alumni Recruitment Committees,
and a proposed CD-rom on Engineering School programs. Communicate with
Elizabeth or Joseph at edebusk@deroyal.com
or jflowers1@slb.com.The Lewis Society and
Annual Fund Committee, chaired by Jim Johnson, '63, PhD'72 is working
to increase the participation of engineering alumni who contribute annually
to the School. Those alumni who give at the $1,000 level become members
of the Fred J. Lewis Society, established to honor Fred Lewis, who served
as dean of the School from 1933 to 1959. Both the Lewis Society and
the Annual Fund raise unrestricted funds, which are used to increase
scholarships and financial aid, to recruit and retain top-notch faculty,
and to enhance our teaching and research programs. Contact Jim Johnson
at james.johnson@halliburton.com.The Marketing and Outreach
Committee chaired by me works with all other committees to promote these
various efforts both inside and outside Vanderbilt. We particularly
want to develop an interest in the School of Engineering among alumni,
our peer universities, and the corporate world. As interest and awareness
of VUSE grows, the resulting reputation will bring increasing numbers
of superior students to our School. Contact me with comments or information
at lizbobb@HIWAAY.net.There is an ongoing
need to inform alumni of the instructional and research programs at
the School of Engineering. This publication, Engineering News, sent
to all alumni, is one method. Another is the Engineering Research
Report,
published annually, outlining many of the cutting edge projects underway.
Contact Dean Ken Galloway for inclusion on the distribution list at
kenneth.f.galloway@vanderbilt.edu.We earnestly seek your
comments or questions regarding students, programs, or corporate interests.
Feel free to contact Dean Ken Galloway's office, any of the above chairmen,
or me at lizbobb@HIWAAY.net.Bob Brown, '50, president
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