Recent Awards and Recognition
National Recognition/State Recognition
Virginia Booth Womack, 2020, Indianapolis Business Journal Woman of Influence
Tamara L. Markey, 2019, Indiana Department of Education Teacher of the Year Award
Virginia Booth Womack, 2018, Women of Color History Maker in Diversity Award, CONECD
Community Recognition
Mary B. Kenner, 2020, College of Engineering Bravo Award
Dr. Jacqueline M. Gatson, 2020, College of Engineering New Employee Award
Virginia Booth Womack, 2020, IDEAs Learning Community Instructor Advocate Award
Heather Marie Coar, 2019, Inaugural College of Engineering Prime Grant Recipient
Professional Development
Heather Marie Coar, 2020, Cornell University, Women in Leadership Certificate
Research/Publications
Virginia Booth Womack, Value of Experiential Experiences for Diverse Student Populations Within Engineering Disciplines, 2021 ASEE Vitual Annual Conference Content Access.
Using Enhanced Professional Networks to Increase Overall Student Retention, 2021 ASEE Virtual Conference Content Access.
The Value of Climate in Educational Experiences for Diverse Student Populations within Engineering Disciplines 2021 ASABE Annual International Virtual Meeting, 1.
Numeracy: Preparing Students for Success In Algebra, 2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity.
Lectures/Conferences
Dr. Jacqueline M. Gatson, Purdue Conferences: Engagement & Events in an Ever-Changing World - Fall 2020. Panelist: How to Make Lemonade Out of Coronavirus Lemons!
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) National Convention 2020 - Fall 2019. Session Speaker: Using LinkedIn to Transform Your Career.
American Council of Engineering Companies - Indiana (ACEC - Indiana) - Spring 2019. Panelist: Workplace & Global Diversity.
National Association of Muulticultural Engineering Program Advocates (NAMEPA) - Spring 2019. Webinar Speaker: Industry-University Engagement in Multicultural Engineering Programs: An exploratory study.
Grants
Virginia Booth Womack, External Advisory Board Member: $19M award from the National Science Foundation to create the Rhode Island Consortium for Coastal Ecology Assessment, Innovation, and Modeling (RI C-AIM). The award is through the Established Program to Simulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR). Virginia's role as an External Advisory Board Member is to review, inform, and guide the efforts to make diversity an integrated and guiding force across all activities.
Robert Stwalley, Ph.D, Carol S. Stwalley, Ph.D, P.E., Virginia Booth Womack, Sarah LaRose, National Science Foundation Award Number: 1644143. Project Type: Rising Scholars: Web of Support used as an Indicator of Success in Engineering.