Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring

9612409坎贝尔22年来，南美工程师协会领导了一项全国性的努力，以增加非裔美国人、拉丁裔和美国印第安人工程师的数量。NACME将辅导作为其学生发展计划的基石：i.通过NACME奖学金计划培养了6,000多名未被充分代表的少数族裔学生，他们通过NACME奖学金计划完成了工程学学位，其中包括强大的指导内容、学术支持、专业发展、本科研究或实习以及基于需要的经济援助；ii.在各种特殊计划中取得了成功--学生保留率(120名学生中)为84%，而全国平均水平为35%；这些学生的平均GPA为3.4，几乎一半的毕业生正在攻读全日制高级学位；ii.为导师提供严格的培训，即工程师、教授或NACME工作人员；ii.在其项目中提供有效的结构，为大学预科、桥梁和本科生提供支持，并征求专业人士、教员和专业协会的参与；v.通过出版物和为特殊群体设计的项目传播课程特点；和VI.制定了一个可复制的计划，并可能在未来一段时间内继续影响代表不足群体的成功。

9612409 Campbell For 22 years, NACME has led a national effort to increase the number of African American, Latino, and American Indian engineers. With mentoring as the cornerstone of its students development programs, NACME has: I. Produced more than 6,000 underrepresented minority students who have completed engineering degrees through NACME scholarship programs, which include a strong mentoring component, academic support, professional development, undergraduate research or internships, and need-based financial aid; II. Demonstrated student success in various special programs -- 84% retention rate (out of 120 students) compared to the national average of 35% for minorities; an average GPA of 3.4 for these students, with almost half of the graduates pursuing advanced degrees full-time; III. Provides rigorous training for mentors, i.e. an engineer, a professor, or NACME staff; IV. Provides an effective structure in its projects for precollege, bridge and undergraduate support and solicits involvement from professionals, faculty, and professional societies; V. Disseminated program characteristics through publications and through projects designed for special groups; and VI. Developed a program that is replicable and likely to continue to influence the success of underrepresented groups for sometime to come.