President's Award for Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring

妇女参与工程方案倡导者网络（WEPAN）对为女性和代表性不足的少数民族工程专业学生制定辅导方案和活动产生了重大影响。 其优势集中在建立和持续的伙伴关系和协作上，这些伙伴关系和协作的目的是确保所有网络公共行政网的活动和倡议在个人和机构一级产生广泛和持久的影响。该项目推进有效的指导策略，培训和改变工程基础设施的计划，以提高学术经验，专业发展和工程中代表性不足的少数民族的职业成功的知识。 此外，WEPAN还促进了研究和教育活动的整合，以加强工程项目管理，本科和研究生教育，准备未来的教师和K-12教育的指导。 该项目在发展、培训、WEPAN通过培训个人和机构的活动产生了放大效应，这些个人和机构指导了大量代表性不足的少数民族学生学习工程，并有助于促进和记录妇女参与工程方案从1990年的18个正式方案增加到85个2002年

The Women in Engineering Programs & Advocates Network (WEPAN) has had a significant impact on the development of mentoring programs and activities for female and underrepresented minority students in engineering. Its strengths center on the established and sustained partnerships and collaborations that are designed to ensure that all WEPAN activities and initiatives have a broad and enduring impact at the individual and institutional level. The project advances knowledge of effective mentoring strategies, training, and programs that change the engineering infrastructure to enhance the academic experiences, professional development, and career success of underrepresented minorities in engineering. Further, WEPAN has fostered the integration of research and education activities to enhance mentoring in engineering program administration, undergraduate and graduate education, preparing future faculty, and K-12 education. The project has taken a significant leadership role in the development, training, and widespread dissemination of a mentoring curriculum.WEPAN has had an amplifying effect through activities that train individuals and institutions that mentor large numbers of underrepresented minority students in engineering and has been instrumental in contributing to and documenting the increase of Women in Engineering Programs from 18 formal programs in 1990 to 85 in 2002.