President's Award for Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring

妇女参与工程方案和倡导者网络(WEPAN)对为工程专业女学生和代表不足的少数民族学生制定指导方案和活动产生了重大影响。它的优势在于建立和持续的伙伴关系和合作，旨在确保WEPAN的所有活动和倡议在个人和机构层面产生广泛和持久的影响。该项目促进了对有效指导战略、培训和计划的了解，这些战略、培训和计划改变了工程学基础设施，以提高工程学中代表性不足的少数民族的学术经验、专业发展和职业成功。此外，WEPAN还促进了研究和教育活动的整合，以加强在工程项目管理、本科生和研究生教育、为未来教师做准备以及K-12教育方面的指导。该项目在指导课程的开发、培训和广泛传播方面发挥了重要的领导作用。WEPAN通过培训个人和机构的活动产生了放大的效果，这些活动指导了大量在工程领域未被充分代表的少数族裔学生，并帮助和记录了工程领域女性从1990年的18个正式项目增加到2002年的85个项目的过程。

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.