Individual Nomination of Charlena Grimes for a PAESMEM

提交的提名包是为了支持总统卓越科学、数学和工程指导奖（PAESMEM），以表彰杰出的指导工作或计划，这些指导工作或计划增强了历史上代表性不足的科学、数学和工程群体的参与。查琳娜·格莱姆斯的工作远远超出了她作为行政人员的职责范围。这种指导工作真正触及、招募并保留了工程领域中代表性不足的群体。查琳娜·格莱姆斯（Charlena Grimes）开发的桥梁项目取得了成功，是提名的主要组成部分。这个已有14年历史的项目将部门留用率提高了20%。项目文件显示，超过663名未被充分代表的学生参加了该项目；50%的人获得了STEM学位（或非常接近学位），75%的人获得了华盛顿州立大学的学位，相比之下，非桥学生的毕业率为67%。

HRD-0429729The submitted nomination package is in support of a Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM) to recognize outstanding mentoring efforts or programs that enhance the participation of historically underrepresented groups in science, mathematics, and engineering.The work of Charlena Grimes is well above and beyond her position responsibilities as a staff administrator. This mentoring effort truly reaches, recruits, and retains underrepresented groups in engineering. The Bridge program that was developed by Charlena Grimes has documented success and is a primary component of the nomination. The 14-year old program has improved the departmental retention rate by 20%. Program documentation reflects that more than 663 underrepresented students have participate dint he program; 50 percent earned a degree in STEM (or are very close to degree attainment) and 75 percent earned some degree from WSU, compared to non-Bridge students who have a 67 percent graduation rate.