News Archive
Yahoo! Donates to Center for Engineering Outreach
December 5,2006 – Yahoo! has announced that its co-founder, Jerry Yang, will donate $250,000 to the Center for Engineering Outreach over the next two years in honor of AT&T Chairman of the Board and CEO Edward E. Whitacre Jr.
Chandler Gives Keynote Address at Tripoli Rocketry Association Banquet
July 10,2006 – John Chandler, Ph.D., a director of the Center for Engineering Outreach, was featured as a guest speaker for the Tripoli Rocketry Association's annual meeting.
Texas Space Grant Consortium Funds Center Proposal
May 11, 2006 – Highlighting a long-standing commitment to aero-science education, the Texas Space Grant consortium has awarded the Center for Engineering Outreach $15,000 to continue its development of space related curriculum for K-12 education.
Pre-college Engineering Academy Teacher Receives Presidential Award
May 5, 2006 – President George W. Bush honored science teacher Nancy Schunke, from Dunbar Middle School in Lubbock, as a recipient of the 2005 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, the nation’s highest honor for science and math teachers.
Center Receives Funding from Halliburton
March 8, 2006 – Recognizing a continued commitment to K-12 engineering outreach, Halliburton has awarded the Center for Engineering Outreach $25,000 in foundation funding to continue the center's outreach efforts.
Texas Tech Celebrates Innaugural Pink Engineering Day
February 22, 2006 – Celebrating women in engineering, Texas Tech students traded their typical colors of red and black for pink to support the first-ever Pink Engineering Day.
Celebrating Pioneering Women in Engineering
February 22, 2006 – Although today's women are encouraged to learn about math, science and engineering, it hasn't always been so easy for girls that wanted to grow up to help solve problems.
Yahoo Donates to Center for Engineering Outreach
Yahoo! has announced that its co-founder, Jerry Yang, will donate $250,000 to the Center for Engineering Outreach over the next two years.
Academy Teacher Receives Presidential Award
Nancy Owens Schunke, a science and engineering instructor at Dunbar Middle School, has been named a 2006 recipient of the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.
Center Receives Funding from Halliburton
Continuing their commitment to K-12 engineering outreach, Halliburton has awarded the Center for Engineering Outreach $25,000 in foundation funding.
Texas Tech Celebrates Pink Engineering Day
Celebrating women in engineering, Texas Tech students traded their typical colors of red and black for pink to support the first-ever Pink Engineering Day.
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