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• provide judges at several DC area regional science fairs and invite the winners to an on-campus reception to recognize them, encourage them to pursue an engineering career and to make them aware of the opportunities available at SEAS;
• sponsor a resume critique event for young alumni and current SEAS students; and
• hold networking and social events and sponsor an annual basketball tailgater.

To make these things happen, we need alumni to volunteer their time and energy. I recognize how difficult volunteering your time and energy can be, but I'd like to mention a couple of tangible benefits for you. First, by promoting and strengthening SEAS, you are raising the value of your degree and your perceived value in the marketplace. You also have the opportunity to connect with current students and maybe find a talented young person to hire for your company (as I recently did), or you may meet fellow alumni in the SEAS network who can help you as your career changes and progresses.

Please consider getting involved by taking any of the following steps:

1. Register for the GW on-line community (https://gweb.gwu.edu/mod/alumni/register.cfm) so we know more about you and what you're doing.
2. Come to one of our activities or meetings (see our calender of events at http://www.seas.gwu.edu/events) and check us out.
3. If you're not in the DC area, see if the GWAA has a regional club in your area and consider helping us with recruiting students to SEAS.
4. Consider serving as a member of one of our committees. These typically meet every two months and conduct business in-between by phone and email.
5. Finally, we have current vacancies on the EAA Board. Board members are expected to serve on one of the committees (frequently as the chair or in another leadership role) and also attend Board meetings which are held every two months (in the opposite month from committee meetings).

If you were a graduate student at SEAS (and the vast majority of our alumni are) I want to let you know this email is addressed to you as well. Many of our most active Board members were also graduate students.

Again, I realize I'm asking you for a precious commodity, your personal time, but I think you will enjoy what you find here at the EAA and at SEAS. One of the great pleasures for me over the last few years has been meeting some of the current students. I have been continually amazed by what they're learning and accomplishing at SEAS, and I encourage you to have a look, too.

Feel free to contact me if you want to help or have questions and suggestions.

Sean P. Walsh, '76
President, GWEAA
s.p.walsh@alumni.gwu.edu

SEAS Community Gathers for Colonials Weekend 2005

More than 90 SEAS alumni, parents, friends, and students turned out on October 22nd for Dean Timothy Tong's annual reception during Colonials Weekend. Dean Tong hosted a reception for the SEAS community on Saturday, complete with food, drink, a brief update on SEAS by Dean Tong, and time to mix and mingle with friends and colleagues and their family members. Attendees at the reception also had the opportunity to tour Tompkins Hall, meet with faculty members from each of SEAS' five departments, and listen to four current students who gave presentations on their summer internship experiences and how these internships contributed to their education. Also during the weekend, alumni from the GW classes of 2000, 1995, and 1980 celebrated their class reunions.

To see additional photos of the dean's reception, please visit our Colonials Weekend 2005 photo gallery.

Prof. Roger Lang Named the L. Stanley Crane Professor of Engineering

Professor Roger Lang, of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been appointed the L. Stanley Crane Professor of Engineering at the School of Engineering and Applied Science. Professor Lang joined GW and SEAS in 1970, and has been an active researcher and teacher since that time. His research concentrates on microwave propagation and scattering, and during the 1980s, he developed a physics-based modeling method for understanding propagation and scattering in vegetation. The IEEE subsequently cited this work in electing him a Fellow of the IEEE. Since then he has worked closely with NASA to develop algorithms for estimating soil moisture under vegetation and forest biomass. The long term goal of this research is improved weather prediction and an understanding of global warming.

Professor Lang is presently chair of the U.S. National Committee URSI Commission F on Wave Propagation and Remote Sensing, and he sits on the editorial board of Waves in Random and Complex Media.

Dean Tong congratulates Professor Lang on his appointment to the L. Stanley Crane Professorship, saying, "Roger Lang was appointed because of his outstanding accomplishments as a scholar and teacher, and I'm proud of him, and his achievements and accomplishments. His appointment reflects well on him, the School, and the Stanley Crane legacy."

The L. Stanley Crane Professorship was established by the Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) in 1988-at the time of Mr. Crane's retirement from the company-in recognition and appreciation of his service to the industry. Conrail established the professorship at GW to advance engineering education and research and to perpetuate their benefits to business and society. L. Stanley Crane, who earned his bachelor's degree in engineering at GW and devoted his professional life to the railroad industry, was the chief executive credited with turning around Conrail, a major U.S. corporation, in the 1980s.

EAA Achievement Award: Call for Nominations

The EAA Achievement Award is offered annually to SEAS alumni who have achieved outstanding success in their chosen field of endeavor. The award is presented in May at the SEAS commencement ceremony and allows for recognition of outstanding alumni before the assembly of faculty, graduates, and the families of the graduates.

The EAA is requesting nominations from SEAS alumni, faculty, and university staff, as well as friends or relatives of the nominee. Please click here to download the eligibility, criteria and instructions for the Engineer Alumni Achievement Award, including the nomination form.

A nominee should have an earned degree from SEAS and not be a member of the faculty or administration of GW. Posthumous awards are not considered.

Please include education and career details, organizational affiliations, vocational information, awards and publications, and any media reporting concerning the nominee. Typed submissions of no more than ten (10) pages including accompanying supporting material will be appreciated.

Nominations must be received on or before January 3, 2006, and may be sent by postal mail to:

GW EAA Awards Committee
School of Engineering and Applied Science
725 23rd Street, NW
Tompkins Hall, 210
Washington, DC 20052

Nominations may also be sent via e-mail to seasalum@gwu.edu. Please indicate "EAA Achievement Award Nomination" in the subject line.

Upcoming SEAS Events

Resume Critique Event for SEAS Alumni and Students

If so, please join us for our SEAS Resume Critique Night for all School of Engineering and Applied Science alumni and students, hosted by the Engineer Alumni Association. Resume Critique Night is an opportunity for you to meet one-on-one with experts from various disciplines of the engineering and computer science fields, get professional advice on the form and content of your resume, and network with other SEAS alumni and students in our hospitality room.

Please join us and bring several copies of your resume. As you arrive, please sign up in Room 307 to reserve your spot and choose which employer you would like to meet with. Critiques will happen on a first come, first served basis. As you wait for your turn, please join us in our hospitality room for food, drink, and mingling with other alumni and students.

You will have the opportunity to meet with several experts from the engineering and computer science field, including:

Please RSVP to the SEAS Office of Advancement and Alumni Programs at 202-994-9866 or via e-mail at seasalum@gwu.edu, and please indicate "Resume Critique Event" in the subject line.

EAA Committee Meetings

The following committees will meet:

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