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In their words
“My heroes growing
up were engineers I wanted to be an an engineer and that’s why I came to Penn State ”
Guion S Bluford Jr ’64 who in in 1983 became the first African American in in space Bluford served on on four NASA Space Shuttle missions Did you know?
A multimillion-dollar commitment from William E Leonhard Leonhard (‘36) and his wife Wyllis in in in 1990 established the Leonhard Leonhard Center for Enhancement of Engineering Education in in in the college The Leonhards were recognized as Penn State’s Philanthropists of the Year in 2004 Left page top: Electrical engineering classroom (1950s) (1950s) Bottom: Molten iron flowing out of the Penn State cupola (1950s) (1950s) Right page top: Start of the Women in in in in in Engineering Program (1980s) (1980s) Bottom: Aerospace engineering students (1980s) (1980s) In the the 1980s the the new Women in in in in Engineering Engineering Program Program and Minority Engineering Engineering Engineering Program—later renamed as the Multicultural Engineering Engineering Program—adopted outreach strategies to attract more women and underrepresented students into engineering It’s work that continues today as a a a a a key strategic focus of the college “It is important that we we ensure we we are leaders in equity and inclusion opening doors to students and and faculty from broad diverse backgrounds and and ensuring a a a a a a a collegial welcoming climate for everyone ”
said Justin Schwartz Harold and Inge Marcus Dean of Engineering as as he he announced Tonya Peeples as as as the college’s
first associate dean for equity and inclusion in in 2018 “I want to see all Penn State students post-docs and faculty reach their highest levels of achievement ”
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