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Bob Carson, BS in Mechanical Engineering,
semi-retired, 25 years of
manufacturing and engineering management experience. Consultant to University of
Idaho -
 | Using professional practices in the design curriculum. |
| Managing projects and developing products |
| Getting results and increasing value
using simple metrics |
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Name: Danielle
Ator2005 status: Junior student
Year(s) of mentoring: Spring semester 2005
Value of working as a mentor: Learning more about the
topics as you explain
them to others. Observing the different people’s learning styles.
Getting to share some of your knowledge and learn new things from the
students.
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Name: Nate Beach
2005 status: Auxiliaries division officer aboard USS Port
Royal - US Navy
Year(s) of mentoring: Three semesters: Aug03 - June04
Spring semester 2005
Value of working as a mentor: Teamwork:
leadership/followership. Providing insightful, growth promoting, and
beneficial feedback. The importance of communicating a plan
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Name: G Contreras
2005 status: Junior student
Year(s) of mentoring: Spring semester 2005
Value of working as a mentor: Promotes educational
support and peer teaching environment. It helps me and them. Teaches
everyone involved about mentoring and how it can help the mentor and the
mentee. Creates a relationship and link between the professor and the
students as well. Feedback, self evaluation, assessment of mentors and
mentees and instructors, leadership development, etc. |
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Name: Kristen Dvoracek
2005 status: Senior student
Year(s) of mentoring: 2003-5
Value of working as a mentor: Learning about people's
perspective and how everyone has a different way of solving problems.
Getting to know the younger classmen and how I can help enhance their
learning.
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Name: Anna Henson
2005 status: Master of Science student at U of Washington,
teaching assistant
Year(s) of mentoring: 2003-4 (spring-summer-fall-spring)
Value of working as a mentor: Learning to give
feedback and explore the mentee's representation has provided me with
great tools for teaching. My team building and leadership skills
from the mentoring program have also given me a great advantage in my
current classes and projects.
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Name: Hattie Hiatt
2005 status: Graduating Senior
Year(s) of mentoring: .5 years (Spring 2003-Fall 2004)
Value of working as a mentor: I
gained social interactive skills, the ability to communicate my ideas
effectively, and how take and use criticism. Technically, I really
learned the engineering process. Lastly, I gained a lot of valuable
friendships that I wouldn't have had the opportunity to develop without
mentoring |
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Name: Austin Howard
2005 status: Junior student
Year(s) of mentoring: ~2 yrs (spring 04', fall 04', spring
05')
Value of working as a mentor: As a mentor I have grown
tremendously as a communicator, engineer and a leader. I gained
valuable insight on how people learn (including myself), and how to work
on a team. Plus I have gained experience leading my peers.
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Name: Fahad Khalid
2005 status: Project Engineer @ Engineering Designs
Transfer Inc.
Year(s) of mentoring: 2 (Fall 02-Spring 04)
Value of working as a mentor: Teamwork, Professional
Growth, Kaizen, Time Management
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Name:
Nathan Zohner
2005 status:
Junior in Mechanical Engineering
Year(s) of mentoring: 2 (Fall 02-Spring 04)
Value of working as a mentor: I enjoy solidifying my
knowledge as students ask the questions I had, as well as the questions I
should have had.
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Name: Jerry Lane
2005 status: Junior student
Year(s) of mentoring: Fall 2004-Spring 2005
Value of working as a mentor:
For me: Examine team dynamics and participate in multiple groups within
one semester. For the students: My goal is to help ME 223 students
recognize and stay focused on course objectives. This class can’t
compare their answers with Bob - (Back of book)
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Name: Michael Maughan
2005 status: Senior student and UI
research assistant
Year(s) of mentoring: F03 S04 F04
Value of working as a mentor: Develop the ability to
communicate effectively. Understand others' representation of
knowledge.
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Name: Doug Overholtzer
2005 status: Junior student
Year(s) of mentoring: Fall 04
Value of working as a mentor: Communication skills
improvement. Understanding of entire process from seeing growth of other
engineers.
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Name:
Briar Schumacher
2005 status: Mech Engineer for
Cedric Chong and Associates in Honolulu, HI
Year(s) of mentoring: 2002-2003
Value of working as a mentor: Positive
"forward focused" feed back that doesn't hurt others. Idea of improving
at rapid and flexible pace. Like briar, just do it.
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Name: Matt Shewmaker
2005 status: Mechanical Engineer - Naval Air Warfare
Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) China Lake, CA
Year(s) of mentoring: 2003/2004
Value of working as a mentor: Effectively communicating
the proper engineering process through logical reasoning without
appearing like a know-it-all. Ensuring that the mentee understands the
problem using his/her own representation (not my own) of the situation.
Instilling good engineering practices in mentees through demonstration
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Name: Richard Statler III
2005 status: BSME 2004. Powertrain Design
Engineer NEOPLAN USA CORPORATION
Year(s) of mentoring: 01-02, summer; 02-03, summer; 2003.
Go Vandals!
Value of working as a mentor: Learning how to generate
team work. Managing challenge. Learning how to learn.
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