JCon10 Academics

	The Academics of Engineering: A Panel Discussion April 10, 9:15am Room: McNary Meeting
Are Universities keeping up to date? Do they still serve the needs of their students, future employers, and the research community? How do students make the decisions regarding an engineering masters degree, an MBA, and entry level experience? Come join us in a discussion of these questions and more.
	Michelle Hendrickson is a licensed Professional Environmental Engineer for the Washington State Department of Ecology. Her undergraduate studies include Professional Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at the University of Idaho. Ms. Hendrickson also has a MS in Environmental Engineering from WSU where she is beginning her doctoral program. Ms. Hendrickson was the National Young Certified Hazardous Materials Manager of the Year Award in 2005 and received a State of Washington Governor’s Award, City of Richland Award, and American Chemical Society’s 4^th place National ACS Award for “Streaming Chemistry” Earth-Day/Month activities in which over 400 Richland School District students were able to sample, analyze measure and test for various water quality properties while restoring two local streams in April of 2008

	Kim Fowler works at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory developing and applying performance metrics for sustainable building operations. She is also an adjunct faculty member at Washington State University in the Environmental Science and Engineering Departments. She has co-authored two handbooks: Pollution Prevention Opportunity Assessments for Research & Development Laboratories (Battelle Press) and How Interested Parties Become Partners: A Communications Guide for Sustainable Development (Battelle Press). Ms. Fowler is a LEED accredited professional. She has a B.A. in Political Science with a minor in Business Administration from Pacific Lutheran University and an M.S. in Environmental Engineering from Washington State University.