2010 Issue

11 members donate time to support Hands-on Science programs for elemen- tary school students, Expanding Your Horizons programs for junior high school girls, and Math, Engineering, and Science Achievement (MESA) and Science, Technology, and Engineering Programs (STEP) events for high school and college students. In addition, the UEC itself stimulates aspiring engineers by annually award- ing scholarships to junior year engineering students at BYU, University of Utah, and Utah State University; recognizing outstanding achievements of young engineers with our annual Fresh Faces of Engineering Award; offering discount student tickets to our annual Engineers Week Banquet, and recognizing outstanding high school science andmath educators with our annual cash award to the Utah MESA teacher of the year. MENTORING RESOURCES Here are a few mentoring Web sites I found while doing research for this article: • MentorNet - www.mentornet.net • Mentoring - www.mapnp.org/library/guiding/mentrng/mentrng.htm • The Mentoring Group - www.mentoringgroup.com • Mentorshiponline.com - www.mentorshiponline.com TAKE HOME MESSAGE Engineering is a profession in which learning occurs continuously. It be- gins with formal education and continues through various developmental experiences, including a positive, long- lasting mentoring relationship. A call to mentorship should not be an unusual thing to read. As profession- als, we have an obligation to help those who need to be nudged along the way. Mentoring a young professional or student is part of the pack- age of professional responsibility. Through mentoring, we help young professionals discover themselves and their potential, show them how to apply their skills and special aptitudes, and guide them in defining and pursuing their own career goals. In turn, mentoring helps us discover new things about ourselves. Certainly, UEC member societies provide ample opportunity tomentor young professionals. There is no better way. There is no greater satisfaction. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS My first step to gather information for this article was to Google “ Mentor- ing in Engineering ”. To my astonishment, there were 3,570,000 results in 0.27 seconds. I must acknowledge that one finding, an article entitled; “ Mentoring in Engineering ” authored by Jeffery S. Russell, P.E. and pub- lished in Leadership and Management in Engineering (January 2006, pp 34-37) proved to be the “glue” I was looking for to join my own thoughts. With some re-ordering and condensing of his original words, I borrowed much fromMr. Russell’s paper. I must also acknowledge the contributions of UEC member society representatives in sharing mentoring examples for their societies. Finally, I must thank my colleagues at CH2M HILL for providing insights about mentoring programs within their company. Dr. Martone is associated with the U.S. Air Force at Hill Air Force Base, Utah 800.516.5559 | bankofutah.com/gold Success: You’ve built it. We’ll help protect it. SELECTING A COMPANY TO HANDLE YOUR MONEY PLACES YOUR FINANCIAL SECURITY AT STAKE - BOTH NOW AND IN THE FUTURE. With Bank of Utah acting as your trustee, you have a team of investment professionals that manage your assets. Trust Services: Revocable Trusts Asset Protection Trusts Self-Directed IRAs Power of Attorney Utah most experienced trust and investment team.