Released on: May 1, 2008, 1:55 pm

Press Release Author: Graham Proudley / ENGINEERING.com

Industry: Education

Press Release Summary: The 2008 Grant recipients are Professor Edwin Odom of the
University of Idaho, Maury Middleton of Thomas Nelson Community College, and Dr.
Zezhong Chevy Chen, of Concordia University. The founding Grant sponsors have
contributed a selection of CATIA software, cash honorariums and training manuals for
up to 30 students.

Press Release Body: May 1, 2008, Toronto , ON - The Engineering VISION Grant was
founded to encourage excellence in engineering education. The Grants are awarded to
engineering instructors and professors who demonstrate an ability to develop
outstanding classroom and field educational aids that utilize advanced technology.
All submissions are currently available for review online at
www.engineeringvision.org. The 2008 Grant recipients are Professor Edwin Odom of the
University of Idaho, Maury Middleton of Thomas Nelson Community College, and Dr.
Zezhong Chevy Chen, of Concordia University. The founding Grant sponsors have
contributed a selection of CATIA software, cash honorariums and training manuals for
up to 30 students.

The judges were particularly impressed by the \"incredible video animation of the
Howell Engine\" submitted by Professor Odom. Judge Paul Nutter remarked, "the project
exposed students to several aspects of design software, from knowledgeware to
manufacturing and rendering. The spirit of the engineering VISION Grant is to
support engineering educators. This submission included a very good description of
program and curriculum with complex and intricately detailed support. Odom's
students are benefiting from an excellent educational base."

The judging panel included Dr. M.G.(Ron) Britton - P.Eng., Associate Dean in the
Faculty of Engineering at the University of Manitoba, Heidi M. Steinhauer -
Assistant Professor at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Xavier Fouger -
Director of Dassault Systèmes' PLM Academy, and Paul Nutter - a former Engineering
VISION Grant recipient and Associate Professor in the Department of Technological
Studies at Ohio Northern University.

Maury Middleton's submission of a USS monitor engine, and planetary gear system
represented was well received by the judges, representing an excellent selection of
projects that can stimulate interest as well as challenge the students. They were
also impressed by the fact that students were required to work from historic
drawings to create CAD models, which clearly linked history and engineering along
with theory and practicality.

The panel commended Dr. Chen for his "excellent documentation of the project,
complete with pictures and prints." This documentation is vital to ensuring that
these excellent teaching aids make the transition from competition to the classroom.
They also liked that there was more than one element to the fabrication process,
including both electronic and mechanical components.

The founding sponsors at ENGINEERING.com , Dassault Systèmes , IBM and Wichita State
University believe that technology plays a critical role in engineering education.
Students in colleges, universities and even in K-12 can better understand the
mechanical principles being taught when educators embrace these tools.

For further information contact:
John Hayes, President
ENGINEERING.com, Inc.
40 Village Centre Place , Mississauga , ON Canada L4Z 1V9
Telephone: 905-273-9991 , ext. 280
E-Mail: jhayes@engineering.com
Website: www.engineeringvision.org

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Contact Details: For further information contact:
John Hayes, President
ENGINEERING.com, Inc.
40 Village Centre Place , Mississauga , ON Canada L4Z 1V9
Telephone: 905-273-9991 , ext. 280
E-Mail: jhayes@engineering.com
Website: www.engineeringvision.org