Engineering program

Engineering program
YOUNGSTOWN -- About 45 students from high schools in Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties will attend a program called "Engineering a Diverse Future" from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday in the Ohio and Chestnut rooms in Kilcawley Center at Youngstown State University. The program, sponsored by the YSU student chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, focuses on exposing women and minority students to engineering. It will include information tables, panel discussions, a design competition, student project demonstrations and speakers from NASA, First Energy and Delphi. Lab tours and hands-on demonstrations in Moser Hall also will be offered.
Foundation honors two
YOUNGSTOWN -- The Struthers School Foundation for Excellence in Education honored Dan Becker and the late Frances Marando at its recent second Hall of Fame Awards Banquet. Both honorees were cited for being lifelong supporters of the community and school system. The award is given to individuals who have been involved in the Struthers School District and have gone out of their way to make a significant difference in the lives of others. These individuals are distinguished in their chosen professions, dedicated to service with integrity and have been wonderful role models for our youth.
Civil War lesson
BOARDMAN -- The Capt. Thomas W. Patton Camp 2021 of the Sons of Confederate Veterans in Boardman will be in an encampment at Boardman Center Middle School on May 7. This group of local volunteers will provide a learning experience to all social studies classes for fifth- and eighth-grade pupils. The pupils will move from station to station learning about the life and times of a soldier during the Civil War.
Slippery Rock dean
SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. -- Dr. Susan Hannam, interim dean of Slippery Rock University's College of Health, Environment and Science, has been named to fill that post on a permanent basis. She has served as interim dean since January 2005 while a national search was conducted to fill the post. "Dr. Hannam has shown her leadership during the past 17 months," said President Robert Smith. "After reviewing all of the exceptional candidates, she was clearly the best candidate to fill the post." Hannam joined the Slippery Rock faculty in 1987, rose through the ranks as assistant, associate and full professor and served as chairman of the department of exercise and rehabilitative sciences from 2001 to 2005.