IEEE Pre-College Educator Award.

IEEE Pre-College Educator Award. The IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. Educational Activities Board is currently acceptingnominations for the 2005 Pre-College Educator Award. The award is givento teachers who foster students' interest in and encourage studentsto pursue careers in mathematics, science, technology and engineering.The winning teacher receives $1,000 and a plaque. This will be the fifth year of the award, which IEEE says is"a way to applaud dedicated teachers for their efforts." Lastyear's winners were Mark D. Conner, an engineer who teaches atHoover High School Hoover High School may refer to any of the following: Hoover High School (Alabama), Hoover, Alabama, made famous by the MTV show Two-A-Days Hoover High School, North Canton, Ohio Hoover High School, Glendale, CA in Hoover, Alabama, and Rebekah Gendron, a technologyeducator at Riverside Middle School in East Providence, Rhode Island East Providence is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 48,688 at the 2000 census, making it the fifth largest city in the state.It is a suburb of Providence. . Conner developed two high school engineering courses and is also aninstructor for the Infinity Project, which familiarizes children withengineering and is sponsored by the Southern Methodist University Southern Methodist University,at Dallas, Tex.; United Methodist; coeducational; chartered 1911. The school's facilities include laboratories for electron microscopy and stable isotopes, a museum of paleontology, and a graduate research center. Schoolof Engineering and Texas Instruments. Gendron uses robotics as an integral part of teaching and hasorchestrated the first Rhode Island Rhode Island, island, United StatesRhode Island,island, 15 mi (24 km) long and 5 mi (8 km) wide, S R.I., at the entrance to Narragansett Bay. It is the largest island in the state, with steep cliffs and excellent beaches. Robotics/FIRST Lego League statewidecompetition for middle school students. The deadline for nominations is April 3, 2005. For moreinformation, visit www.ieee.org.