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| Editor’s Note: This message from Ronald Sugar, Honorary Chair of Engineers Week 2006, may be reproduced and used for promotional or educational purposes in connection with Engineers Week. E-WEEK EDITORIAL by RONALD SUGAR Among the significant benefits of our profession is the knowledge that, as engineers, we have a chance to enhance lives every day. Through Connecting Educators to Engineering, this year’s Engineers Week initiative, we have a unique opportunity to help make the next generation of engineers aware of the rewards of our field. In the process, we can help improve our profession’s prospects and students’ futures. To do so, we must expand our outreach beyond high school and college; to ensure students are developing the appropriate math and science skills, we must reach them during the middle-school years, as well. As co-chair of Engineers Week 2006, I join the Society of Women Engineers in encouraging you to offer your support to schools as an engineering resource. Connecting Educators to Engineering speaks to the importance of recognizing the critical interconnectedness of our world. By introducing this concept to middle-school students, we not only show how math and science relate to a potential career option, but also how engineering is related to so much of their lives, from video games to computers to the aerodynamics of a skateboard. The initiative also speaks to a core value of Northrop Grumman Corporation – direct involvement in our schools and communities. Each of us who enjoys a career in engineering knows how rewarding it is to contribute to the innovations that fuel our quality of life, economic growth and national security. The next generation will only experience the same growth we almost take for granted if enough of them recognize the value of our profession. If we start now, I believe that we as a profession can ensure their future. # # # Dr. Ronald D. Sugar
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