Those of you from New Mexico may be interested in this award announcement. The New Mexico Network for Women in Science and Engineering (NMNWSE) is now accepting nominations for the 6th Annual IMPACT! Award. The award will recognize a New Mexico woman for her extraordinary efforts in encouraging entry into and career development of women in science and engineering.
Nominees do not need to be members of NMNWSE and, for the purposes of the award, science and engineering includes mathematics and all engineering fields as well as physical, biological, behavioral, medical and social sciences, and related technical and non-traditional fields. Nominations forms plus instructions can be downloaded from http://nmnwse.org//ImpactAward. The deadline for nominations is October 1, 2012. For more information, please contact Jennie DeMarco at jenn...@nmsu.edu. The NMNWSE began in 1975 with a core group of faculty and staff from UNM wanting to reach out to women in science as a group. Since then, the Network has worked to encourage and help women enter and succeed in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math careers and promote networking and communication among members by providing regularly scheduled meetings, talks and other local activities.
