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Third Annual Magazine Survey Names Top Government Supporters of Hispanic-Serving Engineering Schools
By CCG
May 23, 2006, 14:47

BALTIMORE, Md. — A survey conducted by Hispanic Engineer & Information Technology (HE&IT) magazine has revealed the top government and not-for-profit supporters of the engineering schools at America's Hispanic-serving Institutions (HSIs). National Science Foundation Lead the List.

Research by HE&IT 's editors found there are 15 HSIs with engineering programs approved by ABET, the main accrediting body for these programs in the U.S. HE&IT then surveyed the engineering deans of these institutions to determine the 10 corporate and 10 government partners the deans feel contribute most to their schools' institutional missions.

"The universities we surveyed produce nearly a quarter of the nation's Hispanic engineers each year," says Tyrone D. Taborn, CEO of Career Communications Group Inc. (CCG), publisher of HE&IT.

"The organizations that provide these schools with financial, in-kind, and other vital support are showing a true commitment to diversity in the economically critical field of engineering. They are empowering the Hispanic community and helping the U.S. fill a 'talent gap' that threatens the nation's prosperity."

Survey respondents named National Science Foundation as a Top Supporter.   The National Aeronautical and Space Agency followed closely coming in second. U.S. Air force was ranked third followed by U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Department of Defense who were ranked fourth. The fifth ranking were shared between the following organizations: Los Alamos National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratory, Southwest Research Institute, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Department of Education, and U.S. Navy.

Each of the following organizations were ranked sixth in the survey:
American Society of Civil Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, California Department of Transportation, Central Intelligence Agency, City of Clovis, City of Ft. Worth, Coulter Foundation, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Economic Development Association, Florida Department of Transportation Research Center, Greater McAllen Alliance/McAllen Economic Development Corp., Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, International Foundation for Telemetering, Los Angeles County, Lower Colorado River Authority, Maquila Managers Association, Miami Dade County Public School System, National Institute of Health, Office of Naval Research, San Antonio City Public, Society of Hispanic Prof Engineers
State of Colorado, State of New Mexico, Texas Department of Transportation, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, U.S. Department of the Interior, US Army, US Army Research Office, US Department of Agriculture, W. K. Kellogg Foundation, Ware Foundation, and William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.

Career Communications Group Inc. (CCG) is a leading talent management and career development company whose mission is to promote career and educational opportunities for minority and female professionals and students in engineering, technology, and science.

CCG publishes Hispanic Engineer & Information Technology magazine, US Black Engineer & Information Technology magazine, Science Spectrum magazine, and CCG's Women of Color magazine, and is founder and presenter of three national events: the Science Spectrum Magazine Conference on Minorities in Research Science, the Black Engineer of the Year Awards Conference, and the National Women of Color Technology Awards Conference. CCG also is founder and national coordinator of three public awareness campaigns to increase minorities' interest in technology: La Familia Technology Week, Black Family Technology Awareness Week, and the Native American Family Technology Journey.