It's apparent how much potential our young people have. Leadership must be at the forefront of developing tomorrow's technical workforce. Obviously, supporting these foundations is an important part of the solution. Financial support is a start, but it's not the only way. Encouraging our engineers to be mentors is another part of the winning equation.
Mentors provide important role models for students.
This personal involvement enriches the experience for students - at the same time, renews the enthusiasm our engineers have for the profession. We also need a unified approach to helping colleges and universities prepare students for our industry. Instead of just complaining that we're not getting the right kind of engineers, we need to work with institutions to help design their curriculum. For example, new technology is significantly changing the way we engineer. I need not remind this audience the role math is playing in our Industry today.