RICHARDSON, Texas (Jan. 10, 2002) – The Chinese Institute of Engineers/USA (CIE/USA) is privileged
to co-sponsor the National Engineers Week 2002. It is currently working with other national level
engineering societies, including IEEE/USA, IIE/USA, National Society of Professional Engineers,
National Society of Civil Engineers, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, National Society
of Black Engineers, and Society of Women Engineers in the National E-Week Steering Committee to
plan and develop numerous exciting programs throughout the nation.
A highlight of the E-Week 2002 celebration is the Asian American Engineer of the Year Award Banquet
hosted by CIE/USA. This banquet will be held on Saturday, February 23, 2002 from 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm
at the Renaissance Dallas North Hotel in Dallas.
The keynote speaker of this national level Award Gala is Mr. Bob Drewes, President & CEO of Raytheon
Aircraft Integration Systems. Drewes joined Raytheon Company in November 1997, after completing 33
years in the U.S. Air Force with the rank of Major General. His last assignment was Commander of
Defense Contract Management Command with 16,000 employees stationed worldwide. Additionally, Drewes
has more than eight years of experience working on various assignments in the Pentagon. He was also
a military assistant in the Executive Office of the President of the United States during the Reagan
administration.
The Labor Secretary, the Honorable Elaine L. Chao, has sent her sincere blessing for this E-Week
Award event. Her special assistant will attend the Banquet and deliver the Secretary’s congratulatory
message.
All CIE/USA Area Chapters in the US including D/FW Chapter, New Mexico Chapter, Greater New York
Chapter, OCEESA Chapter, San Francisco Chapter, Seattle Chapter will also participate in this event.
In addition, there are to date many confirmed sponsors from major corporations and academia
institutions, such as
Raytheon,
Lockheed Martin,
IBM,
Boeing,
Texas Instruments,
Cisco,
Sprint PCS,
Verizon,
Zyvex Corporation,
Austin Ventures,
Prime Arts,
Metro Bank,
The University of Texas at Dallas,
Southern Methodist University,
George Washington University,
University of North Texas and its Health Science Center,
Los Alamos National Laboratory
In addition to the Award Banquet, CIE/USA is working closely with IEEE-USA in promoting the “ZOOM
into Engineering”, a joint program of National Engineers Week. Zoom into Engineering program was
designed to promote an interest in Math and Science for young adults. CIE/USA is also sponsoring
the “National Engineers Week 2002 Future City Competition” program. This program is a National
Engineers Week program for seventh and eighth-grade students to foster interest in math, science
and engineering through hands-on, real world applications. CIE/USA will provide a special “CIE/USA
Award” for one of the winner teams of the Future City Competition National Finals to be held on
February 20, 2002 at Hyatt Regency – Capitol Hill Hotel in Washington D.C.
Thomas Wu, Chairman of the CIE/USA National Council and Board Member of the National Engineers Week
Steering Committee, would like to cordially invite you to support and participate in this exciting
banquet. This Asian American Engineer of the Year Award Banquet will be the first national award
program in conjunction with the National Engineers Week 2002 programs, to celebrate and recognize
the great contribution of outstanding Engineers and Professionals in the United States.
Other interested corporations, engineering societies, as well as universities may visit CIE/USA
web site, http://www.cie-usa.org, for detailed information.
