Annual Conference
2008 WISE Conference

Important Links
Resources for Women
Employment
References
Women's Issues

Board Members

History of Past Conference Speakers

Awards
Ethel Ashworth-Tsutsui
Memorial Lecture & Awards

Susan M. Arseven '75
'Make-A-Difference' Awards

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Dr. Angie Hill Price is scheduled to present the keynote address, Be Careful of What You Say: Someone May Not Be Listening, at the 16th Annual Career and Professional Development Conference for Women, scheduled for Saturday, February 16, 2008 on the Texas A&M campus. Dr. Price is an Associate Professor in the Manufacturing and Mechanical Program in the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M University. She has industrial experience as a welding engineer for Chicago Bridge and Iron and for Grant Prideco SA de CV in Veracruz, Mexico. During her stay in Veracruz, Dr. Price developed quality procedures pertaining to welding, trained welding operators in quality inspection and standards, and supervised the repair of a 15,000 lb forge hammer. Dr. Price currently serves as the Speaker of the TAMU Faculty Senate and as such represents the faculty in all matters of shared governance. She also is the Interim Program Coordinator for the Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Technology Program and Faculty Advisor for the Texas A&M University Student Chapter of the American Welding Society. Dr. Price also is on various committees and boards at the University including the TAMU Council on Culture and Diversity, the Texas Science Olympiad Board of Directors, and she serves as co-chair of the TAMU Transportation Services Advisory Committee.

WISE began in the Department of Chemistry when a handful of women graduate students gathered to discuss the alarming dropout rate among their fellow female students. An informal survey identified the isolation that many of these women felt within the department and also pointed out issues that contributed to the uncomfortable environment often encountered by women entering nontraditional fields. These conditions resulted in an unusually large number of women leaving without a degree, especially those who were to have entered their second year of study. Armed with this information, WISE set out to improve conditions on campus, and from this small beginning, WISE has grown to include women from all technical and scientific Colleges on campus.