Samuel Truesdale

Samuel Truesdale earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Tennessee State University and a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University.  Samuel is currently the Manager of Engineering Employee Development and the Engineering Education Council Chair for the Rolls-Royce Corporation. 

Upcoming Events

November 16-18, 2007
NSBE Region IV Conference

November 18, 2007
NSF Future Tech Conference

More GEM Events

Meet the New GEM Executive Committee

At the 2007 GEM National Conference several Executive Committee members were elected during the GEM Annual Board Meeting.  Dr. Juan Andrade of the US Hispanic Leadership Institute was voted in as President. Dr. Andrade plans to give an outsider perspective to his new GEM leadership role, "The National GEM Consortium is the premiere non-profit in providing graduate access opportunities to minorities in engineering and science. I plan to provide access opportunities to new communities, to new leadership, and to be a change agent in a fast moving industry. In partnership with my predecessor Dr. Ronald Goldsberry and under the leadership of GEM's Executive Director, Michele Lezama, great opportunities are ahead for the Consortium."  Click here to see pictures and read the biographies of the GEM Executive Committee. 

In addition, several attendees at the conference volunteered for open standing chair positions. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Mark Vaughn, Corning Inc., Mariah Zabruskie, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Rita Burrell, Mississippi State University, and as a partnership with the National Association of Multicultural Engineering Program Advocates (NAMEPA), Carolyn Vallas will also join us as a Standing Chair.

2008 GEM Fellowship Deadline Has Passed

The GEM National Office is very busy this time of year closing out the 2008 fellowship application process.  We expect to send all GEM University Members a database outlining full demographic profiles of approximately 1,000 applicants on Tuesday, November 27, 2007. GEM Employers please make sure you submit your 2008 internship profiles by November 15th to ensure the pool of highly qualified applicants GEM provides best meet your needs.  Note to all institutional members, the GEM Fellowship Application System will be unavailable from November 15 through the Thanksgiving holiday. A new system will be on-line on Monday, November 26th.

New GEM Publications

GEM has created three new publications to assist students in their graduate application process. The GRAD Lab series: Why Graduate School?; How to Apply to Graduate School?; How to Fund Graduate School is now available in the Publications section of the GEM website for purchase. Please stay tuned for our next publications series to complement GEM's Future Faculty and Professional Symposium scheduled to be released in the first quarter of 2008.

Welcome Gem's New Director of Development

Please welcome to the GEM staff Anna Lopez, Director of Development. Anna joins GEM most recently serving as Executive Director of UNITY a not for profit organization that planned a joint annual conference every four years as a formal collaboration between organizations of color in the journalism sector. Prior to UNITY she served as Executive Director of National Association of Hispanic Journalists. Anna joins GEM at a time where the GEM Executive Committee's focus is on revenue generation. We look forward to the planning and implementation of a full fledge GEM development effort.

Gem Alumni Association Elects New Leaders

The GEM Alumni Association for the first time in their history held a separate track of content at the National Conference focusing on professional development. They also had several networking events including bowling and the 1st Annual GAA Golf Tournament. The GEM Alumni Conference culminated with elections. The new GEM Alumni Board will be led by Karolyn Young, President, Aerospace Corporation; Christopher Jones, Vice President, MIT; Rayvelyn DeJarnett, Secretary, General Motors; Dr. Marcos Esterman, Treasurer, Rochester Institute of Technology. View bios and pictures of the GAA board members.

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