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My year of adventure up here on Whidbey Island in Washington is coming to a close. As of next week, I’ll be back in my old digs in Springfield, Oregon. I will have the same old address and the same old phone.

 Engineering Education Service Center
1004 5^th St
Springfield, OR 97477
(541) 988-1005 phone
(541) 988-1008 fax

 This year has been amazing! I’ve made so many new friends and learned about so many cool careers in engineering (hint – I have a new book coming out this Fall). 

 Here’s a few highlights of the busy school year:

• I facilitated 12 Mother/Daughter TEA workshops totalling about 500 mothers and their daughters.
• I trained 48 teachers to facilitate their own workshops.
• I gave 8 keynotes/presentations to students, teachers, administrators and counselors about engineering careers.
• I developed a Solar Tractor Pull competition for 4-H students through a partnership with the SMILE Program at Oregon State University.
• My newest book, “The Maritime Engineer” was released in October.
• I held a webinar about enticing students into engineering (you'll need to register to view the presentation).
• I ran our 6th annual poster contest and our 1st annual music contest for students.
• I developed our newest blast pack kit, “The Hydraulic Crane”.
• I became a columnist for McGraw Hill’s Trade + Tech magazine.
• I wrote two Teacher’s Guides for Pitsco, and
• I was named one of the Nifty-Fifty most inspiring people in science and engineering by the USA Science and Engineering Festival!

On the personal side:

• I went whale-watching for the first time and supposedly, a Gray Whale did a special trick for us.
• I saw a barred owl and many bald eagles up close.
• I can now name many more species of birds.
• I saw a Giant Pacific Octopus up close.
• I had the pleasure of enjoying one of the most beautiful places on earth for a year.
• I spent some time in the San Juan Islands.
• I saw U2 in concert for the first time.
• I made it through an entire trip and workshop without my luggage.

Time for some R&R. I'll be moving and taking some time off in the next few weeks. Look for our new poster contest announcement in August.

Enjoy your summer!