Show Page 6 The Aggie Revie f w $ ' f a a I never felt anyone objected or was overtly against me but I also felt no one really cared if women were in the college or not" "I I vwiwmmi Wf lUiJ & £ ' K f iNWgN0ftly rsott ®5StwwiiMwiip " ' y" y r — '5® 8V :' h W s X i ' 'Vy£ts 4 "““W jr fA w' v Photo by Mark Shramek j 3 by Lucy Randall “"The main reason women don't try for an "Engineering is a tough road anyway the attrition rate for men students alone is over You can imagine the 60 struggle for women in the college" fiefd Th engineering being an is no education because one engineering urged problems have become everyone's conce them into the field Science and math prep and are causing more women to become classes are essential for anyone entering the tively interested in solving them The field and these classes are usually played firmative Action programs in both down by high school counselors" said Nancy colleges and industry insist on hig Adams a graduate student in irrigation and recruitment quotas for women The ste agriculture engineering "He usually guides a decrease in engineering enrollment after girl into some other field he feels is more layoffs have led many college attuned to women" offer more opportunities to women studeij Adams and 20 other USU women are seeking Although college enrollment of womerf rough-gointhe engineering degrees despite projected to increase 5 percent next year I "I was quite introverted when first came figure is not expected to increase greatly here but being one of the few women in the the next few years This apathetic outlook is changing as program has made me become much more aggressive" said Adams "You have to assert porations are openly recruiting more wort some drive just to survive" which is leading colleges to push for m! Adams started her engineering education in women students At this time funding I 1966 and received her bachelor's degree last women engineering students is excellent One of was no her Ed that Vendell quarter associate professor problems special consideration was given to women in mechanical engineering is also in charge the college "I never felt the scholarship program for engineer anyone objected or was overly against me but women He said "Right now we have f also felt no one really cared if women were in scholarship funds for women engineer the college or not" students: American Association of Univen In 1973 women engineers made up only Women which provides funding for gradu of the percent engineering job force After and post graduate The Society of Won decades of apathy engineering companies The American Society Engineers a and colleges have started recruitment push Mechanical Engineers and a new scholars for women The reasons for this new interest fund started by Donald Corbett This are numerous scholarship will hopefully reach the projec The emphasis on the environmental and amount of $20000 and the interest will m is crisis of the energy removing stigma possible four full tuition scholarsips all-mal- e aero-spac- e - g I I male-oriente- d I 1 I 9 j i |