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ISBN: 0-9745346-2-5 Retail: $14.95 US A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book will benefit the Scholarship Program of the Advancing Hispanic Excellence in Technology, Engineering, Math, and Science (AHETEMS) Foundation of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Inc. (SHPE). Distributors: Big River Distribution 9870-D Big Bend Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63122 Phone: 314-822-1808 Fax: 314-909-6807 Tommy Halloran/Sales Executive bigrivertommy@sbcglobal.net The News Group 5130 Commerce Pkwy. San Antonio, TX 78218 210-226-9333 Author & Publisher: Edna Campos Gravenhorst 3150 Ohio Ave. St. Louis, MO 63118 314-762-9192 ecgravenhorst@sbcglobal.net Illustrator: Sunny Santos sunnysantos@charter.net Editor: Cheryl Fillion cfillio@sbcglobal.net Foreword: Rafaela Schwan Program Manager SHPE, Inc. The University of Texas at Arlington College of Engineering Box 19019 634 Nedderman Hall, Rm 619 Arlington, TX 76019-0019 Phone: 817-272-1116 Cell: 817-914-5670 Fax: 817-272-2548 rschwan@shpe.org www.shpe.org Books Available At: University of Missouri-St. Louis Bookstore 314-516-5763 Bookstore Manager: Mary Ann Corbett mary_ann_corbett@umsl.edu Left Banks Books 399 N Euclid Ave St Louis, MO 63108 (314) 367-6731 Borders Books & Music All St. Louis Area Stores Hasting Books 4500 N. 10th Suite 300 McAllen, TX 78504 956-972-1276 H-E-B Grocery Company Stores in Texas: Alamo, 1211 E. Frontage Brownsville, 2155 Paredes Ll. Brownsville, 1628 Central Bl. Brownsville, 2250 Boca Chica Brownsville, 2950 Southmost Corpus Christi, 4444 Kostoryz Corpus Christi, 5801 Weber Rd. Corpus Christi, 11100 Leopard Corpus Christi, 10241 S. Padre Island Dr. Corpus Christi, 4320 S. Alemeda Corpus Christi, 3500 Leopard Corpus Christi, 5425 S. Padre Island Dr. Corpus Christi, 3133 S. Alemeda Corpus Christi, 3033 S. Port St. Donna, 813 Miller Edinburg, 2700 W. F. Gonzales Edinburg, 1212 S. Closner Harlingen, 1213 S. Commerce Harlingen, 1103 Morgan Blvd. Harlingen, 613 Expressway Laredo, 1002 Farragut Laredo, 1301 Guadalupe St. Laredo, 4801 San Dario Laredo, 7811 McPherson Rd. Laredo, 2310 Saunders Laredo, 2314 S. Zapata Hwy. McAllen, 900 S. Tenth St. McAllen, 3601 W. Pecan McAllen, 901 Trenton Rd. Mercedes, 209 North Texas Mission, 820 S. Conway Mission, 200 E. Griffin Mission, 2206 N. Conway Palmview, 2206 W. Plama Vi. Pharr, 1300 Hwy. 83E Port Isabel, 1679 Highway 10 Rio Grand City, 4031 East Hwy. 8 San Benito, 1141 SW Hwy. 77 San Juan, 901 West Expressway Weslaco, 1004 North Texas Weslaco, 310 N. Westgate

About The Book:

From the foreward: "The stories recanted in this book serve not only to celebrate the accomplishments of Latinas, but of Latina engineers – that rising class of esteemed women who continue to persevere in a male-dominated environment from the classroom to the boardroom. From the campos of California, to the barrios of the Rio Grande Valley, to the boroughs of New York, the stories are bound by an inspiration of cultural resilience as these Latinas strove along adverse pathways to become Quality Hispanic Engineers. It is our hope that this book continues to serve as a source of inspiration to countless of young Latinas to pursue the most arduous yet rewarding of technical careers. We foresee that one day Latina engineers will no longer be among the counted few but will be the greatest Technical Talent." ~Rafeala Schwan, M.S AHETEMS Program Director Society Of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Ic. Endorsement: Diana Gomez, P.E. President Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Inc. "As Latinas, we have a gift of cuentando nuestras estorias (telling our stories) of faith, love, struggle, hope and success to our children to keep our heritage and memories alive. This book continues that tradition by telling the stories of accomplished Latinas who despite their poor neighborhoods and schools, migrant communities, single-parent homes, and borderlands rose to become great engineers. I am honored to be among those whose stories are brilliantly unfolded in this book. It is my hope that current and future generations of young Latinas are both inspired by the strength of these female role-models to continue reaching for excellence and equally motivated to never give up in spite of the challenges they face. ˇSí Se Puede! (Yes You Can!)"

Engineers Featured:

Paula R. Alves Mineral Scientist, Imerys Pigments, Sandersville, Georgia MS-Geology and Geological Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla BS-Geology, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil Annette Desarden-Carrero Industrial Engineer Supervisor, United Parcel Service (UPS), St. Louis, Missouri BS-Industrial Engineering, University of Missouri-Columbia BA-Communications, University of Sacred Heart, San Juan,Puerto Rico Laurie Y. Carrillo, P.E Materials Engineer, NASA-Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas MS-Aerospace Engineering, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs BS-Material Science and Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas BA-Math/Applied Math, Rice University, Houston, Texas Serena Garcia Petrophysics Engineer, Contractor to Shell Exploration & Production Company, Houston, Texas BS-Petroleum Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado Diana L. Gomez, PE, PMP Electrical Transportation Engineer, Caltrans, Fresno, California Chief of the Office of Traffic Management National President, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers BS-Electrical Engineering, California State University-Fresno, Fresno, California Monica Chavana Guevara Civil Engineer, Pape-Dawson Engineers, Inc. , San Antonio,Texas BS-Civil Engineering, Texas A & M, College Station, Texas Camie Guerrero Completions Engineer, Burlington Resources, Farmington, New Mexico BS-Chemical Engineering, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, New Mexico Karen Lozano, Ph. D. Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Texas Pan American, Edinburg, Texas PhD-Materials Science, Rice University, Houston, Texas MS-Materials Science, Rice University, Houston, Texas BS-Mechanical Engineering, UDEM, Monterrey, Mexico Debbie Martínez Lugo Computer/Flight Operations Engineer, NASA-Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia Editor, Latina Women of NASA and NASA Hispanic Astronauts web sites, and HEP@NASA LaRC e-newsletter MS-Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia AS-Thomas Nelson Community College, Hampton, Virginia BS-Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University , Dayton Beach, Florida Private Pilot License-Langley Air Force Base Aero Club Lupita Montoya, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York PhD-Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California MS-Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California BS-Engineering, California State University, Northridge, California Jessica Armendariz Preciado Ph. D. Candidate, Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Berkeley California, MS-Mechanical Engineering, University of California-Berkeley, BS-Mechanical Engineering, University of California-Berkeley, Olga D. Gonzalez-Sanabria Director of Engineering and Technical Services, NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio MS-Chemical Engineering, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio BS-Chemical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaquez, Puerto Rico

Upcoming Events:

CELEBRATING THE DIVERSITY OF AMERICA AT THE ST. LOUIS SCIENCE CENTER March 26, 2006-Center Stage, 12pm-2pm,"Ay Mija, Why Do You Want To Be An Engineer?" by Author & Historical Researcher Edna Campos Gravenhorst. The book features twelve Latina engineers from around the country. Commentary Gilberto Pinela Host Hispanic TV Enterate on UPN. Reading by author, Edna Campos Gravenhorst . Presentations by: Book Illustrator, Sandra "Sunny" Santos; Materials Engineer at NASA-Johnson Space Center, Laurie Yvette Carrillo; Industrial Engineer Supervisor at United Parcel Service (UPS), Annette Desarden-Carrero and Mineral Scientist at Imerys Pigments, Paula R. Alves. Rafaela Schwan and Gary Cruz of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers will speak about their scholarship programs, they will have written materials to hand out. There will also be NASA giveaways for the audience. The original illustrations in the book and book cover will be on display. The book is intended for young adults, middle/high school age and will be sold the day of the event. The author, illustrator and presenters will be available to sign books after the event.

Past Events:

Thursday, March 16 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Reception, Book Reading, Signing and Book Illustrations Exhibit University of Missouri-St. Louis University Bookstore in the Millennium Student Center All twelve book illustrations and the book cover illustration will be on exhibit.

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