Subject: alumni profile
Date:
From: "Acey Roberts"
<aroberts@wgkengineers.com>
To: <acheng@olemiss.edu>
Dr. Cheng
Belated congratulations on your appointment to the CE
Chair. I have heard only encouraging
comments on your leadership so far. I
hope to meet you soon. I wanted to let
you know I graduated in December 1999 and I am currently a consulting engineer
with Williford, Gearhart & Knight, Inc. We have 4 offices currently in the states of
In my time with WGK I have worked on a wide range of
projects and am confident that my education at Ole Miss prepared me for the
wide range of skills necessary to work in a multi-faceted professional
environment. The liberal arts education
at Ole Miss prepares Engineers for the accountant/marketing/management part of
our jobs that we rely on as much as the technical practice of engineering.
Please know I am available to you or to your staff should
you need any help in promoting the Department.
Sincerely
Acey Roberts E.I.
Engineer
Williford, Gearhart & Knight,
Inc.
www.wgkengineers.com
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Subject: MES Conference
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 15:26:12 -0600
From: "Acey Roberts"
<wgkhazle@dedac.com>
To: <cvchris@olemiss.edu>
CC: <acheng@olemiss.edu>
Dr. Mullen
I enjoyed seeing you again at the Mississippi Engineering
Society's Winter Meeting in
If I could make a suggestion to help in the retention of
students at the undergraduate level, I would have appreciated as an undergraduate meeting engineers from different work
environments to get a better understanding of my work opportunities after
graduation. I would like to see
engineers from the different regulatory agencies, (MDOT, DEQ, Dept of Health, ect.), as well as engineers in private practice from large
firm to small. I don't believe that many
students really know what opportunities exist outside the College and having a
chance to meet and talk with employers will give the younger undergraduates a
path to follow.
I know it would be a challenge to fit this into a classroom
but perhaps the student ASCE chapter could sponsor this as a lecture
series.
Again, it was good to see you and if I can ever help, just
let me know.
Sincerely,
Acey Roberts E.I.
Engineer
Williford, Gearhart & Knight,
Inc.
www.wgkengineers.com