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May 2000

May Section Meeting 
Speaker Bio

JOE LILLIE
BellSouth Telecommunications
Lafayette, Louisiana
Ph: (318) 261-4704

Joe Lillie is a native of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, a small community of southwest Louisiana known for its strong Cajun heritage.  In 1973 he received a BSEE from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (ULL) and in 1997 he received a Masters of Science in Telecommunications, also from ULL.

Joe has been employed by BellSouth Telecommunications in Lafayette for the past 27 years.  He has held various engineering positions with BellSouth in Lafayette.  He currently is in a staff position providing engineering support for the entire state.

Joe is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).  He has held numerous local, regional, and national positions with IEEE.  Joe is the past IEEE-USA Vice President for Professional Activities and has chaired the IEEE-USA Professional Development Conference.  Joe has made presentation at many engineering gatherings on the topic of individual development of people skills.  He is currently the Director of the 10 state Region 5 Area and serves on the IEEE and IEEE-USA Board of Directors.

Joe has been active with many organizations in the Lafayette area and has served on numerous boards including the Telephone Pioneers of America, St. Jules Credit Union, and Acadiana Open Channel.  Joe coached youth sports for many years in the Lafayette area.  Joe and his family are members of the St. Jules Catholic Community in Lafayette. 

May Section Meeting 

Personal Responsibility For Success

This presentation, “Personal Responsibility for Success,” will present information, which should be useful to the professional development of individuals who work in technical fields.  The competitive environment, which we work in, will be defined, people skills will be identified, and the application of these skills will be discussed.  Methods of skill assessment will be presented including the idea of using performance evaluations to improve the skills.  

A self-assessment of skills will be discussed along with ideas for skill improvement.  Items to consider when determining individual success will be presented.  Humor is used during the presentation.
 

PET GRAND OPENING

PISCATAWAY, NJ. 3 April 2000.  Explore the newly inaugurated IEEE/EAB Pre-College Engineer Training (PET) website.  PET is dedicated to the alliance of engineers and educators for the promotion of science and technology education.  PET offers specific plans and step by step procedures to prepare engineers to serve as resources to pre-college educators, both in and out of the classroom.  Access this site through the Educational Activities Home Page or at http://www.ieee.org/organizations/eab/pet.

Though open, this site remains under construction.  For the next six months expect to see additional information and periodic updates.  The IEEE Region 1 Worcester County, Massachusetts Section has volunteered to field-test PET in September 2000.  Members will be following the modular step by step plan and contacting educators in their communities.

A sampling of the site includes:

  • .The Process: details various ways of contributing and how to go about it.

  • .Success Stores: first person stories by engineers who have helped in schools.

  • .Initial contact: where to start in the school and preparation tips for your first day.

  • .Other ways to help: ways to contribute other than in the classroom.

  • .Basic tools: helpful advice; learn about teachers and what they need.

  • .Links: teaching kits, other valuable sites.

PET enables IEEE members to have a positive impact on and a mutually valuable experience with students, teachers, and school boards.  2000 Educational Activities Board Vice President Lyle Feisel has said, addresses the growing world wide problem of technological illiteracy and enables engineers to contribute to its solution.”

Initial funding for PET came from IEEE President’s Project Fund and the Life Member Committee.  Send your comments and suggestions for the site to pet@ieee.org or contact Lynn Murison at l.murison@ieee.org.


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