We would like to thank all of you who donate cash and in-kind to the department, especially those of you who participate in a matching program through your employers. We would not be able to stretch our resources as far without your help. We also appreciate our alumni who donate in other ways and we would like to acknowledge them:

MESS and Guest Speakers: Carl Nail (National Semiconductor Corp.), John Stevens (Raytheon), Chuck Raggio (Stryker), Lisa Christensen Ballou (Stryker), Bret Ballou (Gore and Associates), Ryan Grandfield (Concentric Medical), Bob Weiss (Boeing), Orin Wakefield (Chevron)

MATE Advisory Board: David Taggart (Chair), Michelle (Reyes) Hazard, Scott Miner, James Regan, John Simpson, Conrad Young, Lisa Christensen Ballou

MATE Technical Conference Judge: David Taggart, Alison Souza, Amanda Runciman, Rodger Gabriel, Krista Anderson, Kevin Nibur

Remember your senior project? Come join us at our annual MATE Technical Conference where students present their projects in a professional setting. The students value being evaluated by alumni and our industrial advisory board members. If you are interested in participating as a judge, please contact Kathy Chen, (kcchen 'at' calpoly.edu). The next MATE Technical Conference is scheduled for Monday, May 18, 2009, and we are also planning to have an alum event the evening before at Cal Poly.