2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

1. Jennifer Wegner University of Michigan College of Engineering [biography]

   Jennifer Wegner is an Assistant Director in Engineering Student Affairs at the University of Michigan, with responsibilities including student organization development, leading unit strategic objectives, and supporting university and college co-curricular initiatives. Her teaching and facilitation experiences include a mentorship/leadership course, LeaderShape®, first year seminars, and a university course on social psychology in residence settings. She is a member of the NASPA Center for Women National Board and co-founded the University of Michigan Women in Student Affairs chapter. Jennifer’s research interests include the culture of busy, the intersection of women’s higher education career ascension and professional development, and women’s leadership development. She is currently a doctoral student at New England College and holds her M.Ed. in Higher Education Student Affairs from the University of Vermont and a B.A from Oakland University.

2. Mr. Stefan M Turcic II University of Michigan [biography]

   Stefan Turcic is a recent graduate from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI, where he received his M.A. in Higher Education from the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education. He is an Educational Research Assistant and Program Assistant for the Multidisciplinary Design Program in the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan. His research interests include teaching and learning environments, student involvement, higher education management and organizations, and institutional assessment. He also holds a B.S. from Benedictine University in Lisle, IL.

3. Ms. Gail Hohner University of Michigan [biography]

   Gail Hohner is the Managing Director of the Multidisciplinary Design Program in the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor, where she develops multidisciplinary engaged learning experiences in the engineering design process. She teaches the seminar in Leadership/Mentorship in Multidisciplinary Engineering Design and her research focuses on the improvements in the pedagogy of engineering design process instruction. She is the 2016 program chair of the DEED division of ASEE. She has a background of 17 years of industrial experience and holds B.S.E in Chemical Engineering and a M.S. in Food Science/Chemical Engineering from Cornell.

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