FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., July 1 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news release:
Every chemical engineer starts somewhere, and usually with someone who encouraged them at just the right moment. For three U of A graduates, that someone was a high school teacher they have now chosen to thank.
The Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering recognizes Katie Blanchard of Martin High School in Arlington, Texas; Emily Pierce of Pulaski Academy in Little Rock; and Amanda Teece of Bentonville High School in Bentonville, as its newest Distinguished High School Mentors, each nominated by a recent graduate of its undergraduate program.
The award allows chemical engineering students to recognize outstanding mentors who have consist...