RESOURCE

Engineering & Technology for a Sustainable World

Automatic Pilot ... 7
Recent renewed interest in automated guidance technologies could benefit the agriculture industry, and one area that could profit from this concept is chemical application.

Showcasing Skills ... 9
Science and engineering professionals impact the quality of many people's lives and bear a responsibility to communicate clearly to the public what is being accomplished and why it is important. Professionals are also accountable to employers, state and federal governments, funding agencies, taxpayers and review boards. A curriculum vitae fails to address accountability issues -- but a professional portfolio could meet this need.

Precision vs. Profits ... 11
Purdue University's Site-Specific Management Center recently published a book titled Precision Farming Profitability, which explains how to estimate precision agriculture profitability and describes profitable precision farming applications being used in the Corn Belt.

Learning Communities ... 13
A new trend, "learning communities," has been sweeping across campuses throughout the United States and aims to help freshman succeed academically and socially.

INSIDE ASAE

PBS Television Show to Profile ASAE ... 17
ASAE is to be one of the subjects featured in a new public television documentary series set to debut early in 2002. "Voices of Vision" will profile organizations and institutions that help shape our world.

Professional Development ... 18
Keynote Speaker Chosen for 2002 ASAE-CIGR Annual International Meeting in Chicago, AMC Conference Highlights the Power of Agriculture

Member Profile ... 19
Building Mud Dams Isn't Just Child's Play

Recent ASAE Bylaw Changes ... 20

Standards ... 21
Demblowski Joins Standards, First Online Ballot Completed

2002 Blue Ribbon Educational Aids Awards ... 22

Foundation ... 22
Silent Auction Proceeds Endow Student Scholarship, Thank You

ASAE Adds Student Mechanization Branch ... 23

Year-End Numbers Prove Positive for Society Growth ... 24

Partnering Program Seeks Participants ... 24

In Memoriam ... 24
Albert H. Miller, Warren S. Harris

Welcome New Members ... 25

Departments

Update ... 3

Business Briefs ... 15

ASAE Online ... 27

From the Manufacturers ... 29

Personnel Service ... 31

Professional Listings ... 32

Last Word (reader opinion) - Enough is Enough ... 33
Numerous children have died of traumatic agricultural injuries throughout the United States. Farm parents, agricultural organizations and other leaders must take stand and focus on the underlying issues that contribute to these tragedies.

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