AC 2007-754: A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION: STUDENT TRANSITION TO ENGINEERING PROGRAM Brad Matanin, Virginia Tech BRAD M. MATANIN is a M.S. student in Biological Systems Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He is a graduate assistant with the College of Engineering and Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity (CEED), serving as the Assistant Director of STEP and teaching assistant for the Galileo program. Tremayne Waller, Virginia Tech TREMAYNE O. WALLER received a B.S. degree in Liberal Arts Education from Averett University in 1996 and M.S. degree in Counseling from Radford University in 1999. Currently, he is working on a PhD. in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He works for the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity as the graduate assistant overseeing STEP and the Pre-College Initiative programs. Jean Kampe, Virginia Tech J. C. MALZAHN KAMPE is an associate professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. She received her Ph.D. in metallurgical engineering from Michigan Technological University, M.Ch.E. in chemical engineering from the University of Delaware, and a B.S. degree in chemical engineering at Michigan Technological University. Cory Brozina, Virginia Tech Cory Brozina is a graduate assistant with the College of Engineering and Center for the Enhancement in Engineering Diversity (CEED). He is the Data Manager for the College of Engineering and Director of Imagination for the CEED office. He is in the Industrial and Systems Engineering department obtaining his masters in Management Systems. Bevlee Watford, Virginia Tech DR. BEVLEE A. WATFORD, P.E. is the founding Director of the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity, established in 1992. Watford received the ASEE 2003 Minorities in Engineering award due to her efforts to increase the recruitment, retention, and graduation rates of under-represented students in engineering. She is currently working for the National Science Foundation as a rotator in the Division of Undergraduate Education. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2007