AC 2007-995: THE INNOVATION INITIATIVE FOR SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP: FOSTERING AWARENESS OF GLOBAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES VIA ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION

Edward Coyle, Purdue UniversityEdward J. Coyle received his BSEE degree from the University of Delaware in 1978, andMaster’s and Ph.D. Degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from PrincetonUniversity in 1980 and 1982. Since 1982, he has been with Purdue University, where he iscurrently Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Co-Director of the Center forWireless systems and Applications (CWSA), and Director of the EPICS EntrepreneurshipInitiative (EEI). His research interests include the performance analysis of computer and sensor networks, signaland image processing, and engineering education. He was a co-recipient of both the Myril B.Reed Best Paper Award from the 32nd Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems and the1986 Best Paper Award for Authors under 30 from the Signal Processing Society of the IEEE. Hehas served as an associate editor of the IEEE Transactions on Circuits and systems and was anelected member of the Board of Governors of the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society. He was thegeneral chair of the 1997 IEEE/EURASIP Workshop on Non linear Signal and Image Processing.Dr. Coyle is a Fellow of the IEEE and in 1998 was named an Outstanding Engineering Alumnusof the University of Delaware. Dr. Coyle was a co-founder, with Professors Leah Jamieson and Hank Dietz, of the EngineeringProjects in Community Service (EPICS) Program at Purdue. He was also a co-founder andco-director, with Professor Leah Jamieson and Bill Oakes, of the National EPICS Program, whichsupports and coordinates EPICS sites at Purdue and 16 other universities. For their work with the EPICS Program, Professors Coyle and Jamieson have jointly receivedPurdue’s Class of 1922 Award for Outstanding Innovation in Helping Students Learn and the1997 Chester F. Carlson Award for Innovation in Engineering Education from the AmericanSociety for Engineering Education (ASEE). The EPICS Program has been honored with severalawards, including the Corporate and Foundation Alliance Award and, from the State of Indiana,the Inaugural Governor’s Award for Outstanding Volunteerism. With Professors Jamieson andOakes, Coyle was a co-recipient of the National Academy of Engineering’s 2005 Bernard M.Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education. Nancy Clement, Purdue UniversityNancy Clement received both her Bachelor’s (‘89) and Master’s degree (‘05) from PurdueUniversity’s College of Technology. Her research interests include social entrepreneurshipprograms in academia, entrepreneurship opportunities for women and minorities, and social andorganizational change through leadership and entrepreneurship. Nancy is currently the Interim Director of the EPICS Entrepreneurship Initiative (EEI) andProgram Coordinator. In addition to working with the EPICS undergraduate students, Nancy alsomakes annual visits to a local elementary school presenting information on Inventions,Innovations and Protection of Intellectual Property. She has also mentored PhD and MBAstudents enrolled in the Innovation Realization Lab. Nancy has been with the university since1996 in business services for Minority Engineering Program, Women in Engineering Program,and the Purdue Libraries. Prior to her university career, Nancy owned several businessesincluding a wholesale/retail business, rental property business, and a direct marketing business.As an independent contractor she has worked for the Department of Education, the US CensusBureau, and was a teacher for a private mental health institution. Nancy was awarded the Frank Murphy Outstanding Faculty Fellow of the Year for 2006 WindsorHalls. She was also recognized by the Residence Hall Association as the 2006 Fredrick L. Hovde