The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) has more than 12,000 members. The majority of ASEE members are faculty, staff, and students from engineering and technology colleges and universities; librarians; STEM and K-12 educators; corporate members; government agencies; and professional societies. ASEE consists of more than 50 divisions, twelve sections, four zones, and six councils. Each of these has an officer or set of officers, which lead the divisions, sections, zones or councils. This paper documents a pilot study that examined the past, current, and potential future leaders of the Engineering Technology Division (ETD) and Engineering Technology Council (ETC). The primary goal of this research effort was to explore the various avenues and opportunities for future leadership of ETD and ETC. Past, current, and potential future leaders of ETD and ETC were surveyed to determine factors that drive the motivation and dedication for service leadership within ASEE. The members of ETD and ETC were also surveyed to determine what barriers exist to become leaders. Based on the findings of this pilot study, the authors will expand this research in a larger scope within ASEE and into other divisions, councils, etc. Some of the questions that this research attempted to answer were: 1. ‘Did you receive service recognition for tenure and promotion for working in leadership positions in ETD or ETC at your school or institution?’ and 2. ‘Why did you participate and volunteer to be a leader in ETD or ETC?’
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