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This Part To Be Completed By The Applicant

This Part To Be Completed By The Recommender

1. How long have you known the applicant, and in what capacity?

2. I had an excellent______good______fair______poor______ opportunity to observe the quality of this persons abilities.

3. How do you rate the applicants promise for teaching?

Poor Weak in some area(s), such as ____________________________

Good Excellent No basis for judgement

4. How do you rate the applicants promise for research?

Poor Weak in some area(s), such as ____________________________

Good Excellent No basis for judgement

5. If you were in need of a graduate assistant, would you hire this applicant?

Research Assistant: definitely not possibly very likely absolutely no basis for judgment

Teaching Assistant: definitely not possibly very likely absolutely no basis for judgment

Please continue on reverse side.

CONFIDENTIAL LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION

Please return this form to the applicant in a sealed envelope that has been signed across the seal to ensure confidentiality.

Name:__________________________________________________________________________ Semester:_______________________

Legal family name (surname) First Middle

Proposed Specialization: Mech. Illum. Structures Construction

Degree Objective: (M.S., M.Eng., Ph.D.) ____________________

It is the policy of the Department that letters of recommendation submitted in support of admission to graduate study, financial aid, or academic

employment are confidential. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 gives students, once admitted and enrolled, the right to inspect

letters of recommendation. The law also permits students to waive that right if they choose. Such a waiver must be voluntary and cannot be a condition

of admission, award, or employment.

Applicant: Please indicate whether or not you waive your right to examine this letter of recommendation:

I agree to waive access

I do not agree to waive access to this letter of recommendation from: ___________________________________________________

(Name of Recommender)

____________________________________________________________________ _______________________________

Signature Date

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6. Please evaluate the applicant in the areas where you have had sufficient opportunity to observe. The evaluation should be in comparison with other

persons of similar training and experience.

Inadequate

Opportunity

to Observe

Bottom

60%

Top 40% Top 25% Top 10% Top 5% Top 1%

a. Integrity

b. Work ethic

c. Respect for authority

d. Teachable

e. Strongly self motivated

f. Intelligence

g. Fundamental engineering

technical competence

h. Potential to contribute new

knowledge as a researcher

(bounded creativity)

I. Demonstrated leadership

ability

j. Demonstrated ability to work

in harmony with others

k. Demonstrated ability to meet

deadlines

l. English communication skills

Overall expectation of

performance: M.S. Level

Overall expectation of

performance: Ph.D. level

7. Please attach a separate letter to share any personal experiences orindicate any other information concerning the applicants potential as a graduate

student that may not be reflected in the applicants transcriptsand/or test scores. Does the applicant have skills (laboratory, languages, computer, etc.)

which are not adequately reflected in the academic record? Ifso, please elaborate. How does that applicant cmpare with promising conemporaries?

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Recommenders name (please print)

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Position or title/school or company Phone number

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Address

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Signature Date

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