Front Matter -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- The Importance of Diversity in Engineering -- Introduction -- Diversity Practices at CH2M HILL -- Diversity Practices at Motorola -- Diversity Practices at Consolidated Edison -- Question and Answer Session -- Recruitment, Retention, Advancement: What Works? -- National Society of Black Engineers -- Society of Women Engineers -- American Indian Science and Engineering Society -- Question and Answer Session -- Advancing Minorities in Science and Engineering Careers -- Affirmative Action Backlash -- A Case Study of the Texaco Lawsuit -- Diversity in the Global Marketplace -- Mentoring -- Implementing Change -- Where Do We Go from Here? -- The Business Case for Diversity -- Appendix A Workshop Participants -- Appendix B Biographical Sketches of Workshop Speakers -- Appendix C Corporate Benchmarks.