原来读书时,我办公室隔壁的办公室里有位和善而又有绅士风度的老头儿,遇到同进大门时都会为我拉门让我先走。在走廊里遇上陌生人,他都会主动上前:may I help you? 记得他当年开的是辆旧toyato。
后来老板去DC开会同行的还有这位老头儿,这才知道,他原来是national academy of engineering (NAE) 的主席,也是 a menber of the Council of the NAE and the governing board of the National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences. 还是first-ever NAE senior fellow。简单点说:美国的各类工程专业都受他管。