This site is dedicated to the activities - past, present and future - of all things Francois.

•  Marie Francois has been awarded tenure at Auburn, where she has been promoted to Associate Professor.  Join us in congratulating Marie!

• Monica and Anthony are  married! They have set up a website here. I have some photos on my website (clicking will open the photos in a new window).

•  Frank Francois was awarded the Marston Medal by the College of Engineering at Iowa State University, his Alma Matter.  The award was presented  on Friday, October 17, in the Scheman Building at the Iowa State Center.  Details can be found here.

• Susan, Monica and Michael  took a short trip to Central Oregon in July or 2002. You can see pictures in Photos.

• Susan Francois has created a new website for www.pdxpax.org, which is a concerned group of citizens who are creating an advertising campaign to begin to sow the seeds of global humanity in their local community of Portland, OR.

• There are new pictures from Michael's latest trip to Mexico.

• Robert Schmelzer recently got married!  Congratulations to Rob & Siriwan!

• There are new photos of the trip to Alaska!  To view, select 'Alaska Photos' from the left menu.

• AASHTO recently created the Francis B. Francois Award for Innovation.  The Award was announced at the AASHTO Annual Meeting, which was held in Indianapolis, Indiana from December 11-12, 2000. The AASHTO press release is here.

• Rob Schmelzer recently posted photos of his trip to Asia.  Pictures can be seen here and here. (These links have gone done. I'm hoping Rob sends me new ones.)

• Susan has recently completed a redesign of the City Elections site for the City of Portland.

• Rich and Sheri Schmelzer added a new member to their family!  Julian Taylor's picture can be seen in Photos. 

• Monica Francois has started a new business in Chicago. Language & Culture  is a training, consulting and research organization dedicated to facilitating understanding and effective communication across cultures

• Francis B. Francois was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in February, 1999. Election to the National Academy of Engineering is among the highest professional distinctions accorded an engineer.