Dr. Allan Sonsteby '83 wuxuu u heellan yahay kordhinta amniga qarankeena iyada oo loo marayo sayniska, farsamada, latalinta iyo waxbarashada. Isaga oo u maraya shaqadiisa mashaariicda cilmi baarista ee Badda, Ciidanka Cirka iyo NATO, iyo sidoo kale dadaalkiisa horudhaca ah ee lagu kobcinayo sayniska, farsamada, injineernimada iyo xisaabta (STEM) waxbarashada iyo tababarka, Dr. horumarka dalka.
Deegaanka MHS ayaa door weyn ka qaatay kobcinta xiisaha hore ee Sonsteby ee STEM iyo go'aankiisa ah in uu sii wato xirfadda injineernimada korontada. "Waaya-aragnimadayda MHS waxay ahayd u diyaar-garow aad u wanaagsan oo loogu diyaargaroobo kulliyadda STEM-ka adag, u-guurkaygii kulliyadda wuxuu ahaa mid aan kala go 'lahayn," ayay tiri Sonsteby. "Minnetonka si fiican ayay ii diyaarisay."
Sonsteby waxa uu ka shaqeeyay cilmi baadhisyo la dabaqay oo ah injineer ku shaqeysta ka hor inta uusan shahaadada PhD-da ku dhameysan Gobolka Pennsylvania, halkaas oo uu sidoo kale fursad gaar ah u helay inuu hogaamiyo mashruuc shaybaarka cilmi baarista ee jaamacada. Sannadkii 2001, waxa la waydiistay inuu noqdo madaxa saynisyahano qayb ka mid ah ciidamada badda ee Maraykanka oo horumarinayey tignoolajiyada internetka.
Intii uu ku guda jiray xirfadiisa kala duwan iyo abaalmarinta, Sonsteby waxa uu qabtay jagooyin ka caawiyay in uu horumar ka sameeyo horumarinta STEM iyo xoojinta amniga qaranka, laga bilaabo u shaqaynta guddoomiyenimada laba cilmi-baaris iyo teknoolajiyada NATO oo isku xigta ilaa uu u magacaabo Aqalka Cad si uu ugu adeego Ciidanka Cirka. Guddiga La-talinta Sayniska. Sonsteby sidoo kale waa wakiilka aasaasaha ee Aasaaska Sirdoonka iyo Amniga Qaranka, oo ah hay'ad aan faa'iido doon ahayn oo u heellan horumarinta shaqaalaha jiilka soo socda kuwaas oo gacan ka geysan doona sugidda qaranka.
"Sayniska, hal-abuurka iyo daahfurka ayaa u suurtageliyay Maraykanka inuu sii wado faa'iidada caalamiga ah. Maalgelinta cilmiga aasaasiga ah iyo daahfurka waxay udub dhexaad u tahay kobaca dhaqaalaha iyo horumarka iyo sidoo kale amniga qaranka,” ayuu la wadaagay Sonsteby. "Xirfadaydu, hadday tahay qaybta gaarka loo leeyahay, dawladda ama ha ahaato hoggaanka shaybaadhka weyn, had iyo jeer waxay diiradda saartaa sidii aan u xaqiijin lahaa faa'iidada caalamiga ah iyo amniga qarankayaga."
Hadda, isagoo ah Agaasimaha Sare ee Shaybaadhka Cilmi-baadhista ee Gobolka Pennsylvania, Sonsteby waxay sii waddaa inay samayso cilmi-baadhis ku saabsan arrimaha muhiimka ah. Waxa uu hogaaminayaa koox saynisyahano ah oo xirfad sare leh iyo injineero hawshan, iyo sidoo kale tiro arday ah.
Waxa uu si gaar ah ugu hanweyn yahay barnaamijka wacyigelinta xagaaga ee SOAR (Fursadaha Ardayga ee Cilmi-baarista la dabaqay) ee shaybaadhka. Hadda waxa uu ku jiraa sannadkii 26aad, barnaamijku waxa uu gaadhay machadyada u adeega dadka laga tirada badan yahay waxana uu ardayda siiya tababar xagaa ah oo degdeg ah oo 10 todobaad ah, halkaas oo ay fursad ugu helaan in ay la shaqeeyaan saynisyahano iyo injineero heer caalami ah.
Sonsteby waxay ku dhiirigelisaa ardayda hadda jirta ee MHS inay raacaan rabitaankooda, qaataan khibradaha cusub, diiradda saaraan hadafyadooda oo ay daryeelaan naftooda iyo kuwa ay jecel yihiin.
Taladiisa ku wajahan ardayda cusub? “Dugsiga Sare ee Minnetonka waxa uu ku siiyay aasaas aad u wanaagsan, hadda waxa la joogaa wakhtigii aad sahamin lahaydeen danahaaga oo aad raadin lahaydeen waxa aad jeceshahay oo aad ku dhistaan aasaaskaas. Had iyo jeer dhegayso fursad garaacid. Si joogto ah u dhis oo u ilaali cilaaqaadka adag inta aad nooshahay oo dhan markaad hore u socoto. Markaan dib u milicsado wakhtigeyga Dugsiga Sare ee Minnetonka 40 sano ka hor, uma eka mid waa hore ka hor. Khasnad daqiiqad kasta. Noloshu waa hadiyad.”