Engineering Faculty generally write many recommendations (in 2010-11, I wrote over 40), so...

If you would like me to write a letter, please:

1. Ask me (preferably IN PERSON) at least 10 calendar days before you need it.
   
   
2. Fill out the Request for Letter of Recommendation (LOR) Form:
   - Link: Fillable .pdf form (type directly onto form in ADOBE READER)
   - Link: Traditional non-fillable .pdf
   
   
3. Submit a completed Request Form to me (preferaby a Hardcopy).
   AT LEAST 7 days BEFORE I need to actually SEND the LOR.
   Be as complete as possible when filling out the form.
   The better I get to know you (e.g., challenges you have overcome, your career goals, etc.)...the better the letter...the better your chance of having a successful application. Help me help you.
   
   
4. Submit any supporting documents about the scholarship/program/job with the LOR form. The more I know about the program you are applying for, the better the letter.
   
   
5. Submit one form per scholarship/internship/job.
   This allows me to keep track of them.
   Do not put more than one organization on each form (one form per letter)
   If you turn in multiple requests in the same semester, for the second (third, fourth, etc.) form, you should fill in everything down to and including the Address (to whom the letter is to be addressed/sent). In the question section, write something that indicates that you have already submitted another form.
   
   

I generally submit recommendations directly to the organization to which you are applying.
I do not give you a copy of the recommendation.

Thanks and good luck,

Dominic J. Dal Bello
Associate Professor, Engineering
ddalbello@hancockcollege.edu - 805-922-6966 x3498 - Current Schedule