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COVER STORY
creativity. Soft skills like communication,
time management, and effective decisionmaking can make or break you along the
way. Humans are social creatures, but many
engineers can be considered introverted, so
it is difficult to see or develop the support
system to help along the way, especially as
a female with a glaring lack of other female
peers and role models.
"Engineering was a natural extension."
GM's Klauser said. "Like all engineers, I had
to make it through the classes and projects
in college to achieve my degree and then
handle the experience of 'selling myself' to
Women with impact!
companies in hopes of grabbing that first
job. Regardless of who you are, those things
take work!"
Nevertheless, SAE recently saw females
fairly well-represented among the 48
individuals in SAE's 2019 Top Contributor
Class. Thirteen women were recognized,
disproportionately represented at over 25
percent in comparison to SAE professional
membership, of which women constitute 7
percent. What can we learn from these
distinguished women?
In this author's experience, it was
glaringly apparent as I navigated my
Anecdote from a female flight test engineer
One of my favorite memories dates back to when I
was a flight test engineer on the C-17 program at
Edwards Air Force Base from 1992-1995. There was a
small number of female flight test engineers, but only
one female pilot (Major Pam Melroy) and one female
loadmaster. We were nearing the end of the engine
performance validation phase, but still had numerous
tests left to perform. On one particular flight, the
pilot, flight test engineer in the cockpit, the
loadmaster, and the two test engineers in the back of
the plane (one of which was me) were all women. We
had an exceptional day and completed all of the
remaining required tests. During the post-flight
debrief, one of the program chiefs (a male) said, "We
handed the keys to the plane to the ladies and they
finished the flight test program." That was a proud
moment for me, and it illustrated that women could
excel in the same role that men had dominated for
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April 2020
WOMEN WITH
IMPACT!
Among other activities, Rhonda Walthall serves
on the SAE International Board of Directors.
Here she speaks at a session she organized for
AeroTech 2018.
decades. Major Melroy went on to become a NASA
astronaut and will be inducted into the Astronaut
Hall of Fame on May 16, 2020.
By Rhonda Walthall
UPDATE
SAE Update - April 2020
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of SAE Update - April 2020
SAE Update - April 2020
RTCA and SAE establish a relationship
SAE and GM launch second edition of AutoDrive Challenge
Synergies envisioned in SAE acquisition of SMi Group
PROPEL: All about volunteerism
Women with impact!
DOSSIER: Jennifer Bastiaan, Ph.D., of Kettering University
Farewells
What’s happening in the Member Connection
Are you prepared?
SAE champion from MTU named winner of Rumbaugh Award
Deadline looming for Franz F. Pischinger Powertrain Innovation Award
SAE publishes standard for bus EV charging
Become the manager you’ve aspired to be
Northrop Grumman site director helps close the STEM gap
Classified advertising
SAE Update - April 2020 - SAE Update - April 2020
SAE Update - April 2020 - 1
SAE Update - April 2020 - RTCA and SAE establish a relationship
SAE Update - April 2020 - 3
SAE Update - April 2020 - SAE and GM launch second edition of AutoDrive Challenge
SAE Update - April 2020 - 5
SAE Update - April 2020 - Synergies envisioned in SAE acquisition of SMi Group
SAE Update - April 2020 - 7
SAE Update - April 2020 - PROPEL: All about volunteerism
SAE Update - April 2020 - 9
SAE Update - April 2020 - Women with impact!
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SAE Update - April 2020 - DOSSIER: Jennifer Bastiaan, Ph.D., of Kettering University
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SAE Update - April 2020 - Farewells
SAE Update - April 2020 - What’s happening in the Member Connection
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SAE Update - April 2020 - Are you prepared?
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SAE Update - April 2020 - SAE champion from MTU named winner of Rumbaugh Award
SAE Update - April 2020 - Deadline looming for Franz F. Pischinger Powertrain Innovation Award
SAE Update - April 2020 - SAE publishes standard for bus EV charging
SAE Update - April 2020 - Become the manager you’ve aspired to be
SAE Update - April 2020 - Northrop Grumman site director helps close the STEM gap
SAE Update - April 2020 - 35
SAE Update - April 2020 - Classified advertising
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