Denice Dee Denton Women Engineers Hall of Fame at the Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science

Portland State University recognizes the contributions of prominent women in technology and engineering by establishing the Denice Dee Denton Women Engineers Hall of Fame. After earning her doctorate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Denice Dee Denton excelled as a faculty member, a dean of engineering, and a chancellor for a major public institution with exceptional skill and wisdom. Her lifetime of accomplishments and accolades serves as inspirations for fellow women engineers and technologists. The Denice Dee Denton Women Engineers Hall of Fame honors in perpetuity those who have similarly made significant impact on our lives through their dedication to the engineering profession. Beginning in 2008, the Hall of Fame annually honors one outstanding female engineer and one outstanding Maseeh College female engineering student.

Each year, two individuals will be inducted into the Hall of Fame one an Outstanding Female Engineering Student enrolled in the Maseeh College, the other an Outstanding Female Engineer practicing professionally. Successful candidates for induction will exhibit academic and/or professional excellence, be engaged with their community, and will have proven their exceptional leadership skills through the inspiration of others. Student nominations are presented to the Dean, through each of the academic departments of the Maseeh College, by November 1.

The Maseeh College congratulates
Dr. Wanda M. Austin and Kjersten E. Criss,
2011 inductees to the Denice Dee Denton
Women Engineers Hall of Fame.

Dr. Wanda M. Austin holds a bachelor of art degree in mathematics from Franklin and Marshall College, master of science degrees in systems engineering and mathematics from the University of Pittsburgh, and a doctorate in systems engineering from the University of Southern California.  Wanda is president and CEO of The Aerospace Corporation.  She is internationally recognized for her work in satellite and payload system acquisition, systems engineering and system simulation. Wanda is a member of the National Academy of Engineering.

Kjersten E. Criss is an undergraduate student in electrical engineering at Portland State University. Kjersten is a research assistant working on devices for patients with movement disorders, and software to interface the movement sensors and computers. She is former president of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society. Kjersten received the 2010 Outstanding ECE Undergraduate Student Award.

Members of the Denice Dee Denton Women Engineers Fall of Hame