“Poppy” Northcutt (1943-) – First woman to work for NASA’s Mission Control and conducted trajectory analysis for Apollo missions 8–17. Later, she became a lawyer, working for women’s rights and civil rights. Elisabeth Pate-Cornell (1948–) – PhD in engineering with an emphasis in risk management. Distinguished Professor and Chair of Industrial Engineering at Stanford University. First female engineering faculty member from Stanford to be elected to National Academy of Engineering. Judith Resnik (1949–1986) – NASA Astronaut with a PhD in Electrical Engineering. Logged approximately 145 hours in orbit. Died in failed Challenger mission, and subsequently had the "Judith Resnik Award in Engineering" named in her honor. Ellen Swallow Richards (1842–1911) – Known as the "mother of environmental engineering." Conducted first water quality studies of Massachusetts waters in 1870. Mary G. Ross (1908–2008) – First Native American female engineer. She was one of the 40 founding engineers of the renowned and highly secretive Skunk Works project at Lockheed Corporation. Nancy D. Fitzroy (1927– ) – ASME’s first woman president. In 1986, Dr. Fitzroy became the 105th president of ASME, where she helped form the ASME Industry Advisory Board. Katherine Stinson (1891–1977) – First woman to work for the Civil Aeronautics Administration (later become known as the (Federal Aviation Administration). Named Aviation Pioneer of the Year in 1987. Carlia S. Westcott – First woman to become a licensed Marine Engineer Organizations to promote female engineering Society of Women Engineers[SWE)] – Nonprofit educational organization founded in 1950. SWE is the world’s largest advocate and catalyst for change for women in engineering and technology. Membership currently numbers 38,000. Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology – Nonprofit organization founded by computer scientist Anita Borg in 1997. Institute's primary aim is to recruit, retain, and advance women in technology. Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing – A series of conferences designed in 1994 to bring research and career interests of women in computing to mainstream society. Currently a subset of the Anita Borg Institute, and the world's largest gathering of women in computing. IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) is one of the largest international professional organizations dedicated to promoting women engineers and scientists and inspiring girls around the world to follow their academic interests to a career in engineering. Robogals – International student-run organization that aims to significantly increase the number of young women pursuing engineering as their future careers. Founded at University of