Established in 1999 by the SAE Women Engineers Committee, and previously named WEC/BREED Award for Women's Leadership, the J. Cordell Breed Award for Women Leaders is designed to recognize women active in all sectors of the mobility industry who have achieved the best balance of life both professionally and personally. The recipients shall be selected based primarily on outstanding performance or significant contributions in two or more of the following areas:
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Year |
Name |
Employer |
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2020 |
Michelle Chaka |
Virginia Tech Transportation Institute |
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Nathaly Moreno |
Universidad Simon Bolivar |
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Tanni Sisco |
The Boeing Company |
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2019 |
Diane Peters |
Kettering University |
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Tammy M. Reeve |
Patmos Engineering Services & Airworthiness |
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Angela Violi |
University of Michigan |
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2018 |
Jennifer Daneshgari |
General Motors |
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Junhui (Jennifer) Li |
Cummins Inc. |
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2017 |
Denise M. Rizzo, Ph.D. |
U.S. Army TARDEC |
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2016 |
Linda Duschl |
Boeing Co. |
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2015 |
Laura Hitchcock |
Boeing Co. |
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2014 |
Cynthia Svestka |
General Motors |
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2013 |
Myra Blanco, Ph.D. |
Virginia Tech |
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2012 |
Marie Pace Planchard |
DS Solidworks Corp. |
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2011 |
Helene Cornils |
Eaton |
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2010 |
Sandra Postel |
Boeing Commercial Airplanes |
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2009 |
Esther Faingold |
Plasticos Mueller SA |
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2008 |
Carol Sturman |
Sturman Industries |
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2007 |
Margaret S. Wooldridge |
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor |
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2006 |
Kim De Groh |
NASA John Glenn Research Center |
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2005 |
Pamela Strong |
Boeing Space & Defense Systems |
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2004 |
Charlotte Wiley |
Cummins Power Generation |
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2003 |
Dr. Nadine Levick |
Harlem Hospital Center |
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2002 |
Dr. Lori M. Fussell |
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2001 |
Jeya Padmanaban |
JP Research Inc. |
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2000 |
Janine M. Bay |
Ford Motor Co. |