JSC Deputy Director Honored As Hispanic 2008 Engineer of the Year

Posted on: Friday, 10 October 2008, 18:00 CDT HOUSTON, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- JSC Deputy Director Ellen Ochoa has been chosen as the first woman to receive the Engineer of the Year award by the Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Awards Conference. This award recognizes overall leadership and technical achievement in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO ) "I am delighted to receive this award," said Ochoa. "I feel very privileged to be working in a field I'm passionate about, surrounded by intelligent and hardworking people. I hope to inspire our community, particularly young women, to choose an education in fields that challenge them and benefit society as a whole." Ochoa earned a bachelor's degree in physics from San Diego State... [read full story]