Dr. Helen Reed, Department Head for the Texas A&M Aerospace Engineering department, has been named the 2007 ASEE Aerospace Division Atwood Award recipient. This prestigious award is given to aerospace educators who have made a significant impact on the aerospace and education professions.

The award will be presented to Dr. Reed at the Aerospace banquet during the ASEE annual conference and meeting in Honolulu, June 24 - 27, 2007.

More about the ASEE Aerospace Division Atwood Award:
Courtesy ASEE.org

“The John Leland Atwood Award of the ASEE Aerospace Division and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) was established in 1985. Lee Atwood entered aviation when it was little more than experimentation in a daring sport, though he believed that this new field would be the cornerstone of our security and serve as a principal medium of world commerce. As an outstanding engineer and leader of a great industrial corporation, Atwood played a major role in the development of aviation and aerospace technologies for more than 50 years.

The Atwood Award is bestowed annually upon an outstanding aerospace engineering educator in recognition of the educator’s contributions to the profession.

The award is endowed by Rockwell International and consists of a $2,000 honorarium and a certificate. In addition, the AIAA presents a suitably engraved medal and certificate at the annual Aerospace Sciences Meeting.”