MSU grad earns SWE award

DAHLGREN, Va. - Navy engineer Brandie Jackson, a Mississippi State University undergraduate in Industrial and Systems Engineering, was named the 2014 Society of Women Engineers (SWE) ‘Member at Large Outreach Award’ last month. Jackson pursued Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) to become an industrial and systems engineer at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren (Va.). The former Navy electronics technician discovered a myriad of ways in her government civilian career to share her knowledge as a STEM mentor. The ward honors an SWE member at large (collegiate or professional) who has made outstanding contributions toward informing school-age girls, parents, educators, counselors and/or the public of opportunities available in engineering during the previous year. (Source: Navy News Service, 11/27/14)