Citation
(2002), "Hail to the chief", Work Study, Vol. 51 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/ws.2002.07951bab.004
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2002, MCB UP Limited
Hail to the chief
Hail to the chief
LeEarl Bryant made history on January 1, 2002 when she became the first woman president of IEEE-USA. Bryant, a licensed professional engineer from Richardson, Texas, served as president-elect in 2001. She succeeds Ned Sauthoff of Princeton, NewÂ’Jersey, and will serve for one year.
Bryant said: "I hope to leverage this unique opportunity for the benefit of all engineers and scientists. This includes the women and minorities who are beginning to more visibly contribute to the creative processes that develop products and services, resulting in a higher quality of life for us all. I learned long ago that women help women the most when we take our profession and careers seriously."
As an IEEE-USA Congressional Fellow in 1993, Bryant served as a legislative assistant to US Representative Pete Geren of Fort Worth, Texas. She was responsible for issues in telecommunications, competitiveness, technology, health, education and aging. In 1999, Bryant received an IEEE-USA Citation of Honor for her extensive volunteer service to the Institute. She participates actively in the IEEE Dallas Section and is a principal organiser of the IEEE Consultants' Network of Dallas. Bryant has been active in the IEEE since her days at Texas Tech University, from which she earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering in 1966. She was a pioneer in the development of the Society of Women Engineers Texas section.