WOMEN IN ENGINEERING
various leadership positions including career in the STEM fields. She is also who has risen within her organization
vice president of marketing and strate- one of the founding members of IBM’s to a significant management position in
gy for System z mainframes globally in Women in Technology Steering Com- which she is able to influence the deci-
the IBM Systems and Technology mittee, helping to increase diversity of sion-making process. The Upward
Group – a hardware-oriented develop- technical leadership and advance Mobility Award was presented Nov. 7
ment organization. In this role, Hudson women in their technical careers. Hud- at WE08, the Society of Women Engi-
delivered more than a billion dollars in son created the “I Believe in Me” pod- neers national conference. WE08 was
revenue through marketing and part- cast series with IBM, which discusses held at the Baltimore Convention Cen-
ner programs. topics such as building confidence and ter, Nov. 6-8, in Baltimore, Md. The
“Florence Hudson is the consum- growing your career. more than 5,000 attendees included
mate leader – she is direct, honest, Hudson is an active member of professionals from every discipline of
upbeat and capable of tackling the SWE. She was the president of her col- the engineering profession and engi-
most difficult tasks with ease. In addi- legiate section and served as the first neering students and educators. The
tion to successfully tackling her role as special director of SWE’s Board of SWE09 conference is scheduled for Oct.
an executive leader, she is dedicated to Directors. Hudson holds a B.S.E. in 15-17, in Long Beach, Calif. PWM
reaching out to the next generation of mechanical and aerospace engineering
leaders. Florence is a true role model,” from Princeton University. She also has About SWE
said Lisa Gable, Global Women’s Initia- received executive education at Har-
The Society of Women Engineers (SWE), founded in
tives Program Manager for IBM. vard Business School and Columbia
1950, is a not-for-profit educational and service
Hudson is an advocate for IBM’s University.
organization. SWE is the driving force that establish-
es engineering as a highly desirable career aspira-
Women in Technology Initiative, which The Upward Mobility Award is pre-
tion for women. SWE empowers women to succeed
promotes the advancement of women sented to a woman who has made an and advance in those aspirations and receive the
at IBM, works directly with universi- outstanding contribution in the field of
recognition and credit for their life-changing contri-
butions and achievements as engineers and leaders.
ties to recruit women to IBM, and engineering and/or technical manage-
For more information about the Society please visit
encourages young people to pursue a ment. The award recognizes a woman
www.swe.org or call (312) 596-5223.
Electrical Systems
Telecommunications
Integrated Security
Automation
Command and Control
22461 Shaw Road, Dulles, VA 20166
Telephone: 1-800-7-MCDEAN
E-mail:
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