Leslie Benmark

Leslie Benmark
Leslie Benmark
Born	Leslie Freeman; 1944
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Vanderbilt University, ; University of Delaware, ; University of Tennessee
	Scientific career
Fields	Engineering

Leslie Ann Benmark, née Freeman (born 1944) is an American industrial engineer known for her work in engineering education, specifically accreditation.

Early life and education

Benmark attended the University of Tennessee for her undergraduate education, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1967. She stayed at that institution for her master's degree, which she earned in 1970. She moved to Vanderbilt University for her doctoral education, and received a Ph.D in information systems in 1976. Benmark also earned a JD in 1984 from the University of Delaware.[1]

Career and research

Benmark began her career with a stint as a systems analyst at Monsanto Company from 1967–1968. She then moved to DuPont and had several different positions, including as a systems analyst and in management. While working towards her Ph.D. at Vanderbilt, Benmark was a computer science instructor there from 1973-1975; she was then the director of the university's women in engineering program until 1979. She is on the accreditation boards for engineering curricula in several countries, including Ireland and the United States.[1]

Honors and awards

Elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1993, Benmark is a fellow of several professional societies and has won awards for her work:[1]

President, Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) (1990-1991)
Fellow, National Academy of Engineering (1993 - )
Board of Directors of Manufacturing Studies, National Science Foundation (1993 - )
Linton E. Grinter Distinguished Service Award, ABET (1994)
Fellow, Institute of Industrial Engineers
Member, American Society for Engineering Education
Industrial Engineering Advisory Board, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

gollark: I mean, the useful part of Discord for me is the fact that people/groups I want to talk to are on it, not some feature of the clients.

gollark: My main problem with the "no modified clients" thing is that it seems like an attempt to lock people into the *default* clients, and whatever they decide to do to those.

gollark: If their system is only "secure" because you can't (aren't meant to) directly interact with it, it's *not secure*.

gollark: I'm not a fan of the "no modified clients" ToS thing, but I never found a particularly good reason to actually use one anyway.

gollark: So all we need to do is have PyroBot secretly log everyone's messages somewhere and then after a while use them for training, great!

References

American Women of Science Since 1900: Essays A-H. Vol. 1. ABC-CLIO. 2011. ISBN 9781598841589.

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[AWS-1] American Women of Science Since 1900: Essays A-H. Vol. 1. ABC-CLIO. 2011. ISBN 9781598841589.