She received the Lawrence Sperry Achievement Award in 1972 from the American Institute of Aeronautics; the Outstanding Achievement Award in 1975, from the Society of Women Engineers: the Washburn Award in 1987, from the Boston Museum of Science; the ASME Applied Mechanics Award in 1996; the 1993 National Academy of Engineering Distinguished Service Award; in 1994 honorary Doctor of Science degree from Princeton University; the 1994 Barnard College Medal of Distinction; the 1995 W. Stuart Symington Award from the Air Force Association; the 1995 Boston USO Military Service Award; the 1995 Maxwell A. Kriendler Memorial Award from the Air Force Association; the 1996 Durand Lectureship for Public Service from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics; in 1996 she was inducted into the Women in Aviation; was named 1996 New Englander of the Year by the New England Council; and received the 1998 Goddard Award from the National Space Club; the Hartinger Award from the NDIA in 1999; the Reed Aeronautics Award from the AIAA in 2000; and the Spirit of St. Louis Medal from ASME in 2001. She is a Fellow of the APS; AAAS; AIAA; the Royal Aeronautical Society and a member of the International Academy of Astronautics; the National Academy of Engineering; and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Dr. Sheila E. Widnall of MIT Newest Member Of The Board
CAIB Board Chairman Names New Member
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Dr. Widnall is Vice President of the National Academy of Engineering and a member of the Executive Committee of the National Research Council of the National Academies. She is a trustee of the Sloan Foundation and the Institute for Defense Analysis. She is a director of GenCorp, Inc. She has been a trustee of the Carnegie Corporation and Vice Chair of its Board, a consultant to the Macarthur Foundation, a Director of the Aerospace Corporation, Draper Laboratories, ANSER Corp., Chemical Fabrics Incorporated and a trustee of the Boston Museum of Science, and a member of the Council, Smithsonian Institution of Washington. She was a member of the Carnegie Commission on Science, Technology and Government. She is a past president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
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