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Johnson Austin Named Penn State Outstanding Engineering Alumna
Pennsylvania State University College of Engineering has named Saundra Johnson Austin, senior vice president for operations at The National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, Inc. (NACME), an Outstanding Engineering Alumna. Johnson Austin earned her bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Penn State in 1986.
The Out standing Engineering Alumni award has recognizes graduates who have reached exceptional levels of professional achievement and is the highest honor bestowed by the College of Engineering.
Johnson Austin received her award, along with 11 other recipients, at a ceremony on April 14 on Penn State’s University Park campus. “I am honored and grateful to be recognized as an Outstanding Engineering Alumna,” says Johnson Austin. “My years at Penn State, both as a student and a faculty member, have been cornerstones in my career. I have also known and admired many of the other alumna who have received this award over the years, which only adds to my appreciation.”
Johnson Austin began her career at Bechtel Power Corporation in Gaithersburg, MD where she worked in project controls, estimating, and business development.
In 1994, she became director of the Minority Engineering Program in the College of Engineering at Penn State. In 1998, she was recognized with the National Society of Black Engineers’ Golden Torch Award for Minority Engineering Program Director of the Year and the National Association of Multicultural Engineering Program Advocates (NAMEPA) Outstanding Contribution by a Minority Engineering Program Administrator Award.
Johnson Austin left Penn State in 2000 to become head of the National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Science at the University of Notre Dame. She is also a graduate of the University of Notre Dame’s Executive MBA Program.
In 2005, she was named executive VP of the Community Partner ship for Lifelong Learning in Benton Harbor, MI. Later she served as the first president and CEO of St. Michael’s High School in Santa Fe, NM.
In her role at NACME, Johnson Austin supports the president and CEO on key organizational and strategic direction and is responsible for the execution of programs, research, communications, and engineering public policy.
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