Carolee specializes in strategic management and draws on extensive industry leadership experience (nuclear, aerospace & defense, food manufacturing, and other industries) in her research, teaching, and service. Carolee Rigsbee is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Management, Marketing, and Operations at the University of Illinois at Springfield. Her research focus is on investigating the relationship between technical design and non-engineering considerations such as politics, culture and economics.ĭr. degrees from the University of Illinois, Ann also holds degrees in journalism and art history magna cum laude from Boston University. While working in consulting, Ann helped to create organizations that work directly with communities in Central America and the Caribbean to provide engineering assistance for disadvantaged communities in need of safe, sustainable drinking water, which led her to her current role at the University of Illinois. Ann holds Professional Engineer licenses in Wisconsin, Illinois, and Minnesota, and is a LEED Accredited Professional. She also served as chair of the American Water Works Association’s state section and continues to play a leadership role in the international AWWA organization. After graduating with honors and becoming the first civil engineering major to win the prestigious Harvey Jordan Award from the College of Engineering, she became a practicing professional engineer in Wisconsin, designing water systems for communities throughout the Midwest. Ann-Perry Witmer came to engineering in midlife when she enrolled in the University of Illinois’ College of Engineering after a successful career in newspapering.
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