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Dr. Delores M. Etter, Ph.D., holds the Texas Instruments Distinguished Chair in Engineering Education and serves as the Director, Caruth Institute for Engineering Education, Electrical Engineering Department, at Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, Texas. Etter joined the SMU faculty in June 2008 and holds a joint appointment in the Computer Science Department and is a Senior Fellow of the John Goodwin Tower Center for Political Studies.
Etter previously held the Office of Naval Research Distinguished Chair in the Electrical/ Computer Engineering Department at the United States Naval Academy where she served as a member of their faculty from 2001 to 2008. She is a former member of the Electrical /Computer Engineering Departments at the University of Colorado, Boulder (1990-98) and at the University of New Mexico (1980-89).
Etter also has held two senior executive positions in the Department of Defense. As Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition (ASN RDA) from 2005 through 2007, Etter was the Senior Acquisition Executive for the Navy and the Marine Corps. She was also the Senior Acquisition Executive for several joint programs including the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) and the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle (MRAP). From 1998 through 2001, Etter served as the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Science and Technology.
She is a recipient of the Department of the Navy Distinguished Public Service Award, the Secretary of Defense Outstanding Public Service Medal, and the Department of Defense Distinguished Public Service Medal among other national awards and honors. |