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Women in Technology International Recognizes TI Vice President

(May 20, 1997) -- Shaunna Sowell, vice president Corporate Staff and manager, Texas Instruments Corporate Environmental, Safety and Health, will be recognized for her contributions to science and technology when she is inducted into the Women in Technology International (WITI) Hall of Fame, June 5. Sowell, who will be among the recipients of the 10 awards given for 1997, is the only WITI Hall of Fame award recipient who lives in Texas. She resides in Richardson.

Tom Engibous, TI president and CEO, said, "It's gratifying when one of our exceptional people is recognized for their talent and hard work. At TI, we strive to draw on the skills and talents of all our employees because we recognize the importance of using their abilities to compete and win in the global economy."

The annual award is given by WITI to honor those who have supported the advancement of women in high technology industries. Recipients were judged among the candidates as best meeting one or more of these criteria:

• Directly made an exceptional contribution to the advancement of science or technology.
• Created or facilitated programs that motivate young women to choose careers in science and technology.
• Enabled and encouraged other scientific and technical women to advance in their careers.
• Created scientific or technological innovations that promote environmental harmony, support
• humanitarian endeavors, or improve the human condition.

Sowell's nomination form was accompanied by testimonials from 35 TI employees – a tribute to the respect and admiration she engenders with her colleagues. She was a founding member of the first diversity initiative at TI. This initiative fosters the professional development of women and minorities who have been underrepresented in technical fields. She now leads a project to deploy a formal mentoring plan for Corporate Services team members.

Sowell is currently responsible for TI's worldwide design for environment, safety and health programs. These initiatives have saved the company millions of dollars and enabled TI to return more than $50 million worth of resources to a sustainable economy through various resource conservation programs, such as non-hazardous solid waste recycling, chemical reduction and reuse and energy conservation. The program has been recognized with 15 prestigious awards this year alone including awards from the U.S., Europe and Asia. During her career, Sowell has also served as TI's first female wafer fab construction project manager and first female wafer fab facilities operations manager.

Among her contributions, Sowell has developed a mentoring relationship with the principal at Hotchkiss Elementary school in Dallas contributing business strategies to address challenges associated with managing a school. Additionally, through her leadership and nurturing of the JASON Project, the wonders of science and technology have been brought to hundreds of North Texas children who would never otherwise have had the exposure and opportunity to learn.

"I am extremely honored to be inducted into the WITI Hall of Fame, and I'm deeply grateful to my peers at TI who nominated me. Because my accomplishments have resulted from my work with great organizations, this honor also recognizes the efforts of many TI employees with whom I have had the privilege to work," Sowell said.

The induction ceremony will take place during WITI's annual three-day conference, June 4-6 in Santa Clara, California. The conference attracts over 2,500 attendees, is sponsored by over 150 corporations, and features 100 senior-level women speakers and panelists. Among the speakers and panelists are Marcia Page, director, TI Semiconductor Group (SC) Mass Marketing; Gloria Verbeek, director, TI SC Operations Quality; Dixie Garr, director, TI Systems Group Software Engineering; and Tegwin Pulley, manager, TI Diversity Programs and Staffing Services.

Other 1997 WITI Hall of Fame award recipients are:

• Six computer programmers selected in 1945 by the U.S. Army to program the ENIAC computer: Kay Mauchley Antonelli, Jean Bartik, Betty Holberton, Marlyn Meltzer, Frances Spence and Ruth Teitelbaum. Ms. Teitelbaum was a Dallas resident until her death in 1986.
• Carol Bartz, CEO Autodesk
• Pamela Lopker, founder and president, QAD Inc.
• Marcia Neugebauer, visiting distinguished scientist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
• Donna Shirley, manager of the Mars Exploration Program, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
• Patty Stonesifer, management advisor to DreamWorks and formerly senior vice president of Microsoft Corporation
• Patricia Wallington, corporate vice president and chief information officer, The Document Company Xerox
• Rosalyn Yalow, Nobel laureate, Verterans Affairs Medical Center

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