Wanda Munn has not followed a traditional career path. After a number of years as departmental secretary in Nuclear Engineering, Wanda decided to become a nuclear engineer instead of typing the work of others. As a single parent she returned to school and earned a BS degree in 1977. She spent the next 18 years focusing on systems design, construction, and operation of the Fast Flux Test Facility for Westinghouse, Hanford. She also earned an MBA from the University of Washington in 1982. Wanda has received numerous awards including the McCall Life Pattern Award for women in re-entry in 1977, the Society of Women Engineers Distinguished New Engineer Award in 1984, and the American Nuclear Society National Public Communications Award in 1988. She was named the Tri Cities (WA) Engineer of the Year in 1993 and inducted into the College of Fellows of the Society of Women Engineers in 1998. Wanda Munn is currently an elected Councilor for the city of Richland, WA.
Degrees
- B.S. Nuclear Engineering, 1977