Amy Freeman, assistant dean of engineering diversity, has been elected president of the National Association of Multicultural Engineering Program Advocates (NAMEPA).
Since 1979, NAMEPA has been working with non-profit organizations, education facilities, government agencies and corporations to encourage greater diversity and equity within the field of engineering.
Freeman oversees the Women in Engineering Program and the Multicultural Engineering Program, developing strategies and programs related to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented students within the college.
Before joining Penn State in 2000, Freeman served as director of human and cultural diversity at Lock Haven University. Her background also includes seven years of experience in construction management, first as a construction engineer at Rockwell International in Hanford, Wash., and then as owner of two construction management firms in Lock Haven.
Freeman holds a bachelor's degree in construction management from Washington State University and a master's degree in architectural engineering from Penn State.