On September 9, 2011, Judy Vance received a medallion to commemorate her position as the Joseph and Elizabeth Anderlik Professor in Engineering during a ceremony that included remarks from President Gregory Geoffroy and Dean Jonathan Wickert.
Vance received her bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees from Iowa State, all in mechanical engineering. She spent several years working in industry before returning to Iowa State to pursue her graduate education. She then joined the Iowa State mechanical engineering faculty, and has held several leadership roles within the department, across campus, and at a national level for the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the National Science Foundation.
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