The Wilbert Steffy Lectureship was established in 2003 to honor one of Industrial and Operations Engineering’s early distinguished faculty, Wilbert Steffy.

This year's honoree is Cristina D. Pomales, Dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez (UPRM). During her talk titled "A Journey Through Transformation and Leadership in Academia," she will share her personal life journey, reflections and lessons learned through her path as U-M IOE alumna to becoming Dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez.

About Dr. Pomales
Dr. Cristina Pomales was born and raised in Puerto Rico. She had an unusual undergraduate academic path at the University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez (UPRM) that led to IOE. She earned her PhD in IOE in 2006, focusing on Human Factors and Ergonomics (HFE), working in Cognitive and Aesthetic HFE with Professor Yili Liu as advisor. Upon graduation, she returned to UPRM as faculty, where she started her journey that required continuously redefining and positioning herself to effect institutional transformation.