Background
Mills, Nancy Lou was born on April 13, 1951 in Burlington, Iowa, United States. Daughter of Ivan Glen and Jeanne (Weber) Mills.
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Nancy Lou Mills
Edit ProfileIndustrial engineering educator
Education
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Arizona State University, 1972; Master of Science in Engineering, Arizona State University, 1975; Master of Business Administration, Oregon State University, 1987; Doctor of Philosophy in Industrial Engineering, Oregon State University, 1988.
Career
Facilities planner, General Dynamics, San Diego, 1975-1976;
consulting officer, Seattle-First National Bank, 1977-1978;
system engineer, Samaritan Health Superior vena cava syndrome, Phoenix, 1979-1980;
operations analyst, American Express, Phoenix, 1980-1981;
operations supervisor, Salt River Project, Phoenix, 1981-1984;
graduate assistant, Oregon State University, Corvallis, 1985-1986;
instructor, Oregon State University, Corvallis, 1986-1988;
assistant professor, University of Southern Colorado, Pueblo, 1988-1993;
acting chair, University of Southern Colorado, Pueblo, 1992-1993;
associate professor, University of Southern Colorado, Pueblo, since 1993;
president faculty senate, University of Southern Colorado, Pueblo, 1993-1995;
associate professor, Engineering Policy and Management, Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania, since 1995. Project manager Pueblo Economics Development Corporation, 1989-1995. Principal investigator National Science Foundation, Washington, 1990-1992, proposal reviewer National Science Foundation, 1991, 95-96.
Consultant City of Pueblo, State of Colorado, 1991-1993. Presenter numerous conferences and workshops, since 1986.
Achievements
Membership
Member task force Southern Colorado Business and Technology Center, Pueblo, 1993, member of advisory board, since 1994. Member American Society for Engineering Education (treasurer 1992-1993, editor 1991-1992), Institute Industrial Engineers (division director 1992-1993), Society Women Engineers, Sigma Xi (president elect 1992-1993).
Connections
Married David M. Perkins.
