Future Worlds’ Resident Mentor Virginia Hodge has been announced as an Honorary Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) as part of the Institution’s 150th anniversary celebrations.Virginia, who is also a Royal Society ERA Foundation Entrepreneur-in-Residence within the School of Electronics and Computer Science and Future Worlds, was previously Vice-President of the IET and now Company Director and Trustee of Foothold, the IET Benevolent Fund. She brings a wealth of experience in the aviation and defence industries with particular expertise in software and systems to her mentoring at Future Worlds.On her achievement, Virginia said: “I am delighted and honoured to be recognised by the IET with the award of Honorary Fellowship, especially as it’s the IET’s 150th anniversary year. It was totally unexpected and to be considered to be an equal, in the eyes of the IET, as will.i.am, Professor Jim Al-Khalili, Dame Ann Dowling, Dame Judith Hackitt as well as other stalwarts of the Volunteering Community, is an incredible recognition.“I started volunteering for the IET in 1987 when I joined the Solent Young Professionals and have held numerous positions since, including Vice-President on the Board of Trustees.“I’m passionate about encouraging more young women into the engineering profession, something I have championed throughout my time volunteering and I hope this accolade helps to demonstrate to the next generation that engineering is for everyone.”
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