Lake Shore — Myra Lukens, 22, a senior at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo’s College of Engineering, was named an Outstanding Women in Engineering from the campus’ chapter of the Society of Women Engineers.
The 2012 Columbia River High School graduate is one of five students to receive the honor, which is awarded based on faculty recommendations, demonstrated leadership, related work experience and grade-point average.
Lukens, who is studying software engineering at the San Luis Obispo, Calif., university, would like to start a software company.
She was elected to the board of directors of Associated Students, Inc., the university’s student government organization and was appointed vice chair the following year. She has represented the university at alumni and industry events.
Lukens also worked with Women Involved in Software and Hardware, a support group for female computing majors, serving as the organization’s secretary, treasurer and vice president.
