Katherine Banks

Banks received her Bachelor of Science in engineering in environmental engineering from the University of Florida in 1982, Master of Science in engineering in environmental engineering from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1985, and Doctorate of Philosophy in civil and environmental engineering from Duke University in 1989.[7]

Banks was an associate professor at Kansas State University from 1989 to 1997.[8] From 1997 to 2012, she was a professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Purdue University. She was the Jack and Kay Hockema Professor at Purdue[9] and later the Bowen Engineering Head of the School of Civil Engineering.[10] Since 2012, Banks has been at Texas A&M, where she currently serves as the 26th president of Texas A&M University and the Vice Chancellor of National Laboratories and National Security Strategic Initiatives. Prior to assuming the presidency in June 2021, Banks held the roles of Vice Chancellor of Engineering and National Laboratories for The Texas A&M University System, Dean of the College of Engineering at Texas A&M University, Director of the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, University Distinguished Professor, and Harold J. Haynes Dean's Chair Professor.[11][12]

1. American Society of Civil Engineers Petersen Outstanding Woman of the Year Award.[13]
2. American Society of Civil Engineers Rudolph Hering Medal, 2010.[14]
3. Rudolph Hering Medal conferred by American Society of Civil Engineers[15]
4. Oil and Gas Investor's 25 Influential Women in Energy Pinnacle Award[16]
5. Purdue Faculty Scholar Award
6. Sloan Foundation Mentoring Fellowship
7. American Association of University Women Fellowship.[17]
8. National Academy of Engineering Membership