Distinguished Engineering Alumnus
Award Recipient
Gayle S. Lanier — 2008
This distinguished graduate earned her bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from North Carolina State University in 1982. She joined Nortel in 1991 and has held increasingly responsible management positions in technology, business line management, product introduction, and design and development. In her current position as vice president and general manager of Nortel Knowledge Services, she has global responsibility for Nortel's strategic direction and performance for all training, documentation and certification programs.
At NC State, she has given both her time and considerable management skills to advance diversity within the College of Engineering, including her service as the Nortel representative on the NC State University National Minority Engineering Programs Advisory Board. In 2003, she and her husband established the Dwain K. and Gayle S. Lanier Scholarship Endowment to benefit engineering students. In 2007, she received the Distinguished Alumna Award from the Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering and was appointed to the NC State Board of Trustees by Gov. Mike Easley. She lives in Raleigh.
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Gayle S. Lanier