Engineering Professor Elected Officer in International Organization

University Relations

Alice Squires

Alice Squires has been elected treasurer of the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) for a two-year term starting in January. Squires joined the Department of Industrial Engineering in May as a teaching professor, contributing to the Master of Science in Engineering Management and Operations Management programs.

A member of INCOSE since 2004, Squires is the founder of the INCOSE Empowering Women Leaders in Systems Engineering working group. The mission of the group includes creating an open systems engineering environment welcoming to all and engaging women in engineering and systems engineering at all levels of education around the world.

A champion of diversity, equity and inclusion, she has published Dandelion Wishes: A World Where We Collaborate as Equals and served as theme co-editor of the 2019 INCOSE Insight Diversity in Systems Engineering and the Women in Engineering and Science series 2022 volume: Emerging Trends in Systems Engineering Leadership: Practical Research from Women Leaders.

She shared her vision for INCOSE in her application for the treasurer position: "To continue to connect systems and people in this way: connecting system values, concepts, principles and thinking to the global citizen. I suggest a focus on two primary areas: youth and the executive suite. It's about developing a systems mindset through cultural understanding and a shared vision of sustainability. Let us connect our systems knowledge and experience with our current and future leaders so that they can join us in applying a systems approach for a better world."

Greg Parnell, director of the Master of Operations and Engineering Management programs, commented, "Alice Squires' election to be INCOSE treasurer is recognition of the important contribution Alice has made to the systems engineering and engineering management communities."

An author, editor, manager, professor and systems engineer with 40 years of combined experience in industry and academia, Squires received her Ph.D. from Stevens Institute of Technology, and she holds an MBA from George Mason University and a B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland.

About INCOSE: The International Council on Systems Engineering is a not-for-profit membership organization founded to develop and disseminate the transdisciplinary principles and practices that enable the realization of successful systems. INCOSE is designed to connect systems engineering professionals with educational, networking, and career-advancement opportunities in the interest of developing the global community of systems engineers and systems approaches to problems. We are also focused on producing state-of-the-art work products that support and enhance this discipline's visibility in the world.

About the Department of Industrial Engineering: The Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of Arkansas was founded in 1950, led by department head John L. Imhoff who believed deeply in the global impact of industrial engineering. Today, the department averages over 200 undergraduate students and over 40 doctoral and master's students. In addition, the department has three online master's degrees: the Master of Science in Operations Management, Master of Science in Engineering Management and Master of Science in Operations Analytics. These three programs alone enroll over 600 students each academic year. To learn more about the Department of Industrial Engineering please visit our website.