The Jessica M. Morris Women in Engineering Program presents the Take Your Seat at the Table Speaker Series. This series will highlight how that no matter what “seat” you have at the table, you matter, and you are influencing something or someone. Hear and learn from real world leaders on how they “took their seat” and used their voice at the proverbial table to accomplish great things.
SEPTEMBER’S Program:
Colonel DeAnna Ketterer
Colonel Ketterer will be sharing her adventures and insights: Engineering a life that can adapt to the turbulence.
This session is open to undergraduate and graduate engineering students.
About the Speaker
Colonel DeAnna “Dee” Ketterer (ret.) graduated from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in 1990 earning a Commission in the United States Air Force and a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering. She went on to serve as a pilot for nearly 29 years in the Air Force and has been a commercial airline pilot for over 26 years.
Colonel Ketterer flew combat cargo missions into Iraq and Afghanistan, humanitarian airlift to Haiti and Somalia, as well as VIPs throughout Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. She is an avid traveler having visited 83 countries, so far, and all seven continents with her next journey in the works.
View Colonel Ketterer’s full military biography
Event Details
Date: Thursday, September 24th, 2026
Time: 11am – 12:30pm
Location: Student Union 169
Boxed sandwich lunches will be served (including gluten free).
RSVP to Attend
Please RSVP no later than September 10th. For questions, contact [email protected].
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