b'22 Member News March 2021VolunteersIf you want a job done,give it to a busy personThe worthy recipient of this years IET Achievement Medal for Volunteering isSusan Jones CEng FIETshes inspirational!Since completing a four-year masters degree in Engineering at Brunel University,In 2018, as Chair of IET Susan has worked internationally inWales South West Local continual improvement and changeNetwork (LN), Susan took management across the aerospace,the opportunity to showcase automotive and steel industries.the amazing achievements ofSusan Jones CEng FIETIn addition to the demands of herwomen in engineering, which work, she is an exceptional volunteershe was thrilled to align withshe organised a successful Industry who never tires of taking on newthe centenary of the Womens4.0 event that brought together responsibilities.Engineering Society (WES).the LN, TN and a range of industrial Encouraging women engineers That year she deliveredpartners. Shes now the TN Vice Chair.11 well-attended events,Susans reaction to winning her In 2015, the discovery that Naomiaward speaks volumes about her Climer CBE FREng FIET had becomefacilitated or presentedcommitment to volunteering and our first female President had a bigby women and featuringher team-centred approach: effect on Susan. I went and found thefemale guest speakers.only other woman in our building and told her the news, she said. I wrote toAlways on the go I was humbled becauseNaomi and thanked her for making meI never think I do enough recognise the importance of women inSusans commitment to promoting engineering. I received a lovely reply.STEM (science, technology, engineeringand keep pushing to do At our 2016 IET Global Volunteerand mathematics) to schoolchildrenmore. I feel its an award Conference, Susan heard Naomi saystretches back to 2012. She hasfor all my fellow volunteers that she hoped shed be the lastplayed a key role in activities includingand committee members female Presidentbecause themock interviews, school workshops, gender of future Presidents shouldpresentations, conferences, radiotoo, because none of us no longer be important. This reallyinterviews and talks about combiningdoes this alone. Id also like resonated with Susan and inspiredSTEM with languages and otherto take this opportunity her to work with Tata Steel to set upsubjects. Theres nothing better than the Steel Womens Network (SWN),expanding young peoples imaginationto thank the IETs staff, which is an ambassador programmeand understanding, she said.who pull us together for women in steel. She officiallyShe has been an active member ofand guide us so well.launched SWN on Internationalour Manufacturing Technical Network Women in Engineering Day in 2017. (TN) since 2016. A year after joining, Read more at theiet.org/meet-our-volunteers'