Avionics magazine named Nan Mattai, senior vice president, Engineering and Technology for Rockwell Collins, as Woman of the Year for her leadership and dedication to her job, as well as the aviation community.

Mattai, who joined Rockwell Collins as a software engineer in August 1993, said she is "humbled" by the recognition and hopes it serves as a model for other women.

"I'm all too aware that I travel in a rarefied crowd - a woman, particularly a woman in an executive leadership role - in the field of science and engineering," said Mattai. "I take my responsibility to the industry, to women in the industry and to the next generation of female engineers very seriously."

Mattai will be recognized for her contributions to the aviation world during the Women in Technology Awards Luncheon on June 4, in Washington, D.C.

Read more about the award here: http://www.aviationpros.com/press_release/10705521/avionics-magazine-announces-nan-mattai-senior-vice-president-engineering-and-technology-rockwell-collins-avionics-woman-of-the-year