Professional of the Year for 2007 in Nuclear Material Safeguards and Security: Shirley Oden Cox
 | Shirley Oden Cox |
| Industry | Technical and Engineering Services |
| Title | Director, Safeguards, Security and Nonproliferation Programs |
| Expertise | Nuclear materials safeguards, security, manufacturing and management |
| Current Organization | Haselwood Enterprises, Inc. |
| Type of Organization | Technical and engineering services dealing with nuclear materials management, safeguards, security and nonproliferation, project management and construction contractors oversight |
| Major Product | Project management, engineering and technical consulting and services |
| Area of Distribution | National/International |
| University/Degree | B.S., Summa Cum Laude, Organizational Management, Tusculum College, Tennessee, 1992; Management Development Program Graduate, University of Tennessee, 1988 |
| Born | June 19, 1944, Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Honors & Awards | Lockheed Martin Leadership Class, Certificate of Complete, 1995; Certificate of Appreciation, National Nuclear Security Administration, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 2003; National Nuclear Security Administration Defense Programs Award of Excellence, 2002 |
| Affiliations | Senior Member (since 2003), Institute of Nuclear Materials Management (INMM); Board Member (since 2006), Tennessee Economic Council; Member, Y-12 Community Relations Council |
| Hobbies & Sports | Family, golf, gardening |
| Career Accomplishments | Progressed from entry-level position to senior management positions dealing with nuclear materials in the areas of nuclear weapons components manufacturing, safeguards, security, nonproliferation and management |
| Work History | 37+ years at the Y-12 National Security Complex, operated throughout the years by BWXT and Bechtel, Lockheed Martin Energy Systems and Union Carbide; 2 years at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
| Children | Shanda Alley Queener, Leisa Alley Hope; 4 grandchildren |
| Spouse | Roger D. Cox |
| Married | September 29, 1979 |
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