Scholarship Recipients 2017–2018
Katie Constant-Coup
Katie Constant-Coup is the Central Region Director for TWO (since March 2019), located in Kansas City, Missouri. Prior to being sworn-in as Director, she was a part of the Communication Committee, and aided in the Joint Training Conference, “United through Leadership”, held in Seattle, WA in September 2019. She has been an Aerospace Engineer, specialty in Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), in the Aircraft Certification division of the FAA since 2016. She has served as member of TWO since February 2019, and has enjoyed every minute since.
She was the recipient of the TWO Scholarship for the 2018-2019 school year. In January 2018, Katie decided to strive towards her PhD in Industrial Engineering Management as a distance student at Mississippi State University. She holds a Bachelors of Science in Aerospace Engineering and a Masters of Engineering, both from the University of Kansas. Outside of her PhD work and other aviation activities, Katie enjoys bowling and is picking up modeling aircraft with her husband and learning to be a Remote Control Aircraft pilot. She also tutors students, and greatly enjoys working with students to strengthen their interest in STEM-related fields.
Lea N. Morisato
Lea N. Morisato is an accelerated bachelors and masters student studying Industrial engineering at the University of Oklahoma. She is in the honors college and graduated this May as the first dual BS/MS recipient. During her time at OU, she founded Engineers Serving Others, which is an engineering student organization that collaborates with non-profits for continuous improvement projects using her lean six-sigma black belt.
She also participated in Society of Women Engineers and the Women in Engineering program as a lead mentor. Her dedication to her studies and community also resulted in her receiving the Pursuit of Excellence Undergraduate Award from her college and looks forward to a lifetime of helping others.