Nathelyne A. Kennedy

Nathelyne A. Kennedy is founder and president of Nathelyne A. Kennedy & Associates, a professional civil and structural consulting engineering firm located in Houston. A registered professional engineer in Texas, Kennedy has more than 35 years' experience as a design engineer and project manager and was the first woman to receive a B.Sc. in architectural engineering from Prairie View A&M University. Her talents and leadership skills were recognized in 1996, when she received the Black Engineer of the Year Award for Entrepreneurship. Her wide-ranging interests go beyond her professional duties to service on the Advisory Council of the Houston Zoo and the Prairie View A&M University Capital Campaign Steering Committee.