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  • Transgender engineer proud of YWCA honor

    12/16/2004 12:10:14 PM PST · by freespirited · 127 replies · 2,019+ views
    Arizona Daily Star ^ | 12/16/04 | Rhonda Bodfield Bloom
    Amanda Simpson was recognized last week by the YWCA as one of a dozen local Women on the Move. That's more than a personal accomplishment for the 43-year-old senior principal systems engineer at Raytheon Missile Systems. It's also a personal victory, since Simpson is a transgendered woman who very publicly allowed the media to recount her transition from Mitchell Simpson four years ago. "To say that I was absolutely thrilled is a bit of an understatement," Simpson said. She was selected from a pool of 89 finalists for the award, which gives the nod to women who are committed to...