Irma Becerra Fernandez Explained

Irma Becerra-Fernandez
Known For:	Higher Education Leadership
Education:	University of Miami, B.S.; University of Miami, M.Sci.; Florida International University, Ph.D.
Employer:	Marymount University
Occupation:	President

Irma Becerra-Fernandez is an American electrical engineer and the seventh president of Marymount University. She has held this role since July 1, 2018.^[1] Prior to her current post, she was the provost and chief academic officer at St. Thomas University (Florida).^[2]

Education

Becerra received Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Miami. She received a doctoral degree from Florida International University, also in electrical engineering.^[3]

Early life and education

A Cuban-born American, Becerra immigrated to the United States with her parents when she was an infant, living in Puerto Rico through high school. She earned both bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Miami and went on to become the first woman to earn a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Florida International University (FIU).^[1]

Career

Becerra spent three decades at FIU in a variety of positions that include Vice President, Vice Provost, Entrepreneurship Center Director and tenured professor in Management Information Systems. She founded FIU's Knowledge Management Lab and led projects as principal investigator at the National Science Foundation, NASA (Headquarters, Kennedy, Ames and Goddard Space Flight Centers) and the Air Force Research Lab. She was also a Sloan Scholar at MIT's Center for Information Systems Research.^[1]

Fernandez served as Provost and Chief Academic Officer at St. Thomas University in Miami Gardens, Fla., from 2014 to 2018.^[4]

Becerra took office as the seventh president of Marymount University on July 1, 2018.^[5]

Becerra has authored four books and numerous journal articles in the areas of knowledge management and business intelligence. Her original research has also spanned such areas as enterprise systems, disaster management and IT entrepreneurship.^[1]

Awards and recognition

• 2022 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Award from the Support Our Aging Religious (SOAR!) organization.^[6]
• Washington Business Journal's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Champion of 2022.^[7]
• Named as one of the winners in the 2022 Women in Leadership Awards by Virginia Business.^[8]
• Saluted as one of the Top 35 Women in Higher Education by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 2020.^[9]
• Recognized in the Washington Business Journal's Power 100 Class of 2019.^[10]
• Selected as one of the Washington Business Journal's "Women Who Mean Business," 2019.^[11]
• Educator of the Year by the South Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 2015.^{[12] [13]}
• Bronze Medal Award by the Miami Today Newspaper, 2014.^[14]
• 2013 Educator of the Year by HENAAC Great Minds in STEM.^{[15] [16]}
• In the Company of Women Award for Education and Research, a Women's History Month Celebration, with support from The Parks Foundation of Miami-Dade, the Office of the Mayor and the Board of County Commissioners, March 2012.^[17]
• The Association of Cuban Engineers' Engineer of the Year Award for outstanding contributions to the profession, 2011.^[18]
• Kauffman Entrepreneurship Professor, Florida International University Pino Center for Entrepreneurship, March 2007.^[19]
• Selected for initiation into the professional business fraternity, Delta Sigma Pi, for academic achievements and continued interest in the profession, April 2006.
• Florida International University Torch Award for Outstanding Faculty (presented by the FIU Alumni Association), 2004.^[20]

Books

• Book: Becerra-Fernandez, Irma. none. Knowledge management : systems and processes. Sabherwal, Rajiv. 9781317503033. Second. New York. 897810646. 2014-12-05.
• Book: Rajiv., Sabherwal. none. Business intelligence : practices, technologies, and management. 2011. Wiley. Becerra-Fernandez, Irma. 9780470461709. Hoboken, NJ. 465681797. registration.
• Book: Becerra-Fernandez, Irma. none. Knowledge management : an evolutionary view. 2008. M.E. Sharpe, Inc. Leidner, D. E. (Dorothy E.). 9780765623744. Armonk, N.Y.. 471133953.
• Book: Becerra-Fernandez, Irma. none. Knowledge management : challenges, solutions, and technologies. 2004. Pearson/Prentice Hall. González, Avelino J., Sabherwal, Rajiv.. 978-0131016064. Upper Saddle River, N.J.. 52877851.

External links

• About President Becerra - Marymount University

Notes and References

1. Web site: About Dr. Becerra . 2021-01-05 . Marymount University. Text was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported license and the GNU Free Documentation License (unversioned, with no invariant sections, front-cover texts, or back-cover texts).
2. Web site: St. Thomas University > Academics > Meet the Provost . Stu.edu . 2014-10-01 . 2017-07-01.
3. Web site: Irma Becerra . .
4. Web site: Marymount University names new president. 2021-01-08. www.bizjournals.com.
5. Web site: Former FIU, St. Thomas University executive to become first Hispanic president at out-of-state school . 2021-01-08 . www.bizjournals.com.
6. Web site: 2022 Washington D.C. Awards Gala . April 19, 2023 . SOAR! Support Our Aging Religious.
7. Web site: Denham . Hannah . December 9, 2022 . Irma Becerra: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Champion . April 19, 2023 . Washington Business Journal.
8. Web site: Skelton . Alissa . June 28, 2022 . Taking the reins . July 1, 2022 . Virginia Business.
9. Web site: Top 35 Women in Higher Education. 2021-01-05. diverseeducation.com. 2021-03-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20210314093254/https://diverseeducation.com/2020-Top-35-Women-in-Higher-Education/#/. dead.
10. Web site: Power 100 of 2019. 2021-01-05. www.bizjournals.com.
11. Web site: Women Who Mean Business: Irma Becerra (Video). 2021-01-05. www.bizjournals.com.
12. Web site: St. Thomas University News: STU Provost Earns SFHCC Education Leadership Award . News.stu.edu . 2016-03-18 . 2017-07-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170921230927/http://news.stu.edu/2016/03/st-thomas-university-provost-earns.html . 2017-09-21 . dead .
13. Web site: North Miami: a City on the Move | Miami-Dade County's Official Economic Development Partnership . Beaconcouncil.com . 2017-07-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170111061309/http://www.beaconcouncil.com/north-miami-city-move . 2017-01-11 . dead .
14. Web site: Gold Medal winners, Lifetime Achiever honored - Miami Today . Miamitodaynews.com . 2014-04-23 . 2017-07-01.
15. Web site: Irma Becerra-Fernandez named Education-Administrator of the Year by Great Minds in STEM . News.fiu.edu . 2013-08-22 . 2017-07-01.
16. Web site: HENAAC25 Part 5: Education Award Dr. Irma Becerra-Fernandez, FIU . . 2013-11-26 . 2017-07-01.
17. Web site: In the Company of Women Past Winners . Miamidade.gov . 2017-07-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170203140954/https://www.miamidade.gov/parks/library/ITCOW_award_recipients_list.pdf . 2017-02-03 . dead .
18. Web site: Academic Affairs vice provost hired | | PantherNOW . Fiusm.com . 2011-03-02 . 2017-07-01.
19. Web site: Miami Today Profile - Irma Becerra-Fernandez (pt1) . . 2014-09-19 . 2017-07-01.
20. Web site: 6812_ARE_TorchAwProCvr . Fiualumni.com . 2017-07-01 .