A Plug For Women Engineers and My Alma Mater -- Nothing To Do With The Bakken

Debra L. Reed has been appointed the new CEO for Sempra Energy.

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Since April 2010, Reed has served as the executive vice president of Sempra Energy, and previously she served as the president and CEO of Sandiego Gas & Electric and Southern California Gas Co., the company's regulated California utilities.

After joining SoCalGas in 1978 as an energy systems engineer, Reed became the first female officer appointed at the company in 1988.

Reed serves on the board of directors for Halliburton Co. and Avery Dennison Corp. She has also served as a board member of the American Gas Association, Genentech and Dominguez Services Corp.

Reed graduated summa cum laude from the University of Southern California with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering. (Not just cum laude or magna cum laude, but SUMMA cum laude.)

SRE is near its 52-week high and pays 3.70 percent.