Alumna receives Outstanding Achievement Award

The GLOW, March 1998
Official Publication of CNCHS
Cabatuan National Comprehensive High School

Nympha de la Rosa-Romero, class 1959 of Cabatuan National Comprehensive High School received the Outstanding Achievement Award from Dallas Section of American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AICHE) during the National Engineers Week Annual Awards Gala at the Dallas Grande Hotel, Dallas, Texas USA on February 28.

The award is in recogniton of her contribution to the chemical engineering profession.

Engr. Romero is a B.S. Chemical Engineering graduate of FEATI University in Manila, Philippines and Associate in Computer Science from North Lake College in Irving, Texas, USA.

After passing the professional board examination in 1976, she joined the Research Team of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) in Tigbauan, Iloilo. She worked on water quality and waste water treatment studies. In mid -1979, she worked as a project expert with Food Agricultural Organization of the United Nations Development Program (FAO-UNDP) projects in the Philippines. She was responsible for the preparation of project proposals, economic studies, implementation and application of the Artemia and fertilizer projects. She prepared a manual for Artemia production in salt ponds in the Philippines.

When she migrated in the USA in 1981, she worked for Litwin Engineers and Constructors in Houston. She worked as a Process System Engineer involved in the design of refineries and industrial plants.

In 1985, she joined the City of Dallas Public Works and Transportation Department where she was involved from design to construction with asbestos abatement, HVAC cooling tower and the new moving walk projects of Dallas Love airport terminal, apart from taxiways and runways construction projects. She is also involved with the current Cedar Springs entrance road project at the Dallas Love field and the US $2M project - 8 foot, 9 miles perimeter fence of Love Field airport.

Engr. Romero has been active in Dallas Section of American Institute of Chemical Engineers for 8 years and has served as secretary, vice chair and chair. She is also active in AICHE government catalyst grassroots advocacy program.

She is currently assistant to the Aviation Program Manager of Facilities Planning and Construction.

Nympha de la Rosa-Romero, P.E. is married to Gilbert Romero with whom she has a daughter named Judee. Judee is in Junior High School at Luke's Catholic School in Irving, Texas where the family resides.