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Veronica “Ronnie” Jean Kathleen Milligan (11th March 1926 – 3rd September 1989) was an electrical engineer with expertise in construction management^[1] and president of the Women's Engineering Society^[2].

Milligan initially graduated with a degree in English and Economics from the University College of South Wales and then undertook teacher training. However, her husband and brother began studying for a Higher National Certificate in electrical engineering and so she joined them part-time whilst raising her young children^[2]. Milligan was then offered a paid graduate traineeship at South Wales Electricity Board^[2].

Milligan later expanded her skills by undertaking a diploma in management studies^[2].

When Milligan started her graduate traineeship at South Wales Electricity Board she became their first woman in engineering at the company^[2]. She became a chartered engineer in 1959 with the Institution of Electrical Engineers^[2].

Milligan and her husband set up a consultancy in 1961 called Civlec Industrial Advisory Services^[2] where she was a management and engineering consultant^[3].

Milligan was appointed as a manpower advisor with the Department of Employment and Productivity^[4], later becoming a headquarters consultant providing expertise on the construction industry^[1].

Milligan joined the Women's Engineering Society (WES) in 1964 and created the Wales and South-Western branch of the society in 1966^[2][5]. She was awarded a bursary by the Caroline Haslett Memorial Trust to attend the First International Conference of Women Engineers and Scientists in 1966^[6]. At the third International Conference of Women Engineers and Scientists in 1971, Milligan presented on construction management practices^[7].

Milligan played a significant role in the society, particularly with regards to delivering careers talks to school girls to encourage them into careers in engineering, she did this through her role as Career's Officer^[8]. Milligan later became the President of the Women's Engineering Society (WES) in 1978, succeeding Henrietta Bussell in the role. Milligan's successor as president was Maria Watkins^[9][10].

Milligan also supported careers counselling through her membership and role within the Institute of Electrical Engineers^[11].

She was also an associate member of the British Institute of Management^[2][12].

Millgan grew up in Pontypridd, South Wales with her father, a school teacher, and brother Maitland O'Neil. She had a brother, Maitland O'Neil who was also an electrical engineer. She married Francis Milligan in 1945 and they had two sons. She spent her whole life living in South Wales and died in Newport in 1989 after a short illness^[2].