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Last updated 29th December, 2011
The Society of Women Engineers is (SWE) is a non-profit educational service organization whose goal is to encourage women to achieve their full potential in careers as engineers and leaders. The Sonora Region, also known as Region B, includes Arizona, New Mexico, Southern California, Southern Nevada, and Utah.
The Society of Women Engineers Mission is to stimulate women to achieve full potential in careers as engineers and leaders, expand the image of the engineering profession as a positive force in improving the quality of life, and demonstrate the value of diversity.
For more information on SWE visit www.swe.org
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Governor’s Monthly Newsletter
December Edition
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Congratulations!!!!
At the SWE Awards Banquet and Celebrate SWE! at WE11 in Chicago, the following individuals and sections were recognized for outstanding programs, projects, and efforts.
Individuals
- Violettee Brown – 25-Year Member
- Deborah Brunt – 25-Year Member
- Rebecca Jo Campbell – California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo – Third Place, Collegiate Technical Poster Competition, Graduate Level
- Christine Hailey, PhD, PE – Utah State University – Distinguished Engineering Educator
- Mary Phelps – HEDGE Co. – Fellow
- Stephanie Smith – California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo – First Place, Collegiate Technical Poster Competition, Undergraduate Level
- Charlotte Wagner – 25-Year Member
- Deborah Willems – InTouch Health – Distinguished New Engineer
Collegiate Sections
- Arizona State University – Outstanding Collegiate Section Award – Silver
- California Polytechnic State University, Pomona – Outreach Award, Medium Section
- California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo – Boeing Team Tech Competition – First Place (tie): Atlas Copco Mafi-Trench Team
- California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo – Boeing Team Tech Competition – First Place (tie): Quality of Life Plus Team
- California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo – Newsletter Award – Second Place
- California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo – Outstanding Collegiate Section Award – Gold
- Utah State University – Professional Development Program Award, Medium Section
Professional Sections
- Central New Mexico – Newsletter Award – Third Place
- Orange County – Professional Development Event Award, Large Section
Region
- Region B – Bylaws Award – Gold
Region B is also home to many scholarship recipients in FY11! Congratulations and good luck to the following individuals.
Scholarship Recipients
- Taylor Brownlee – Chemical Engineering Senior, Arizona State University – Meridith Thoms Memorial Scholarship
- Shandra Corbitt – Mechanical Engineering Junior, University of Utah – General Motors Scholarship
- Breanne Dunaway – Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering Senior, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology – SWE Central New Mexico Pioneers Scholarship
- Andrea Hall – Mechanical Engineering Sophomore, Arizona State University – SWE Phoenix Section Scholarship
- Ruth Huang – Electrical Engineering Master’s Program, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo – Intel Corporation Scholarship
- Chelsea Katan – Aerospace Engineering Senior – Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott – SWE Phoenix Section Scholarship
- Luky Lopez – Chemical and Civil Engineering Junior, University of Nevada, Las Vegas – Praxair Inc. Scholarship
- Suyana Lozada – Chemical Engineering Junior, Arizona State University – Praxair Inc. Scholarship
- Heather Martin – Mechanical Engineering Junior, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo – Rockwell Automation Scholarship
- Tiffany Mitori – Mechanical Engineering Senior, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo – Praxair Inc. Scholarship
- Jennifer Ramin – Chemical Engineering Sophomore, University of Arizona – Dorothy Lemke Howarth Memorial Scholarship
- Katie Robinson – Mechanical Engineering Sophomore, Utah State University – General Motors Scholarship
- Allian Roman – Mechanical Engineering Junior, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo – Praxair Inc. Scholarship
- June Stanley – Mechanical Engineering Junior, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology – SWE Central New Mexico Re-entry Scholarship
- Rachel Stratton – Aerospace Engineering Sophomore, Arizona State University – SWE Phoenix Section Scholarship
- Laura Tatham – Biomedical Engineering Sophomore, University of Utah – Dorothy Lemke Howarth Memorial Scholarship
- Dore Weber – Computer Engineering Senior, University of Utah – Symantec Corporation Scholarship
SWEeter Futures Outreach Program
The “SWEeter Futures Outreach Program” is a unique program to the Sonora Region, which tracks the impact we have on the future of engineering by sharing engineering, math, and science with K-12 students during FY12. Our goal is impact to 25,000 students!!!
We need every professional and collegiate SWE section in the region to get involved and make an impact on the future of engineering science, and math with students in K-12! Every outreach event your section hosts will count toward the impact-to-25,000 goal!
Make sure to log your events here:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/G2338SL
If you have any questions, please contact:
Stephanie Loete – Region B Outreach Committee Chair
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And the FY11 winners for the SWEeter Futures Outreach Program are…
First Place: Las Vegas Valley
Second Place: University of California, Riverside
Third Place: Utah State University
Congratulations to ALL of the Sonora Region!
We made an impact to 21, 026 K-12 students – surpassing our goal of 15,000!
Kudos to everyone that participated and keep up the great work, Sonorans!
Kerrie Greenfelder
Congrats!!!!
Congratulations to the 2011 Sonora Region B Award Recipients:
- Sonora Sustaining Benefactor – Utah State College of Engineering and RFB Consulting
- Emerging Leader Professional – Kathleen Monk, Fluor Corporation
- Emerging Leader Collegiate – Dhivya Sridhar, University of California, Irvine
- Outstanding Collegiate Section Mentor – Dr. William Goodin, UCLA Section
- Outstanding collegiate Section Mentor – Lisa Freestone, UNLV Section
- Outstanding Program – San Diego Section and Utah State University
- Sonora History Award (scrapbook), Outreach Theme – Central New Mexico Section and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
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