SWE Awards celebrate the lifelong contributions women engineers and technologists make to our society—and our world. We encourage and reward advancements in technological innovation, leadership, education, work/life balance, outreach and diversity.
Recent Awards
2011 Awards and Recipients
Achievement Award

Achievement Award
Christina H. Amon, Sc.D.
Citation: For groundbreaking contributions to the field of fluid mechanics and heat transfer; for achievements in integration of practice, research and education; and for active commitment to gender in engineering.
Distinguished Engineering Educator
Distinguished Engineering Educator
Christine Hailey, Ph.D., P.E.
Citation: For encouraging engineering students, especially women, to persevere and for giving them the tools to succeed.
Distinguished New Engineer Award

Distinguished New Engineer Award
Lindsay Laskowski
Citation: For consistently exceeding the expectations of her colleagues and inspiring the admiration of the women and girls she mentors.

Distinguished New Engineer Award
Deborah Willems
Citation: For technical expertise and social intelligence, and for dedication to SWE outreach efforts.

Distinguished New Engineer Award
Allison Goodman
Citation: For creative and effective team leadership in her career and in her contributions to SWE and the community.

Distinguished New Engineer Award
Angela McMullen-Gunn
Citation: For career achievements spanning several engineering realms and for significant involvement in SWE as an officer and role model.

Distinguished New Engineer Award
Dayna Johnson, P.E.
Citation: For accepting many challenges to improve herself professionally and personally, and for generously donating her talents to SWE and the community.
Emerging Leader Award

Emerging Leader Award
Melissa Soley
Citation: For excellence in global systems engineering, and for blazing a trail for women engineers in the military.

Emerging Leader Award
Erica Messinger
Citation: For demonstrated leadership in sales and marketing, and for bringing her energy, collaborative leadership style and technical skills to her work with SWE.

Emerging Leader Award
Stephanie Shanley, P.E.
Citation: For strong personal leadership that balances environmental stewardship, professional accomplishments and dedication to community.

Emerging Leader Award
Januca Berry
Citation: For strong technical leadership, for maintaining high quality standards, and for inspiring young people to pursue engineering.

Emerging Leader Award
Alyse Stofer
Citation: For leadership in research design and engineering, and using her exceptional communication and delegation skills to benefit SWE and advance its mission.

Emerging Leader Award
Jessica Rannow
Citation: For technical acumen and creative problem solving in the supply chain field, and contributions to SWE and the community.

Emerging Leader Award
Colleen Layman, P.E.
Citation: For expertise in engineering design and construction of power plants, and for leading by example, with warmth and enthusiasm, professionally and in the community.
Fellow Grade

Fellow Grade
Yvonne Simms
Citation: For an exemplary career in aerospace engineering and for educating young people, parents, employers and the community about women engineers.

Fellow Grade
Gail Mattson, P.E.
Citation: For sustained efforts in SWE and other professional and civic organizations to increase public awareness of opportunities for women in engineering.

Fellow Grade
Ronna Robertson
Citation: For her keen sense of best manufacturing practices and her outstanding strategic leadership in SWE.

Fellow Grade
Mary Phelps
Citation: For her trailblazing engineering career and for her relentless crusade to draw other women into the engineering profession.

Fellow Grade
Bernice Brody
Citation: For championing the advancement of women engineers and for promoting diversity and inclusion in the workplace and SWE.

Fellow Grade
Nora Lin
Citation: For achieving technical excellence in software, supportabilty, and systems engineering and for tireless advocacy for women engineers.

Fellow Grade
Joan Graf
Citation: For dedication and significant service to SWE's mission at every level of the organization over the course of a long, contributive career.
Outstanding Collegiate Member Award

Outstanding Collegiate Member Award
Shantel Hunt
Citation: For commitment to outreach and for natural leadership ability paired with a track record of academic excellence.

Outstanding Collegiate Member Award
Cassandra "Cassi" Janakos
Citation: For outstanding contributions to SWE on the sectional, regional and national levels and for bringing her unique interdisciplinary background to her SWE leadership responsibilities.

Outstanding Collegiate Member Award
Kristina Hammarstrom
Citation: For dedication to her collegiate SWE section and to the humanitarian possibilities of engineering.

Outstanding Collegiate Member Award
Jill Hoover Hershman
Citation: For excellence in the classroom and research laboratory, as well as in SWE leadership and community service.
Outstanding Collegiate Member Award

Outstanding Collegiate Member Award
Prinda Wanakule
Citation: For promoting the graduate student presence in SWE and for inspiring her fellow engineering students to become active in the Society.
Outstanding Counselor Award

Outstanding Counselor Award
Alexis Wallen
Citation: For exceptional collegiate leadership, resulting in highly effective outreach programs, a strong bond between collegiates and professionals, and a thriving SWE section.
Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award

Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award
Mary Verstraete, Ph.D.
Citation: For outstanding support as a SWE faculty advisor and tireless devotion to the academic success and community engagement of her students.
Resnik Challenger Award

Resnik Challenger Award
Kim de Groh
Citation: For exceptional materials performance expertise and for playing a crucial role in the success of the Hubble Space Telescope mission.
Rodney D. Chipp Memorial Award

Rodney D. Chipp Memorial Award
Joseph Bordogna, Ph.D.
Citation: For career-long advocacy of diversity and inclusiveness in engineering and for successfully establishing a welcoming environment in the profession for women and minorities.
SWE Upward Mobility Award

SWE Upward Mobility Award
Tana Utley
Citation: For extraordinary leadership charting a path to success by merging technology and business goals.
Work/Life Balance Award

Work/Life Balance Award
Kate Maxwell
Citation: For dedication for improving the workplace for all employees, and for leadership in establishing and growing the Raytheon Women's Network chapter at State College





