| 10.16 Kristina Wang Receives 2009 Collegiate Member Award from SWE |
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CHICAGO – October 16, 2009 – The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is pleased to announce Kristina Wang as a Collegiate Member Award recipient for outstanding technical achievements and service to SWE, and for active participation on campus and in the community. “Kristina Wang’s technical skills, enthusiasm and outstanding volunteer work have made her a valuable collegiate leader,” says Nora Lin, SWE president. “As section president, she was able to secure funding from various sources to bring eight additional members to WE08, and four to the 2009 Region I conference.” Wang is in her final year at the University of Colorado (CU) at Boulder, where she is pursuing a joint B.S. and M.S. degree in aerospace engineering sciences, along with a minor in applied mathematics. In addition to her role as CU Collegiate Section president, Wang also served as webmaster and outreach coordinator. She has dedicated significant time and resources to succession planning, encouraging SWE participation, and implementing networking sessions with professional engineers. “From the time she joined SWE, Kristina has supported and inspired her peers, fellow SWE members and professors,” says Heather Doty, SWE counselor for the CU Collegiate Section. “Having received a four-year merit scholarship for her program, Kristina clearly has the ability and drive to excel in academics and professionally.” Wang is actively involved with several organizations on CU’s campus, particularly with Engineering Ambassadors, a group that assists the Dean’s office with recruitment and communication efforts. She is also part of outreach initiatives for the Women in Engineering Program. The Collegiate Member Award recipients, honored for exceptional achievements and service within collegiate sections, will be recognized on October 17 at WE09, the Society’s Annual Conference. WE09 will take place at the Long Beach Convention Center, October 15-17, in Long Beach, Calif. Nearly 5,000 attendees include collegians and professionals from the industry, government and academia. About SWE The Society of Women Engineers (SWE), founded in 1950, is a not-for-profit educational and service organization. SWE is the driving force that establishes engineering as a highly desirable career aspiration for women. SWE empowers women to succeed and advance in those aspirations and receive the recognition and credit for their life-changing contributions and achievements as engineers and leaders. For more information about the Society please visit www.swe.org or call (312) 596-5223.
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