Endowing this scholarship will be Region J's final act. We hope you will join us in enabling the region to empower women to succeed one more time! If you are able, please make contributions through the link below by Friday, May 25, 2018.
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| Margaret "Pritch" Pritchard |
Donation Link: https://www.paypal.me/swepnw/25
What?
The new scholarship would be named for Margaret (Pritch) Pritchard, aka the “Godmother of Region J.” The new scholarship, if endowed, would have the following criteria:
- Renewable for 5 years
- Scholarship Recipient Class Status: Sophomore, Junior, Senior, Graduate
- SWE collegiate membership required
- Any engineering major
- Geographic location preference: Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Montana, Idaho
- Geographic selection based on College location, not home address
Statement from Daria Wightman, who co-chaired the 1996 SWE National Convention:
I would love to have an endowed scholarship in Margaret Pritchard (Pritch)’s name. Pritch was the godmother of the Section and Region J. She helped with the 1996 Convention in Portland and used her connections to provide local native American entertainment.
She also mentored many of us in the Region as well as had SWE friends throughout the US. Since she traveled for her consulting engineering work, she was more comfortable being a member at large. However, she attended the Region conferences and Section activities when she was in town.
Pritch was a pioneer in the engineering field as one of the first SWE members in the Region. She solved engineering problems in water, wastewater, manufacturing, laundries, and energy around the world as well as in the United States.
She was quite a character and inspiration. She lived in Milwaukie and Oak Lodge, Oregon all her life and has been interviewed by local historians and SWE. As a pioneer in the field of engineering and consulting, she would be a great role model for young students applying for the scholarship. Her life would have so much more power to inspire and motivate and it would keep her memory alive.
To learn more about Pritch, check out these links:
- Oral History: http://ethw.org/Oral-
History:Margaret_Pritchard - SWE Pioneer: http://
societyofwomenengineers.swe. org/page/4986-margaret- pritchard - Podcast: SWE Stories – Tales from the Archives Episode #2: http://alltogether.swe.
org/2017/11/podcast-swe- stories-tales-from-the- archives-episode-2/
Have questions about this SWE PNW Fundraiser?
- Contact our Section Treasurer at swe.pnw.treasurer@gmail.com for information on the finances or donation side.
- Contact our Section Rep at swe.pnw.section.reps@gmail.com for information on the Region J side.
