FY19 SWE PNW Certificate of Merit Recipeints

Contributor: Elaine Reeves

The Certificate of Merit (COM) program was established to honor high school women having high achievement in science and mathematics and to encourage them to consider engineering as a career.  To receive a certificate, the student does not have to be planning on going into engineering, but should be someone whom you would like to encourage considering engineering as one of their career options.

Our FY19 COM Recipients are students graduating from the following institutions.

A G WEST BLACK HILLS HIGH SCHOOL

Jessica Bowerman

Brielle Bryan

Magdalena Wood Richardson

BETHEL HIGH SCHOOL

Stephanie Geeson

Amaya Kaipat

Alex Birkeland

BELLINGHAM HIGH SCHOOL

Sofia Neros
Karol Mu

EVERGREEN HIGH SCHOOL
Thuy-Tien Nguyen
Amy Nguyen
Darla Ramirez

GRAHAM KAPOWSIN HIGH SCHOOL
Amanda Harum
Amanda McKinley

JUANITA HIGH SCHOOL

Nicole Goldstein

Astrid Bowden

Vivian Lu

MOUNT BAKER SENIOR HIGH

Liliana Rice

Finn Lane

Kimberly Joyce

OAK HARBOR HIGH SCHOOL

Natalie Hahn
Camryn Bristow
Meng Juan Timm

SEATTLE PREPARATORY SCHOOL

Jillian Bankaitis

Elisa Simon

Alyssa Sutanto

SHORECREST HIGH SCHOOL
Stella Beemer
Mirelle Blanchard

Aalia Rasheed

SPANAWAY LAKE HIGH SCHOOL

Alisha Nkwonta

Sydney Deleon-Anderberg
Bethanee Graver

SQUALICUM HIGH SCHOOL

Catherine Michelutti

Makenzie Hofer

Raelyn Iddings

STANWOOD HIGH SCHOOL

Gabrielle Kunzman

Ingrid Phillips

Veaya Carter

TIMBERLINE HIGH SCHOOL
Ishi Agrawal

TUMWATER HIGH SCHOOL
Olivia Wertjes
Janna Knight
Jessica Boos

Good luck to our COM recipients as they begin their college careers this fall!

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Elaine Reeves Elaine has held numerous leadership roles in both SWE MN and SWE PNW including: Professional Collegiate Advisor, SWE PNW Section Representative, College Relations Chair, FY18 President Elect, Region J Secretary & FY19 President.

She earned her undergraduate degrees from the University of St Thomas in Electrical Engineering, Physics, & Music Performance with a minor in Applied Mathematics. A master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washington, Seattle in 2017. She currently is a working engineer at Microsoft.

FY18 SWE PNW Certificate of Merit Scholarship Recipients

Contributor: Elaine Reeves

We are thrilled to announce the winners of our FY18 SWE PNW Certificate of Merit (COM) Scholarship Program!

Our FY18 SWE PNW COM Scholarship Recipients are:

• Aditi Kumar
• Karen Benson
• Anna Soper
• Diane Haass

The COM Award program was established to honor high school women having high  achievement in science and mathematics and to encourage them to consider engineering as a career. To receive a certificate, the student should be someone whom you would like to encourage considering engineering as one of their career options.

To be eligible for a COM Scholarship, applicants must meet the following qualifications:

1. Be a woman of Senior standing who will graduate from high school by June of the application year.
2. Be a woman who has been accepted for enrollment in an ABET accredited engineering college or university.
3. Be a Certificate of Merit (COM) Award recipient.

Thank you to all the students that applied and good luck to our recipients as they begin their college careers!

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Elaine Reeves has over nine years of experience in EMC and Environmental Hardware Compliance in both commercial and medical equipment. She graduated with a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washington, Seattle in 2017. She is an active in SWE PNW as is the current FY19 President.

Spring 2016 Outreach & Volunteer Opportunities

Spring is prime time for our SWE PNW outreach activities and volunteer opportunities. There are several different events that we support - check out the information below and contact the coordinators for additional information. Be sure to keep an eye on our SWE PNW calendar for the latest information and volunteer sign up links. We hope to see you there!

Explore Engineering

It is that time of year again for the hugely popular Explore Engineering Workshops. These workshops work with K-5th graders and take them through a range of fun engineering activities! We will be having workshops at 5 different locations throughout the months of April and May. 

If you are interested in volunteering please contact Holly Bork.

Expanding Your Horizons (EYH)

EYH is a math, science, and technology career conference for girls in grades 7 -12.  Its goal is to provide these girls with information and encouragement to continue taking coursework in the STEM areas through their senior years. SWE will be hosting multiple sessions and looking for volunteers to setup and coach girls through workshops.

If you are interested, please contact Lynette Lopez.

Certificate of Merit (COM)

The COM program was established to honor high school women having high achievement in science and mathematics and to encourage them to consider engineering as a career.  To receive a certificate, the student should be someone whom you would like to encourage considering engineering as one of their career options.   

For more information, please contact at swepnw.outreachvp@gmail.com.

Kids in Science and Engineering (KISE)

KISE is an after school program at Kimball funded through SWE PNW. Once a week, a diverse group of girls participate in STEM related hands-on activity.

For more information, please contact Amie Patao.

FIRST Robotics

SWE and FIRST® are joining forces to ‘ignite young minds’ to pursue education and career opportunities in STEM. Volunteer opportunities in all four FIRST programs, covering ages 6-18.

If you are interested in volunteering please contact Dana Day.