SWE Region G

To: SWE Region G Members
From: Jessica Rannow, Governor, Region G
Date: December 22, 2009
Re: Call for SWE Region G Awards

The Society of Women Engineers strives to advance and honor the contributions of women at all stages of their career as well as recognize the successes of SWE members and individuals who enhance the engineering profession through contributions to industry, education and the community.

It is my pleasure to announce that the first annual awards and recognition program for SWE Region G will be launched at this year's Regional Conference in Lexington, Kentucky on March 5 -7, 2010. All members of the Region G area are eligible to apply for the individual and section awards.

Award	Overview
Advancing Leader Award - Collegiate and/or Professional	Recognizes leaders who are actively engaged in engineering or technology, has demonstrated outstanding technical excellence, and has consistently engaged with SWE.
Gem Award - Professional	Celebrates professionals who have advanced and achieved successes in engineering technical career, have demonstrated outstanding technical excellence, and have consistently supported women in STEM over their lifetime.
Membership Anniversary	Recognizes members who have achieved milestone anniversaries as a SWE member. No application required.

Award	Overview
Aspiring Program Award - Professional Section	Recognizes the section with the best program for career guidance/outreach or professional development in 2009.
Aspiring Program Award - Collegiate Section	Recognizes the section with the best program for career guidance/outreach or professional development in 2009.
Achieving Collegiate Section Award	Celebrates the Collegiate section that is most able to meet SWE's strategic priorities based on self-evaluation, reports, and documented activities.
Membership Award	Recognizes the collegiate and professional section with the best membership growth. No application required.
Section Charter Anniversary	Recognizes sections that have achieved milestone anniversaries. No application required.

The Region G Awards Committee is still looking for volunteers to serve on the committee. The primary responsibilities of the committee members are to review the applications and select the award recipients in February and provide recommendations for improvement for future years following the Region G Conference in March. If interested, please contact Virginia or me.