The Society of Women Engineers (SWE), founded in 1950, is a non-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.
The Central Illinois Section has been recognized at both the regional and national level, and holds a variety of events for its members. Typically there are two to three events per month, ranging from professional development presentations to outreach activities to networking lunches and social outings to technical tours and work/life balance events. For members wanting to get more involved, the Executive Committee meets monthly and all members are welcome to attend.
SWE CI Awards
Congratulations to our 2011 SWE-CI Section Awards Recipients!
- Britta Jost - Distinguished Member Award
- Lou Balmer Miller - Outstanding Engineer Award
New CI-SWE awards announced at the SWE11 National Conference!
- Society 2011 Membership Transition Award
- Society 2011 Strategic Communications Award
SWE CI FY12 Officers
Welcome the new leadership for the Society of Women Engineers Central Illinois Section who took office July 1, 2011.
- President: Emily Munday
- President Elect: Amy Hammar
- Secretary: Jennifer Brooks
- Treasurer: Homa Afjeh
- Section Representative 1: Britta Jost
- Section Representative 2: Rosalee Martinez-Weber
SWE CI History
In celebration SWE's 60th Anniversary, several SWE members were interviewed to document the past, present and future the SWE Central Illinois Section.
For more information about the Society, visit the SWE Website or email the Central Illinois SWE Section. Check out our Facebook page for the latest news!