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SOCIETY OF WOMEN ENGINEERS DETROIT BACKGROUND


Founded in 1952, Detroit is one of the oldest Sections of the Society of Women Engineers. SWE Detroit is also one of the largest Sections in the country with over 300 members. SWE Detroit has six members elected to Fellow Grade, the highest grade of membership in the Society. Three past Achievement Award Winners are members of the Detroit Section. The Achievement Award is the highest honor bestowed by SWE. These winners are Roberta Nichols (retired from Ford Motor Company),		Lynn Conway of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and Shirley Schwartz from General Motors. SWE Detroit’s Sue Cischke won SWE’s Upward Mobility Award when she was with Chrysler Corporation. SWE Detroit is home to many recipients of SWE’s Distinguished New Engineer Award. SWE Detroit historical information is kept at the Walter P. Reuther Library Archives at Wayne State University in Detroit, the largest archives of labor history in the country.

SWE DETROIT OFFICERS

President – Lisa Purvis

Vice President of Membership – Faith Kurily

Vice President of Student Services – Irina Novikova

Vice President of Professional Development – Oksana Carter

Secretary – Jessica Mattis

Treasurer – Stephanie Hanes

Section Representatives – Jenny Morikawa, John Kasab, Lauren Thompson

Contact SWE Detroit Officers at swe_detroit@swe.org

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Region H is the Heartland Region, which is comprised of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. It is the largest Region with over 2800 members including professionals and students. For information on a regional level visit swe.org/regionH or download RegionH Membership Brochure.

SWE NATIONAL SITE

For information on a national level visit www.swe.org