Recognition
A Legacy of Awards and Recognition
Since it first bestowed its Award for Meritorious Contribution of Engineering — now the Achievement Award — in 1952, the Society of Women Engineers has recognized and celebrated women engineers’ professional achievements and showcased them as role models for future generations.
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In honor of our diamond anniversary, consider making a donation to the new SWE Legacy Endowed Scholarship this year in support of SWE’s ongoing mission. It can and will make all the difference.
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The Society’s first and most prestigious honor, the Achievement Award, was established in 1952 to recognize and celebrate the groundbreaking innovations of women engineers, whose accomplishments were frequently overlooked by their male peers.
SWE inducted its first class of Fellows in 1980 and created the Distinguished Service Award in 2001 in appreciation of members who have given extraordinary dedication to the Society.
SWE has added many awards since 1979 to recognize colleagues and peers for excellence in academia, leadership, and technical accomplishments at all career stages.
The Society introduced an award for supportive men in 1968 and greatly expanded its awards beginning in 2015 to honor the work of those advocating for the advancement of women in engineering.
SWE’s longstanding collegiate awards and competitions, and more recent SWENext awards for high school students, honor rising generations of women engineers preparing to launch their careers.
