CREDIT: SWE Archives Irene C. Peden, Ph.D., F.SWE 1925–2025 Electrical engineer, victor over repeated discrimination, groundbreaking investigator in Antarctica Irene C. Peden, Ph.D., a Fellow of the Society of Women Engineers who fought sexism at every turn...

CREDIT: SWE Wanda I. Munn, F.SWE 1931–2025 Early woman nuclear engineer, swift learner, public officeholder A trailblazer in nuclear energy engineering and Society of Women Engineers section founder, Wanda I. Munn, F.SWE, died on July 23 at the age of 93. A non...

CREDIT: SWE Kathleen Joan Callanan, F.SWE 1940–2025 Pioneering electrical engineer and genealogy researcher, Maryknoll Sister, and lifetime learner Kathleen Joan Callanan, a SWE Fellow and senior life member whose intellectual pursuits ranged from electrical en...

CREDIT: Courtesy of ASCE Patricia D. “Pat” Galloway, Ph.D., P.E. 1957–2004First woman president of ASCE, risk manager and arbitrator, barrier breaker Patricia D. “Pat” Galloway, Ph.D., P.E., a driven executive in the male-dominated field of construction risk manag...

CREDIT: Sy Bean/The Seattle Times Luella Mae Armstrong 1929–2023Early woman aeronautical engineer, returning employee, world traveler Luella Mae Armstrong, a retired aeronautical engineer for The Boeing Company who was often one of the only women among men in her ...

Kristy Anne Schloss, F.SWE 1963–2024Pioneering leader in engineering manufacturing, author, advocate, and economic expert Kristy Anne Schloss, F.SWE, a groundbreaking woman leader in the male-dominated civil engineering field and a tireless service leader, died April 2...

CREDIT: Joseph Xu Lynn Conway 1938–2024Microchip developer, textbook author, transgender rights activist Lynn Conway, an engineer and inventor whose innovation modernized the computer microchip and made small computing devices possible, died on June 9. An early tr...

CREDIT: National Space Society Anita Gale, F.SWE 1950–2024Aerospace engineer, innovator, advocate for space colonization Aerospace engineer, space shuttle designer, and CEO of the National Space Society Anita Gale of Houston died on May 19. She served NSS in sever...

CREDIT: Society of Women Engineers Ronica Lea McKinley 1967–2024Champion of engineers from diverse backgrounds, veteran mentor, yoga teacher Ronica Lea McKinley, a longtime service volunteer, mechanical engineer, and yoga teacher, died April 19, 2024. Her death wa...

William B. Streett, Ph.D. 1932–2024Groundbreaking researcher, education reformer, champion of women engineers William B. Streett, Ph.D., former dean of engineering at Cornell University, who was recognized by the Society of Women Engineers for his support of women in e...

Violettee V. Brown, F.SWE 1958–2024Entrepreneur, author, SWE past president, and role model Violettee V. (Vi) Brown, a Society of Women Engineers Fellow, past president, and senior life member, died on February 9, 2024. Brown grew up in South Carolina and attended H...

Eddie Bernice Johnson 1935-2023Trailblazing U.S. Representative, unrelenting promoter of women and people of color in STEM Eddie Bernice Johnson, who retired last year as the oldest member of the U.S. House of Representatives after serving 15 terms, died December, 31, ...