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SPRING 2021
Voices & Views, In Memoriam

In Memoriam: Regina C. Saat, J.D.

By Anne Perusek
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Regina C. Saat, J.D.

SWE Former Attorney

SWE Friend Regina C. Saat, J.D., the attorney who represented SWE for a number of years during the 1990s, died in August 2020. Saat was hired by Past President Jill S. Tietjen, P.E., F.SWE, and worked closely with Tietjen and the following SWE president, Anna Salguero, F.SWE, and the board of directors during those years. Saat was instrumental in managing the details of SWE’s 1993 move from the United Engineering Center to 120 Wall Street, a rent-controlled building in lower Manhattan designed to house nonprofit organizations. SWE headquarters remained there until relocating to Chicago in 2001.

Source: SWE Archive, Personal Correspondence

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    Anne Perusek served SWE for 35 years in the role of director of editorial and publications and founding editor of the award-winning SWE Magazine. During her tenure, Perusek transitioned the magazine to a digital publication, managed the Society’s archives program, and was a regular contributor to Diverse: A SWE Podcast.

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