Today, the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) announced the recipients of its annual recognition program, celebrating the successes of SWE members, SWE groups, and organizations that are enhancing the engineering profession and advocating for women in STEM.
Examples of these accomplishments include pioneering diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEI&B) initiatives, growing or retaining membership levels, increasing exposure to STEM via outreach efforts, or being granted a patent.
“We’re thrilled to recognize this year’s SWE award recipients at WE25 in New Orleans, where the theme is ‘Embrace Your Story,’” said Inaas Darrat, FY26 SWE president. “These honorees exemplify the mission of SWE through their achievements, leadership, and service to the engineering and technology community across the globe. Each of their stories is a powerful reminder of the impact engineers can have in shaping our world and inspiring others. Congratulations to all of our winners!”
You can find the full list of recipients below and on the SWE recognition website.
Recognitions: The Boeing Company Multicultural Recognition | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Program (Company) | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Program (Individual) | Membership Growth Recognition | Membership Retention Recognition | Mission Recognition | Motorola Foundation Multicultural Recognition | Patent Recognition
The Boeing Company Multicultural Recognition
This recognition honors a collegiate SWE group that has developed and implemented the best multicultural program that increases or retains a diverse SWE membership and provides an inclusive environment, increases the exposure of engineering and the SWE organization to a diverse audience, and/or increases the exposure of engineering and the SWE organization to the community through precollege outreach programs.
- SWE Georgia Institute of Technology Section
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Program (Company)
This recognition honors a company for a new or significantly expanded effective DEI&B program within their company or community.
- Cummins (China) Investment Co. Ltd, LIFT (Leading Inclusion for Technical) Program
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Program (Individual)
This recognition honors an individual for a new or significantly expanded effective DEI&B program within their company or community.
- Oieswarya Bhowmik, Washington State University
- Shilpi Mitra, Microsoft
- Sobhitha Neelanath, Salesforce India
- Dr. Tracy Nguyen, Dr. Tracy Nguyen Optometry
- Stephanie Silva, John Deere
- Amanda Tijerina, AME Quality & Compliance Solutions LLC
Membership Growth Recognition
Membership Growth recognizes SWE groups that have demonstrated exceptional membership growth over the past year. No application process is necessary because this recognition is determined based on SWE membership data. Membership Growth only recognizes SWE Sections, Affiliates, and Member at Large (MAL) groups.
Collegiate – Affiliate
- China: UM Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute
- India: Cummins College of Engineering for Women – Pune
- Singapore: Nanyang Technological University
Collegiate – Large Section
- Duke University
- Illinois Institute of Technology
- Northwestern University
Collegiate – Medium Section
- Brown University
- State University of New York at Stony Brook
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Collegiate – Small Section
- Humboldt State University
- Swarthmore College
- Weber State University
Professional – Affiliate
- Chile: Santiago
- Nigeria: Ebonyi State
- Mexico: Queretaro City
- UK: West Yorkshire
Professional – Large Section
- Austin
- North Alabama
- Tampa Bay Area
Professional – Medium Section
- DelMar Peninsula
- Southwest Central Indiana
- Southwest Idaho
Professional – Small Section
- Chattanooga Area Section
- Rock River Valley
- Tri-Cities Tennessee
Membership Retention Recognition
Membership Retention recognizes SWE groups that have demonstrated exceptional membership retention over the past year. No application process is necessary because this recognition is determined based on SWE membership data. Membership Retention only recognizes SWE Sections, Affiliates, and Member at Large (MAL) groups.
Collegiate – Affiliate
- Canada: McGill University
- Ecuador: Universidad San Francisco de Quito
- Turkey: Koc University
Collegiate – Large Section
- California Polytechnic State U., San Luis Obispo
- University of Colorado
- Virginia Tech
Collegiate – Medium Section
- Ohio Northern University
- Case Western Reserve University
- Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
Collegiate – Small Section
- Elizabethtown College
- Oral Roberts University
- Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
- University of New Orleans
- Western Carolina University
Professional – Affiliate
- Canada: Calgary
- Germany: Southwest
- Mexico: San Luis Potosi
Professional – Large Section
- South Central Michigan
- St. Louis
- Wisconsin
Professional – Medium Section
- Central Savannah River
- Kentuckiana
- Mid-Michigan
Professional – Small Section
- Mid-Missouri
- Spindletop
- Upper Cumberland
Mission Recognition
These recognitions are for SWE groups that embody SWE core values and demonstrate continuous improvement and growth as they work to achieve the Society’s strategic goals.
Gold – Collegiate Section
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- Iowa State University
- Ohio State University
- Purdue University, West Lafayette
- University of California, Los Angeles
- University of Connecticut
- University of Florida
- University of Minnesota
- University of Pennsylvania
- University of Tennessee
Gold – Professional Section/Members at Large
- Chicago Regional
- Detroit
- Golden Gate
- Minnesota
- North Alabama
- Pittsburgh
- Santa Clara Valley
- Sierra Nevada
- Western Carolina
Gold – SWE Affiliate
- SWE Brazil: Campinas Metropolitan Region
Gold – Other (Affinity Groups, Committees, ERGs)
- Becton Dickinson WIN+STEM
- Early Career Professionals Affinity Group
- Ford-SWE
- Member Engagement Committee
- Women and Allies at Moog (WAM)
Silver – Collegiate Section
- Arizona State University
- California Polytechnic State U., San Luis Obispo
- Carnegie Mellon University
- City College of CUNY
- Colorado School of Mines
- Cornell University
- Pennsylvania State University
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Rutgers University
- San Jose State University
- Texas A&M University
- University of California, Berkeley
- University of Cincinnati
- University of Colorado
- University of Illinois @ Urbana-Champaign
- University of Kentucky
- University of Michigan
- University of Pittsburgh
- University of Rhode Island
- University of Southern California
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Yale University
Silver – Professional Section/Members at Large
- Austin
- Baltimore/Washington
- Boston
- Columbia River
- Dallas
- Eastern North Carolina
- Hartford
- Houston Area
- Kansas City
- Los Angeles
- Orange County
- Pacific Northwest
- Rocky Mountain
- Southern New Jersey
- Wisconsin
Silver – SWE Affiliate
- Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul – Oeste
- Singapore
Silver – Other (Affinity Groups, Committees, ERGs)
- 3M Women in Engineering (WIE)
- Boston Scientific SWE
- Community Colleges Affinity Group
- Education Empowers Inc – SWE Mentors
- HeForSWE Affinity Group
- HP SWE
- Latinos Affinity Group
- Medtronic SWEnet
- Merrick Professional Women’s Roundtable (MPWR)
- RASWE
- Solventum Technical Women’s Group
- SWE @ Merck
- SWE@Boeing
- Women In Academia
Bronze – Collegiate Section
- University of Alabama
- University of Kentucky – Paducah
Bronze – Professional Section / Members at Large
- Memphis
- Philadelphia
- Phoenix
Bronze – Other (Affinity Groups, Committees, ERGs)
- John Deere India SWE team
Motorola Foundation Multicultural Recognition
This recognition honors a professional SWE group that has developed and implemented the best multicultural program that increases or retains a diverse SWE membership and provides an inclusive environment, increases the exposure of engineering and the SWE organization to a diverse audience, and/or increases the exposure of engineering and the SWE organization to the community through precollege outreach programs.
- Education Empowers Inc -SWE Mentors
Patent Recognition
Patent recognition recognizes SWE members who have been granted a patent within the previous three years from Dec. 31 of the preceding year of the application. The patent must be relevant to the fields of engineering, engineering technology, or a science related to engineering.
- Lauren Abro, Toyota Motor North America Inc., 1 Patent
- Julia Alspaugh, Stryker, 1 Patent
- Nayiby Alvarez-Carrigan, Johnson & Johnson, 1 Patent
- Jacqueline Anim, Johnson & Johnson, 3 Patents
- Ana Paula Appel, Ph.D., IBM, 7 Patents
- Jessica Ascough, Northrop Grumman Corporation, 1 Patent
- Diksha Babhoota, Stryker, 1 Patent
- Chenyan Bai, Ph.D., Dow, 1 Patent
- Lisa I Bailey, BD, 6 Patents
- Jodi Balbinot, Stryker, 1 Patent
- Nitsan Ben-Gal, Ph.D., Solventum, 6 Patents
- Elissa Berver, HP Inc., 1 Patent
- Brett Blabas, Stryker, 8 Patents
- Agnes Blom-Schieber, Ph.D., The Boeing Company, 4 Patents
- Selma Boersma, Johnson & Johnson, 1 Patent
- Catherine Boulos Saad, Stryker, 7 Patents
- Birgit Braun, Ph.D., Dow, 1 Patent
- Hayley Brown, Ph.D., Dow, 4 Patents
- David Bruk, Sc.D., 1 Patent
- Gianna Buaszczyk, Dow, 2 Patents
- Gina Buccellato, Ph.D., 3M, 1 Patent
- Caroline Burke, 3M, 4 Patents
- Carmen Canovas Vidal, Ph.D., University of Murcia, 9 Patents
- Lisa Cardon, The Boeing Company, 1 Patent
- Melinda Cettina, Johnson & Johnson, 2 Patents
- Jennifer Chang, Ford Motor Company, 2 Patents
- Seema Chopra, Ph.D., The Boeing Company, 3 Patents
- Patrick Chung, HP Inc., 3 Patents
- Marie Cole, F.SWE, IBM (Retired), 2 Patents
- Rosemary Cole, Nike Inc., 1 Patent
- Kelsey Cooper, Boston Scientific, 1 Patent
- Erika Corbin, Stryker, 4 Patents
- Mirella Coroneo, Ph.D., Dow, 5 Patents
- Margarita Cortez, Nike Inc., 1 Patent
- Cristina Crespí, P.Eng, HP Inc., 1 Patent
- Wei Cui, Ph.D., 2 Patents
- Longlan Cui, Ph.D., Dow, 1 Patent
- Lisa DeNicola, 3M, 2 Patents
- Sunil Dhulipati, Cummins Inc., 3 Patents
- Priyanka Dobriyal, Ph.D., Lightmatter, 1 Patent
- Arturo Domingo, P.Eng, HP Inc., 1 Patent
- Laura Downing, Johnson & Johnson, 4 Patents
- Melinda Einsla, Ph.D., Dow, 1 Patent
- Hilary Ely, HP Inc., 5 Patents
- Nicole Fallacaro, Stryker, 1 Patent
- Dengmin Feng, Ph.D., Johnson & Johnson, 4 Patents
- Yanli Feng, Ph.D., Dow, 2 Patents
- Lucile Ferrand, Stryker, 1 Patent
- Carrie Fodor, Brunswick Corporation, 2 Patents
- Alexandra Frankel, Dow, 1 Patent
- Maxi Frei, Ph.D., Stryker, 1 Patent
- Kalyn Froeschle, Dow, 1 Patent
- Edith Fung, Johnson & Johnson, 4 Patents
- Akanksha Garg, Ph.D., Dow, 3 Patents
- Rachel Gibbons, Stryker, 1 Patent
- Ann Gilman, 3M, 2 Patents
- Emily Goel, Ph.D., BD, 1 Patent
- Rutika Kaustubh Gokhale, Cummins Inc., 1 Patent
- Rita Gozali, HP Inc., 1 Patent
- Carinne Granchi, Stryker, 8 Patents
- Gwen Gross, Ph.D., The Boeing Company, 4 Patents
- Jaqunda Grubbs, Ph.D., Johnson & Johnson, 3 Patents
- Man (Mandy) Gu, Ph.D., GlobalFoundries, 1 Patent
- Suzanne Guerra, Dow, 1 Patent
- Swapnali Gujar, 1 Patent
- Intan Hamdan, Ph.D., Dow, 2 Patents
- Emily Hampp, Ph.D., Stryker, 2 Patents
- Kelly Harbison, Toyota Motor North America Inc., 1 Patent
- MaryamSadat Hashemian, Ph.D., Rockwell Automation, 1 Patent
- Jennifer M. Hatfield, IBM , 8 Patents
- Hongying He, Ph.D., HP Inc., 1 Patent
- Verena Heizmann, Stryker, 1 Patent
- Lindsey Henry, Cummins Inc., 3 Patents
- Jaclyn Hernandez, Johnson & Johnson, 3 Patents
- Kelly Kloster Hon, BD, 2 Patents
- Yuehan Hu, Ph.D., Dow, 1 Patent
- Xin Huang, Ph.D., Dow, 1 Patent
- Deniz Icingir, Stryker, 1 Patent
- Emilia Jahangir, Johnson & Johnson, 4 Patents
- Megan James, Stryker, 1 Patents
- Yi Jin, Ph.D., Dow, 6 Patents
- Shannon Jones, Johnson & Johnson, 6 Patents
- Amy Jones, John Deere, 4 Patents
- Elise Jortberg, Johnson & Johnson, 2 Patents
- Hyeheon Jung, HP Inc., 1 Patent
- Lori Kardos, Dow, 1 Patent
- Teresa Karjala, Ph.D., Dow, 1 Patent
- Kawthar Kasim, The Boeing Company, 1 Patent
- Ambarish Khot, D.Eng, Cummins Inc., 2 Patents
- Mi-Young Kim, Ph.D., Cummins Inc., 1 Patent
- Claire Knight, BD, 2 Patents
- Petra Kohler Riedi, Ph.D., Solventum, 7 Patents
- Sandra Kolvick, P.E., GE Vernova, 1 Patent
- Kaitlin Konopacz, P.E., Stryker, 9 Patents
- Esther Koo, Stryker, 1 Patent
- Bindu Krishnan, Ph.D., Dow, 4 Patents
- Gauri Kulkarni, Cummins Inc., 1 Patent
- Mrunmayi Kumbhalkar, Ph.D., Dow, 1 Patent
- Melody Kuroda, BD, 1 Patent
- Eileen Kutscha, The Boeing Company, 1 Patent
- Nichole Kwee, Johnson & Johnson, 7 Patents
- Floor Lambers, Ph.D., Stryker, 1 Patent
- Clémentine Le Loc’h, BD, 14 Patents
- Yang Lei, Ph.D., HP Inc., 2 Patents
- Katie Lenz, HP Inc., 1 Patent
- Wenwen Li, Ph.D., Dow, 4 Patents
- Yanxiang Li, Ph.D., Dow, 1 Patent
- Yuyan Li, Ph.D., Dow, 5 Patents
- Guihong Liao, Ph.D., Dow, 3 Patents
- Sally LiArno, Ph.D., Stryker, 4 Patents
- Jennifer Light-Holets, Cummins Inc., 27 Patents
- Mok Hwa Lim, HP Inc., 9 Patents
- Ruei Ting Lin, 1 Patent
- Sara Lindroth, Stryker, 2 Patents
- Maribel Locsin, The Boeing Company, 2 Patents
- Bee Tin Low, 1 Patent
- Fang Lu, IBM, 25 Patents
- Elva Lugo, Ph.D., Dow, 1 Patent
- Jacqueline Macias, Inari, 9 Patent
- Amrita Maguire, Dell Technologies, 4 Patents
- Krupa Manjunath, P.E., John Deere India Pvt Ltd., 1 Patent
- Margarita Mann, Caterpillar Inc., 4 Patents
- Evelyn Matheson, The Boeing Company, 1 Patent
- Brooke McDonald, Stryker, 1 Patent
- Anne McLoughlin, Johnson & Johnson, 2 Patents
- Karen Medhat, D.Eng, IBM, 1 Patent
- Samantha Meredith, IBM, 2 Patents
- Kara Meyers, 3M, 9 Patents
- Ruei-Ting Miau, HP Inc., 1 Patent
- Kara Milbrandt, Dow, 2 Patents
- Teresa Miller, Stryker, 1 Patent
- Jennifer Moore, VB Spine, 4 Patents
- Claudia Mourran, Ph.D., Johnson & Johnson, 2 Patents
- Laura Mueller, Mercury Marine, a division of Brunswick Corporation, 2 Patents
- Jill Murfin, Nike Inc., 1 Patent
- Chau Ngo, 1 Patent
- Lena Nguyen, Dow, 1 Patent
- Owendi Ongayi, Ph.D., Dow, 3 Patents
- Caroline Ottinger, BD, 1 Patent
- Carissa Pajel, The Boeing Company, 1 Patent
- Janice Pak, BD, 6 Patents
- Sun-young Park, 2 Patents
- Maria Laura Perez Munoz, Dow, 1 Patent
- Elizabeth Phelps, Stryker, 3 Patents
- Teresa Phillips, Dow, 1 Patent
- Patricia Piers, Ph.D., 9 Patents
- Jenna Pizarek, Stryker, 2 Patents
- Elizaveta Plotnikov, 3M, 4 Patents
- Ciara Poolman, Stryker, 1 Patent
- Marcia Popa, 3M, 1 Patent
- Monica Poulsen, Nike Inc., 1 Patent
- Annie Reza, Ph.D., Stryker, 1 Patent
- Terrell Riley, The Boeing Company, 1 Patent
- Lida Robinson, Stryker, 1 Patent
- Danielle Rond, Shockwave Medical, 1 Patent
- Mari Rosen, Ph.D., Dow, 6 Patents
- Jessie Rosenberg, Ph.D., Lightmatter, 3 Patents
- Stacey Saba, Ph.D., Dow, 1 Patent
- Asli Sahin, Ph.D., GlobalFoundries, 3 Patents
- Dorina Sava Gallis, Ph.D., Sandia National Laboratories, 2 Patents
- Katherine Schmid, Johnson & Johnson, 9 Patents
- Laura Scholl, Stryker, 2 Patents
- Audrey Sherman, Solventum, 11 Patents
- Laura Silverstein, GlobalFoundries, 1 Patent
- Yashvi Singh, Micron Technology, 3 Patents
- Lisa Smith, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 2 Patents
- Catherine Stone, Stryker, 1 Patent
- Katja Stucki, Stryker, 4 Patents
- Christina Sullivan, Dow, 1 Patent
- Derya Tansel, Ph.D., Sandia National Laboratories, 1 Patent
- Bernice Terrell, The Boeing Company, 1 Patent
- Adi Tsalach Weiss, Medtronic, 1 Patent
- Letitia Tudor, Stryker, 1 Patent
- Isabelle Uhl, Sc.D., Dow, 2 Patents
- Elizabeth Vailhe, Johnson & Johnson, 1 Patent
- Rafael E Vasquez Lombardo, Cummins Inc., 3 Patents
- Melissa Venedicto, Boston Scientific, 1 Patent
- Sylvie Vervoort, Ph.D., Dow, 1 Patent
- Erin Vogel, Ph.D., Dow, 1 Patent
- Sharon Vuong, Ph.D., Dow, 1 Patent
- Grace Wan, Ph.D., Dow, 1 Patent
- Wenqin Wang, Ph.D., Dow, 1 Patent
- Jinfei Wang, Ph.D., Dow, 2 Patents
- Teresa Wang Goeddel, 3M, 2 Patents
- Lauren Weaner, Johnson & Johnson, 9 Patents
- Caroline Weinberg, Stryker, 1 Patent
- Stephanie Whited, Dow, 2 Patents
- Deborah Whitis, Ph.D., GE Aerospace, 1 Patent
- Sarah Wickham, The Boeing Company, 1 Patent
- Michele Wilcox, Whirlpool, 1 Patent
- Dan Wu, Ph.D., Dow, 1 Patent
- Xiaosong Wu, Ph.D., Dow, 5 Patents
- Jingyi Xu, 1 Patent
- Qiuyun Xu, Sc.D., Dow, 2 Patents
- Ni Yan, Ph.D., Dow, 1 Patent
- Hong Yang, Ph.D., Dow, 3 Patents
- Maria Elizabeth Zapata, HP Inc., 1 Patent
- Yahong Zhang, Dow, 2 Patents
- Yanchai Zhang, Ph.D., Caterpillar Inc., 8 Patents
- Ping Zheng, P.Eng, GlobalFoundries, 4 Patents
- Sarah Zolynski, Dow, 1 Patent
