The SWE RMS Summit Awards are presented to RMS members, teams, or collegiates who have made an outstanding contribution to activities within RMS during the fiscal year. Nominees are judged based on the significance of the achievements cited on behalf of the nominee and on the contributions of the nominee to various RMS activities. We received many nominations in FY19, and are honored to recognize several individuals or groups with Rocky Mountain Summit Awards this year. Our recipients include:

Jennifer Buechler
Jennifer wears multiple hats this year in SWE RMS, including as the chair for local socials in the Boulder area, and the college scholarships chair. She also presented an engaging session at WE Local Denver titled “Dude, where’s my female engineer?” that focused on opportunities to reduce gendered language in job postings. Her contributions over the past several years were highlighted in her nomination, which states “Jennifer has shown dedication to her roles, and in particular to fostering an inclusive environment for SWE members.” 

Manisha Ghorai
Manisha wasn’t able to attend the SWE Celebration to receive her award in person, but we recognized her for going above and beyond in her support of fund development efforts for SWE RMS. The screen-printing activity and sales of items at WE Local Denver were a creative idea that greatly benefited our section. Her nomination states that “it’s the dedication and commitment of members like Manisha that truly demonstrate the value of SWE to aspire, advance, and achieve.”

Molly Kuettel
As Section President, Molly is leading the effort to officially re-charter the University of Denver SWE section. This year, she has coordinated several impactful events including the recent Girls with Gadgets outreach day, a joint event last fall with DU SWE, SWE-RMS, and IEEE Women in Engineering, and today’s SWE Celebration. Her nomination states that “Molly’s engagement and partnership with SWE-RMS has established a foundation that will allow our two sections to continue to stay connected and support each other going forward”.

Laura Murphy
Laura’s nomination states that “as a new section member in the last two years, Laura has jumped in to make significant contributions”. Along with her role as communications co-chair this year, Laura volunteers in several other capacities to support women in STEM and the overall SWE Mission, including as a mentor and affinity group leader at her employer, IBM.

Megan Schulze
Megan served as the Local Host Committee Chair for WE Local Denver, and was responsible for leading the team of SWE volunteers while also staying connected with SWE Headquarters and the WE Local Advisory Board. Her nomination summed up Megan’s attitude perfectly: “Megan takes the time to make sure people feel valued and welcome no matter what role she accepts”. For these reasons, Megan received the Rocky Mountain Summit Award with an emphasis on the SWE core value of Trust.

WE Local Denver Host Committee
The entire Local Host Committee for WE Local Denver was nominated for exemplifying SWE standards in professional excellence. They volunteered countless hours to solicit sponsorships, organize volunteers for the event, plan outreach events, coordinate networking activities, and much more. Their nomination states “the conference would not have been such a success without the dedication and passion that they brought in making this one of the best WE Locals yet.” The Local Host Committee members include Kaitlin Chapman, Madalene Fetsch, Sarah Gilmore, Kiera Kaufman , Ashley Kreuder, Sarita Kuppili, Heather Munoz, Dian Nguyen , Theresa O’Donnell Sloan, Megan Schulze , Caroline Short, Brenna Svoboda, Sara Trout, Steven Ulrich, Christi Wisleder, and Lisa Woodward.

Congratulations to all of our FY19 Rocky Mountain Summit Award recipients!


FY24 SWE Recognition Awards
Awards

FY24 SWE Recognition Awards

SWE Rocky Mountain Section was honored at WE24 Chicago with SWE Mission Recognition Award. Mission 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. 2024 SWE Mission Recognition, Silver The FY2024 awards process was updated to be the SWE…

2024 Scholarship Awards
College

2024 Scholarship Awards

Scholarship Chairs:​Sarah Green (Entering Freshmen) and Jennifer Buechler (College) The Society of Women Engineers Rocky Mountain Section awards scholarships each year to students entering college and students in college in CO & WY. These scholarships are meant to help students continue to excel and reach their educational goals. We want to give a special thank you…

2024 RMS Summit Awards
Members | Awards

2024 RMS Summit Awards

The SWE RMS Summit Awards are presented to RMS members, teams, or collegiates who have made an outstanding contribution to activities within RMS during the fiscal year. Nominees are judged based on the significance of the achievements cited on behalf of the nominee and on the contributions of the nominee to various RMS activities. RMS Summit…

2024 Spring Summit Recap
College | Prof Dev

2024 Spring Summit Recap

2024 Spring Summit Recap RMS brings you ​this one day professional development conference and awards ceremony. The 2024 Spring Summit co-hosted by Rocky Mountain Section and University of Colorado Denver Section was a great success! The theme was Empowering Possibilities – reflecting on purpose, resilience, and joy, we strengthen our connection, empowering ourselves and each other. It was…

2024 Essay Contest Results
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2024 Essay Contest Results

Essay Contest Chair:   Bomsaerah Seong The results of the 37th annual Great Women in Engineering and Science Essay Contest are in! The competition was fierce again this year with 38 entries from 9 schools in Colorado and Wyoming. A panel of volunteer judges enjoyed reviewing all of the essays. Congratulations to every entrant! The Great Women…

Awards | General | Members | Prof Dev

RMS at WE23 Los Angeles

Over 50 RMS representatives traveled to Los Angeles to attend the world’s largest conference for women in engineering and technology from October 26-28. More members joined the conference virtually. Congratulations to the 2023 award recipients. RMS was recognized for the Mission Awards. You may read more about those on the WE23 Mission Awards blog post….