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Photos from the 2017 Region D Conference -
March 9-11 - Atlanta

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Congratulations Lowell!

Lowell Christy, SWE member since 01-JUL-84, was honored as on of seven Outstanding Women during a special ceremony March 23 in the Alumni House.

Christy, a trailblazer for women in the engineering and construction industry and principal of the firm Christy Cobb, chairs the advisory board for UAB Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering.
Licensed as a Registered Professional Engineer in Alabama and five other Southern states, she has served on the leadership of numerous professional associations and in 2016 was inducted into the AGC Alabama Construction Hall of Fame.
In the community, Christy has supported groups such as Girls Inc., the Women's Network, the Eureka Program, Alabama Power's female engineers' organization ICAN and the Society of Women Engineers. Awards for those efforts include her selection as one of Birmingham Business Journal's Top 10 Women of 1991 and the Cahaba Girl Scout Council's 1994 Women of Distinction.

The UAB Commission on the Status of Women presents the awards annually during Women’s History Month to honor women in the UAB and Birmingham communities who have mentored or served other women, taken a courageous stance or overcome adversity to achieve a goal.

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For over 30 years, SWE Birmingham has inspired and supported female engineers, university engineering students and young girls who are interested in engineering to aspire and achieve their highest goals.

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SWE Birmingham Scholarship Deadline Extended

Each year SWE Birmingham awards a scholarship to a young woman who is a high school senior or entering freshman who meets the following eligibility requirements

Must attend an engineering program at an Alabama University/College that is accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology - Engineering Accreditation Commission (ABET-EAC).
Is in a position to accept the scholarship in year awarded.
Is a U.S. citizen or permanent resident of the U.S.
Must be a female high school graduating senior entering freshman year of college.
Must complete this application by the deadline and submit all the required information.

The SWE Birmingham Scholarship application deadline has been extended to May 31, 2013. Download the application form here. You may submit your application by U.S. Postal Mail, email or electronic form submission. The mailing address is:

Society of Women Engineers
P.O. Box 361311
Birmingham, AL 35236

If you submit your application by email, please send to Theresa Carter at theresa.carter@neel-schaffer.com.

To submit electronically, please click here.

iCan Girls Engineering Conference

Saturday, April 15, 2017
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Eureka! Events

April Eureka! Night will take place Tuesday, April 18th from 5:00-8:00. Volunteers needed to help girls complete an activity.

Eureka! summer camp, which takes place June19th-30th and July 10th-21st, we will have weekly STEM Speakers each Thursday. We would love for members of SWE to speak with our girls about their experiences as an engineer and being a woman in STEM!

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Alabama TSA 38th annual State Leadership Conference

Our student association is in need of many judges for our competitions and we are soliciting you for your help. Please navigate to our organizations website at http://www.altsa.org and click on the “Competitive Events Judges” page link. There you will find an event synopsis, a program, and a judge’s sign-up sheet. Almost all events are conducted in a single day. So you can volunteer your time on the 25th or 26th, or if your schedule will allow, both days.

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