NAL SWE Engineer of the Year Awards

The North Alabama Society of Women Engineers seeks to recognize outstanding engineers for their professional, academic, and leadership achievements.  The annual awards program recognizes three engineers at varying levels of their careers, outlined in the packet available below. Please consider nominating yourself, a colleague, classmate, or friend for recognition. The deadline for nomination is April 12, 2025 at 23:59 CDT.

NAL SWE Engineer of the Year – Apogee Award (Professional)

This award is given to an outstanding professional member of NAL SWE.  Professionals are defined as any working professional with 10 or more years of post-baccalaureate experience at the time of the nomination.  Awardees are selected based on their professional achievements, leadership, and community involvement.  Nominees must be members of NAL SWE and working in engineering, technology, or a related science.

NAL SWE Engineer of the Year – Ascent Award (New Professional)

This award is given to an outstanding new professional member of NAL SWE.  New professionals are defined as any working professional with less than 10 years of post-baccalaureate experience at the time of the nomination.  Awardees are selected based on professional achievements, leadership, and community involvement.  Nominees must be members of NAL SWE and working in engineering, technology, or a related science.

NAL SWE Engineer of the Year – Ignite Award (Collegiate)

This award is given to an outstanding collegiate affiliated with the North Alabama Society of Women Engineers.  Awardees are selected based on their academic performance, professional activities, community service, and leadership activities.  Nominees must be enrolled at a college or university within the NAL SWE zip code boundaries (356**, 357**, 358**) and studying engineering, technology, or a related science.

SWE Awards and Recognition Programs

The Society of Women Engineers Awards & Recognition programs aims to acknowledge individuals, SWE Groups, and organizations who support the mission, objectives, and goals of the Society. We are excited to spotlight members from our section who have been recognized by the SWE Awards & Recognition programs.

Individual Recipients

Section Awards

Presidential Volunteer Service Awards

North Alabama SWE is excited to be a certifying organization for the Presidential Volunteer Service Award, which is a civil award issued to honor those who have committed significant time toward volunteering. This award is available to paid North Alabama SWE members and applies to volunteer hours earned during SWE’s fiscal year (July – June). Volunteer hours from non-SWE events count towards the yearly goal. In order to be eligible, members must submit a record of their volunteer hours (a template can be provided as needed). The table below provides more information about the hours required to earn an award.

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