The SWE community comprises dedicated members and friends whose efforts over the years have built a vibrant organization. We honor and remember the richness of their lives, their many contributions, and their lasting legacies.
SWE Magazine / SWE Conference 2021
Walter McFall
Chemical engineer, Rodney D. Chipp Memorial Award recipient, longest-serving SWE editorial board member, and inspiration to many
Marie S. Kiss, Ed.D.
SWE Fellow, dedicated educator, role model, mentor, and violinist
Mary Ann Zimmerman, P.E.
SWE Fellow and life member, used her training to contribute to international development
SWE Magazine / Fall 2021
Consuelo “Connie” Hauser, P.E.
SWE Fellow; first woman to receive an engineering degree from Yale University
Frances “Billie” Richardson
SWE Fellow and early member; professor and researcher who inspired generations of women engineering students
Anna Kazanjian Longobardo
SWE charter member and Fellow; trailblazer whose motto was, “I have never been afraid to be first.”
SWE Magazine / Spring 2021
Sharon Varian Loeffler
SWE past president and Fellow, designed U.S. postal stamp honoring the First Lady of Engineering
Barbara G. Fox
SWE Fellow, champion of women’s rights in the profession and religious life
Mildred H. Paret, P.E.
Founding SWE member, attended historic Camp Green meeting
Regina C. Saat, J.D.
SWE friend and former attorney, instrumental in managing SWE headquarters’ 1993 move