Fall 2021

Significant Personal and Professional Opportunities
Having served on a number of different boards, including three electronics industry organizations, and currently…
Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man
Review by Mary C. Verstraete, Ph.D., F.SWE, SWE Editorial Board By Emmanuel Acho ‎Flatiron Books:…
Crafting an Award Package for a Nominee Doing Classified Work
Recognizing women of excellence when you can’t actually say what they do may make preparing…
What Do Parenting and Sitting on a Board of Directors Have in Common?
The transition from engineering leader, manager, or individual contributor to board director involves a significant…
Practice Curiosity
For my term as SWE president, I selected the theme “Practice Curiosity” because it’s a…
Introducing the FY22 Board of Directors
Rachel Morford President She/Her/Hers Dayna Johnson, P.E. President-elect She/Her/Hers Lisa Rimpf Secretary She/Her/Hers Lindsey Roberts…
Aspire to Inspire: An Interview with FY22 President Rachel Morford
Introducing FY22 SWE President Rachel Morford, who discusses her direction for the coming year, how…
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The State of Infrastructure
Recent events – from blistering heat to drought to torrential rains and more – highlight…
Women Engineering Leaders in Academe 2021
SWE’s nearly two-decades-long series profiling women deans has revealed some keen observations and insights into…
Finding a Place and a Voice on Corporate and Nonprofit Boards
Women board members share insights into the intricacies and fulfillments of serving as a director.…