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History of SWE-KC
SWE-KC was chartered in 1982. WEKC (Women Engineers of Kansas City) was the predecessor.
Several SWE-KC members have served as Society-level Leaders.
These officers are held in the highest esteem and help SWE achieve its long-term goals.
National President
- Barbara Wollmershauser (1983-1984)
- B.K. Krenzer (1986-1987)
- Shelley Wolff (2001-2002) shown left
National Vice President
- Libby Allman (2003-2004)
National Director
- Libby Allman (2004-2005) [Public Policy and Advocacy]
- Libby Allman (2001-2006) [Membership Initiatives]
National Secretary
- Shelley Wolff (1997-1999)
Board of Directors
- Kerrie Greenfelder (2021-2022), (2022-2023)
Nominating Committee Chair
- Kerrie Greenfelder (2017-2018)
Leadership Coaching Committee Chair
- Adriana Porter (2018-2019)
Society and Regional events hosted by SWE-KC
- SWE National Conference and Student Conference, 1987
- Region i Conference, October 1993
- SWE National Conference, October 2006
- Region i Conference, February 2015
SWE-KC Past Presidents
- Cheri Leigh (WEKC President): 1981-1982
- Diane Hershberger: 1982-1983
- Jan (McKinney) Lewis: 1983-1984
- Margie Andregg-Davis: 1984-1985
- Grace Barben: 1985-1986
- Heidi (Facklam) Novotny: 1986-1987
- Shelley Wolff: 1987-1988
- Jane Knoche: 1988-1989
- Kathy Lust: 1989-1990
- Deb (Mossman) O’Bannon: 1990-1991
- Renee Lawrence: 1991-1992
- Donna Coatsworth & Deb Linneman: 1992-1993
- Shelley Wolff: 1993-1994
- Rhonda Newstrom: 1994-1995
- Libby Allman: 1995-1996
- Hope Piuck: 1996-1997
- Cindy Ruff: 1997-1998
- Tracy Engnes: 1998-1999
- Karen Gilbertson: 1999-2000
- Karen Gilbertson: 2000-2001
- Sharon Lappin: 2001-2002
- Sue Gehrt: 2002-2003
- Natalie Stennis: 2003-2004
- Natalie Stennis: 2004-2005
- Samar El-Khoury 2005-2006
- Michelle Wirth 2006-2007
- (Vacant) 2007-2008
- Deb O’Bannon 2008-2009
- Holly Lamar 2009-2010
- Holly Lamar 2010-2011
- Susan Enneking 2011-2012
- Stephanie DeCaro, 2012-2013
- Kristin (Ehlers) Murray, 2013-2014
- Sunita Lavin, 2014-2015
- Katie Lin, 2015-2016
- Adriana Porter, 2016-2017
- Becca Brader, 2017-2018
- Ragan Gum, 2018-2019
- Jenny Lu/Stacy Friling, 2019-2020
- Suzie Carpenter, 2020-2021
- Stacy Friling, 2021-2022
- Kaitlyn Mores, 2022-2023
- Nishi Kelkar, 2023-2024
- Sereena Balid, 2024- Current
Society Awards – Individual Recipients
Entrepreneur Award
- Cheri Leigh, P.E., 2003
Fellows
- B.K. Krenzer, Class of 1983
- Lynn Bertuglia, Class of 1993
- Cheri Leigh, Class of 1995
- Shelley Wolff, Class of 2002
- Deb O’Bannon, Class of 2002
- Jane Knoche, Class of 2010
- Libby Allman, Class of 2013
Distinguished New Engineers
- Diane Hershberger, 1988
- Jane Knoche, 1989
- Sunita Lavin, 2016
- Jenna Harpole, 2017
- Adriana Porter, 2018
Distinguished Engineering Educator
- Deb O’Bannon, 2017
Suzanne Jenniches Upward Mobility Award
- Cindy Wallis-Lage, 2018
Advocating Women in Engineering Award
- Shelley Wolff, 2016
- Martha McCabe, 2021
Spark Award
- Kerrie Greenfelder, 2018
Emerging Leader
- Kerrie Greenfelder, 2015
- Sunita Lavin, 2023
- Kristin Murray, 2023
Society Awards – Section Awards
Mission Award
- Silver, 2017
- Silver, 2018
- Silver, 2019
- Silver, 2020
- Silver, 2022
- Bronze, 2023
Best Practices Award
- Outreach, 2018
- Partnerships with Collegiates, Professionals, Industry & Academia, 2019
- Professional Development, 2019
- Outstanding Professional Development Event, WE KC, 2022
Outreach Award
- For IGED, 2015
WE Local Awards – Individual Recipients
WE Local Legacy
- Kerry Greenfelder, 2018
WE Local New ELiTE
- Sneha Narayanan, 2020
WE Local ELiTE
- Ragan Gum, 2019
- Sunita Lavin, 2019
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