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The Wisconsin Section of the Society of Women Engineers
Website: http://www.msn.fullfeed.com/~swewi
FY2007 National SWE Award
The Gear Best Electronic Newsletter!
August 2008
Inside this issue: Serving the 203 Members of the Wisconsin Section, and Its Supporters
Presidents’ Corner 1
Presidents’ Corner – by Betty Leonhard
Upcoming Events At A Glance 2 Welcome to SWE fiscal year 2009. I had so much to tell you about that I had
to write several other articles for this newsletter. Check out the wrap up of
Milwaukee Meet & Greet 3 FY08, the introduction to the new SWE Communities article, and the news
Briggs & Al’s Run/Walk 4 from our FY09 strategic planning meeting. This is going to be another great
year and I am excited to have several new vo lunteers in various roles of our
Madison Meet & Greet 5 section.
U.S. Armed Forces Show &
Tell 6 Let me first tell you about the Society’s goals for our section in FY09. These
feed into the goals that SWE as a whole is working on. First of all we are to
Fox Valley Meet & Greet 7 “Increase the quality of professional development programs for all career
2008 SWE National stages.” We spent time at our strategic planning meeting brainstorming and
Conference 8 then selecting some of our best options to develop. Secondly we are to
“Increase the number of discussions with industry, government, and academic
Madison Meet & Greet 9 influencers.” We want to find ways to help our local companies with female
G+M+S=O (Girls + Math + Science engineering recruiting and retention. And our past president, Dina will be
= Opportunities) 10 serving on a committee to influence how a continuing education requirement
for PEs in WI is established. And lastly we are to “Increase the number of
The New SWE Communities 11 potential leaders in the [SWE] pipeline.” We will continue building the pool
SWE-WI Topic Of The Month 13 from within our section’s ranks.
SWE-WI Member News 15 It is my own personal goal, as section president, to get this section running as
Membership News smoothly as possible to make it easier for everyone who volunteers to be
16
successful and enjoy their experience. I again am asking each of my officers
SWE-WI Election & and committee chairs to create a personal goal of their own as well.
Appointment Announcement 18
FY08 Year End Wrap Up You will be seeing meet and greet events and outreach opportunities similar to
19
last year’s schedule, plus more activity in our Madison area. There will be
COR Briefing 22 professional luncheons, an interesting tour or two, a multicultural program,
some presentations on things you wish you’d have known years ago, and a
FY09 SWE-WI Officers 23
couple more joint meetings with various groups. So far it looks like we’ve
Recent Meetings/Activities 26 gotten off to a good start in planning this year’s events, so watch for some
great things coming up this fall already. And remember, the events are even
SWE-WI Executive Council
better when you come to them!
And Committee Chairs 35
I also want to anno unce the kickoff of our section’s very own Scholarship
Committee who will be working (with your help) to raise $25,000 to endow an
Article deadline for “The Gear” is the
fifteenth of the preceding month. Trial annual $1000 scholarship for female SWE members in engineering programs
subscriptions are available to persons at our area universities with SWE sections. You will probably be hearing a lot
interested in membership. Send articles
to: Andrea Cole Fyhrlund, Editor, 126 about this during the next couple years, or however long it takes to reach our
W. Chestnut St., Port Washington, WI, target.
afyhrlund@ameritech.net .
Happy SWE New Year!
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Upcoming Events At A Glance
DATE: EVENT: LOCATION: SEE
PAGE(S):
September 9, 2008 Milwaukee Area Meet & Greet at Trinity Three Milwaukee, WI 3
Tuesday Irish Pubs
September 20, 2008 Briggs & Al’s Run/Walk for Children’s Hospital Milwaukee, WI 4
Saturday
September 23, 2008 Madison Area Meet & Greet at The Great Dane Madison, WI 5
Tuesday Pub at Hilldale Mall
September 2008 U.S. Armed Forces Show & Tell Event Appleton, WI 6
October 2, 2008 Madison Luncheon Meeting at Mead & Hunt Madison, WI *
Thursday
October 9, 2008 Fox Valley Wine Tasting Event Meet & Greet at Appleton, WI 7
Thursday McKnight & Carlson
November 6-8, 2008 SWE National Conference Baltimore, MD 8
Thursday - Saturday
November 11, 2008 Madison Area Meet & Greet at Granite City Madison, WI 9
Tuesday
November 15, 2008 GMSO (Girls + Math + Science = Opportunities) Fond du Lac, WI 10
Saturday
* Refer to our website at www.msn.fullfeed.com/~swewi as details become available.
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SWE- WI Milwaukee Area “Meet and Greet”
Social Event
What: SWE-WI, Milwaukee Area Meet and Greet
Where: Trinity Three Irish Pubs
125 East Juneau
Milwaukee, WI 53202
(Located in downtown Milwaukee)
Date: Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Time: 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Misc.: Plan on sitting out on the patio (weather permitting)… casual Meet &
Greet. We can order drinks and dinner as we please!
RSVP: No RSVP necessary. Any questions please call or e-mail Sarah Sincock
at 920-562-0306 sarah.sincock@gmail.com
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SWE-Wisconsin Event Notice
What: SWE-WI, Milwaukee and SWE Marquette Al’s Run Team
Where: Race starts at 12th and Wisconsin Ave. on the Marquette Campus
Team meeting spot is between Alumni Memorial Union and Schroeder Hall
Date: Saturday, September 20, 2008
Time: Meet at 9:15 am
Run/walk begins at 10:15 am
Misc.: Please follow the directions below to register for the event:
v Go to: http://www.alsrun.com
v Click the REGISTER NOW circle
v Press the blue "Click here" under “1. Register online”
v Click "Register on a Team"
v Enter the team name: SWE
v Click the circle and press "Next"
v Enter password: swewimu
v Fill in your personal information and pay the registration fee ($20.00 for the walk $25.00 for
the run (an extra $5 for timing fee)
v NOTE: all registration fees must be paid online! Let Sarah know if anyone has a problem
with this.
v Make a pledge if you wish. (Great to get pledges from family members!)
v Please feel free to register as either a runner or walker. We will have enough people doing
both!
RSVP: Please Register by Friday, August 8th (we need a team of at least 10 by then to get a
back of t-shirt design printed) you will be able to register after then but please try
your best to register by August 8th !
No RSVP necessary, just register for the event online. Any questions please call or e- mail
Sarah Sincock at 920-562-0306 sarah.sincock@gmail.com
Briggs & Al's Run & Walk for Children's Hospital is the oldest run & walk in the state of Wisconsin
and one of the largest combined 8K events in the United States. Since its beginning, Briggs & Al's Run
& Walk has raised more than $9.4 million for Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, with 100 percent of the
gifts and pledges going directly to help children. We are grateful to our generous sponsors, team
captains, walkers, runners, volunteers and pledge-raisers who make a tremendous difference in the lives
of children year after year.
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Madison Area “Meet and Greet” Social Event
Who: All SWE members are welcome. In addition, this would be a great opportunity
to bring along a friend who may not (yet) be a member of SWE!
What: An informal networking opportunity.
When: Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008 from 6 – 8pm
Where: The Great Dane Pub at Hilldale Mall
357 Price Place
Madison, WI 53705
(608)661-9400
Directions: Hilldale Mall is located on the Near West side of Madison at the intersection
of University Avenue and Midvale Blvd. From the Beltline (Hwy 12/18), take
the Midvale Blvd/Verona Road exit north (towards the center of town). Drive
2.3 miles, then turn left at Heather Crest into the Hilldale Mall complex. There
is free parking in the mall parking garage (on your right). The Great Dane Pub
is across the street from the parking garage (on your left). The website below
contains a map link.
Website: http://www.greatdanepub.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=28&Itemid=42
Please check at the Hostess Station for the correct table (ask for the SWE table)
Contact Tracy Melin at (608)273-5040 or tracy.melin@thermofisher.com if you have any
questions or just want to let us know you plan to attend so we can look for you!
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U.S. Armed Forces Show & Tell Event
-Stay tuned for upcoming details-
What: Presentation of tools, equipment, and a tour of the Reserve
facility.
When: September, 2008 (exact date TBD)
Where: 395th U.S. Army Reserve Center
1824 N. Ballard Rd.
Appleton, WI
Items which we will learn about:
PLS (designed/built by Oshkosh Corporation (formerly Oshkosh Truck))
Trak Variable Reach Fork Lift - 6K and 10K
HEMMT Wrecker (designed/built by Oshkosh Corporation (formerly
Oshkosh Truck))
SINCARS radio system.
Night Vision
Weapon Systems - Squad Automatic Weapon (“SAW”), 50 Caliber
Machine Gun, M16 rifle, 9MM Beretta
Bring something to contribute to a care package that we will be sending to
a SWE member who is currently on deployment! Ideas are: Personal care
items, books, magazines, etc.
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SWE - Wisconsin Event Notice
What: Wine Tasting
Where: McKnight & Carlson [view map]
http://www.mc-wines.com/index.php
When: Thursday, October 9, 2008
6:30 PM until 8:30
Who: SWE members and prospective members
Cost: $13 / person (payable to establishment)
RSVP: RESERVTIONS ARE REQUIRED. Contact Betty Leonhard at
betty.leonhard@swe.orgor call 920-344-2344 by October 1st
Directions: Take 41 to College Ave. and head east towards downtown
Appleton for ~2 miles. McKnight & Carlson is on the right
side of the street between Outagamie & Mason streets.
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2008 SWE National Conference – Baltimore, MD
November 6-8, 2008
Conference registration is now open...consider booking hotels, etc.
early, they fill up fast! Go to http://www.we08.org/ for more info.
Be inspired while having fun!
SWE 2008 networking and recognition events bring
savvy technical women together in a variety of
environments. Only the SWE conference lets you hear
the motivational words of our keynote speaker or
award recipients, learn about career opportunities from
top employers, and network with other women
engineers and technologists all in one three day event.
2008 SWE National Conference
in Baltimore, MD November 6-8, 2008
Join us at the Conference, more details at www.swe.org. For anyone attending this
year’s Conference please contact Rita Murino at rita.murino@harley-davidson.com or
414-380-1875. Let Rita know your contact info and we can all try to get together. See
you in Baltimore!
A "WHITEBOARD" has been started on our SWE-WI community to collect
names of our WI section members who are attending the national
conference. Please log in and a dd your name to the list so that we might
meet for dinner & have a photo taken on Thursday of the conference.
***You can also denote if you want a roommate to save costs***
Refer to page 10 of The Gear for information about logging on to the SWE
Communities.
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MADISON AREA MEET & GREET
Tuesday November 11th
6PM - 8PM
Granite City Food & Brewery
72 West Towne Mall
Madison, WI 53719
Phone: 608.829.0700
for info about Granite City see http://www.gcfb.net/bove rview.cfm
Granite City is located at the West Towne Mall in front of Sears
If you've ever been to a SWE event or conference before, you know that there is never
enough time to catch up with fellow members. If you haven’t yet been to a SWE event,
here's the perfect opportunity to meet and get to know some great new people who have
much in common with yourself. So come, stop in after work to unwind and do a little
networking and socializing. And if you get hungry, their food is great too.
This is a very informal event, the start time is approximate. Bring a friend or coworker
with you. We'll meet in the bar area and likely catch a table for dinner or appetizers as
well.
Please check at the Hostess Station for the correct table (ask for the SWE table).
Contact Tracy Melin at (608)273-5040 or tracy.melin@thermofisher.comif you have any
questions or just want to let us know you plan to attend so we can look for you!
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Girls+Math+Science=Opportunities (G+M+S=O)
– by Michelle Lepak
G+M+S=O (Girls+Math+Science=Opportunities) is a special event in the Fox
Valley area for middle school aged girls. SWE-WI will be presenting three 60
minute hands-on sessions! Please consider volunteering for this fun and
rewarding event. The GMSO effort was developed by the UW Fond du Lac
Continuing Education Department along with several community supporters.
Mission Mars!
Design and build a Mars space vehicle launch framework. NASA needs you as
part of an engineering design team to develop a bid for a structure to launch a
Mars space vehicle. The winning bid will be the lightest weight but strongest
design while costing the least to produce. R U up 4 the challenge?
What: Girls + Math + Science = Opportunities
When: Tuesday, November 15, 2008
Where: UW-Fond du Lac
Who: YOU!
The day's events start at 8:45 a.m. and will be wrapped up by 3:15 p.m. You can
volunteer to help facilitate one, two, or all three of the following time slots:
9:40-10:40 a.m. Session #1
10:50-11:50 a.m. Session #2
1:20-2:20 p.m. Session #3
Please contact Michelle Lepak at mlepak@appletonideas.com or 920-766-9971
to volunteer or if you have questions. Further details, such as directions &
exact location of the event, will be provided when you volunteer.
This is a fun opportunity to encourage middle school girls to
get interested in engineering. Please consider volunteering!
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The New SWE Communities – by Betty Leonhard
Did you know that SWE has a new website? And with the Society’s new site we now
have access to an interactive, powerful, fun, and useful platform called “SWE
Communities”. This is where all the business items of SWE are now kept for all the
various levels of the organization including all the national committees and sections.
There certainly is something for everyone. I found 10 communities to join that I was
interested in. It is also a place for discussions, blogs, and other forms of sharing
information. Everyone has their own “My SWE” community once you log in (with
your regular SWE ID & Password), where you can do things like create your own
blog.
Our WI section now has To get to the new communities, go to www.swe.org scroll down
one of these new and click on the [My SWE Communitites] button.
communities. It is still
in its forming stages, but
I encourage all of our
section members to join
it and participate in
discussions, so you can
retrieve useful reference
information if needed.
our section’s community is at:
http://communities.swe.org/COP/WisconsinProfe ssionalSection/
One of the ways our section will be using it is to facilitate discussions around a
“Topic of the Month” where all our community members can share their knowledge,
questions, tips… etc. with others who have similar experiences and concerns. Since
we’re just getting started, the first topic will probably last 2 months to give more of
you a chance to join and participate.
The system is fairly intuitive, but if you are like me, you will play with it for a while
and still want to get some training on how exactly to best utilize this new tool. I just
attended a webinar on it which will be available for replay, and I recommend you
download it sometime soon.
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The New SWE Communities – continued
To find the webinar training to replay go to www.swe.org and (1) click on Advocacy-
Resources, (2) then click on Webinars, (3) then find the “MySWE Communities”
webinar in the (4) Past Web Seminar sections and click on it to get a replay.
In the SWE Main Community, there are also several help documents and podcasts
that will explain how to use the features whenever you need to reference them.
Every SWE member is automatically a member of the SWE Main Community,
which is where the tips and instructions for getting started are. You can also click
on any of the help buttons on each page.
Once you log in you will need to look at the various communities and join the ones
that interest you. Of course you will want to join our SWE-WI section community.
If you are a section leader you will also want to join the Region and Section
Resources community.
http://communities.swe.org/COP/RegionSectionResources/
If you want to stay informed on what the BOD or COR is doing, you can join their
communities. If you think there should be a community about something relevant to
SWE and don’t see one, you can suggest it be created.
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Announcing…
SWE-WI’s all new
TOPIC OF THE MONTH
Member discussion forum
At our section’s online community at
http://communities.swe.org/COP/WisconsinProfessionalSection
Each month we will be posting a topic of somewhat general interest to our members on our SWE
community. When you see one that is of interest to you please log in often and share your thoughts,
questions, comments, ideas, tips, warnings, successes with the rest of our section. Topics will remain
available as a resource for future readers as new topics are added. Compilations of some topics may
become articles for our newsletter or may be used to provide insight to area companies or to SWE in
general. (Any comments utilized for external purposes will be subject to your approval.)
Look for the T.O.M. in the Discussion section of our Community (as shown below.) If you have ideas
for a new T.O.M. email them to swe-wi@swe.org or utilize the internal email messaging system on the
communities send the idea to “BettyLeonhard.”
The first T.O.M. is about “New Motherhood & Work”.
We plan to leave this one open for two months in order to give all our members time to join
the community and get acclimated to the new system.
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Coming Soon….
Interview with a Member
For those who replied to our section’s e-survey, you
already know that we plan to start an interview a
member column in our newsletter. We will plan to
ask you a wide range of questions from fun to deep,
with your help on the interview questions to use (if
you gave ideas in the survey.) We’ll ask everyone to
answer them and if you’re one of the lucky few to be
chosen we’ll print your responses in an upcoming
newsletter. Watch your inbox for the interview
survey coming in August and feel free to participate
in answering any or all of the questions.
We are looking forward to getting to know each
other.
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SWE-WI Member News
Welcome to the following new SWE-WI members:
Melissa Irish Sarah Sincock
April Wadlington Sanghamitra Roy
Brittany Barry Nancy Ramirez
Anna Keely Abigail Oswald
Loren Pietsch Michele McGaver
Karianne Zache Laura Hogard
Larissa Wille Rebecca Hager
Jamie Tabaka Connie Ridgway
Stephanie Buchanan Sara Kapfhamer
Neka Allen Katharine Collier
Halien Besaw Nicole Lasiuk
Kathleen Pacheco Ann Thompson
Connie Beske Andrea Wulz
Joann Milhaupt
Best wishes to Jamie Tabaka on her SWE section
transfer to the Rocky Mountain Section I001.
Best wishes to Rebecca Hager on her SWE section
transfer to the Pacific Northwest Section J003.
The SWE fiscal year 2009 has now begun, and that means your
membership dues were due to SWE HQ on July 1st, 2008. As of
that date 100 of you are in good standing as members and 94 of
you were past due. Don't miss out on any of the SWE benefits;
go to www.swe.org/renew to take care of that today. Help keep
our section, our society, and your career growing.
Page 16 of 36 Society of Women Engineers - The Gear – August 2008
SWE-WI MEMBERSHIP NEWS
By Susan Thomas Schlett
Thank you to those who have paid their dues for FY09. If you are interested in information regarding Life
Membership in SWE, please contact me at schlett@yahoo.com. Currently we are well into the FY09 SWE
fiscal year (July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009) and about half of our membership has not renewed their
SWE membership (i.e. paid their SWE dues). If you are not sure if you have paid your dues, contact me.
If you need some information on why you should remain a SWE member, contact me. I’d be happy to chat
with you. Your membership is important to us.
Here are some SWE-WI Membership Highlights for FY’08:
197 Total Members at end of June (203 as of 7/30/08!)
76 New Members (Welcomed by newsletter, phone, and with new member packets)
Transition Members (previously Upgrades)
19 Sponsored by SWE-WI in FY08
(FY05 12 + FY06 18 + FY07* 15 + FY08 19 = 64 sponsored by SWE-WI)
*first year region H sponsored transition members
Our informal “Meet & Greets” began!
Four were held in Milwaukee, three were held in both Madison & Fox Valley for a total of ten.
These were a great success when the weather cooperated.
2007 SWE National Conference, Nashville, TN
28 SWE-WI members attended, 50 area collegiates attended
SWE-WI receives national Upgrade and Recruitment Award
Individual Award Nominations Submitted
New Faces of Engineering
ESM Young Engineer of the Year (received by Julie McMullin, PE)
Region H Distinguished Service Award
Section Award Nominations Submitted to HQ
Membership Recruitment, Retention and Transition Reports
On a personal note, my husband has accepted a job opportunity in North Carolina beginning this month.
Our three kids and I will join him once our home is sold (could be a while in this market!). If you are
interested in being on the membership committee or learning about some of the tasks that a membership
chair completes, contact myself at schlett@yahoo.com or Betty Leonard for more details. This is an
extremely rewarding position to hold in our SWE section. I will remain membership chair until a smooth
transition of responsibilities can be made. An advance thank you to all for your patience as our family
experiences this challenging time!
Thank you to all who helped with SWE-WI membership efforts in FY08! Special thanks to Tracy Melin
and Naomi Chesler for being on the membership committee. Tracy put together and mailed out 76 new
member packets in FY08!
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SWE-WI MEMBERSHIP NEWS (continued)
Shown here are some membership demographics
from the end of FY08 that may be of interest to
Location of FY08 SWE-WI Members (197)
you. To the right is a geographic breakdown of
where our members reside. SWE-WI 100
90
membership grew in all three geographical areas. 80
70
60
50
Next is a depiction of the variety of educational 40
backgrounds our members have. The other BS 30
20
degree category increased by quite a bit in FY08. 10
0
The universities our members received their Milwaukee Madison Fox Valley Other
bachelor’s degrees from has remained fairly No.
proportionate in recent years.
FY08 SWE-WI Member Undergrad Degrees FY08 SWE-WI Members Undergrad Schools
Mechanical U of WI - Madison
Industrial
19% Marquette University
15% Civil
18%
Chemical U of WI - Milwaukee
2% 38%
Electrical MSOE
3% 13%
Computer 11%
4% U of WI - Platteville
Biomedical
5%
12% Michigan Tech
Environmental 10%
6%
Material University of Notre Dame
11% 11% 6%
Architectural 7%
2% 7% Other Schools
Other BS Degrees
Employers with most SWE-WI Members
We estimate the experience and age of # of Employee-
our members by looking at their Place of Members
graduation dates. We appear to be Employment FY08 FY07 FY04
collectively getting younger. Rockwell Automation 19 22 9
Kimberly-Clark Corp. 19 12 *
No. of Graduates Academia 16 9 *
Year of BS
FY08 FY04 GE Healthcare 11 13 6
1950s 1 2 Mead & Hunt 7 5 *
1960s 2 2 Johnson Controls 6 3 *
1970s 5 3 Cummins Filtration 4 * *
1980s 23 16 Epic Systems 3 4 *
1990s 31 31 Dedicated Computing * 3 *
2000s 114 38 John Deere * 3 *
Oshkosh Truck * 3 *
Crispell-Snyder * * 4
The breakdown of where most of our members
Looking for a job 9 5 *
work is shown to the right. We have had some
Retired 4 5 *
stability at our main employers but a lot of
variation amongst our many other companies Other Employers 76 67 46
through the years. * denotes less than three members, so history not
collected
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SWE-WI Election & Appointment Announcement
Congrats to the new FY09 Officers for SWE-WI Secretary Donna Gallardo*
on their election. The following chart lists them
as well as all of our committee chairs, Publicity Chair Rita Murino
coordinators, and other leaders that have
volunteered & been confirmed in their roles. Website
Sarah Stepanski*
Several others have already volunteered as Administrator
committee members but are not listed here, for E-Mail Coordinator Ann Krieger (Yates)
sake of space. More volunteers are always
needed/wanted. Contact any of the listed Newsletter Editor Andrea Cole Fyhrlund
member- leaders listed at the end of our
newsletter to learn more or to contribute ideas. Historian need
Section
Julia Spankowski
Representative
President Betty Leonhard* Section
Katie May
Representative
Audit Chair need
1st Section Rep
Nominating Betty Leonhard*
need Alternate
Chair 2nd Section Rep
Awards want
Donna Gallardo * Alternate
Coordinator
Outreach Chair Jill Nondorf*
VP Julie McMullin*
Project Lead The Way Robin Schmidt
Professional
Development Kellie Rausch Girls+Math+Science
Michelle Lepak
Chair =Opportunities
WI PE CEU Badger State
Dina Bertolini
forum Science & Melissa Hockersmith
Rockwell Engineering Fair
Automation Sarah Stepanski Engineers Week TBD
Corp. Liaison
GE Healthcare Girl Scout TBD
Gina Dundun
Corp. Liaison
Kimberly-Clark Survivor Camp Julie McMullin*
want
Corp. Liaison WI Girls
Treasurer Gina Janke Collaborative Jill Nondorf*/TBD
Project
Scholarship Amanda
Chair Normand Membership Chair Susan Thomas Schlett
Advertising New Member
Sarah Struble Laura Matter
Coordinator Packet
Job Bank Transition
want Brittany Barry
Coordinator Coordinator
* = Serving in another role on the list besides this one
Page 19 of 36 Society of Women Engineers - The Gear – August 2008
SWE-WI FY08
Year End Wrap Up, Thank Yous, Internal Awards
By: Betty Leonhard, FY08 Section President
The following were anno unced at the Brewers Game Tailgate on June 21st & at the FY09 strategic planning
meeting for our section, but I wanted to share this information with the entire section. As an engineer, I enjoy
seeing the numbers and I thought you would too.
Thank You Section Leaders & Volunteers
Nearly 50 member-volunteer-leaders have contributed to our success in FY08: officers, chairs, coordinators,
committee members, and single event coordinators. An extra special thanks goes to my active executive council
members:
• Gina Janke, Barb Grlica, Julia Spankowski, Katie May, Laura Matter, Susan T. Schlett
Section Activities By The Numbers:
40 events in FY08
• 11 different outreach activities (not including multiple s for BSSEF mentoring events)
• over 1100 students (PreK-12) reached in some manner.
• 9 really committed mentors for BSSEF student participants. Special thanks to Melissa Hockersmith &
Maggie Teliska. This was a big deal for our section this year since we won a grant to further the
involvement and success of the science fair program in WI.
o Laura Matter, Mary Mayka, Amanda Tijerina, Susan Paulus, Frankie Bott, Sarah Sincock, Kylie
Levake.
• 10 Meet and Greets: on monthly rotation through Milwaukee, Fox Valley & Madison
• 11 Professional development events including speakers, luncheons, tours
o Technical Luncheons in Madison get started. To date the luncheons have been held at ORBITEC,
Affiliated Engineers Inc., and BIT7.
• over 150 participants
o 97 of them SWE-WI members,
§ 28 professional members attended National Conference in Nashville
§ 10 professional members attended Region Conference in Peoria
o Many of the rest are members of SAE, ASCE, SHPE, Collegiate SWE Sections, etc.
o Some are hopefully future members.
• 21 true-blue Wisconsinites, attending events despite blizzard conditions:
o Rita Murino, Gina Dundun, Heather Johnston, Kristen Anderson, Fran Scholl, Tracy Melin,
Susan Schlett, Ashley Bartlein, Jenny Binzley, Magda Hoffman, Millicent Coil, Joan Hoopes,
Michelle Graffin, Christie Verdico, Dawn Struley, Stefany Rehr, Amy Roth, Kelly Greuel, Mia
Steuerwald, Marty Gustafson, Anna Kiyanova.
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Continued… Year End Wrap Up, Thank Yous, Internal Awards
Section Membership:
SWE-WI FY08 Membership
250
200
150
100
50
Paid Members
0
• June 2007: 178 members
• November 2007: 160 members (note 43 members didn’t renew memberships in time)
• 19 free transition memberships given to graduating area collegiate members
• As of 6-30-08: 198 section members,
o 72 new members this year from:
§ 43 different employers
§ 21 different disciplines
§ 42 different universities
o 14 members moved away (probably didn’t like all the snow)
Section Still Needs… for FY09:
§ Alternate Section Representative
§ Membership Committee Members {Meet and Greets…}
§ Professional Development Committee Members {Speakers, Tours…}
§ Publicity Committee Members {Website, News Columns, Press…}
§ Scholarship Committee Members {Fundraising and concept development}
§ Audit Committee Members {audit section finances}
§ Historian
§ Job Bank Coordinator
§ Attendees at professional and networking events and Volunteers for outreach events
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Continued… Year End Wrap Up, Thank Yous, Internal Awards
Attendance Awards: General Member Attendance
(EC members ineligible)
Overall (Including EC conference calls) 1st Place 7 Melissa Hockersmith
Rank Events name 1st Place 7 Julie McMullin
st
1 Place 30 Susan Schlett 2nd Place 6 Tracy Melin
2nd Place 27 Betty Leonhard 2nd Place 6 Kellie Rausch
3rd Place 21 Katie May 2nd Place 6 Maggie Teliska
3rd Place 5 Rita Murino
Local Company Recognition:
Company with most SWE members: Kimberly-Clark Corp. & both have 19 members
Rockwell Automation
Company with greatest financial support: Rockwell Automation See The Gear September 2007 issue
for more about RA’s support.
Special thanks for sponsoring our exec Mead & Hunt & Each sponsored half of calls in FY08
council conference calls: GE Healthcare
Special thanks for sponsoring and hosting ORBITEC, Affiliated Engineering, BIT7, Jacobs Engineering,
an event: Rockwell Automation, Harley-Davidson
These universities hosted professional, Marquette University, UW Fond du Lac, UW Stout, UW
outreach, or joint events that involved our Milwaukee, UW Madison, UW Platteville
section:
President’s Choice Awards:
Award For Recipient
Couldn't have done it
Keeping me and the section going while I was becoming a new mom Susan Schlett
without you
Kicking off the Meet and Greet concept. Over 50 attendees Outreach/ Melissa
Thinking Outside the Box
throughout the year. Hockersmith
Most Ambitious New COR + FIG + Region H Committees + WI section Committees &
Katie May
Leader event planning + sponsoring EC calls
Above and Beyond the Planning two PD events: Bio Diesel Speaker/WSD Fundraiser/Joint
Barb Grlica
call of duty SAE event & Green Technologies Workshop
Compiled two extra Newsletters this year: a special conference issue
Working Overtime Andrea Fyhrlund
& E-week issue
SWE-WI Seasoned Going on her 10th year as newsletter editor Andrea Fyhrlund
Veterans Going on her 9th year as our treasurer Gina Janke
Start up initiative for Madison Luncheons and hosting a 2nd one this
Company Involvement ORBITEC
July
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Council of Representatives (COR) Briefing
by Katherine May & Julia Spankowski
"COR Restructure" Motion
This motion asks the Council to endorse the recommendation of the Governance FIG to create a smaller
Council and tasks the Governance FIG to prepare and present bylaws amendments and procedure changes
for their consideration at the November 8, 2008 meeting. These bylaws amendments and procedure
changes are based upon the following:
- The COR would be renamed to the Council of Delegates to distinguish COR members from those
who make up the region councils.
- The council would be restructured to 40 voting members, elected from the regions and from the
society as a whole.
- The Council would include the Board of Directors as non-voting members.
- There would be no change in the region councils.
Please note that this motion does not approve a smaller Council, but rather, gives the Governance FIG the
feedback to consider as they prepare bylaws change motions and continue work on process details to
support the smaller Council.
Open Council Leadership Positions
Committees and task forces reporting to the COR Speaker are additional opportunities for any Society
member, not just COR representatives, to be involved in discussions relating to the Council. The following
positions are currently open for FY09. Full details on the positions are available in the COR Procedures.
Communications Committee
The communications committee ensures that key information is posted on the website and COR
Community. Members also assist with ensuring a successful COR meeting. The communications
committee is looking for members as well as a chair-elect. If you are interested in joining the
Communications Committee, please contact mary.steblein@swe.org, Chair, Communications Committee.
Governance FIG
The Governance FIG is continuing to look for members to participate. If you are interested in joining the
Governance FIG, please contact helen.patricia@swe.org, Chair, Governance FIG.
COR Mega Issues Task Force
At the annual strategic planning review session in March, three mega issues topics were identified for the
Council to discuss. The topics have been prioritized and are listed below.
The Council is in need of a chair and members for the mega issues task force so work on these key issues
can begin. If you are interested in chairing or being on the task force to research and generate the
background paper in preparation for knowledge based discussions with the Council members, please
consider joining this group and contact diana.joch@swe.org.
First Priority
MI 00104 - How do we match the skills, interests, and capacities of our volunteers with the needs of SWE
to create a satisfying partnership that will last throughout their lifecycle?
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Council of Representatives (COR) Briefing - continued
Second Priority
MI 00105 - How can women engineers be successful in the engineering workforce of 2020? What will be
the impact of the changing demographics of the engineering workforce?
Third Priority
MI 00106 - How can we empower women engineers to be successful on their own terms?
Liaison to Audit Committee
Society bylaws require that the audit committee have at least one member that also serves on the Council.
This liaison position provides quarterly updates to the Council on the business of the audit committee. If
you are a representative with a taste or interest for audits, please consider serving in this position and
contact diana.joch@swe.org.
Liaisons to Finance Committee
Society bylaws require that the finance committee have at least two members that also serve on the
Council. These liaison positions provide quarterly updates to the Council on the business of the Finance
Committee. If you are a representative with a finance background or interest, please consider serving in
this role and contact diana.joch@swe.org.
Introducing your SWE-WI Officers for FY09 – 1 st
of a series
Betty Leonhard President
City of Residence: Hortonville
Engineering Discipline / Major: Industrial Engineering
College(s) attended: UW-Platteville
Current Job / Company: Domestic Engineer / home
First SWE role: VP of the East Central IA section in 2001
My favorite/ must have engineering I love Microsoft VISIO- but I can do it with excel.
tool (gadget, software, class…)
The best thing about being an The feeling I get when I fix a big problem and make someone’s life
engineer is…
easier
My most memorable event from the When my baby first started to crawl (at 6.5 months)
summer of ’08…
My favorite restaurant is…. Red Lobster; I love seafood.
If I won the lottery… I would air commercials to explain ignored driving rules to people.
(like parking lights are for parking)
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Introducing your SWE-WI Officers for FY09 – 1 st
of a series
Julia Spankowski COR Representative
City of Residence: Port Washington
Engineering Discipline / Major: Industrial Engineering
College(s) attended: UW-Madison
Company: Brady Corporation
First SWE role: Region H Conference Co- Chair
My favorite/ must have engineering Microsoft Excel- I like being organized
tool (gadget, software, class…)
The best thing about being an Figuring out a problem to help others
engineer is…
My most memorable event from the July 3rd picnic at the lakefront
summer of ’08…
My favorite restaurant is…. Cheesecake Factory
If I won the lottery… I would open my own business, travel, and volunteer
Gina Janke Treasurer
City of Residence: Racine, WI
Engineering Mechanical Engineering
Discipline / Major:
College(s) attended: Harvey Mudd College, (small private college near Los
Angeles)
Company: Modine Manufacturing Company
Job Bank Coordinator for the Sacramento
First SWE role:
Valley (California) Section (pre-computer
databasing)
My favorite/ must have engineering tool Convert-it for English to Metric, True position calculators
(gadget, software, class…)
(doing some QE work lately & I had to brush up on my
Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing)
The best thing about being an engineer Having the technical background to understand the
is…
manufacturing processes & machinery. I like the challenge of
working through the best methods to move these processes to
sometimes dissimilar facilities.
My most memorable event from the A visit with my dad, his wife and my family to the copper mines
summer of ’08…
in Houghton, MI.
My favorite restaurant is…. Panera’s, I love their soup and salads
If I won the lottery… Get a bigger sailboat and spend more time on it, going to cool
places with my family.
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Introducing your SWE-WI Officers for FY09 – 1 st
of a series
Donna Gallardo Secretary &
Awards Coordinator
City of Residence: Milwaukee,WI
Engineering Discipline / Major: Electrical Engineering
College(s) attended: UW-Milwaukee
Company: Astronautics Corp.
First SWE role: Awards Coordinator
My favorite/ must have engineering Visio! By far one of the best software packages to have
tool (gadget, software, class…)
The best thing about being an Being a problem solver and achieving the unexpected
engineer is…
My most memorable event from the Being at the Brewer game
summer of ’08…
My favorite restaurant is…. Café Hollander
If I won the lottery… I would invest in stocks and buy a house
Jill Nondorf Outreach Chair
City of Residence: Neenah
Engineering Discipline / Major: Materials Science & Engineering
College(s) attended: UW-Madison
Company: Oshkosh Corporation
First SWE role: WI CGP
My favorite/ must have engineering Scanning Electron Microscope shows everything!
tool (gadget, software, class…)
The best thing about being an Helping others solve their problems and that no two days are
engineer is…
the same.
My most memorable event from the Finishing my first full marathon!
summer of ’08…
My favorite restaurant is…. Cy’s Asian Bistro
If I won the lottery… Pay off my student loans and buy a house
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Recent Meetings/Activities –
“Girl Power” Group Tours Modine – by Laura Matter
As the Outreach Chair for the Society of Women Engineers - Wisconsin Section, I was
contacted by Cheryl Kothe, the School to Career Coordinator at Wilmot Union High
School, about her newly formed group Girl Power. Female students were invited to be a
part of this group by achieving high test scores in math and science. Ms. Kothe received
the grant to find ways to get these students interested in careers in math and science. I
invited the group to come for a tour of Modine and meet a few of the great female
engineers we have here. One of SWE's main objective s is to: "Inform young women,
their parents, counselors, and the general public, of the qualifications and achievements
of women engineers and the opportunities open to them." This tour was an excellent
opportunity for Wilmot Union HS, Modine, and SWE.
The group of 6 students and 2 chaperones from Wilmot Union High School arrived at
Modine on May 12th. Tour guides Kimberly Billmyer, Andrea Gorsline, Allison
Kirkin, Kylie Levake, Laura Matter, and Stephanie Ray demonstrated their
responsibilities at Modine. Laura started with a tour of Fuel Cell Pilot Plant, followed
by Kimberly's explanation of the Warranty and Repair area. On the way to the Tech
Center, we walked past the early stages of the float build, to show the girls that we get to
have fun at work too! Andrea, Stephanie, Allison, and Kimberly presented information
on their various areas of expertise in the Tech Center, and Kylie explained the test she
was running in the wind tunnel. We ended with lunch in the Modine cafeteria, where
Frankie Bott and Shannon Cobb were also able to join us. As we ate lunch, we shared
some insight on our careers and how we became interested in engineering.
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Recent Meetings/Activities –
Girl Scout Survivor Camp – by Laura Matter
The week of July 20-25, SWE-WI members led engineering activities at the Girl Scout Survivor Camp at Camp
Alice Chester in East Troy. Julie McMullin and Laura Matter met with camp leaders HoOpS and Velma earlier
this spring to develop a schedule of activities. Similar to the TV show “Survivor,” campers are split into 4 tribes
and compete daily in reward challenges and immunity challenges. The engineering challenges led by SWE-WI
are for a reward. At the end of the day in Tribal Council, the girls are rewarded based on their performance. For
example, one of the days, the first place team got Doritos, second place got plain chips, third place got plain
popcorn, and fourth place got saltine crackers!
The purpose of all of the engineering activities is to educate young women about engineering (different types
and careers), attract the interest of females to engineering, provide examples of local women engineers, and to
promote teamwork.
On Monday, girls participated in the Balloon Pop. Girls created an object that rolled down hill and land in a box
full of balloons, popping as many as possible.
On Tuesday, the Survivors made a water pipe tree using PVC pipe that would transport marbles and miniature
cars from one end to another, up, over and around obstacles to simulate how water flows in our piping systems.
On Wednesday, SWE-WI member Laura Matter joined the girls for an activity involving building a bridge out of
popsicle sticks that could support a cup of water and also allow a cup to fit underneath it. The girls did a great
job building bridges and also asked some excellent questions about engineering and Laura’s job.
On Thursday, SWE-WI president Betty Leonhard brought the EggMobile Competition to the Survivors.
Although there were a few “lawsuits” for broken passenger Mr. Egg, the girls had a fabulous time creating their
EggMobiles and cheering on their fellow tribes. The girls also had an opportunity to ask Betty questions about
her career and engineering.
The Girl Scout Survivor Camp is just as much fun for the volunteers as it is for the participants! Thanks to Julie,
Laura, and Betty for helping out this year!
Recent Meetings/Activities –
Milwaukee Meet & Greet at Applebee’s – by Melissa Irish
I just became a member of SWE in late May. I had the opportunity to attend my first SWE event at a “Meet
& Greet” on June 18th at the local Applebee’s. I really enjoyed my first experience and found it to be very
rewarding. Each of us had the ability to introduce ourselves and learn about other members that attended. I
personally found great interest in the different companies that members were employed at and what
positions they held. I had the ability to share with everyone my background as an engineering recruiter
with Aerotek and my desire to gain a new network for my career as well. I felt very comfortable speaking
with everyone and appreciated the warm welcome. I have even met a couple of members for lunch since
the Meet & Greet to le arn more about their specific roles in engineering! I look forward to future events
and meeting many new people in the engineering field.
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Recent Meetings/Activities –
Kohler Design Center and American Club Tour – by Kellie Rausch
On May 3rd, a group of us (professionals and students) ventured to Kohler to learn, explore and shop. The day
started with a walk through the Kohler Design Center. The lower level was full of history about the Kohler
Company. The upper levels showcased Kohler’s state-of-the-art products. Many of us found a replica of our
dream bathroom or kitchen. Next, we were off to tour the American Club, which in the past, provided housing
for immigrant employees who worked for the Kohler Company. Today, it serves as a luxurious hotel (the only
AAA Five Diamond resort hotel in the Midwest). It was a great tour full of history and sights of beautiful
gardens and architecture. The day ended with lunch at Cucina, a quaint Italian restaurant, and shopping at The
Shops at Woodlake. It was a fun, interesting day exploring the charming town of Kohler.
Susan Schlett had this to say about the event “The Kohler Design Center, the American Club, Lunch &
Shopping were all fantastic! In my more than 20 years in SWE I can honestly say this was one of THE best
SWE events I have ever attended.”
Special thanks to Kohler engineer Tom Spankowski for his presentation at the Kohler Design Center and SWE
member Julia Spankowski for organizing a great day!"
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Recent Meetings/Activities –
Kohler Design Center and American Club Tour - continued
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Recent Meetings/Activities –
SWE Webinar Replay at Jacobs Engineering – by Susan Schlett
On May 20th of this year we gathered in Appleton at Jacobs Engineering to view the webinar "Emerging
Strategies for Leveraging a Global Workforce". The Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of
Caterpillar, Tana Utley, described how companies can recruit people who understand and respond to
challenges across borders and cultures. She discussed how to motivate and retin employees located in
different regions of the world, bringing them together as one team; sharing common values and driving
toward the same strategic goal. Strategies that were discussed were employed to leverage the skills and
perspectives of a global workforce to deliver product development excellence. We shared dinner and
discussion regarding the webinar along with the subject of recruiting female engineers.
Congratulations again to Jacobs Engineering for becoming a SWE Corporate Sponsor and special thanks
to Karen Ng for organizing this event!
front row: Colleen Colford, Yolanda Susan Thomas Schlett &
Ruzicka, & Loni Skubal; back row: Peter Yolanda Ruzicka
VandenHeuvel, Tom Stark, Karen Ng, and
Betty Leonhard
Recent Meetings/Activities –
Fox Valley Meet & Greet at Brewed Awakenings – by Megan Millard
On July 16, six SWE members and prospects decided to beat the heat by sampling some of
the fantastic gelato at Brewed Awakenings in downtown Appleton. The ladies were able to
interact and get to know each other through various speed networking prompts. While the
group was small and the atmosphere was quaint, the discussion of SWE and its activities was
meaningful.
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Recent Meetings/Activities –
Luncheon at Bit7 – by Tracy Melin
On May 8, product development company Bit7, Inc. hosted a luncheon at their
facilities and gave an overview of their firm’s capabilities as well as organized two
separate tours of current projects. We got to try out the pressure tests they had set
up for pre-design data collection. Jodi Fisher and Sue Miller from Bit7 organized and
hosted the event, which drew about 18 attendees.
Back row: John Miller, Jodi Fisher, Stephanie Lewellen, Susan Miller,
Millicent Coil, Betty Leonhard, John Goetzka, and Dan Sackash; Front
row: Barbara Gosenheimer, Tracy Melin, Joan Hoopes, Jenny Binzley,
and Susan Thomas Schlett
Recent Meetings/Activities –
Luncheon at ORBITEC – by Tracy Melin
On July 10, we enjoyed a delightful outdoor luncheon with great weather on the deck of
ORBITEC’s facility. Delicious grilled brats, hamburgers, veggies, and dessert were
provided while we networked and caught up with area colleagues. (Did you know there is
such a thing as Watermelon Pie?) Joan Hoopes of ORBITEC presented a brief overview
of her rocket fuel work. We enjoyed the company of colleagues from Mead & Hunt,
Cummins Filtration, Affiliated Engineers Inc. (AEI) , Thermo Fisher Scientific, Aerotek, and,
of course, ORBITEC.
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Recent Meetings/Activities
Brewers Game & Tailgating – by Andrea Cole Fyhrlund
What a great day for tailgating and a ball game! On
Saturday, June 21, 2008, SWE-WI held their annual
gathering of friends & family at Miller Park. We cooked
out, played games, and our President, Betty Leonhard,
handed out FY08 SWE-WI awards. Then we got to
watch the Brewers beat the Orioles, 3 to 2.
And as if that wasn’t enough, to keep our engineering
minds even more fascinated we got to watch the roof at
Miller Park open and close during the game!
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Recent Meetings/Activities
SWE-WI FY09 Strategic Planning Meeting
– by Betty Leonhard, Section President
Several of the volunteer- leaders in our section met on Saturday the 26th of July in Wauwatosa, WI to
learn about each other, review SWE’s goals on a higher level, do some brainstorming for our section,
and create a plan for this new SWE year (FY09) and a little beyond. I am proud to say we made it
through our entire agenda and have some great ideas for this coming year. A special thanks to Abby
Peele for organizing the food and logistics of the meeting for me.
After some icebreakers and introductions I gave a presentation about diversity and inclusiveness. We
explored the various elements of diversity, talked about perspectives and stereotypes, and participated in
some true and absolutely active listening activities. We learned how different and alike we all are.
Then we reviewed our FY08 goals, activities, and accomplishments. We took a look at our section’s
demographics and the section survey results we received so far to find out what we need to maintain or
change in order to meet your needs. One thing was clear from several of the areas of the survey, and
that is that our Meet and Greets are much needed events. We looked at the strategic plan for the Society
as a whole which will guide us over the next few years and so we know where we need to work as a
section to enable SWE to achieve its long term goal “To be key to the success of women in engineering
and technology. ”
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Recent Meetings/Activities
FY09 Strategic Planning Meeting - continued
During lunch we held a brief EC meeting to make some decisions about the new scholarship we are
trying to get started and to demonstrate how our monthly conference calls are run.
After lunch we did some creative brain stretching and then jumped into event brainstorming. We came
up with lots of ideas to fill these categories:
• Outreach- activities preK-12, Girl Scout s,
mentoring
• Networking- social fun activities,
locations, Meet & Greets
• Tours, behind the scenes, how do they do
that
• Speakers/Topics – professional, technical,
self- improvement, other interests
• Fundraising (for scholarship or events)
• Multicultural
• Philanthropic
• Other Organizations / Joint Meetings /
Joint events with Collegiate sections
• Ways to help WI companies improve (re:
women in engineering)
Then it was finally time to get ourselves
organized for the year. We went through our
section’s own strategic planning analysis, much
like SWE does as an entire organization. Some of
the goals we want to achieve in the coming years
are:
• Sustaining our membership of at least 200
members in our section
• Win several consecutive “best of sections” awards from the Society
• Build stronger & mutually beneficial relations with companies and schools in our area, including
reaching those where we don’t currently have members.
• Develop a support structure within our section with mentoring and resources needed to run like a
well-oiled machine.
• Fill our leadership pipeline, resulting in contested elections for our section.
We also decided on which topics and approximate schedule of events we will aim to fulfill in providing
you, our members, a chance to attend enriching and worthwhile events that will help you grow as
engineers, leaders, women, and humanitarians.
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SWE-WI FY08 Executive Council and Committee Chairs
Section President: Section Secretary: Publicity Chair:
Betty Leonhard Donna Gallardo Rita Murino
920-344-2344 (Cell) 414-841-4182 414-380-1875 (Cell)
betty.leonhard@swe.org d.gallardo@astronautics.com rita.murino@harley-davidson.com
Section Vice President: Section Treasurer: E-Mail Coordinator:
Julie McMullin Gina Janke Ann Krieger
414-571-6483 (H) 262-636-1315 (W) 414-617-8657
nmcmullin@wi.rr.com gina.janke@swe.org ann.krieger.2007@gmail.com
Section Representative: Membership Chair: Newsletter Editor:
Katie May Susan Thomas Schlett Andrea Cole Fyhrlund
515-491-9694 920-533-5135 (H) 262-268-1092 (H)
katherine.may@ge.com schlett@yahoo.com afyhrlund@ameritech.net
Section Representative: Scholarship Chair: Website Administrator:
Julia Spankowski Amanda Normand Sarah Stepanski
414-218-0344 715-723-0177 262-785-1163
jrspankowski@gmail.com normanda@uwstout.edu sjstepanski@ra.rockwell.com
Section Representative Alternate: Professional Development Chair: Awards Coordinator:
Betty Leonhard Kellie Rausch Donna Gallardo
920-344-2344 (Cell) 920-527-7387 (W) 414-841-4182
betty.leonhard@swe.org KMRausch@bemis.com d.gallardo@astronautics.com
Advertising Coordinator: Outreach Chair: Outreach-E-WEEK Coordinator:
Sarah Struble Jill Nondorf TBD
775-287-2644 920-235-9151 x26445
sarah.struble@gmail.com jillian.nondorf@gmail.com Job Bank Coordinator:
Needed
Collegiate Member Transition Coord.: Outreach- BSSEF Coord.:
Brittany Barry Melissa Hosckermith Historian:
847-977-8274 414 467-2878 (H) Needed
britt.e.barry@gmail.com melissa.hockersmith@gmail.com
Section Website: http://www.msn.fullfeed.com/~swewi
Check out the website for lots of useful SWE information! Do you have other ideas?
Let us know! We’d love to add even more material to the site! Send e-mail to swe-wi@swe.org.
Advertising Information
Newsletter ads, per issue: 1/2 page ad = $25. Full page ad = $50. For more information,
Contact Gina Janke (gina.janke@swe.org).
Webpage ads, per 1 month period: $15 for text & simple graphic link. Graphic should be in one of the following
software formats: JPEG, GIF, BMP, TIFF, TGA, RAS, EPS, PCX, PNG, and PCD
For more information, contact Sarah Stepanski (sjstepanski@ra.rockwell.com).
Upcoming Events!
Sept. 9, 2008……………….. Milwaukee Area Meet and Greet Event, Milwaukee, WI
Sept. 20, 2008…....………… Briggs & Al’s Run/Walk For Children’s Hospital , Milwaukee, WI
Sept. 23, 2008…....………… Madison Area Meet & Greet, Madison, WI
Sept. 2008………..………… U.S . Armed Forces Show and Tell Event, Appleton, WI
Oct. 2, 2008………………… Madison Luncheon Meeting at Mead & Hunt, Madison, WI
Oct. 9, 2008………………… Fox Valley Area Meet & Greet, Appleton, WI
Nov. 6-8, 2008……………... SWE National Conference, Baltimore, MD
Nov. 11, 2008……………… Madison Area Meet & Greet, Madison, WI
Nov. 15, 2008……………… G+M+S=O (Girls + Math + Science = Opportunities), Fond du Lac, WI
About The Society of Women Engineers…
The Society of Women Engineers (SWE), founded in 1950, is a not-for-profit educational and service organization. SWE is
the driving force that establishes engineering as a highly desirable career aspiration for women. SWE empowers women to
succeed and advance in those aspirations and be recognized for their life-changing contributions and achievements as
engineers and leaders. For more information about the Society please call (312)596-5223.
Address changes to:
Wisconsin Section, Society of Women Engineers
W9356 Country Cove Lane
Hortonville, WI 54944
Generous support to SWE-WI provided by:
Rockwell Automation (www.ra.rockwell.com )
Mead & Hunt (www.meadhunt.com)
GE Healthcare (www.gehealthcare.com/worldwide.html)
