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Event Award Recipients 2024
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First Year Engagement
Women in Electrical & Computer Engineering
WECE received this award for their “Girl’s Night” Kickoff event. This event facilitated meaningful conversations between peers and allowed relationships with new members to emerge.
Member Development
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
SHPE received this awa
rd for their MentorSHPE program and LinkedIn workshop event in collaboration with GE Healthcare. This event allowed new and current members to be paired with mentors who provided one-on-one guidance, support, and insight into navigating the engineering industry.
Community Engagement
Engineering EXPO
EXPO received this award for their annual event in collaboration with the College of Engineering. This event helps the local Madison community learn more about STEM fields through industry events, keynote speakers, and interactive student exhibits.
Individual Award Recipients 2024
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Outstanding Student Organization Leader
Lydia Malen
Lydia is the VP of Inclusion, Equity, and Diversity for the Society of Women Engineers. She was nominated by her peers for this award due to the great care, passion, and grace she exudes in her work. Notably, Lydia worked on creating more conversation-based events centered around mental health this past year.
Outstanding Student Organization Member
Tessa Haldes
Tessa, current member and former president of ECE GSA, was nominated by a peer for this award for her infectious positive attitude and active participation in her organization. Tessa is noted for her contributions to grad student representation in committees and events.
Outstanding Student Organization Advisor
Jesse Hampton
Jesse received this award for his dedication in providing guidance to Engineers Without Borders, despite balancing many commitments. He is also noted for supporting student leaders in navigating problem solving challenges, while still allowing them to address issues on their own.
Organization Award Recipients 2024
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Exceptional Team Development
Wisconsin Robotics
Wisconsin Robotics is a student-led organization focused on advancing robotics. To ensure continuous member development, their new members undergo a three-week training program to get up to speed with all aspects of the team. With a project-oriented approach, separating projects into smaller tasks, they have been able to grow from 15 to over 60 members, all of whom contribute meaningfully towards the project.
Distinguished Inclusivity
Queer & Trans Engineers
As an identity based organization, QTE is noted for their commitment to diversity and inclusion. They received this award for ensuring members of diverse backgrounds and experiences are involved in decision-making processes and for broadening perspectives through collaboration with other organizations.
Excellence in Advancing the Badger Engineering Experience
Engineers Without Borders
EWB gives members the opportunity to get hands-on, real-world engineering experience at all stages of their academic journey. Students engage in civil infrastructure projects located in Guatemala, Uganda, Puerto Rico, and Nicaragua. All work is student-led, and students gain experience in project management, financial management, system design, structural analysis, cross-functional communication, and much more.
