Scholarship - June 2010

The Minnesota Section proudly announces our

Section and Corporate Partnership
2010 Scholarship Recipients

For Fall Semester, 2010, the Minnesota Section of the Society of Women Engineers has awarded nine tuition-based scholarships, totaling $12,000. We congratulate the following recipients, and gratefully thank the following corporate sponsors for their partnership in making this program a success! Check out our corporate partners’ websites for more information about these great companies.

ADC & the ADC Foundation Scholarship

• Jessica Gilbertson, a mechanical engineering student at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, is the recipient of the $1,000 ADC & the ADC Foundation Scholarship.
• ADC is a worldwide provider of network infrastructure equipment and services. See http://www.adc.com/ for more information.

Banner Engineering Scholarship

• Megan McCoy, an electrical engineering student at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, is the recipient of the $2,000 Banner Engineering Scholarship.
• Banner Engineering is the sensor market leader with the broadest line of products and solutions in the nation. See http://www.baneng.com/ for more information.

Boston Scientific Scholarship

• Shipra Roy, a biomedical engineering student at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, is the recipient of the $1,500 Boston Scientific Scholarship.
• Boston Scientific is a worldwide developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices who, for more than 25 years, has advanced the practice of less-invasive medicine by providing a broad and deep portfolio of innovative products, technologies and services. For further information, visit http://www.bsci.com/

Lockheed Martin Scholarships

• Sarah McMahon, a physics and electrical engineering student at South Dakota State University, is the recipient of a $1,500 Lockheed Martin Scholarship.
• Karin Hanson, a mechanical engineering student at South Dakota State University, is the recipient of a $1,000 Lockheed Martin Scholarship.
• Special thanks to Lockheed Martin for sponsoring two scholarships!
• Lockheed Martin’s vision is to be the world’s best advanced technology systems integrator. Visit http://www.lockheedmartin.com/ for more information.

Medtronic SWEnet Scholarship

• Ashleigh Hayes, an electrical engineering student at the University of St. Thomas, is the recipient of a $1,000 SWEnet Scholarship.
• Sarah Gilbertson, a mechanical engineering student at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, is the recipient of a $1,000 SWEnet Scholarship.
• Special thanks to Medtronic SWEnet for sponsoring two scholarships!
• SWEnet is a professional network of Society of Women Engineers members who work at Medtronic, the global leader in medical technology. These dedicated women have donated their time and talents to create this scholarship opportunity. For further information on Medtronic, visit http://www.medtronic.com/

MTS Systems Corporation Scholarship

• Khushboo Shakya, a software engineering student at Minnesota State University, Mankato, is the recipient of the $1,500 MTS Systems Corporation Scholarship.
• MTS Systems Corporation is the world’s leading supplier of mechanical testing and simulation equipment. For more information, visit http://www.mts.com/

The Minnesota Section Scholarship

• Laura Lennartson, a chemical engineering student at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, is the recipient of the $1,500 Minnesota Section Scholarship.
• This endowed scholarship is for a full time women student entering her junior or senior year of an accredited engineering or computer science program at schools in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Visit us at http://www.swe-mn.org/

2011 Minnesota Section and Corporate Partnership Scholarships Information will be posted on this website on November 15th! For further information, email us at scholarships@swe-mn.org