About Us
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For more than six decades, SWE has given women engineers a unique place and voice within the engineering industry. Our organization is centered around a passion for our members' success and continues to evolve with the challenges and opportunities reflected in today's exciting engineering and technology specialties.
Contact us: UTK Society of Women Engineers 821 Volunteer Boulevard, Greve Hall PO Box 8730 Knoxville, TN 37916 swe@utk.edu |
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Meet the Officers
Want this to be you? Officer Nominations will be February 12-15th
Mikayla Ehrsam
President Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Reliability and Maintainability utkswe.president@gmail.com "As President of our section, my main goals are to empower females in engineering and to demonstrate the importance of diversity in the engineering field. Joining SWE has easily been one of the best decisions I have made in my college career, so I want show our members all that SWE has to offer! Through SWE, I have gained leadership skills, networking abilities, and invaluable friendships. Due to the connections and skills I have gained through SWE, I have been able to pursue my passions in the energy field by interning at both Duke Energy and Southern Company." 
Lauren Flader
VP of Fundraising Electrical Engineering utkswe.fundraising@gmail.com "With the help of SWE, I have learned to support others without looking for anything in return, to work fiercely for what I want most, and, most importantly, to be heard. These lessons have helped me to do my best work at Oak Ridge National Lab, where I have interned for the last three years. SWE is also responsible for some of my greatest friendships and best memories of my college career thus far, for which I am very grateful." |
Kalie Knecht
President Elect Nuclear Engineering utkswe.presidentelect@gmail.com "Without SWE, I wouldn’t have the great friends and professional development that are crucial to making it through engineering. I have some great work experience from my co-op at Dominion Energy and undergraduate research in the Nuclear Engineering department. I owe all these opportunities to my involvement in SWE paired with hard work. As an officer, I hope to inspire and support fellow SWE members to set high goals and achieve more than they thought possible." 
Madison Oehler
VP of Special Events Biosystems Engineering utkswe.events@gmail.com "SWE has allowed me to network with many successful women and students who are interesting in engineering. It has allowed me to participate in many events to promote women in STEM and connect with those in our UTK’s SWE section. I am grateful for the opportunities SWE has provided me and am excited to give back as an officer. " |
Mariah Lafond
Treasurer Mechanical Engineering utkswe.treasurer@gmail.com "With my involvement in SWE, I have been able to grow in my professional development through the mentorship, networking, and outreach opportunities. I recently completed three co-op rotations with Southern Nuclear where I was able to further my learning and development. As an officer, I hope to encourage and support others to take advantage of these wonderful opportunities and reach great success as a woman in engineering." 
Keirsten Brown
VP of Volunteering & Outreach Chemical Engineering with a Concentration in Biomolecular utkswe.outreach@gmail.com "SWE is an amazing resource to help young women find support in a male dominated field. Through SWE I have found great friendships and had so many wonderful opportunities. SWE has taught me how to network, plan events, and support others in a group. I am very glad to be a part of such a great organization! I hope to give back to SWE through my officer position." |
Mary Elizabeth Daffron
Recording Secretary Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Material Science swe@utk.edu "I am currently working at the Fiber and Composites Manufacturing Facility (FCMF) under Dr. Uday Vaidya. I have a minor in Materials Science and Engineering and am in the Grand Challenge Scholars Program. I was a EERE intern at Techmer PM in the summer of 2017 and an IACMI intern in the summer of 2016 at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. I love SWE and am so grateful for the opportunities I have been given!" |
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