Young Woman Engineer of the Year Award
IET Young Woman Engineer of the Year | |
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Awarded for | Awarded to young female engineering apprentices in the UK |
Sponsored by | Institution of Engineering and Technology and the Women's Engineering Society |
Date | Since 1978 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Website | conferences |
The Young Woman Engineer of the Year Awards are presented at the Institution of Engineering and Technology, London, England.[1] Part of the IET Achievement Medals collection, the award was launched in 1978, and was originally known as the Girl Technician of the Year, until renamed in 1988.[2][3] The award was first sponsored by the Caroline Haslett Memorial Trust, which was formed in 1945.[4] It is now funded and sponsored by the Institution of Engineering and Technology and Women's Engineering Society.[2][5] Awarded to young female engineering apprentices in the UK.
Recipients of the Young Woman Engineer of the Year Awards
[edit]- 2020 Ella Podmore
- 2019 Ying Wan Loh[6]
- 2018 Sophie Harker[7]
- 2017 Ozak Esu[8]
- 2016 Jenni Sidey[9]
- 2015 Orla Murphy[10]
- 2014 Naomi Mitchison[11]
- 2013 Abbie Hutty
- 2012 Yewande Akinola
- 2011 Charlotte Joyce[12]
- 2010 Arlene McConnell
Related awards
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The Mary George Memorial Prize for Apprentices
[edit]Mary George CBE was the Director and Secretary of the Electrical Association for Women.[13] The prize is given annually to a young woman apprentice.[2]
The winners so far have included:[8]
- 2019 Samantha Magowan[6]
- 2018 Shajida Akthar
- 2017 Jamie D’Ath
- 2016 Gemma Dalziel
- 2015 Emma Goulding
- 2014 Jessica Bestwick
- 2013 Sara Underwood
- 2012 Jessica Jones
- 2011 Laurie-Ann Smith
Women’s Engineering Society Prize
[edit]The Women's Engineering Society Prize is awarded to a young woman engineer who demonstrates exceptional talent within engineering alongside a commitment to improving diversity within engineering.[2][14]
The winners so far have included:[14]
- 2022 Eneni Bambara-Abban
- 2021 Eftychia Koursari
- 2020 Shrouk El-Attar[15]
- 2019 Dr. Claire Lucas,[6] Associate Professor of Systems and Information Engineering at the University of Warwick
- 2018 Lorna Bennet
- 2017 Larissa Suzuki[16]
- 2016 Bethan Murray
- 2015 Helen Cavill
- 2014 Lucy Ackland
- 2013 Yasmin Ali
- 2012 Charlotte Tingley
- 2011 Kelly Walker
- 2009 Farah Azirar
- 2008 Bijal Thakore
- 2007 Mamta Singhal
- 2006 Maire McLoone
- 2005 Rachael Johnson
- 2004 Claire Woolaghanwon
Gender Diversity Ambassador Award
[edit]The Gender Diversity Ambassador Award was introduced in 2019 to recognise an individual who has worked for much of their career to support gender equality in engineering.[6]
Winners:
- 2019 Wing Commander Glynis Dean, Royal Air Force Youth and Diversity Team.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The IET Young Woman Engineer of the Year Awards - IET Conferences". conferences.theiet.org. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
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- ^ "The Electrical Association for Women | Women's Engineering Society". www.wes.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
- ^ a b "The WES Prize | Women's Engineering Society". www.wes.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
- ^ "Three outstanding women celebrated nationally as Young Woman Engineers of the Year". www.theiet.org. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
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