The Professional Development Excellence Award, presented to a SWE-Detroit Section member who has made an outstanding contribution to Professional Development within SWE-Detroit during the fiscal year, is awarded to Han Han.
The Communicator Award, presented to a SWE-Detroit Section member who has made an outstanding contribution to communication within SWE-Detroit during the fiscal year, is awarded to Kelly Harbison.
The Treasurer Award, presented to a SWE-Detroit Section member or company who has made an outstanding contribution to finances within SWE-Detroit during the fiscal year, is awarded to Michelle Pascual.
For fiscal year 2020, she has enjoyed supporting the section in the Treasurer role, and helping the Society continue to progress towards its fundraising goals. As Treasurer she implemented an updated donation receipt system following Society level guidelines, and worked with the section to update the Paypal donation link to help donators identify what program(s) they wanted their contribution directed toward. Working with the executive committee and chairs she looks forward to continuing to grow the Detroit SWE section.
The Outreach Savvy Award, presented to a SWE-Detroit Section member who has made an outstanding contribution to Outreach Services within SWE-Detroit during the fiscal year, is awarded to Nicole Anklam.
As part of her outreach efforts, Nicole planned the SWE Detroit squishy circuits booth at the Maker Faire in 2019, organized information sessions at both University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and University of Michigan-Flint for preparing for career fairs and general College to Career Transitions, and would have hosted a Collegiate to Career luncheon if COVID-19 group gathering restrictions had not forced its cancellation. In addition, Nicole planned a small outreach event at WE20 through SWE at Ford.
Ambyr Cook is a recipient of the SWE-Detroit Josie Rewald Memorial scholarship this year. Ambyr is pursuing a Pre-Engineering Associates degree at Washtenaw Community College on her way to a Computer Science program.