Two Decades of WIE: Past Founders and Chairs Reflect on WIE's 20th Anniversary

Abstract

IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) is a unique organization in many ways, one of which being that it exists to serve the needs of the women who serve it as well; often the members who get the most out of WIE are those who have been actively involved. Most women will tell you that it is the entirety of everyone's efforts that have spurred the organization forward. Now, on the occasion of WIE's 20th anniversary, 12 women who were instrumental in bringing the group to the present day recall fond memories from the last two decades. These women, past founders and chairs, are the ones who led the community through the creation of the opportunities so many others enjoy, such as launching student affinity groups, funding awards, and editing the very magazine you are reading.