100+ Women Strong February 2019 Newsletter

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FEBRUARY 2018

February 2019

eng.auburn.edu/100womenstrong

Greetings 100+ Women Strong Members, 2019 Events

Nominations due for 100+WS Awards eng.auburn.edu/awards

Mar. 6-7:

GEARSEF*

Apr. 4:

100+WS Member Meeting

3–5 p.m.

Apr. 4:

An Evening of Networking and Development* 5:30 p.m. Check-in 6 p.m Keynote Speaker

mar. 1:

WIE Camp 100+WS Luncheon*

Jul. 16:

Aug. 16:

Fall New Student Welcome

Event* and Member Meeting

Sept. 27:

Making a Difference in Engineering (MADE)*

*Volunteer Opportunities for 100+WS members

I am thrilled to be on board supporting the great work of 100+ Women Strong! I am continually impressed with the passion our members have and the energy you pour into fulfilling the mission to recruit, retain and reward Auburn women in engineering. Before coming to Auburn, I was a development associate for Scholarship and Legacy Gifts in the Educational Foundation at the University of North Carolina. Diane Sherrard I earned both a bachelor’s and master’s degree from the University of Florida in sports administration, minoring in business administration. While at UF, I lettered in swimming for four years. After graduation, I worked in the UF Athletic Association, where I gained experience in operations, compliance and administration that eventually helped me establish a successful swim school in Lakeland, Florida.

Originally from Lafayette, Louisiana, I was raised among engineers; my dad, stepmom, grandfather, uncle, cousins, brother-in-law and sister-in-law are all engineers. Naturally, I was interested in becoming an engineer as well, and I toured several engineering schools (including Auburn). Although I ultimately opted for Florida, and switched out of engineering in my sophomore year, it feels like a great fit for me to be supporting the 100+ WS mission to recruit, retain and reward Auburn women in engineering. My family is very fortunate that my husband, Duncan, was recently offered the opportunity to serve as an assistant coach for Auburn’s excellent swimming team. We are looking forward to putting down roots and raising our family on the Plains. Our 12-year-old daughter, Reagan, and 10-year old son, Nathan, are enjoying cheering on the Tigers at every athletic event we can make! As I settle in to my role serving as 100+WS program administrator, I hope you’ll share with me your ideas for the future of our program. I’m eager to work with you to increase our membership and, in turn, increase the impact we have on the next generation of female engineers. You are our most valuable recruiting tool, and I welcome your assistance. Please contact me at dtsherrard@auburn.edu or 334-844-5280 if you would like for me to send 100+ WS information to a prospective member. War Eagle!


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