Scholarships Through SWE-CNM Section's continued fund raising efforts, over several years, three Scholarships have been endowed. They include (2) $1000 Pioneer Scholarships and (1) $1000 Colleen Conley Memorial Scholarship.

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$1000 Colleen Conley Memorial Scholarship

Past recipients of the Conley Scholarship include,Stephanie Doyal, Michelle Cornell and Kateri Garcia.

Colleen Conley Memorial Scholarship Criteria

The Colleen Conley Memorial Scholarship is administered locally by the New Mexico Education Foundation (NMEF). NMEF sends out applications to New Mexico High Schools in February. The recipient is selected in May and the scholarship awarded for the fall semester. Click here for more detailed informtaion. Application can be found at http://www.nmslgc.org/money/ScholarshipProcess.html

$1000 - Central New Mexico Pioneer Scholarships

Central New Mexico Pioneer Scholarships Criteria

The Pioneer Scholarships are administered by the National SWE Scholarship Committee and awarded through National SWE process. Click here for more detailed informtaion.Applications can be found at http://www.swe.org.

SOCIETY OF WOMEN ENGINEERS

COLLEEN CONLEY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP - $1,000

The Colleen Conley memorial Scholarship is sponsored by the Central New Mexico Section of the Society of Women Engineers. Ms. Conley was a strong lifelong advocate of equal opportunity for women in technical fields until her death from cancer in 1996. With a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hamline University, Ms. Conley embarked on a technical career first as an aircraft maintenance technician in the air Force, than as an engineering technician at Honeywell and lastly, as software engineer at Intel. Throughout her career she devoted a great deal of time and energy to career guidance and hands-on science and engineering activities for young scientists. This scholarship was created based on Ms. Conley’s wish that every aspiring female scientist or engineer have the opportunity to further her education. The scholarship is renewable for up to four years as long as the recipient maintains a grade point average greater then 2.5, is enrolled in a college curriculum as a half-time (minimum) student, and completes sufficient coursework to maintain half-time (minimum) progress toward a degree. As part of the award, the recipient will also receive membership dues for a student-grade membership in the Society of Women Engineers.

Criteria and Selection

• Applicant must be a female, graduating, highs school senior entering college as a freshman
• Field of study must be engineering, engineering technology or a field relate to engineering, including scientific disciplines.
• Must have a high school GPA of 3.0/4.0 or better
• Applicant does not need to be attending a NM university.
• Preference will be given to a student who is the first person of her immediate family within her generation to attend college.
• The entire application should consist of the following:

• The completed application form
• A letter of about 300 words, addressed to the scholarship committee, discussing the applicant’s interest in science or engineering and her future plans.
• A letter of recommendation from at least one teacher or counselor familiar with the student’s academic work.

The Central New Mexico Section of the Society of Women Engineers will determine selection of the recipient.

For application contact the New Mexico Engineering Foundation (NMEF) at

505-615-1800 or NMEF, PO Box 3828 , Albuquerque , New Mexico 87190-3828 ;

website http://www.nmslgc.org/money/ScholarshipProcess.html

The Central New Mexico Pioneer Scholarship Scholarship Type: Endowed Scholarship Section Name: Central New Mexico

Name of Scholarship: Pioneer Scholarship Number and dollar value: (2) Two $1000 Awards General description with eligibility criteria: The Central New Mexico Pioneer Scholarship, first award to be in 2005, was endowed by the Central New Mexico Section of SWE to support students residing in that state. Two awards will be made, one to a Reentry Student and one award to a Sophomore, Junior or Senior student. If there is no qualified Reentry Student applicant, then two scholarships will be awarded in the Sophomore, Junior or Senior student category. In addition to general SWE criteria, student must attend a New Mexico University or other NM ABET-accredited four-year school of engineering technology. SWE membership is required (SWE membership fee will be paid from scholarship if student is not currently a member). This scholarship is renewable.

Contact information: These scholarships have been endowed through SWE Scholarship Fund entrusted to the Board of Trustees. Applications can be found at http://www.swe.org.

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