On the evening of February 23, 10 SWE members joined with approximately 100 other professionals from around Wichita at the Wichita Council of Engineering Societies (WCES) Banquet. The evening started off with a mini Engineering fair. SWE had paper helicopters for people to build and play with as well as information about our organization. The Engineering Service Award was presented to Cathrine Rocky, P.G.I.E., WCES nominated. The Outstanding Young Engineer Award was presented to Sean Miller, P.E., ASHRAE nominated. The Past Presidents Award was presented to Michael Rogers. The speaker for the WCES Banquet this year was John Tomblin, PhD from NIAR. John spoke about what NIAR is, what it has to offer, and their plans for expanding to the newly purchased Kansas Coliseum.
