Four in line for engineering prize

An IIE, The Institution of Incorporated Engineers product story

Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Nov 6, 2003

Four finalists have been selected for the much-celebrated Young Woman Engineer of the Year Award 2003.

Four finalists have been selected for the much-celebrated Young Woman Engineer of the Year Award 2003.

This year has seen more entries then ever before as talented female engineers from all over the UK battle it out to become this year's winner.

The award, a definitive date in the diary of all young women engineers, seeks to challenge the perceptions of engineering that society holds.

Michelle Richmond, Programme Manager, UbiNetics, Chairman of the Adjudicating Panel and previous winner comments: "Women need more role models in engineering.

It still suffers from a distorted image with girls believing that it isn't a suitable career for them.

This award helps to bring engineering to their attention and hopefully persuades them otherwise".

The prestigious award sponsored by The Institution of Incorporated Engineers (IIE), The Caroline Haslett Memorial Trust and supported by BT and The Ford Motor Company, will be presented to the winner by HRH The Princess Royal on 18th November 2003 at the BT Centre, London.

With this year's finalists coming from a wide variety of backgrounds, from a Flight Test Engineer to an Associate Consulting Engineer, competition is hotter than ever.

At this year's ceremony on 18th November will be: Grace Johnstone, BAE Systems; Hazel Grain, Engenica, a Thames Water Company; Michelle Garthwaite, Komatsu; and Sara McGowan, Arup.

The winner of the main award will receive a cheque for GBP 1000, kindly donated by BT, a silver rose bowl and a certificate, while the runner-up will also receive a certificate and the WISE (Women Into Science and Engineering) Prize of GBP 500.

The winner of the Mary George Memorial Prize (offered to a younger entrant who, whilst academically eligible, has yet to gain the experience and responsibility required for the main award) will receive a cheque for GBP 500, a silver salver and a certificate.

Further to these awards, the Ford WISE Prizes will also be presented.

These prizes recognise the outstanding achievements and commitment of women engineering students in UK universities who are in their penultimate year of study.

The sponsors, Ford Motor Company and WISE (Women Into Science and Engineering), wish to attract more young women to study and commit to engineering as a career path.

The winners have been chosen with the support of the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE), the Institution of Incorporated Engineers (IIE), and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE).

Bryony Bartlett, currently studying at the University of Central England, Birmingham while simultaneously working for BMW Group Plant Oxford is the winner of the IEng Ford WISE Prize 2003.

The winner of the CEng Ford WISE Prize 2003 is Elizabeth Allen who is studying aerospace engineering at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology.

Both winners will each receive a cheque for GBP 500 kindly donated by Ford Motor Company.