Current Recipient

• Young Engineer of the Year Award 2025

  Stephanie Tu
  The Boeing Company

  Nominated by the Society of Women Engineers

  

  Stephanie Tu, The Boeing Company, has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 Young Engineer-of-the-Year Award in recognition of her exceptional technical leadership as a Systems Engineer, her distinguished service as a leader and leadership coach for the Society of Women Engineers (SWE), and her commitment to outreach and mentoring of students about career opportunities in STEM fields.

  
  Upon graduation from Rutgers University, she started her professional career at Boeing as part of the engineering rotation program. She made meaningful technical contributions in four different roles (flight controls, additive manufacturing, flight test, and production engineering) and was consistently recognized by her managers as a valuable resource to the team. Upon completion of the rotation program, she was selected for a Systems Engineering position. She leads digital transformation efforts as a model-based systems engineer subject matter expert and model manager. She leads diverse global teams to help Boeing’s commercial programs transition to a model-based environment to drive first time quality and reliability.

  
  She has been involved with SWE in a variety of roles since 2015. Within the Pacific Northwest Section, she has served as Treasurer, President-Elect, President, and Virtual Brand Coordinator. At the national level, she has served as a SWE Leadership Coach since 2023. In this role, she shares her experiences to help other SWE sections. She currently coaches six SWE Professional and Collegiate sections to help them raise section funds, create strategic plans, and increase member engagement.

  
  Passionate about expanding a positive image of engineering and technology professions, she makes time to attend K-12 outreach fairs and school panels to speak to students about careers in STEM.

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Award Criteria

• The nominee must be under 35 years of age, between three and six years past the date of graduation, with a baccalaureate degree in Engineering, and must be a member of one of the Puget Sound Engineering Council member societies.
• The nominee should show professional society participation such as serving as a committee member or officer, or providing support at society meetings or conferences.
• The nominee should show progress in professional experience and attainments, and show progress towards or show registration as a professional engineer.

Past Recipients

• 2023 – Philip B. Yu, Mott MacDonald, LLC
• 2022 – Amy Moore, Flatiron Construction
• 2020 – Bobbie Gilmour, Kennedy Jenks
• 2019 – Abdur Rehman, P. E., Puget Sound Energy
• 2018 – Grace Lefebure, The Boeing Company
• 2017 – Don Nguyen, P.E, COWI North America
• 2016 – Kimberly Hinson, The Boeing Company
• 2015 – Cal Bearman, PE – Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates
• 2014 – Courtney Davis, P.E. – KPFF Consulting Engineers
• 2013 – Zohrah Saidy, P. E. – HDR Engineering
• 2012 – Kimberly Hicks -The Boeing Company
• 2011 – Danielle Vardaro – The Boeing Company
• 2010 – Melissa Wu, P.E. – CH2M HILL
• 2009 – Kelly Griswold – The Boeing Company
• 2008 – Eric S. Herzstein, P.E. – Parsons Transportation Group
• 2007 – Erin Fletcher, P.E. – HDR Engineering
• 2006 – Doug Knapp EIT – US Army Corps of Engineers
• 2005 – Mary Holland PE – Rose Water Engr. and Jenna McGrath, PE – Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
• 2004 – Cheryl Burwell PE – Magnusson Klemensic
• 2003 – Ann Eppler PE – Hammond Collier Wade
• 2002 – Brook A. Maples PE – KPFF
• 2001 – James McSpadden Ph.D. – The Boeing Company
• 2000 – Robb A. Dibble EIT – DCI Engineers
• 1999 – Scot Bartkoske PE – ELCON Associates
• 1997 – Nancy H. Devine PE – Anne Symonds & Assoc.
• 1996 – Douglas E. Chapelle – The Boeing Company