Dallas SWE extends heartfelt gratitude to Qorvo for their invaluable support and participation in Moon Day 2024 at the Frontiers of Flight Museum. This year’s event was a resounding success, thanks to the incredible efforts of the Qorvo team.
A highlight of the day was the Squishy Circuits activity, where kids learned about basic electrical circuits using conductive and insulating dough, LEDs, and batteries. Qorvo’s enthusiastic volunteers guided the children, sparking curiosity and providing a foundational understanding of electrical circuits. The joy on the children’s faces as they lit up their LEDs was priceless.
The success of Moon Day 2024 highlights what can be achieved through collaboration. Together with Qorvo and other community partners, we are committed to making STEM education accessible and inspiring. Thank you, Qorvo, for your outstanding support and dedication. Your efforts have made a significant difference in the lives of many children.
North Texas Giving Day early giving period has started. This year NTX Giving Day will be held on Thursday, September 19, 2024, with Early Giving open September 1st to 18th.
Support Dallas SWE’s outreach and professional development programs as we continue to Aspire, Advance and Achieve.
Dallas SWE is excited to kick off a brand-new fiscal year with September’s Professional Development event!
What does it take to successfully manage a team? Did managers always know they wanted to be managers? What makes for a successful manager-individual contributor relationship? Join a panel of 4 managers at Collins Aerospace in Richardson as they provide their viewpoints and advice on these topics and more. Bring your questions!
September 19, 2024 6:15-8:15PM Location: BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse, 1101 N Central Expy, Plano, TX 75075
Join Dallas SWE in congratulating Sammy Zellner, our September Member of the Month! Sammy is now in her sixth term as Dallas SWE Secretary. She works tirelessly behind the scenes to make our website, newsletter, event logistics, etc. run like clockwork. The Dallas SWE Officers cannot say enough about how much Sammy’s organization and commitment have helped us – thank you Sammy!
Sammy Zellner is a Plasma Process Engineer at Texas Instruments (TI) in Dallas, TX. She graduated from the University of North Texas (UNT) with her B. S. and M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, where she found a love for materials processing and semiconductor physics.
Sammy started at TI in 2019 in DFAB, which is TI’s second oldest wafer fab that is still in operation today. She served in various roles, including Plasma and Thin Film areas as a Process and Equipment Engineer, where she made great strides in process improvement and tool stability. Within her first 5 years in her career, she was elected to TI’s Tech Ladder, which is a technical excellence program to recognize individual contributors that make significant technical contributions, demonstrate strategic leadership within TI and the industry, and are role models for the engineering community aspiring to get on this journey.
Sammy has actively been involved in SWE since 2014, and she has served in a variety of positions since then. Her first leadership position was as the UNT Section President from FY17-18, where she helped coordinate bringing 15+ section members to multiple SWE conferences. She was also a FY17 SWE Future Leader for Region C. Currently, Sammy is serving her sixth term as the Dallas SWE Secretary as well as her second term as the UNT SWE Section Counselor.
In addition to her local SWE Leadership roles, Sammy also is an active speaker at SWE and other Women’s Leadership Conferences. She has spoken on a variety of topics, ranging from job search to workplace stereotypes to career transition, at 2019, 2022, and 2023 WE Locals and at WE23 Society Conference. Sammy has also spoken at the 2019, 2023, and 2024 National Conference for Collegiate Women Student Leaders. Sammy was also selected to speak at the upcoming WE24 Society Conference on “‘Engineeringly’ Blonde: Crushing Stereotypes in the Workplace.”
Sammy’s favorite part of SWE is the sense of community and leadership opportunities that the organization provides. She also loves sharing her creative side in creating content for the Dallas SWE newsletter, website, and social media channels. Give Dallas SWE a follow on IG and sign up for our newsletter to see what Sammy shares for Dallas SWE next!
Join Dallas SWE for our FY25 Kickoff Brunch at Mexican Sugar in Plano! This event will be a great way to meet the FY25 officers and other fellow members. A raffle will be held for anyone who has renewed their membership by the date of the kickoff.
Saturday, September 14, 11AM Mexican Sugar | 7501 Lone Star Drive | Plano, TX 75024
**Registration is REQUIRED for this event. If you register and are unable to attend, please contact Ashley Johnson (ash92johnson@gmail.com) so we can keep the restaurant up to date with the correct numbers.**
Join Dallas SWE Outreach for the College Festival event at Vickery Meadows Youth Development Foundation on Saturday, October 5th from 9am to 1:30 pm!
This event aims to support underserved high school students who may be first-generation college students or have had limited exposure to the college process. Hosted by VMYDF in collaboration with Dallas SWE, Big Thought Organization, and local colleges, this event will offer students valuable insights into college life and potential career paths.
The event will take place at VMYDF (7110 Holly Hill Dr, Dallas, TX 75231) and we are looking for volunteers to help with biomedical engineering, health professions, college readiness, and science activities. Please sign up by September 16th.
Help us inspire the next generation—volunteer today!
