For the 11th year in a row, the Engineering Alumni Association (EAA) hosted its annual EWeek Reception on Feb. 26 in honor of National Engineers Week. This year, the EAA raised over $54,000 in scholarships for 61 students and several student organizations. Since it’s inception, the EAA has raised over $383,000 in scholarships.
Approximately 210 people attended the gathering, which took place at the UH Hilton. The Ryder Scott Company Friends of UHPE earned the top sponsor spot with a donation of over $10,000.
Other event sponsors were AADE Houston Chapter, AECOM, American Society of Indian Engineers, Black Cougar Engineers, BP, Cameron, Civil Engineering Cougars, ConocoPhillips, Energy cougar engineers, ExxonMobil, ExxonMobil Women Cougar Engineers, Fluor Corporation, FMC Technologies, Friends of Cougar Biomedical Engineering, Marathon Oil Corporation, Phillips 66, Ryder Scott Company Friends of UH PE, Society of Women Engineers Houston Area, UH Petroleum Engineering Advisory Board, UH PROMES Alumni, and the UH EAA.
At the event, the engineering society Pi Tau Sigma received recognition for their tremendous outreach efforts throughout the year.
Learn more about the EAA here, and see photos from this year's EWeek Reception here.