Two LPL staff members were honored at the awards banquet for the Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) program this spring.

Susan Brew, Program Manager for Arizona Space Grant Consortium, received the award for Excellence in Campus Outreach for STEMM Diversity. The award celebrates Susan’s accomplishments during her 25 years with Space Grant, a program that recruits a diverse group of undergraduates into research internships projects, and, for the last 10 years, at least, can boast a 98% graduation rate with 90% of the graduates moving into either the STEMM workforce or into graduate school.

Kristin Block, a Science Operations Engineer for HiRISE, was a nominee for the award for Excellence in STEMM Diversity, based on her work as a founding board member and vice president of Tucson Women in STEM, service on the STEM-ED Advisory Panel for Children and Family Resources for reducing teen pregnancy through after-school STEM activity involvement, and other activities including the LPL Women organization and serving as vice president of the UA LGBTQ Advisory Board. In a similar vein, Kristin was also nominated for the on-campus Peter W. Likins Inclusive Excellence Award.