Lydia I. Pickup Memorial Scholarship (Est. 2000)

Lydia joined SWE in 1955 as a member of the Pacific Northwest Section and later became a Senior Life Member of SWE and was elected to Fellow grade in 1984. She was chair of the 1962 National Convention in Seattle (the first four-day convention) and served in many other national positions. Lydia was elected as national SWE President for 1968-69. One goal was to visit as many student sections as she could to provide guidance. Lydia participated in at least the first nine International Conventions of Women Engineers and Scientists.
Lydia left a bequest to the SWE Scholarship Fund. The Trustees created this scholarship for graduate students. The scholarship is renewable for an additional 4 years.