Charter Members

Deceased (*)

Members of all membership grades receive the following tangible benefits:

• Three issues of the Weight Engineering Journal
• Four issues of the SAWE Newsletter
• Access to members only content through the SAWE website
• Update Membership information and renew membership online
• The Conference Announcement and discounted conference registration
• The opportunity to take specialized training classes
• Participate in develoment of SAWE Recommended Practices and Standards
• 10 free downloads of technical papers or recommended practices*
• Discounts for all SAWE publications and textbooks
• Free SAWE Weight Engineers Handbook updates and revisions

Through the facilities of widespread chapters, the Society also offers to members, and to industry, a medium for the pooling and exchange of data and experience at local and regional levels, fostering a higher degree of efficiency in mass properties engineering topics. Regular chapter, regional and international meetings provide an opportunity for mass properties engineers to meet and to discuss mutual problems, procedures and specifications, thus broadening their individual horizons and becoming better informed.

* SAWE Members get ten free products downloads each year included with your membership. Current year conference papers are not included in free downloads. For more information, see FrequentlyAsked Questions.

The membership is classified as follows:

Honorary Fellows shall be persons who have achieved eminence in mass properties engineering, or who have made outstanding contributions to the advancement of the Society, and who have been elected to Honorary Fellowship by a three-fourths vote of the Board of Directors. Honorary Fellows shall be Life Members of the Society without payment of dues.

Fellows shall be persons who have achieved distinction in mass properties engineering, or who have materially contributed to the advancement of the Society, and who have been elected to Fellowship by a three-fourths vote of the Board of Directors.

Members shall be persons who, at the time of application, are engaged in mass properties engineering or are engaged in related commercial, financial, or manufacturing fields which maintain relationship with mass properties engineers.

Student Members shall be undergraduate students attending accredited schools or universities and who are in good academic standing. Student Members shall be automatically transferred to member grade upon graduation or entering industry. Student members shall be eligible to vote or hold office only in a Student Chapter. 

Retired Members shall be persons who, during their professional career, were members of the Society.

Lifetime Members shall be those individuals who choose to pay 15X the current Members rate at the time of renewal.

Corporate Membership shall be any organizations interested in the professional practice of mass properties engineering and in promoting the Society.  In order to realize the mutual benefits the SAWE maintains a comprehensive corporate support structure.  This allows for the involvement of companies and corporations of all sizes at the level that best suits their needs.  Involvement consists either of a Company Membership in the Society, or a Corporate Partnership.  The details of each are outlined in Corporate Membership.  

Below is a detailed description of the Corporate Partnership Program.  A presentation summarizing the purpose and benefits of the program is available to share with your company leadership, and can be accessed here: 

Welcome to SAWE - Corporate Partnership Presentation

Opportunities Through the SAWE

An SAWE Corporate Partnership helps gain you access to the global engineering community. With chapters around the world, members whose companies read like a “Who’s Who” of advanced technological development, and yearly International and Regional conferences, the SAWE gives you a ready platform to access, dialogue, influence and collaborate with partners and markets around the world.

The SAWE also maintains ties with academia and research institutions, creating a forum to interact with, develop, and support the next generation of engineers, as well as be involved with the latest research developments.

Your Employee, Our Member

As a member of our organization, your employee is just as important to us as they are to you. Through the SAWE, we offer extensive opportunities for their professional growth and the development of their careers through networking, education, and participation.

Writing technical papers for SAWE conferences, involvement in our chapters, serving as a Society officer, or membership on our committees, these varied opportunities for professional development boost your employee’s growth, technical abilities, and maturity. Our broad-based Training Program, either online, at conferences, or at your company, gives further opportunities for formal education and development. And all the while they are networking with a global community of committed, enthusiastic, highly educated professionals. Growing your employees through the SAWE directly grows your company.

Additional Corporate Partner, Company Member Benefits

Our Committees, Where the SAWE Happens

Primarily focused on our annual International conference, the SAWE makes available to all members valuable networking opportunities through our committees. These promote professional development, technical exchange, and foster ongoing relationships. SAWE committees include:

• Executive Committee
• Board of Directors
• Technical Committee
• Standards and Practices Committee
• Standing Committees
• Appointed Committees

Executive Committee

The SAWE Executive Committee consists of all elected and appointed officers of the Society. They act as a Steering Committee to guide and carry out the President’s vision.

Board of Directors

Each chapter of the SAWE maintains a Chapter Director as one of its officers. The Director is the primary liaison between the chapter members and the SAWE Executive Committee. Together with the Executive Committee, the Chapter Directors form the Board of Directors (BoD), who are the governing body of the Society responsible for setting policy, voting on business, and overseeing our finances. The Board meets once a year prior to the annual International conference.

Technical Committee

The SAWE Technical Committee is responsible for developing the technical program at our annual International conference. This team seeks out authors and presenters involved in the latest developments and current state of MPE. This free and open technical exchange is the heart of the SAWE’s mission and charter. Our Technical Tracks define the breakdown and focus of the committee members.

• • Integrated Product Design
  • Product Life Cycle Management
  • Marine Systems Design
  • Ground Systems Design
  • Flight Technology – Manned
  • Flight Technology – Unmanned & Space
  • Advanced Design Characterization
  • System Verification

Standards and Practices Committee

The SAWE Standards and Practices Committee (SPC) is responsible for developing the documentation that will define the process of MPE for current and future generations. Our standards and practices are applicable not only to engineers, but also to managers and planners who are responsible for developing the schedules and manpower staffing needs for programs. Through involvement with this work, you can directly affect the efficiency, structure and direction of your company.

Standing Committees

In addition to the Technical and S&P Committees, other Standing committees of the SAWE help carry out our day-to- day work and keep our operations functioning, as well as help with outreach to students, academia, and the global engineering community. Our Standing committees include:

• • Academic Committee
  • Awards Committee
  • Conference Planning Committee
  • Constitution Committee
  • Financial Planning Committee
  • Membership Committee
  • Operations Manual Committee
  • Projects Committee

Appointed Committees

At any time, the International President may choose to appoint special temporary committees to carry out specific tasks. Work on these committees can be especially valuable to younger members as a short-term responsibility, to help give them experience with and a voice in the development of our Society and the MPE profession.

SAWE Conferences

The SAWE sponsors an annual International conference and up to three (3) Regional conferences each year. These forums allow for discussions of the current and future state of MPE both throughout our global organization as well as in more localized companies, areas and chapters. Regional conferences help feed papers and discussion points to the International, and presentations and material from the International can become a topic for workshops or discussions at the Regional level, for the benefit of members who could not attend the larger venue.

Your involvement at the International level not only grants you access to our membership as well as papers and ideas from the global engineering community, but also to students and members of academia. The International conference also affords you a speaking platform to market wares or share ideas directly with that community.

Special Attention, Personal Support

The SAWE is the leader in MPE around the world. We recognize that your goal is to be a leader in your industry. As part of your support of our organization, we endeavor to support you in reinforcing your position and furthering your business goals. Our staff will personally work with you to ensure your satisfaction and provide services designed to grow our Society and drive your business.

• Ensuring easy access to SAWE benefits and services, as well as our full resources.
• Coordinating being a conference exhibitor, whether at an International or Regional level.
• Making use of our Training Program, whether at our conferences, online, or as personalized onsite training.
• Assistance with submitting papers, access to our online technical database or involvement with our S&P work.
• Ensuring smooth and open access to our SAWE leadership or committees as needed.

Corporate Partnerships in the SAWE

In order to realize the mutual benefits as previously outlined, the SAWE maintains a comprehensive corporate support structure. This allows for the involvement of companies and corporations of all sizes at the level that best suits their needs. Involvement consists either of a Company Membeship in the Society, or a Corporate Partnership. The details of each are outlined in the following.

Company Member

Company Members (CM) constitute the initial level of formal organizational support with the SAWE. Company Members have two options for involvement with the SAWE. The CM support level includes the following commensurate benefits.

Company Member – Level 1: Support Level $1000
At the CM-1 level, Company Memberships include the following:

• Receipt of the International Annual Conference proceedings (technical papers, presentations and exhibitor information) as a download from SAWE website for the Company Library.
• Opportunity for company presentation during technical tracks at the International Conference
• Complimentary copy of the three (Fall, Winter, Spring) editions of the SAWE “Weight Engineering” Journal for their Company Library.
• Listing on the SAWE website at www.sawe.org as a Company Member.
• 100 free Technical Paper downloads from the technical library of over 3000 papers presented at past conferences.
• Open access to all current SAWE Standards and Practices for Mass Properties Control.
• Eligibility for onsite group Training courses, priced at a 5% discount. Current course offerings are:
  • Aircraft Weight and Balance Course
  • Ship Inclining Experiment
  • Introduction to Naval Architecture
  • SAWE RP 7: Mass Properties Management and Control of Military Aircraft
  • Aircraft Weight Estimating and use of SAWE RP 8: Weight and Balance Reporting forms for Military Aircraft
  • Marine Weight Control and Weight Estimating Methodology
  • Automated Weight and Balance System (AWBS) Software Training
• Ten percent (10%) discount on annual advertising rates in the “Weight Engineering” Journal and/or on the SAWE website.

Company Member – Level 2: Support Level $1500
At the CM-2 level, Company Memberships include the following:

• Receipt of the International Annual Conference proceedings (technical papers, presentations and exhibitor information) as a download from SAWE website for the Company Library.
• Opportunity for company presentation during technical tracks at the International Conference
• Complimentary copy of the three (Fall, Winter, Spring) editions of the SAWE “Weight Engineering” Journal for their Company Library.
• Listing on the SAWE website at www.sawe.org as a Company Member.
• 200 free Technical Paper downloads from the technical library of over 3000 papers presented at past conferences.
• Open access to all current SAWE Practices and Standards for Mass Properties Control.
• Eligibility for onsite group Training courses, priced at a 5% discount. Current course offerings are:
  • Aircraft Weight and Balance Course
  • Ship Inclining Experiment
  • Introduction to Naval Architecture
  • SAWE RP 7: Mass Properties Management and Control of Military Aircraft
  • Aircraft Weight Estimating and use of SAWE RP 8: Weight and Balance Reporting forms for Military Aircraft
  • Marine Weight Control and Weight Estimating Methodology
  • Automated Weight and Balance System (AWBS) Software Training
• Ten percent (10%) discount on annual advertising rates in the “Weight Engineering” Journal and/or on the SAWE website.
• One (1) seat on the Board of Directors (BoD). This position may comment on all business that comes before the Board, but is not accorded an official vote in Board proceedings.

Corporate Partner

Corporate Partners (CP) take on a substantially higher level of organizational support, which entitles them to a host of additional benefits and services. CPs have two options for involvement with the SAWE.

Corporate Partner – Silver Level: Support Level $6000
At the CP-1 level, Corporate Partnerships include the following:

• Receipt of the International Annual Conference proceedings (technical papers, presentations and exhibitor information) as a download from SAWE website for the Company Library.
• Opportunity for company presentation during technical tracks at the International Conference
• Listing on the SAWE website at www.sawe.org as a Corporate Partner.
• Three (3) complimentary memberships in the SAWE, which includes 3 separate copies of the International Conference proceedings and “Weight Engineering” Journals.
• Open access to the technical library of over 3000 papers presented at past conferences.
• Open access to all current SAWE Practices and Standards for Mass Properties Control.
• Eligibility for onsite group Training courses, priced at a 10% discount. Current course offerings are:
  • Aircraft Weight and Balance Course
  • Ship Inclining Experiment
  • Introduction to Naval Architecture
  • SAWE RP 7: Mass Properties Management and Control of Military Aircraft
  • Aircraft Weight Estimating and use of SAWE RP 8: Weight and Balance Reporting forms for Military Aircraft
  • Marine Weight Control and Weight Estimating Methodology
  • Automated Weight and Balance System (AWBS) Software Training
• Choice of one (1) complimentary half-page color advertisement in one edition of the “Weight Engineering” Journal, or one three-month advertisement on the SAWE website.
• One (1) seat on the SAWE BoD with full voting rights.
• One (1) member on the Standards & Practices Committee for the purpose of directing the development of Recommended Practices and Process Standards.
• Complimentary Conference Exhibit Space with two (2) 3-day Registrations
• Color ad in the International Conference Program

Corporate Partner – Gold Level: Support Level $15,000
At the CP-2 level, Corporate Partnerships include the following:

• Receipt of the Annual Conference proceedings (technical papers, presentations and exhibitor information) as a download from SAWE website  for the Company Library.
• Opportunity for company presentation during technical tracks at the International Conference
• Listing on the SAWE website at www.sawe.org as a Corporate Partner.
• Five (5) complimentary memberships in the SAWE, which includes 5 separate copies of the International Conference proceedings and “Weight Engineering” Journals.
• Open access to the technical library of over 3000 papers presented at past conferences.
• Open access to all current SAWE Practices and Standards for Mass Properties Control.
• One (1) Onsite Group Training Course at a 15% discount. Current course offerings are:
  • Aircraft Weight and Balance Course
  • Ship Inclining Experiment
  • Introduction to Naval Architecture
  • SAWE RP 7: Mass Properties Management and Control of Military Aircraft
  • Aircraft Weight Estimating and use of SAWE RP 8: Weight and Balance Reporting forms for Military Aircraft
  • Marine Weight Control and Weight Estimating Methodology
  • Automated Weight and Balance System (AWBS) Software Training
• A complimentary full-page color advertisement in each edition of the “Weight Engineering” Journal as well as on the SAWE website for that year.
• One (1) seat on the SAWE BoD with full voting rights.
• Two (2) members on the Standards & Practices Committee for the purpose of directing the development of Recommended Practices and Process Standards.
• Six (6) complimentary 3-day Conference Registrations including:
  • Complimentary Conference Exhibit Space with two (2) 3-day Registrations
• Complimentary Registration to a 1-day Conference Training Class
• Complimentary Job Postings for Open Mass Properties Engineering Positions on SAWE Website
• Color ad in the International Conference Program

To join or renew your Corporate Partnership, please click here.

Thank you for considering membership in the SAWE.

• Member Benefits
• Member Grades

Individual Membership Grades and Fees:

• Member - $80.00 
  • New members get 50% off the first year
• Retired Member - $40.00
• Student Member - Free (Pending collegiate verification)
  • Shall be full-time undergraduate students attending accredited schools or universities and who are in good academic standing
  • Student members shall be eligible to vote or hold office only in a Student Chapter
• Lifetime - $1200

New Members:

• First Year's Dues Half Price
• SAWE Weight Engineers Handbook (Download) - Included with Membership

Individual Membership Application:

• Join the SAWE
• Join the SAWE - Students
• Join the SAWE - Faculty Advisor

Renew Membership:

• Membership Renewal (Note: Login Required. SAWE Members may register for a sawe.org account here.)

Organizations or Companies

• Company Member (CM-1) - $1,000
• Company Member (CM-2) - $1,500
• Corporate Partner (CP-S) - $6,000
• Corporate Partner (CP-G) - $15,000

To Join or renew your Corporate Partnership, please see the Corporate Membership Application or contact SAWE Membership.

The following Antitrust Compliance Policy was approved by the 2014 SAWE Board of Directors and will be voted on by the SAWE membership for incorporation into the SAWE Constitution and By-Laws.

ANTITRUST COMPLIANCE POLICY
OF THE SOCIETY OF ALLIED WEIGHT ENGINEERS

Statement of Policy

It is the policy of the Society of Allied Weight Engineers, heretofore referred to as the SAWE, and its membership to strictly comply with all laws and regulations that apply to activities conducted under the auspices of the SAWE including federal and state antitrust laws.  Society members, officers, and staff are expected to conscientiously adhere to antitrust laws.  The SAWE will neither knowingly permit nor condone anti-competitive behavior, whether willful or inadvertent, in connection with any SAWE activity.  The officers and the Board of Directors of the SAWE commit to fully comply with federal and state antitrust laws in the United States and competition laws of other countries that may apply. 

The antitrust laws seek to preserve a free competitive economy in the United States and in commerce with foreign countries.  As a general rule, competitors may not restrain competition among themselves through understandings or agreements as to the price, the production, distribution or nature of their products or services, or other agreements, whether written or not, that unreasonably restrict fair competition.  They may not act in concert to restrict the competitive capabilities or opportunities of their competitors, their suppliers, or their customers.  However, it is recognized that antitrust laws are often unclear in terms of applicability to any given conduct.  Whether or not an antitrust violation exists depends solely on the specific conduct and the facts involved in each instance.  Given that penalties for the violation of antitrust laws can be severe, it is the intent of the SAWE to conscientiously avoid any activities that may be construed as improper. Since the activities of the SAWE do, by design, involve meetings and activities of competitors and regulators, it is incumbent on the SAWE to ensure that no action or activity of the SAWE or its members represents an unreasonable restraint of competition.

Responsibilities for Antitrust Compliance

The programs of the SAWE are carefully designed and monitored on an ongoing basis to ensure compliance with antitrust laws.  Every Society member, whether organizational or individual, has a duty and responsibility under this policy and the law to avoid and prevent antitrust violations.  Every member of the SAWE needs to understand basic antitrust laws, to recognize areas of potential antitrust risk, and to overtly object to and refuse to participate in any activity that poses antitrust risk until that risk can be properly assessed and cleared by legal counsel or other qualified advisor.  Given the severity and cost of legal defense, this policy of the SAWE is designed to avoid even the appearance of questionable activity. 

General Antitrust Guidelines

As the antitrust laws prohibit anticompetitive agreements or understandings, it is important to know what behavior is indicative of anticompetitivness. While it is not possible to provide a complete list of all the specific activities that could be interpreted to amount to an antitrust violation, well recognized areas of risk include the following:

• Discussions about controlling or influencing current or future prices (for purchase or sale), controlling or influencing price increases or decreases, or the stabilization of market prices.
• Discussion of what constitutes a “fair” profit level.
• Procedures for establishing selling prices, cash discounts, or credit terms.
• Control of sales levels, inventory levels, or timing of sales.
• Allocation or division of markets or geographical divisions of markets among competitors.
• Agreements, recommendations or suggestions that members refuse to deal with certain other persons or firms, in other words some type of boycott.
• “Hallway” or “hospitality room” discussions involving the discussion of business matters pertaining to fair trade.  All meetings should be “on the record.”
• Whether or not the pricing practices of any competitors or industry member are unethical, or constitute an unfair trade practice.
• Agreements limiting or restricting advertising.
• The collection, exchange or dissemination of any individual cost data or other information regarding pricing methods including fees charged for services or products. Papers or other materials presented at SAWE meetings or programs may refer to costs and other economic data provided that such information is not accompanied by any suggestion, express or implied, that prices or fees should be uniform.

Guidelines for Society Meetings

To avoid even the appearance of impropriety, as well as to avoid inadvertent violation of antitrust laws, all meetings of the Board of Directors, Executive Committee, and the Standards and Practices Committee, should be conducted in accordance with the following guidelines:

• A written agenda should be prepared and distributed in advance of each meeting.  Any agenda issue will potential antitrust implications will be reviewed and discussed by the President, the Executive Director, and others as they deem appropriate.  Additions to the agenda having potential antitrust implications should be postponed until legal counsel or other qualified advisor can be present. 
• Accurate, detailed meetings minutes of every meeting will prepared and reviewed by the appropriate committee chairperson. 
• In the event of concern regarding potential antitrust implications of a discussion, that discussion must be discontinued pending assessment by legal counsel or other qualified advisor. If any member or non-member has a concern about potential antitrust implications of discussion during a meeting, he or she shall interrupt discussion and state that concern immediately and that aspect of the discussion shall be terminated pending further review and resolution by Society officers or legal counsel.  Conversations involving discussion of matters in violation of this policy will not be tolerated and violating parties may be dismissed from the meeting by the chairman.

These guidelines should be followed in all meetings of the SAWE including the International Conference, meetings of individual chapters of the SAWE, and in any telephone or online conferences conducted under the auspices of the SAWE. 

Conclusion

This policy of the SAWE requires that all officers, staff, and members of the SAWE be vigilant to avoid behavior which may raise suspicions of illegal collusion.  It is not intended to, in any way, discourage the Society’s legitimate and pro-competitive activities such as the development of voluntary standards and best practices, the evaluation of relationships between producers, suppliers, and regulators, or any certification and/or training programs to benefit the industry in general .   This policy has been prepared for general reference only.  It is intended to inform Society leaders and members of basic antitrust principles to assist them in acting responsibly in the conduct of Society business activities.  It is not intended to be a substitute for competent legal advice.  It is a standing recommendation that interested parties confer with competent legal counsel concerning significant legal issues involving fair trade practices.

"The Society provides a big group of experts that have been doing [mass properties] for years as well as some new people.  So its definitely been a vital resource for me being new to mass properties having come from the design side of the task and being new into mass properties management and control."

Amanda Cutright earned her degree in mechanical engineering from Virginia Tech, and her masters degree in engineering management from Old Dominion University.  Her job at NASA  has included working on Pad Abort I as a mass properties engineer.  She’s the person responsible for determining the module's mass and weight, and also its center of gravity or balance.  Amanda credits SAWE for a wealth of information she says she can’t get elsewhere.  In this audio interview she provides Liz Bulkley with some background information on her work and life.

Recorded at the SAWE International Conference in Seattle Washington in May 2008.

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Running time: 8:37 

See more about Amanda Cutright including videos here:
NASA Edge
The Module Is Gone, but the Job Continues for Cutright (NASA)

Two NASA eClips videos featuring Amanda Cutright:

NASA eClips Launchpad

Scroll to:
Launchpad: Mass Properties
Launchpad: Flight Test Articles

SAWE Podcasts produced for the SAWE by:

"Under acquisition reform, it's become up to the professional societies to maintain standards. So that is one of our primary functions in the government industry world is to join the government requirements with industry capabilities and work together to come up with new documents that can be used to standardize the weights engineering process."

As the chair of SAWE’s Government Industry Committee, Jeff’s worked to advance the standards that the Society uses.  He’s a Structures Engineer at NASA Langley Research Center in Virginia and discusses the factors that can affect the relationship between government and industry with Patrice Gallagher.

Recorded at the SAWE International Conference in Seattle Washington in May 2008.

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Running time: 8:24

See some of Jeff Cerro's work:
3201. Structural Weight Estimation for Launch Vehicles
Sizing Structures and Predicting Weight of a Spacecraft, Langley Research Center

SAWE Podcasts produced for the SAWE by:

"It was like the cavalry coming over the hills…the ship was a 98-foot crabber… in 30-knot winds and 30-foot seas and the seas are in the ice so it looks like frozen margarita -- that brash ice, crashing over the deck every once in a while.  Fortunately my flight mechanic was a surfer.  Unfortunately, the captain fell, the engineer stopped to help him and a wave crashed over (the deck), and that wave washed them overboard."

Laura Guth is the system Engineering IPT lead for AgustaWestland-Bell for the VH71 program.

She’s a relatively new member of SAWE and before working on helicopters, she worked in them.  Laura was the U.S. Coast Guard pilot who flew the helicopter that rescued the crew of the Alaskan Monarch.  The event has been televised numerous times, and was recently depicted in the PBS SAVAGE SEAS television series.  Laura tells Patrice Gallagher that the dangerous rescue was in many ways just another day on the job.

Recorded at the SAWE International Conference in Seattle Washington in May 2008.
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Running time: 12:16

See more about Laura Guth here:
PBS:  Savage Seas

SAWE Podcasts produced for the SAWE by:

"The press for innovation is as great as ever, and what it tends to mean is that…the more a design is reaching into the unknown, the less our historically based methods are able to directly deal with those issues…what I colloquially call the 'new and different'."

Dudley Cate is a SAWE Fellow and describes himself as a Professional Weights Engineer.  He has more than 30 years behind him with the Naval Air Systems Command and consults on mass properties issues.  Dudley has watched and participated in the evolution of recommended practices over the course of many years, and is a frequent instructor at SAWE’s Annual and Regional conferences. In this podcast/interview he tells Liz Bulkley about the changes he’s seen in the field of mass properties beginning in the mid 20th Century and into the 21st century. 

Recorded at the SAWE International Conference in Seattle Washington in May 2008.

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Running time: 14:29

Dudley Cate's SAWE Courses:
Principals of Mass Properties Management & Control for Military Aircraft – SAWE RP 07
Aircraft Weight Estimating and Use of RP8 for Weight Allocation

SAWE Podcasts produced for the SAWE by:

"It's very important to have the support from them (senior management).  It's more important that they not only support us as engineers, they have to see it also; what is necessary to do."

Udo Koch is one of the Society’s many international members.  He’s a weight engineer from Hamburg, Germany, where he works for Industrie Hansa.  The company is mostly involved with Airbus and automotive companies.  Udo joined the Society in 2004 and is a lifetime member.  Liz Bulkley spoke with him at SAWE’s 67th Annual Conference in Seattle about the ways he integrates his SAWE education with his work at Industrie Hansa in Hamburg.

Recorded at the SAWE International Conference in Seattle Washington in May 2008.

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Running time: 7:34

SAWE Podcasts produced for the SAWE by:

Fellows are persons who have achieved distinction in the field of Mass Properties Engineering or who have materially contributed to the advancement of the Society.

Fellows

Year of election shown in parenthesis.
Deceased (*) 

Honorary Fellows are persons who have achieved eminence in Mass Properties Engineering or who have made outstanding contributions to the advancement of the Society.

Honorary Fellows

Year of election shown in parenthesis.
Deceased (*)

Richard Boynton, both personally and through his company, Space Electronics, has been a long-time supporter of and contributor to the Society of Allied Weight Engineers. As a prominent colleague and personal friend of many members, the Society instituted an award in 2010 to honor his contributions and legacy as a member of this organization. This ongoing award will keep Mr. Boynton’s legacy alive as an inspiration for our members long after the ending of his remarkable career. The Richard Boynton Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented annually (if warranted) to a member of SAWE that has demonstrated extraordinarily strong and sustained support of the SAWE over a significant number of years.

Year of election shown in parenthesis.
Deceased (*)

The Ed Payne Award is presented to young engineers, under the age of 35 at time of application, who have made significant contributions to the SAWE or the mass properties engineering profession.

SAWE BEST PAPER AWARD

In 1968, an award was initiated for the author or authors of the best technical paper presented at the SAWE International Conference. The papers are judged for technical content, originality, usefulness, value, clarity, style, and form.

From 1968 to 1985 the award was sponsored by Revere Corporation and the winning author(s) were presented with what used to be described as a "loving cup." Hence, during this period, the award was called "The Revere Cup."

After 1985, The Revere Corporation decided, for reasons not known to this writer, that they would no longer sponsor this award.

In 1986 and 1987, the award was known simply as the SAWE International Conference Best Paper Award and consisted of an engraved plaque furnished by the Society.

From 1987 to 2001, the award was sponsored by and the plaque furnished by General Electrodynamics Corporation (GEC).

At the 1988 Board of Directors meeting, the name of the award was changed to "The L.R. "Mike" Hackney SAWE Best Paper Award. Mr. Hackney was one of the individuals who, in 1941, originally organized The Society of Aeronautical Weight Engineers. (The name of the Society was changed later to the Society of Allied Weight Engineers.)

In 2001, other companies indicated that they would like to sponsor the award. The Board of Directors decided that if we gave the sponsorship to only one company, we risked alienating other companies and losing their support. To solve this problem, the Board of Directors decided to eliminate all specific item or function sponsorship by a single company.

Since 2001, the award has consisted of a plaque furnished by the Society. However, the name has remained "The L.R. "Mike" Hackney SAWE Best Paper Award.

All the winners of this prestigious award are shown below:

Today’s SAWE Chapters are more likely to use e-mail or social networking to continually communicate among members than they are to publish a periodic Newsletter. For this reason, it has been decided to replace the Best Chapter Newsletter Award with an award for the Best Original Journal Article submitted by a member or chapter.

The rules for the Best Original Journal Article submittals are as follows:

1. The article must be your work. Since it will be very difficult to impossible for “judges” to determine the originality of any article, you are on your honor.
2. The article must be on some aspect of Mass Properties Engineering.
3. The article must not have been previously published in Weight Engineering or as an SAWE Paper.
4. Only one award will be made per year (May-April).
5. Best is not synonymous with longest, i.e., keep the entries short enough to publish, but long enough to get your point across.

SAWE Scholarship

The SAWE has also established a scholarship fund for engineering students with the principal growing by donations from individuals, chapters, and corporations as well as by sale of our popular Introduction to Weight Engineering textbook. To date, the Society has established endowments at three universities; each provides $1,000 scholarships annually. The first such scholarship was endowed at the University of Texas at Arlington by the Texas Chapter in 1989. The Society has also endowed permanent annual scholarships at West Virginia University in 1999 and at Wichita State University in 2000. In addition, a scholarship award of $1,000 has been given annually since 1994 to an engineering student interested in mass properties engineering at a university within the geographic area of the annual International Conference. The SAWE chapter that hosts the annual International Conference selects the university receiving this annual scholarship money.

The SAWE introduced a scholarship program in 2002 for children and grandchildren of SAWE members who plan to continue their education in college. This program annually distributes scholarships to children of SAWE members. Scholarships are offered for full-time undergraduate course of study at an accredited four-year college or university in a curriculum of the student’s choice.

Frank Fong Scholarship

The SAWE/Frank Fong Memorial Scholarship was established by SAWE and the family of SAWE past-President Frank Fong in 2005. The requirement are the same as the SAWE Scholarship but is dedicated toward students enrolled in a technical course of study (e.g. engineering, physics, mathematics, computer sciences, etc.).

[ Scholarship Application Form ] 

[ Donate to the SAWE Scholarship Fund ]

2023-2024 New Officers for International Offices

January 30, 2023

2023 SAWE By-Laws Election

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Per the Constitution of the Society of Allied Weight Engineers (consisting of the Articles of Incorporation and the By-Laws), Article XI.4, the following ballot of By-Law amendments is summitted for approval. 

It is important that Society of Allied Weight Engineers members vote, for the By-Laws require an affirmative vote of the majority of all eligible voters in order for the proposed amendments to be adopted.

The Board of Directors examined and consider the proposed amendments, and unanimously recommended the amendments be adopted.  Please vote no later than March 1^st 2023 on the following Board of Directors recommendations:

The Society of Allied Weight Engineers Board recommends the following amendments to the Constitution and By-Laws:

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ARTICLE V – COMMITTEES, Section 2. Paragraph a) 2.) AWARDS COMMITTEE

Current wording:

2.)        AWARDS COMMITTEE

Purpose:  The Awards Committee shall be directly responsible for the nomination of Honorary Fellow, Fellow and Benefactor candidates and their presentation to the Board of Directors for election.  In addition, this committee shall coordinate all other awards distributed by other SAWE Officers or committees.

Chair:  A chair shall be selected from the board’s previous year’s makeup by the International President and shall remain as chair until the completion of the original three-year term.

Members:  The Awards Committee shall consist of at least six members, consisting of a Chair and at least five members, all of whom shall be Honorary Fellows.  The terms shall be staggered with one new member appointed each year by the International President.

Reports:  The Awards Committee shall be required to provide a summary written annual summary report the Board of Directors of their activities, but the nominations selected by the committee for Honorary Fellow, Fellow and Benefactor, shall be kept private until after the Awards Banquet.

Board of Director Recommended Wording (Changes highlighted)

2.)        AWARDS COMMITTEE

Purpose: The Awards Committee shall be directly responsible for the nomination of the Richard Boynton Lifetime Achievement, Honorary Fellow, Fellow, Ed Payne award, and Benefactor candidates and their presentation to the Board of Directors for election. In addition, this committee shall coordinate all other awards distributed by other SAWE Officers or committees.

Chair: A chair shall be selected from the board’s previous year’s makeup by the International President and shall not serve more than three consecutive years as chairman.

Members: The Awards Committee shall consist of at least six members, consisting of a Chair and at least five members, all of whom shall be Honorary Fellows. The terms shall be staggered with two new members appointed each year by the International President.  The standard term on the committee is 3 years but, may be extended to a maximum of 4 consecutive years if requested by the President.

Reports: The Awards Committee shall provide a written annual summary report of its activities to the Board of Directors. 

Nominations selected by the committee for Richard Boynton Lifetime Achievement, Honorary ‘Fellow, Fellow, Ed Payne Award, and Benefactor, shall be kept private and shared only with the Board of Directors at the annual meeting.  Successful award nominees will be announced at the Awards Banquet.

The Board recommends the following addition/adjustment to the Constitution and By-Laws:

Article V Committees

2. International Committees

(a) Standing International Committees

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8 - Certification Authority (CA)

Purpose – The Certification Authority shall act as a division of SAWE to certify the mass properties engineering knowledge and experience of persons in all skill levels. It shall be responsible for creating and maintaining criteria for initial certification, in-service (professional contributions, ethics, education) and renewal. It shall be responsible for administering a certification program that meets international accreditation standards.

Chair - The Vice President-Certification shall chair this committee who is appointed by the International President and approved by the Board of Directors for a three-year term.

Members – The members consist of the Certification Authority Board of Advisors (CABA), which membership consists of the SAWE President, Executive Director and Vice President Certification. Other members of the SAWE Board of Directors can join as an observer.

Reports – The Vice President Certification shall submit an annual report to the CABA, which will be submitted to the SAWE Board of Directors, for information purposes only, on the detailed status of the certification authority.

Article VI Duties of Officers

1. International Officers

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(l) – Vice-President/Certification

The Vice-President Certification leads the Certification Authority and Certification Authority Board of Advisers to execute all activities to certify the mass properties engineering knowledge and experience of persons in all skill levels. The VP Certification leads a team of deputies and contractors to certify the knowledge and experience of persons at all skill levels of Mass Properties Engineering.

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(l) to (m) The BOARD OF DIRECTORS shall be responsible for conducting the business of the Society and shall be empowered to speak and act for the Society and to establish such policies and procedures as may be necessary for the welfare and progress of the Society. They shall be responsible for establishing and maintaining a sound, progressive policy for the Society. They shall represent the viewpoint of their chapter members and shall use the best of their talents to the end that the Society may grow and prosper and fulfill its high aims and purposes. The Board of Directors shall approve the appointment of a Vice-President/Technical Director, a VicePresident/Publications and an Executive Director.

March 21, 2022

2022-2023 SAWE International Elections are now closed. Voting ended April 15, 2022.   

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2022-2023 Candidates for International Offices

February 17, 2021

2021-2022 SAWE International Elections are now open. Voting ends April 15, 2021. Click the link below to vote online.  

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2021-2022 Candidates for International Offices

March 31, 2020

HONORARY FELLOW

Honorary Fellows shall be persons who have achieved eminence in mass properties engineering, or who have made outstanding contributions to the advancement of the Society.  Honorary Fellows are typically elevated from the rank of Fellow, although that is not a requirement to be a Fellow for this award.

FELLOW

Fellows shall be persons who have achieved distinction in mass properties engineering, or who have materially contributed to the advancement of the Society.

RICHARD BOYNTON LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

The Richard Boynton Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to a member of SAWE that has demonstrated extraordinarily strong and sustained support of the SAWE over a significant number of years.

ED PAYNE AWARD

The Ed Payne Award is given to a young engineer (age less than 35 at the time of nomination) who has contributed significantly to SAWE or the mass properties engineering profession.

Any SAWE member may make an award nomination. Nominations should sufficiently describe the candidate’s background and contributions, and elaborate on details of award qualifications. Please give careful consideration in your nominations. Note that it is not a requirement that the nominee be an SAWE member for Honorary Fellow, Fellow, and Ed Payne awards.

Nomination forms / assistance are available from the committee chairman, Anthony Primozich, anthony.primozich@sawe.org.

February 15, 2020

2020-2021 SAWE International Elections are complete. Voting ended April 15, 2020.  

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2020-2021 Candidates for International Offices

January 13, 2020

Each year the Society of Allied Weight Engineers, Inc. sponsors the SAWE Scholarship Program.

Applicants must be children* or grandchildren (age 25 and under) of members of the SAWE worldwide who have a minimum of one year of membership as of the application deadline date. Children of deceased members are also eligible.

*For purposes of this program, children are defined as natural and legally adopted children or stepchildren of members.

Applicants must be high school seniors or graduates who plan to enroll or students who are already enrolled in a full-time undergraduate course of study at an accredited four- year college or university.

The program will utilize standard Scholarship America recipient selection procedures including the consideration of past academic performance and future potential, leadership and participation in school and community activities, work experience, statement of career and educational aspirations and goals, unusual personal or family circumstances and an outside appraisal. In no instance does any member of the SAWE or the Frank Fong family play a part in the selection of the winners.

The distribution of new awards for 2020 is $3,000. One (1) award will be given to a student majoring in a scientific field (e.g. engineering, physics, mathematics, computer sciences, etc.) from the SAWE/Frank Fong Memorial Scholarship Fund. There is no course of study requirement for the other two (2) awards from the Scholarship Fund for Children and Grandchildren. 

Awards are for undergraduate study only. Financial need will not be considered.

Awards are not renewable; however, students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements.

Applications will be accepted starting February 15, 2020, and must be postmarked no later than April 30, 2020, 3:00 PM (Central Time).

2020 Applications are now closed.

2019 SAWE Membership Campaign

It is time to renew your membership for the upcoming SAWE fiscal year running from May 1, 2019 through April 30, 2020.  Renewal or application for membership can be done on-line at the following links. Check with your Chapter Treasurer for more details or ways of renewing your membership.

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New Members: Join the SAWE

As a result of your membership this past year, the SAWE has been able to continue providing value to the mass properties engineering community, the industries they represent and to the service providers that enable mass properties engineers to ensure vehicles meet their performance and safety objectives.  Please take a moment to read SAWE President Bill Boze’s letter to all mass properties engineers to learn more. 

Now more than ever, the SAWE needs your continued support to address the risks and opportunities you helped identify from the industry wide health of mass properties engineering survey conducted in 2018.  So please invite your colleagues to read this email including the letters, and encourage them to renew, rejoin, or join SAWE for the first time.

Sincerely,
Clint Stephenson
SAWE Executive Vice President

February 15, 2019

2019-2020 SAWE International Elections are complete. Voting ended April 15, 2019.  The nominees ran unopposed and were sworn in at the 2019 Conference awards banquet.

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2019-2020 Candidates for International Offices

January 13, 2019

Each year the Society of Allied Weight Engineers, Inc. sponsors the SAWE Scholarship Program.

Applicants must be children* or grandchildren (age 25 and under) of members of the SAWE worldwide who have a minimum of one year of membership as of the application deadline date. Children of deceased members are also eligible.

*For purposes of this program, children are defined as natural and legally adopted children or stepchildren of members.

Applicants must be high school seniors or graduates who plan to enroll or students who are already enrolled in a full-time undergraduate course of study at an accredited four- year college or university.

The program will utilize standard Scholarship Management Services recipient selection procedures including the consideration of past academic performance and future potential, leadership and participation in school and community activities, work experience, statement of career and educational aspirations and goals, unusual personal or family circumstances and an outside appraisal. In no instance does any member of the SAWE or the Frank Fong family play a part in the selection of the winners.

The distribution of new awards for 2019 is $3,000. One (1) award will be given to a student majoring in a scientific field (e.g. engineering, physics, mathematics, computer sciences, etc.) from the SAWE/Frank Fong Memorial Scholarship Fund. There is no course of study requirement for the other two (2) awards from the Scholarship Fund for Children and Grandchildren. 

Awards are for undergraduate study only. Financial need will not be considered.

Awards are not renewable; however, students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements.

Applications will be accepted starting February 15, 2019, and must be postmarked no later than April 30, 2019.

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August 3, 2019

Each year the Society of Allied Weight Engineers, Inc. sponsors the SAWE Scholarship Program. Applicants must be children or grandchildren (age 25 and under) of members of the SAWE worldwide who have a minimum of one year of membership as of the application deadline date.

The Society of Allied Weight Engineers is proud to be able to provide tuition assistance to this year’s scholarship award recipients.

	SAWE Frank Fong Scholarship Award Recipient Name: Grace Ruoff School: University of Delaware Degree Sought: Bachelor Major: Construction Engineering and Management Upcoming Academic Year: Sophomore
	SAWE Scholarship Award Recipient Name: Sierra Oguzhan School: Tarleton State University Degree Sought: Bachelor Major: Wildlife Science Upcoming Academic Year: Junior
	SAWE Scholarship Award Recipient Name: Madelaine Tedrick School: Furman University Degree Sought: Bachelor Major: Chemistry Upcoming Academic Year: Sophomore
	SAWE Conference Scholarship Award Recipient Name: Hannah Funk School: Virginia Tech Degree Sought: Bachelor Major: Ocean Engineering Upcoming Academic Year: Junior

February 15, 2018

2018-2019 SAWE International Elections are now open. Voting ends April 15, 2018. Click the link below to vote online. This years election includes SAWE International Officers and proposed Constitution and By-Laws changes.

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2018-2019 Candidates for International Offices