Be the Bridge to a Brighter Future

This December, as you think about year-end giving, we ask you to take a moment to think about the world and our future. What is the best investment you can make in a cleaner, cooler, and more productive planet?

Next, consider who is best able to deliver on the promise of a sustainable future, and how to ensure they have the training, resources, and motivation to get the job done.

The ASME Foundation works to empower diverse, next generation engineers to build a more sustainable future. We do this in three ways: through engineering education, career resources, and support for sustainable innovations. Only by opening new avenues of opportunity for technical professionals representing the full spectrum of humanity can we hope to
build the bridge to a brighter future for all of us.

ASME Foundation believes:

The future depends on SUSTAINABILITY.
Diversity drives INNOVATION.
Engineering should benefit EVERYONE.

Here are four ways you can help:

For $150, celebrate our progress toward equity in engineering and sustainability for the world by attending the ASME Foundation’s second-annual “Reinventing the Future” reception on Thursday, March 21, 2024, in Washington, D.C.
For $500, join us in New York City for “Optimism Engineered,” the ASME Foundation’s signature gala fundraiser at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel on Thursday, April 11, 2024, where we’ll honor our most generous supporters and recognize leaders of our engineering community.
Your gift of $1,500 drops a working engineer into a Title 1 middle school to introduce young students to the wonders of engineering and the possibilities of a career in STEM. ASME’s DropMEIn! initiative reaches thousands of kids every year, most from backgrounds that are underrepresented in engineering.
A donation of $5,000 funds an ASME Scholarship for an engineering student at an HBCU, lowering the financial barrier to an engineering education and helping build the more diverse, better-prepared technical workforce we need.

Backed by the knowledge and expertise of ASME, the world’s premier professional society for technical professions, the ASME Foundation provides proven and powerful philanthropic programs to make the engineering profession more equitable and the world more sustainable.

But we can only do it with your help. Please donate before December 31, 2023, to help us empower the next generation of engineers who will transform the world.

ASME Philanthropic Programs

Proven and Powerful

52%

The share of ASME Scholarships awarded to women and
students of color enrolled
in engineering school.

Over $2.6 million in
scholarships awarded to date.

$1,205,000

The amount in seed capital awarded to ISHOW finalists, enabling social entrepreneurs to move their sustainability solutions from prototype to market-ready product.

3,706

Number of K-12 schools
reached by ASME's STEM
Readiness programs.

58% economically challenged.

550,000 students
reached to date.

267

Number of Engineering for Change Fellowships awarded to young engineers addressing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Supporting the ASME Foundation’s high-impact philanthropic programs is an expression of optimism, a belief in the ingenuity of next generation engineers
who will solve our most pressing technical and humanitarian challenges.

ASME Foundation News

Celebrating Diversity in New Orleans

In November, the ASME Foundation hosted “How to Build an Engineer,” a very special ASME Foundation reception in New Orleans honoring Dr. Calvin Mackie, founder of STEM NOLA and a nationally recognized educator, engineer, and STEM advocate. The event served as the culminating celebration of ASME’s annual IMECE Conference and Exposition, and was an engaging and uplifting evening that furthered our progress toward Equity in Engineering and Sustainability for the World. Watch this space for more information about future collaborations between ASME and STEM NOLA aimed at introducing more young people to the wonders of engineering and the possibilities of a STEM career. (Pictured: Honoree Dr. Calvin Mackie with Dr. Ashley Huderson, STEM and CS Equity Fellow, U.S. Department of Education.)

Leadership Roundtable Explores Future Workforce

At the ASME Foundation’s Executive Leadership Roundtable in November, two dozen leaders from industry, academia, government, and ASME gathered at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ, to explore challenges and solutions related to creating the technical workforce needed for the 21^st Century. This half-day, facilitated discussion is another example of the ASME Foundation’s commitment to empowering diverse next generation engineers to build a more sustainable future. (Pictured:
Dr. Jean Zu welcomes participants
to Stevens Institute of Technology)

Foundation Leadership News

Dr. Sonya Smith, a professor of Mechanical Engineering at Howard University and director of the Atmospheric Sciences Program, was named chairperson of the ASME Foundation Board of Directors.

Karen Ohland, the associate director for Finance and Operations at the Princeton University Art Museum and immediate past president of ASME, joined the ASME Foundation Board of Directors.

Dr. Oscar Barton, Jr., a member of the ASME Foundation Board of Directors and chair of the Audit Committee, will receive the prestigious ASME Edwin F. Church medal, recognizing his contributions to engineering education. Dr. Barton, who is dean of the engineering school at Morgan State University, will receive his medal during the Foundation’s “Reinventing the Future 2024” event in Washington, D.C., in March.

Neil Wilmshurst, senior vice president of Energy System Resources and chief nuclear officer at EPRI, the Electric Power Research Institute, has joined the ASME Foundation’s Campaign Cabinet, the leadership group that guides ASME’s Campaign for Next Generation Engineers.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Reinventing the Future 2024

The ASME Foundation’s annual fundraiser celebrating our progress toward equity in engineering returns March 21, 2024, to Washington, D.C.
This uplifting reception features a stirring keynote address, a presentation
of ASME’s prestigious Edwin F. Church medal, and much more.

Tickets and sponsorships available soon at asmefoundation.org/RTF24.

From the Executive Director

During this season of gratitude, the ASME Foundation offers our heartfelt thanks to all those who supported our work during the year. Your generous gifts are the fuel that drives our progress toward Equity in Engineering and Sustainability for the World.

By empowering diverse next generation engineers with breakthrough programs in engineering education, career resources, and support for launching early innovation, the ASME Foundation is opening doors of opportunity for those who may not know there is a place for them in engineering. And with that opportunity, we encourage these brilliant young innovators to become the problem-solvers we need to ensure a cleaner, cooler, and more productive future for everyone.

From all of us at ASME Philanthropy and the ASME Foundation, thank you.
We wish you a joyous holiday season, and a new year filled with promise.

Gratefully,

Stephanie Viola
Executive Director, ASME Foundation
Managing Director, ASME Philanthropy