2017 Scholarship Recipient Marissa Gelms, EIT, received a $2,500 SEAW Scholarship Award.
Marissa graduated from the University of Washington with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. She attended La Center High School. While at UW, she served as the inaugural vice president of the SEAW Student Chapter, participated in the ASCE Concrete Canoe team, as a member of the UW Chapter of the Society of Women Engineers, and worked at the UW Structures Lab. Marissa studied abroad in Rome, enjoying the opportunity to experience engineering in Europe. She had internships both at Boeing as a structural designer and at Reid Middleton as a structural engineering intern.
Marissa enjoys volunteer work and has worked with K-12 students and at adult shelters.