Sade Luwoye

Sade Luwoye is a senior specialist systems engineer at L3Harris Technologies—a technology company, defense contractor, and information technology services provider that produces a range of systems and products. During her time at UMass Amherst, Luwoye majored in electrical engineering and minored in mathematics, and was president of the student chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers during the 2014–2015 academic year. She went on to earn a master’s degree in systems engineering from George Washington University’s School of Engineering and Applied Science. Due to her excellence in her field and her dedication to making science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) more equitable, Luwoye is the recipient of the 2022 UMass Alumni Honors Outstanding Young Alumni Award, which goes to an alum who has graduated within the past 10 years and utilized their UMass Amherst education and professional pursuits to change the world for the better.