Rachel Varughese

• Title: Outstanding Senior Award

As a deeply involved Chemical Engineering student from Hilliard, Rachel Varughese credits her Buck-I-SERV trip to natural Tunnel State Park with developing her leadership and collaboration skills. She puts these skills to good use as a four-year leader in the Society of Women Engineers. Starting with chairing the Engineering Ball her freshmen year, Rachel has poured time and energy into creating a meaningful and enriching experiences for the over 300 members of the organization. This has culminated with her serving as organization treasurer last year, managing a budget of over $250,000, and ultimately becoming Vice President this year. Due to her leadership, she was selected as the 2023 Societal SWE Guiding Star, an award given to 15 people globally for contributions to SWE. After completing two lifechanging internships with GE, Rachel has decided to pursue a Master’s in Chemical Engineering through OSU’s BS/MS program on her ongoing career journey with GE.