 The first woman to be inducted into the Academy, in 1988, was Danielle Zaikoff.The Academy announced in 2017 that, partnered with SAE Foundation Canada, it had established two annual student awards aimed at recognizing the importance of aerospace, automotive and transport design engineering.One, the "CAE Bruce Aubin SAE Aerospace Design Award", valued at $800, and the other the "CAE William G. Belfry Memorial SAE Scholarship", valued at $2000, would be given annually to top engineering students from across Canada.