Awards
Nominate individuals for R1, IEEE-USA, and IEEE Awards!
We are now accepting award nominations for 2024!
Award nominations are due no later than Friday, June 30, 2024!
Please follow links for more information on each award category.
Region 1 Awards
- Professional Achievement Awards
- Technological Innovation (Academic)
- Technological Innovation (Industry or Government)
- Managerial Excellence in an Engineering Organization
- Outstanding Teaching in an IEEE Area of Interest (University or College)
- Outstanding Teaching in an IEEE Area of Interest (Pre-University or College)
- Enhancement of the relationship between IEEE and Industry
- Enhancement of the IEEE or Engineering Profession’s Image with the Public
- Outstanding Support for the Mission of the IEEE, MGA, Region 1 and/or Section
- Lifetime Service Award
- The William Terry Distinguished Service Award
- Alex Gruenwald PACE Award
- Young Professionals Award
- Nominations should be delivered no later than June 15 of the year for which the award is to be made. The nominations should state which award the individual is being nominated to receive. The nomination should state specifically why this individual deserves this award. These statements should be relevant to the award category.
- The nominator should describe how they know the candidate and how they are in a position to evaluate the candidates.
- Keep the nomination short. The nomination form should contain all relevant information in the space provided. Avoid attachments.
- Do not submit any company confidential or proprietary information.
- After the nomination is completed, it is sent to the Region 1 Awards and Recognition Chair for processing, and before 15 June of the year it is submitted. It is common practice for the Section Awards Chair to present any nominations to the Section ExCom, in executive session with any potential awardees absent from the meeting, for review and ExCom approval which is signified by the Section Chair’s signature. Nominees are NOT normally notified of their nomination to avoid disappointment at a later date should they not be approved by the Region Assembly.
- The Region 1 Awards and Recognition Committee may, after reviewing a particular nomination, feel it is better suited for an award within another category and may reassign that nomination accordingly.
By February 1 – The Section Awards Chair (Section Chair) should consider those individuals within the Section, who are eligible for the various categories of Region 1 Awards.
By March 1 – The Section Awards Chair should seek out sponsors to nominate these potential Region 1 awardees and remind the sponsors to endorse the nomination.
By April 1 – The Section Awards Chair should check that the sponsor endorsers have completed their endorsement.
By June 1 – The Section Awards Chair should make sure that he/she has received all the nomination forms and the required endorsements and has presented the nominations to the Section ExCom in Executive session and has received the Section Chair’s endorsement.
By June 15 – The Section Chair or Section Awards Chair forwards the package of nomination forms and endorsements to Region 1 Awards Chair (deadline listed on the Region 1 web page). Section Chair forwarding document will assure their approval.
By July 1 – The Region 1 Awards and Recognition Chair collects all the various Section packages and distributes them to the Region 1 Awards and Recognition Committee, which consists of the Region 1 Awards and Recognition Chair and the four Area Chairs. The Region 1 Awards and Recognition Chair includes a rating system for his committee to use when evaluating the individuals in the various awards categories.
At least two weeks prior to the Region 1 Annual Meeting (which normally takes place in August): The Region 1 Awards and Recognition Chair holds a meeting with his committee, in executive session, to determine the list of awardees and the appropriate citations.
At the Region 1 Annual ExCom Meeting and Annual Board of Governors Assembly Meeting (which normally takes place in August): The Region 1 Awards and Recognition Chair presents the Committee’s recommendations and provides additional information, as necessary, to the participants in Executive Session. The Region 1 Awards are voted on by the Assembly and all approved awardees are notified by the Region 1 Awards and Recognition Chair, on behalf of the Region Director and Board.
September – December: The Region 1 Awards and Recognition Chair arranges for plaques to be forwarded to the Section Chairs of all awardees for presentations in the following year, typically at Section Annual Meetings.
September – January: The Region 1 Awards and Recognition Chair prepares any updates and revisions to the nomination form has the Region 1 Web Coordinator populate the website with new forms.
The above dates are guidelines. The Region 1 Awards and Recognition Committee Chair may deviate when needed, with the written permission of the Region 1 Director.
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Nominate individuals for R1, IEEE-USA, and IEEE Awards!
We are now accepting award nominations for 2024!
Award nominations are due no later than Friday, June 30, 2024!
Please follow links for more information on each award category.
Region 1 Awards
- Professional Achievement Awards
- Technological Innovation (Academic)
- Technological Innovation (Industry or Government)
- Managerial Excellence in an Engineering Organization
- Outstanding Teaching in an IEEE Area of Interest (University or College)
- Outstanding Teaching in an IEEE Area of Interest (Pre-University or College)
- Enhancement of the relationship between IEEE and Industry
- Enhancement of the IEEE or Engineering Profession’s Image with the Public
- Outstanding Support for the Mission of the IEEE, MGA, Region 1 and/or Section
- Lifetime Service Award
- The William Terry Distinguished Service Award
- Alex Gruenwald PACE Award
- Young Professionals Award
- Professional Achievement Awards
- Nominating Guidelines
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- Nominations should be delivered no later than June 15 of the year for which the award is to be made. The nominations should state which award the individual is being nominated to receive. The nomination should state specifically why this individual deserves this award. These statements should be relevant to the award category.
- The nominator should describe how they know the candidate and how they are in a position to evaluate the candidates.
- Keep the nomination short. The nomination form should contain all relevant information in the space provided. Avoid attachments.
- Do not submit any company confidential or proprietary information.
- After the nomination is completed, it is sent to the Region 1 Awards and Recognition Chair for processing, and before 15 June of the year it is submitted. It is common practice for the Section Awards Chair to present any nominations to the Section ExCom, in executive session with any potential awardees absent from the meeting, for review and ExCom approval which is signified by the Section Chair’s signature. Nominees are NOT normally notified of their nomination to avoid disappointment at a later date should they not be approved by the Region Assembly.
- The Region 1 Awards and Recognition Committee may, after reviewing a particular nomination, feel it is better suited for an award within another category and may reassign that nomination accordingly.
- Awards Nomination Timeline
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By February 1 – The Section Awards Chair (Section Chair) should consider those individuals within the Section, who are eligible for the various categories of Region 1 Awards.
By March 1 – The Section Awards Chair should seek out sponsors to nominate these potential Region 1 awardees and remind the sponsors to endorse the nomination.
By April 1 – The Section Awards Chair should check that the sponsor endorsers have completed their endorsement.
By June 1 – The Section Awards Chair should make sure that he/she has received all the nomination forms and the required endorsements and has presented the nominations to the Section ExCom in Executive session and has received the Section Chair’s endorsement.
By June 15 – The Section Chair or Section Awards Chair forwards the package of nomination forms and endorsements to Region 1 Awards Chair (deadline listed on the Region 1 web page). Section Chair forwarding document will assure their approval.
By July 1 – The Region 1 Awards and Recognition Chair collects all the various Section packages and distributes them to the Region 1 Awards and Recognition Committee, which consists of the Region 1 Awards and Recognition Chair and the four Area Chairs. The Region 1 Awards and Recognition Chair includes a rating system for his committee to use when evaluating the individuals in the various awards categories.
At least two weeks prior to the Region 1 Annual Meeting (which normally takes place in August): The Region 1 Awards and Recognition Chair holds a meeting with his committee, in executive session, to determine the list of awardees and the appropriate citations.
At the Region 1 Annual ExCom Meeting and Annual Board of Governors Assembly Meeting (which normally takes place in August): The Region 1 Awards and Recognition Chair presents the Committee’s recommendations and provides additional information, as necessary, to the participants in Executive Session. The Region 1 Awards are voted on by the Assembly and all approved awardees are notified by the Region 1 Awards and Recognition Chair, on behalf of the Region Director and Board.
September – December: The Region 1 Awards and Recognition Chair arranges for plaques to be forwarded to the Section Chairs of all awardees for presentations in the following year, typically at Section Annual Meetings.
September – January: The Region 1 Awards and Recognition Chair prepares any updates and revisions to the nomination form has the Region 1 Web Coordinator populate the website with new forms.
The above dates are guidelines. The Region 1 Awards and Recognition Committee Chair may deviate when needed, with the written permission of the Region 1 Director.