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Awards, Recognition and Publicity Tom Perkins IEEE Life Senior Member R1 Awards and Recognition. Overview. Purpose of Awards Program Award Categories Rules/Guidelines Committee Members 2008 Awardees 2008 Region 1 Activity Issues Needing Attention
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Awards, Recognition and PublicityTom PerkinsIEEE Life Senior MemberR1 Awards and Recognition
Overview • Purpose of Awards Program • Award Categories • Rules/Guidelines • Committee Members • 2008 Awardees • 2008 Region 1 Activity • Issues Needing Attention • Member and Geographic Activity Awards • Summary • Contact Information
Purpose To Provide High-value Recognition of a Professional Achievement. Technical Educational Service to IEEE Provide High Visibility to other Engineers, Employers and the Public Publicize IEEE Increase Incentives to Join and Volunteer
Award Categories Professional 3A Technological Innovation (Academic) 3B Technological Innovation (Industry or Government) 3C Managerial Excellence in an Engineering Org. 3D Outstanding Teaching (IEEE Area of Interest) University/College 3E Outstanding Teaching (IEEE Area of Interest) Pre-Univ./College 3F Enhancement of IEEE/Industry Relationship 3G Enhancement of IEEE or Profession’s Public Image 3H Outstanding Support for the Mission of IEEE, MGA, R1, Section Lifetime Service 4A William Terry Distinguished Service Award GOLD – Region 1 PACE Alex Gruenwald – Section Award
Rules/Guidelines FOUND ON R1 HOMEPAGE Submit Nomination Form Suggested Citation Summary of Contribution that You Believe Warrants the Nomination Resume of Nominee Nominator [Submitted By:] Section Chair Signature
Thanks to the R1 Awards CommitteeHarold BelsonPrasanta GhoshDurga MisraTom Perkins
2008 Awardees Name Section Award Category • Craig Aarseth Long Island 3B • Robert Barat Long Island 3C • Babak Beheshti Long Island 3B • Charlotte Blair Connecticut 3C • Wieslow Bury Princeton/Central New Jersey 3E • David Casper Providence 3H • William DeAgro Long Island 3B • Peter Donegan North Jersey 3H • Bradford Elker Connecticut 3H • John Gallichotte Connecticut 3E • Ricky John North Jersey 3B • Sarbmeet Kanwal New Jersey Coast 3C • George Kirkpatrick Syracuse 4A • Frederick Kruger Long Island 3G • John MacDonald Princeton/Central New Jersey 3B • Guruprasad Madhavan Binghamton GOLD • Robert Merriam Providence 3G
2008 Awardees (page 2) Name Section Award Category • Yoshihiro Ohba Princeton/Central New Jersey 3B • Majid Rabbani Rochester 3B • Krishna Raghunandan New York 3B • Lisa Ramos Princeton/Central New Jersey 3H • Jignasa Ray New York 3E • Stefan Robila Long Island 3H • Daniel Rogers Long Island 3F • Craig Romano Long Island 3B • Gaurav Sharma Rochester 3B • Frank Schink New York 4A • Carl Sulzberger North Jersey 3H • Oscar Tonello Connecticut 3F • Raymond Zeitler Connecticut 3G • North Jersey Section North Jersey PACE Alex Gruenwald
In 2008 40 Award Applications were Received30 Individual Awards were Conferred Including 2 Wm. Terry Awards Each with a $1000.00 Prize (by Special Vote of Summer BoG)3B – 103C - 33E - 33F – 23G - 33H – 64A – 2GOLD - 1Also North Jersey Section won the Alex Gruenwald PACE Award with $1000.00
But Only 10 Sections in Region 1 Submitted EntriesThat’s Less Than 50% of Our Sections
R1 Awards • Must Enforce R1 Submission Deadline: 15 June 2009
R1 Awards Need Participation From More R1 Sections • In 2008 10 Sections Submitted 40 Applications • Southern Area Dominant- Approx. 85% Submissions • Connecticut Submitted 6 – 1st in Some Time – Kudos • If Your Section Does Not Have an Awards Chair/Committee, Please Appoint One ASAP • Urging You to Initiate Effort Early for 2009
R1 Awards Continue to Enhance Publicity • Press Kit created by Harold Belson • Prepare Press Release • Personally Telephone Newspaper Editor • Explain You Have Press Release • Ask If They Would Be Interested in Receiving It • Ask If Can Send Via E-mail and Verify Address • Promptly Send Press Release
2009 Member and Geographic Activities (MGA) Board Awards • Submission Deadline – 15 October 2009 • Categories • MGA Achievement Award • MGA GOLD Achievement Award • MGA Innovation Award • MGA Larry K. Wilson Transnational Award • MGA Leadership Award
2009 Member and Geographic Activities Board Awards (Cont.) Endorsement letters should address specific activities of the nominee which set his/her contributions apart from what would reasonably be expected of a volunteer who is carrying out his/her volunteer responsibility
2009 Member and Geographic Activities Board Awards (Cont.) For complete descriptions, past award recipients, citations, nomination forms, and submission guidelines, please review the MGA Awards web page http://www.ieee.org/web/volunteers/mga/home/Awards/index.html Questions? E-mail mga-awards@ieee.org or contact Janet Caswell j.caswell@ieee.org, or phone 1 732 652 5519
Contact Information Thomas O. Perkins III 194 Pulpit Road Bedford, NH 03110-4121 tomperkins@ieee.org Home: (603) 472-5150 Work: (603) 885-5040 Cell: (603) 345-5170