Awards & Recognition

 

IEEE-USA Award for Distinguished
Literary Contributions Furthering the Public
Understanding of the Profession

Purpose

This award recognizes outstanding journalistic or other efforts that lead to a better public understanding of the contributions of engineering professionals to the enhancement and expansion of the social, economic, and cultural aspects of life.

Form of Recognition

Engraved plaque.

Frequency

Annual competition, provided that no awards will be presented when the panel feels submissions are not worthy of the award. Limited to two per year.

Basis

Submissions will be judged on their quality in portraying subjects, themes, or incidents, or on their editorial content. They may include an individual presentation or a series of presentations that lead to a better public understanding of the contributions of engineering professionals to the enhancement and expansion of social, economic, and cultural components of life. Submission will be limited to print and broadcast media, produced by groups other than professional engineering organizations in the United States.

Judging

A special panel will be appointed by the Chair of the IEEE-USA Awards and Recognition Committee consisting of five persons respected in the field of engineering professionalism, one of whom shall also be experiences in journalism. This panel shall select the submission that, in their judgment, best fulfills the objective, as well as two alternates. It shall include justification for its selections. The submissions will then be reviewed by the Awards and Recognition Committee and will be presented to the IEEE-USA Board of Directors for approval. Upon final approval by the Board of Directors, appropriate procedures for processing shall be followed.

Nominations

Nominations may be submitted by any interested individual or by the publisher, author, radio or television station, responsible for the effort. The nomination must include: complete identification and a copy of the article; or complete identification of the visual or aural media piece, with location and time presented, as well as a 300-500 word summary of what the basic subject is and why the piece meets the objectives in an outstanding way; or complete identification of the media piece and submission of tapes, transcripts or other reasonable evidence that may be used by the panel in judging accompanied by a 300-500 word summary as above. The article or presentation must have been published, aired or heard in the calendar year preceding the submissions, which must be received no later than April 15 of any year.

[ Nomination Form (PDF) ]

No current member of the IEEE Board of Directors, the IEEE-USA Board of Directors, the IEEE-USA Awards and Recognition Committee, or IEEE staff may be candidates, or nominate or endorse candidates for this IEEE-USA award.

Presentation

Presentation of the awards to the recipients will be made by the President, IEEE-USA or designee at an appropriate major IEEE-USA conference, which will be mutually agreed upon.

Citation

A citation will be developed by the special panel based upon their evaluation of the submission and its subject content. The citation shall briefly describe the subject in addition to such attributes as may be considered relevant.

Funding

The IEEE-USA Board of Directors shall provide suitable funds for the awards and the expense of judging and presentation.