Awards & Recognition

 

Award for Distinguished Literary Contributions
Furthering Engineering Professionalism

Purpose

This award recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions through their literary efforts to the advancement of the professional objectives of the IEEE in the United States. These objectives include serving IEEE members, the profession, and the public in the areas of economic, ethical, legislative, social, and technology policy concerns.

Form of Recognition

Engraved plaque.

Frequency

Nominations and suggestions will be considered at the meeting of the IEEE-USA Awards and Recognition Committee convened for selecting annual IEEE-USA awards or by a special panel convened by the Committee Chair at any time. Recommendations for this awards require the approval of the IEEE-USA Board of Directors, and may be submitted for approval at any scheduled Board meeting.

Basis

Consideration will be given to the quality of the piece and the contributions made by the author as a result of a singular important literary effort, or as the result of contributions over a period of time or a career that has included numerous contributions which, taken as a whole, reflect effort to communicate successfully and enhance engineering professionalism in appropriate areas of concern such as economics, ethics, legislation, and social and technology policy.

Judging

By the IEEE-USA Awards & Recognition Committee or a special panel appointed and convened by the Chair. Since this award is not circumscribed by time constraints, but by quality and impact of the contribution(s), the development of considerations will be the responsibility of the Committee or the special panel.

Nominations

Nominations may be sent to the Committee at any time, accompanied by samples or citations of the literary efforts and a background narrative supporting the rationale for the nomination. 

[ 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 award.

Presentation

Presentation will be made by the IEEE-USA President or designee at an appropriate event mutually agreeable to IEEE-USA and the recipient, desirably where the impact of the award presentation will afford maximum recognition to the recipient and to IEEE.

Funding

IEEE-USA shall provide suitable funds for the award and the expense of judging and presentation.