Awards & Recognition

The term Professionalism as used by IEEE-USA's Awards and Recognition Program encompasses the following description quoted from the IEEE Constitution, Article I, Section 2:

Sec. 1. The name of this society is the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, hereinafter called the IEEE.

Sec. 2. Its purposes are:

(a) scientific and educational....

(b) professional as directed towards the advancement of the standing of the members of the professions it serves; means to this end include, but are not limited to, the conduct and publication of surveys and reports on matters of professional concern to the members of such professions, collaboration with public bodies and with other societies for the benefit of the engineering professions as a whole, and the establishment of standards of qualification and ethical conduct....The IEEE shall strive to enhance the quality of life for all people throughout the world through the constructive application of technology in its field of competence. It shall endeavor to promote understanding of the influence of such technology on the public welfare.