the 2016 Nominations and Awards Program in Region 6 by Jeffrey Pawlan, Region 6 Awards Chair

Purpose and Goals of the Award program Honor deserving people and OUs. Inspire people and OUs to achieve more. This makes members and volunteers feel good and also appreciated.

the Region 6 Awards Process Area awards 5 Areas 35 Sections Section awards Submit all nominations 58,000 members in Region 6

IEEE / MGA Rules Award nominations must be made by an active IEEE member registered in your Section. You may not nominate yourself. You may not nominate an Awards Chair. You may not nominate a Section Chair if they are acting as the Awards Chair. The nominees must be within your own Section. Except for the Outstanding Educator, they must be current IEEE members.

All New Awards Documents Clearly spells out rules and procedures Defines the 11 awards categories with examples of previous winners A new nomination form – easy to use and easy to understand Section awards nominations are due on May 13, 2016 (works better with students)

To Do list Put the awards documents on your Section and Area webpages asap Appoint a Section Awards Chair if possible. Even if not possible, you still need three total people for your Section awards committee. Send out e-notices to your Section members announcing the awards program. Advertise your website’s awards page.