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 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 Committee Harold Belson Prasanta Ghosh Durga Misra Tom Perkins

2008 Awardees NameSectionAward Category Craig AarsethLong Island3B Robert BaratLong Island3C Babak BeheshtiLong Island3B Charlotte BlairConnecticut3C Wieslow BuryPrinceton/Central New Jersey3E David CasperProvidence3H William DeAgroLong Island3B Peter DoneganNorth Jersey3H Bradford ElkerConnecticut3H John GallichotteConnecticut3E Ricky JohnNorth Jersey3B Sarbmeet KanwalNew Jersey Coast3C George KirkpatrickSyracuse4A Frederick KrugerLong Island3G John MacDonaldPrinceton/Central New Jersey3B Guruprasad MadhavanBinghamtonGOLD Robert MerriamProvidence3G

2008 Awardees (page 2) NameSectionAward Category Yoshihiro OhbaPrinceton/Central New Jersey3B Majid RabbaniRochester3B Krishna RaghunandanNew York3B Lisa RamosPrinceton/Central New Jersey3H Jignasa RayNew York3E Stefan RobilaLong Island3H Daniel RogersLong Island3F Craig RomanoLong Island3B Gaurav SharmaRochester3B Frank SchinkNew York4A Carl SulzbergerNorth Jersey3H Oscar TonelloConnecticut3F Raymond ZeitlerConnecticut3G North Jersey SectionNorth JerseyPACE Alex Gruenwald

In Award Applications were Received 30 Individual Awards were Conferred Including 2 Wm. Terry Awards Each with a $ Prize (by Special Vote of Summer BoG) 3B – 10 3C - 3 3E - 3 3F – 2 3G - 3 3H – 6 4A – 2 GOLD - 1 Also North Jersey Section won the Alex Gruenwald PACE Award with $

But Only 10 Sections in Region 1 Submitted Entries That’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 Sections Submitted 40 Applications –Southern Area Dominant- Approx. 85% Submissions –Connecticut Submitted 6 – 1 st 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 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 Questions? or contact Janet Caswell or phone

Contact Information Thomas O. Perkins III 194 Pulpit Road Bedford, NH Home: (603) Work: (603) Cell: (603)

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