Engineers Make a World of Difference Individual Awards Training Maureen Masiulis Chair FY15

Agenda General Information Awards How To Complete a Nomination Responsibilities of a Nominator Notification & Feedback Tips to Applying FAQs Questions

INDIVIDUAL AchievementDistinguished Eng. Educator Distinguished ServiceEmerging Leader EntrepreneurFellow Global LeadershipPrism Resnik Challenger MedalRodney D. Chipp Memorial SWE Distinguished New EngWork Life Integration Suzanne Jenniches Upward MobilitySpark (NEW) Advocating Women In Engineering (NEW) COLLEGIATE Outstanding Faculty AdvisorOutstanding SWE Counselor Outstanding Collegiate Member Nominations Due – March 31 st awards#activePanels_ Individual/Collegiate Awards SWE Membership Required

Individual & Collegiate Award Changes from 2014 Introduces two new awards Advocating Women In Engineering Spark Update to Formal Statement Word Counts and Resume/SWE Resume Page Counts READ THE REQUIREMENTS CAREFULLY Migration to Award Application Tool from Survey Monkey Nomination Form and Package submission via General Cleanup of Awards Package for clarity and consistency

Advocating Women in Engineering Award Honors an individual who has demonstrated professional excellence in their chosen STEM field Has proven to be an advocate of women in engineering and SWE’s objectives. Must have an engineering or science degree with work in STEM fields. Award Criteria: 75% Advocacy, 25% Career Achievements. Maximum of five (5) awards may be presented annually.

Spark Award Honors a person who has contributed to the advancement of women by mentoring those around them. Has made a difference in the lives of many by affecting women at a variety of levels ranging from high school through more senior levels in relation to their position. Award Criteria: 70% Impact on Women Engineers, 20% Successes & Challenges, 10% Leadership & Community Involvement. Maximum of five (5) awards may be presented annually.

How To Complete a Nomination: Process Use the ‘Award Guide’ to select the award that best suits the candidate Verify the candidate meets the ‘Qualification’ requirements Collect all items listed in the ‘Nomination Checklist’ for the award selected NEW FOR 2015: Fill out the ‘Application’ online at Of-Women-Engineers Of-Women-Engineers NEW FOR 2015: Submit the application online by March 31. Packages must be received by 11:59 PM, Central Time. No exceptions will be made for late packages.

NEW FOR 2015: Award Application Tool Create User Name & Password Preview the application Start a new application Revisit Existing Application Nominate More Candidates notifications such as incomplete package reminders

How To Complete a Nomination: Reminders All packages are to be submitted electronically in a Microsoft Word or PDF format Individuals are allowed to receive only ONE award per year. Incomplete nomination packages or nomination packages that do not meet the award requirements will be disqualified. Several of our awards have requirements for years of experience. It is the responsibility of the nominator to calculate this information prior to submitting a nomination, and ensuring that your candidate meets the requirement for the award. Packages must be submitted online through the application tool. All letters of recommendation require some form of authentication from the author.

Responsibilities of a Nominator Submit a complete application by March 31 11:59pm CST. Accurately complete the nomination form. Submit all required artifacts. Inform the nominee of the result of their nomination. Request feedback from the Awards Chair. Discuss feedback with the nominee. THE NOMINATOR IS THE POINT OF CONTACT BETWEEN SWE AND THE NOMINEE

Notifications & Feedback Recipients will be presented at the WE15 Annual Conference for women engineers in Nashville, TN, October 22-24, Notifications will be made to nominators starting July 1. If notification is not received by July 15, nominators are asked to contact the Awards Program Manager at All notifications will be completed by July 31. Feedback will be provided to nominators at their request after July 15 until December 31. To request feedback on a nomination packet, please send an clearly stating the nominee name and award applied for, to the Awards Chair at Nominators must confirm that the phone number and address provided on the nomination form is current and correct for both the nominee and nominator or we will not be able to reach you!!!

Tips to Applying Plan Ahead - Many of the nomination packages take time/effort to put together Read the requirements Incomplete nomination packages or nomination packages that do not meet the requirements will be disqualified Judges come from a variety of backgrounds, review MANY packages, and ONLY score candidates by the material presented Clearly demonstrate that you meet the requirements Give Measureable information to demonstrate to the judges the impact the candidate has made relative to the selection criteria wherever possible Don’t assume they know things – what your programs are, positions you’ve held Include applicable information but be concise; don’t add additional language just to meet the word limit. If you have questions ask them Talk to people that have applied the awards chair

Frequently Asked Questions Does Co-op time count towards number of year’s experience? Co-op time will not be used to count towards years of experience. How do advanced degrees count towards experience? Years of experience are counted as full-time work experience as of December 31. Periods of unemployment or part-time employment are not counted toward years of experience. Each advanced technical degree obtained while not working full-time counts as an additional year of experience toward this calculation. An MBA does not count for an additional year of experience

Frequently Asked Questions Do the following count toward years of experience? Does the time I worked as an intern or co-op? My service record counts it. What if I worked part-time and I got paid by my company while I went to school? Can I count my part-time work for 2 years as 1 year since I worked 20hrs/week for those 2 years? No, experience for SWE Awards is counted as full-time, post-graduate work only. We do not count part time work, internships or co-op experience. Periods of unemployment are also not counted.

Frequently Asked Questions Calculating Years of Experience Example Scenario 1: Bachelors Degree Interned for 2 semesters for company (company service time counts as 6 months) Worked 4 years full time Went back to school for Technical PhD full time / worked part time for 4 years Worked 3 years full time afterwards Technical Masters Degree obtained counts as 1 year Technical PhD only counts as 1 year Total = 9 years of work experience Scenario 2: Bachelors Degree Worked 4 years full time Went school part time for Masters in Engineering and worked full time for 3 years Went to school part time for Masters in Business Administration and worked full time for 2 years Stay-at-home mom for 1 year Worked for 3 years after degrees Total = 12 years of work experience

Frequently Asked Questions Is it necessary to obtain new Letters of Support each year if we are resubmitting a candidate? If the nomination is more than one year old, we recommend securing up-to-date letters of support, as we would like the information to be as current as possible. We understand that many of the same supporters may be asked to submit new letters, however, this gives the nominator a good opportunity to solicit additional and/or new sponsors for letters of support. If the nomination was submitted in the previous awards cycle, the existing letters of support may be resubmitted, if they are no more than one year old.

Do we accept submissions from International candidates? Do they have to work in the U.S to be considered? We will accept submissions from International candidates as long as they meet the requirements stated within the award criteria. Why Signed Letters? What do you mean by Signed Letters of Recommendation? All required letters need to be signed We need to ensure the letter of recommendation comes from the person who is sending in their support for a candidate. Here are the acceptable forms of a “signed” letter. 1.PDF/Word Document/Scanned.jpg with Recommender’s Signature 2.PDF or.jpg of chain to nominator showing electronic letter came from recommender(s) Nominator will certify and maintain documentation should SWE request Frequently Asked Questions

Does the Nominator have to be a SWE member? In some instances yes, for example for the Outstanding Collegiate Member Award the Nominator must be a SWE Collegiate Member, Collegiate Section Faculty Advisor, or a SWE Member in good standing. - Refer to the Collegiate Award Training presentation Can I Nominate myself? No, we prefer that you find someone to be your nominator to be another point of contact. You can ask your local SWE organization (Section, Member-At-Large Organization, Region) or someone at your company to nominate you. Can a Nominee Request Feedback after they are notified of the results? Yes, but it is preferred to work with the nominator as sometimes it is the nominators who may need the feedback. Frequently Asked Questions

If an individual is employed by a corporation that is a member, but that individual is not a member themselves, are they eligible for the SWE membership required awards? No, the individual is not considered a member. We verify that by checking their membership number. Corporate Members of SWE are allotted a certain number of memberships that they can be assign to their employees. If the candidate was not given one of those corporate memberships, she will need to sign up as a SWE member prior to submitting her application. Frequently Asked Questions

Does the candidate have to have an engineering degree? Review the awards packet for each award’s specific qualifications Here are answers to a few awards seeking more clarification Emerging Leader – No, as long as she has been working/actively engaged in an engineering or technology profession Collegiate Member Awards – No, as long as she qualifies for SWE membership and is a member, she can be nominated Frequently Asked Questions

Is There More Credit Given for More Recommendations? No, we are looking for quality vs. quantity for the letters. However, do provide the required number of recommendations and from the outlined criteria for the award. For example some awards require the person’s local SWE Section to provide a letter, while others require one from a Team Member. More recommendations than the allotted also gets a candidate removed from the competition For the Rodney D. Chipp Memorial Award, is it better to submit an individual or department/organization/company? Either meet the award requirements but Individual Candidates for the Award have been traditionally stronger than submissions for departments/organizations/companies. Frequently Asked Questions

What is a SWE Resume? A SWE Resume is a resume of all the activities, projects, leadership positions your candidate may have done in SWE on the local, regional, and society levels. The separate SWE resume is to provide the judges with more information that the normal resume may not contain as not everyone can fit all their SWE participation on their job resume. (Also helps to reduce formal statement word count on SWE activities down and talk more about other criteria for those awards which require a SWE resume) SWE Resume not required for ALL of the awards, please see the criteria for each award. Recommended for those awards that require SWE involvement such as the Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award. Do not include if the criteria does not require it Frequently Asked Questions

Any recommendations for Universities, government agencies, small engineering firms, etc. in making submissions / nominations? Work with your local SWE section officers, members who work for your company. They may understand the organization better than the company designee to pull award packets together to find suitable candidates click on Local Sections and navigate down to find a local section’s website or click on the Region and the Region to help provide you with a contact. Compare potential candidates to bios found of previous recipients Work with your potential candidate as you may need her/his help gathering the right information Companies who may have had a previous recipient – compare the format, content of the previous package and cross-check to the award’s current criteria. Frequently Asked Questions

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