1. Karen Pedersen, PE Chair Awards and Recognition Committee Region 4 Meeting January 22-24, 2010 Detroit, Michigan

2. Agenda Step 1: Selecting the Member Step 2: Selecting the Award Step 3: Completing the Nomination Step 4: Obtaining Supporting Documents IEEE Award URLs Submission Deadlines Questions

3. Step 1: Selecting the Member Anyone can nominate another member for an award. No one can nominate themselves. Consider nominating the member for Region 4, MGA, and IEEE USA.

4. Step 2: Selecting the Award Use the AWARD NOMINATION PROCESS tool to select the appropriate award(s). Ask yourself: Do the member’s achievements fit the award?

5. Step 3: Completing the Nomination The form must be accurately completed to be considered. No substitutes to the form will be considered for any of the awards. Follow the instructions carefully. Selection committees will not research unsupported claims. Selection committees will not enhance the nominations.

6. Step 4: Obtaining Supporting Documents Ask two or more members to write a one page supporting document to the nomination. Either collect the documents to attach to the nomination or ask to be copied if the supporting document is to be submitted directly.

7. IEEE Awards IEEE USA Awards - http://www.ieeeusa.org/volunteers/awards/index.html http://www.ieeeusa.org/volunteers/awards/index.html MGA Awards - http://www.ieee.org/web/volunteers/mga/home/Awar ds/index.html http://www.ieee.org/web/volunteers/mga/home/Awar ds/index.html TAB Awards - http://www.ieee.org/portal/cms_docs_iportals/iportals/vol unteers/tab/TAB_Awards_and_Recognition_Manual.pdf EAB Awards - http://www.ieee.org/web/education/EABAwards/inde x.html http://www.ieee.org/web/education/EABAwards/inde x.html

8. The Jack Sherman Outstanding Member Award Criteria: –Service contributions to IEEE, including all offices held. –Significant IEEE activities. –Non-IEEE activities. –Service to society, including civic organizations and charities. Professional Achievement Award – IEEE USAProfessional Achievement Award Achievement Award – MGAAchievement Award

9. Outstanding Professional Award CRITERIA: –Importance of technical contributions. –Patents, designs, papers and technical presentations. –Years of technical distinction and/or responsible charge. –Service to the Institute: –Service to the engineering profession in professional organizations other than IEEE. –Recognition through other awards. Awards in each of the Technical Areas in TAB

10. Region 4 Gold Award Singular achievement in the development and completion of a project(s) or activity (ies) which are directed to the fulfillment of one or more of the Region’s goals and/or objectives. Must not have received another Regional Achievement Award, Leadership or Innovation Award for the same project/work GOLD Achievement AwardGOLD Achievement Award - MGA

11. Outstanding Large Section Award Awarded to one Section to recognize the excellent work of the Section in the past year. The total membership of a Large Section (including Students) shall be 501 or greater as of 31 December of the prior year.

12. Outstanding Small Section Award Award will be awarded to one Section to recognize the excellent work of the Section in the past year. The total membership of a Small Section (including Students) shall be 500 or less as of 31 December of the prior year.

13. Submission Deadlines IEEE Region 4 Awards April 30, 2010 IEEE USA Awards August 31, 2010 IEEE MGA Awards October 15, 2010 IEEE Educational Awards April 30, 2010

14. Questions?

15. Karen Pedersen, P.E. 563 340-2139 kspedersen@ieee.org