Distinguished Service Award

May 16, 2012

Awards

2012 NSPE Honor Awards NSPE Distinguished Service Award

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This award recognizes an NSPE Licensed Member for exceptional contributions to the Engineering Profession, to one's community, and specifically to NSPE. See the complete list of recipients.

Nomination Process/Method of Selection
The candidate must either be submitted by a State society of which the nominee is a member or by any member in good standing with an accompanying endorsement from the State Society in which the nominee is a member, and be a part of the nomination packet.

Subordinate entities of NSPE (e.g. Interest Groups, Committees, Task Forces, etc.) or affiliated entities (e.g. Education Foundation, Engineers Week Foundation, etc.) are encouraged to promulgate nominations of qualified candidates.

Current officers and directors of NSPE are not eligible for nomination.

The NSPE Honor Awards Task Force makes the selection of the recipient based on the following criteria:

Memberships in professional, technical, and other organizations other than NSPE
Service to NSPE at all levels
Service to the Engineering Profession in professional and technical associations, including offices held, significant achievements, areas of expertise acknowledged by colleagues in the profession, and other pertinent information
Service to the community and humanitarian activities, including key positions held, significant achievements for the public welfare, and other pertinent information
Honors, awards, and other laudatory recognition from any source pertaining to service to the Engineering Profession
Criteria and requirements are detailed on the application form.

Presentation
The award will be presented at the NSPE Annual Meeting in July.
Nomination Format
Complete nomination packets shall not exceed 15 8-1/2" by 11" pages. Submissions must include the attached Nomination Form as the cover page, including the nominee's signature. This form and all accompanying sheets – except for supporting documentation -- shall be typed in 11-point Arial font. Supporting pages shall identify to which of the five criteria categories each applies. Lastly, please provide a statement of 500 words or less, which is suitable to be used as a press release that provides an overview of the nominee's achievements and summarizes why the nominee is deserving of this award. Provide at least two media outlets to which this statement should be sent if the nominee is selected for this award.
Deadline and Submission
Deadline has been extended to March 31. Fifteen copies shall be sent to the NSPE Honor Awards Task Force; 1420 King Street; Alexandria, VA 22314. Nominations will not be carried forward to a subsequent year.