Each year the IEEE Albuquerque Section, in collaboration with the UNM Sigma Xi Chapter, recognizes the efforts of its membership to improve the organization and bring merit to our profession.

This year’s awards will be presented at the annual joint IEEE – Sigma Xi banquet on Monday, May 18th. Nominations are now open for the following awards:

Outstanding K-12 STEM Educator

Outstanding Engineering Educator

Outstanding Young Engineer

Outstanding Engineer

Outstanding Entrepreneur

Outstanding Corporate Service

Outstanding Undergraduate Engineering Student

Outstanding Graduate Engineering Student

Outstanding Service

Outstanding Humanitarian Service

Additionally, nominations are open for the following awards from the UNM branch of the Sigma Xi honor society:

• Noteworthy Technical Support Person
• Superior Undergraduate Student
• Excellence in Graduate Research

MS Word versions of the nomination forms are available for download at the end of this post.

Nominations will be accepted until March 15^th, 2021 and recipients will be notified by April 23^rd. I encourage you to nominate an exceptional student, teacher, colleague, intern, mentor, or co-worker. Please feel free to forward and share the attached flyer as well.

To nominate, please use the MS Word nomination documents at the Section website and send your completed nomination package according to the guidelines to:

• IEEE Section Chair, Lee Rashkin, at: lrashki@sandia.gov, and
• Professor Harjit Ahluwalia at: hsa@unm.edu

We look forward to recognizing outstanding members of our IEEE Section.

Best Regards,

Lee Rashkin

Chair Albuquerque Section

Nomination forms: