Illinois Society of Professional Engineers (ISPE)

ABOUT ISPE

Reasons to Join | Accomplishments | Governance

Who We Are

What We Do

Commitment to Excellence

Engineer's Creed

Awards and Honors

The Illinois Society of Professional Engineers is committed to being the premier Society representing your professional license in the state of Illinois.

Who We Are
The Illinois Society of Professional Engineers (ISPE), established in 1886, is a professional association representing the interests of over 2,500 engineer members from all fields of practice. Headquartered in Springfield, ISPE includes among its membership licensed professional engineers, licensed structural engineers, licensed land surveyors, engineer interns, graduate engineers, and engineering students.

ISPE is a state society member of the National Society of Professional Engineers, and consists of 21 chapters throughout the State of Illinois. ISPE is governed by a Board of Directors made up of an elected Executive Committee and Representatives appointed from each Chapter.

In addition to the main Society, ISPE’s affiliate organizations include the ISPE Foundation, a not-for-profit organization that provides scholarships to engineering students and funds the state MATHCOUNTS competition for junior high students, and the ISPE PAC, a registered political action committee supporting Illinois candidates for elected office.

What We Do
At ISPE we strive to improve your professional life as a professional engineer.

We provide our membership with a voice as professional engineers and represent your professional license before state government.
We provide services and resources to enhance your career in professional engineering.
We promote the public welfare, adhering to the highest ethical standards.
We promote the engineering profession with youth by working closely with Illinois engineering schools to promote academic achievement and licensing.

A Commitment to Excellence
ISPE is an organization that stands for the highest standards of honesty, integrity and ethical conduct, impartiality, fairness and equity, and a dedication to promoting public health, safety, and welfare.

Engineer's Creed

As a Professional Engineer, I dedicate my professional knowledge and skill to the advancement and betterment of human welfare.

I Pledge:

To give the utmost of performance;

To participate in none but honest enterprise;

To live and work according to the laws of man and the highest standards of professional

conduct;

To place service before profit, the honor and standing of the profession before personal

advantage, and the public welfare above all other considerations.

In humility and with need for Divine Guidance, I make this pledge.

Awards & Honors
The Illinois Society of Professional Engineers proudly honors distinguished members, firms, and friends of professional engineers each year through a series of honors and awards. ISPE Chapters offer nominations each Spring, with the award recipients recognized each year at the July Annual Conference.

To print nominating forms, click on the name of the award below.

Nominations are due to the ISPE State Society Office by March 1st of each year. Qualifying winners of Illinois awards are forwarded to NSPE for consideration by January 1st of the following year.

Order of the Engineer Nomination Request.

ISPE HONOR AWARDS
Illinois Award	ISPE’s highest award given to an individual by the Illinois Society. Presented to an engineering who has made outstanding contributions to the engineering profession, the public welfare, and/or humankind. Must be a PE. Will be considered for nomination to NSPE for the NSPE Award.
Young Engineer of the Year	Recognizes young members who have made outstanding contributions to their profession and/or community. Must be less than 34 years of age as of January 1 on the year preceding the NSPE Award year. Must be a PE or EI. The ISPE Young Engineer selected will be considered for nomination for the NSPE Young Engineer of the Year Award.
Distinguished Service Award	Recognizes ISPE members for their exceptional technical contributions to the engineering profession, their contributions to their communities, and to ISPE. Will be considered for nomination for the NSPE Distinguished Service Award.
ISPE AWARDS
Honorary Membership	Presented to a person has attained eminence in the engineering profession or related sciences, or who has rendered outstanding service to the engineering profession.
Joint Honors Award	Recognizes persons for outstanding cooperation between ISPE and other professional or civic organizations. Need not be an ISPE member.

Outstanding Chapter Member	Recognizes an ISPE chapter member for outstanding services to their individual chapter.

Professional Engineering Management Award	Recognizes a person in a management capacity, supervising engineers. All areas of practice are eligible. Must be a PE.

Private Practice Professional Development Award	Presented to the nominated engineering firm that has made outstanding contributions to the advancement and improvement of the engineering profession through its employment policies and practices. The ISPE firm selected will be considered for nomination for the NSPE Private Practice Professional Development Award.

Illinois Government Engineer of the Year	This honor is to be awarded to an engineer employed by any unit of government that employs engineers. The State Award winner may be forwarded by ISPE to NSPE for the PEGASUS Award (Professional Engineers in Government Achievement and Service in the United States Award).

ISPE Engineering in Education Excellence Award	This award recognizes engineering faculty who have demonstrated that ability to link engineering education with professional practice. The recipients must be licensed, ISPE members, and have a tenure-track faculty appointment in an ABET-EAC accredited engineering program. This award recognizes mid-career individuals who are 45 years or younger in age at the deadline for submission of the award. Candidates may be nominated by any ISPE chapter or the ISPE Executive Committee and the nominations may be forwarded to NSPE.

Mentor of the Year Award	This award is given yearly to the one member of ISPE who best exemplifies the ideal image of a mentor. The award may be given to an individual who has established a record of consistent outreach toward individuals in the engineering field, including engineering professionals and students, over a number of years. This award can also be received by an individual who has contributed to support or develop mentoring programs within their company or in the engineering community. The ISPE Mentor of the Year will be considered for nomination for the NSPE Mentor of the Year Award.

Order of the Engineer	While not strictly an "award", ISPE serves as Link 122 in the Order of the Engineer, which allows it to induct engineers into the Order of the Engineer and to conduct Ring Ceremonies.

NSPE AWARD AND HONORS PROGRAM
NSPE Fellow Grade	The NSPE Board of Directors established the Fellow recognition program in the 1999-2000 fiscal year to honor those active NSPE members who have demonstrated exemplary service to the profession, the Society, and the community. Illinois may nominate up to 5 individuals for Fellow status each year.

NSPE Honor Awards

NSPE Awards Program