DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD

Recognizes ISPE members for their exceptional technical contributions to the engineering profession, for their contributions to their communities, and to ISPE. The winner will be considered for nomination for the NSPE Distinguished Service Award.

Criteria/Method of Selection:

Persons holding the NSPE membership grade of Member, Life, or Privileged Member, in good standing are eligible for selection. Candidates may be nominated by the Honors and Awards Committee, the Board of Directors, ISPE chapters, and/or Committee Chairs. Two nominees may be selected each year by the Honors and Awards Committee.

The Honors and Awards Committee reserves the right to consider nominees for other award categories if deemed appropriate by the Honors and Awards Committee and if applications are accompanied by requisite endorsements. It is suggested, but not required, that nominees obtain requisite endorsements from other States to provide the Committee with the maximum level of flexibility during its deliberations.

The ISPE Honors and Awards Committee makes the selection of the recipient based on the following criteria:

•    Memberships in both technical and non-technical organizations     10 points

•    Service to the profession                                                                            30 points

•    Service to his/her community and for the benefit of humankind         10 points

•    Honors or awards bestowed (technical, professional, governmental,  educational and civic)                                                                                                                                20 points

•    National technical, professional, or non-professional offices held    30 points

Total Points     100 points

ISPE Nomination Format:   The following format must be followed for each nominee:

•   Cover Sheet (containing the following):

•   Name of the Award
•   Name of the Nominee
•   Address of the Nominee
•   Nomination Submitted by
•   Submitter's Telephone/Email address
•   ISPE Chapter of Submitter

•    Nominations must be made on the NSPE Nomination Form which can be found at http://www.nspe.org/Education/distserv.html and click on the link for Distinguished Service Award..

•    Using the NSPE Nomination Checklist (also found at http://www.nspe.org/Education/distserv.html ), include the following biographical information in the order shown..

•     Home address, daytime phone number, and member number
•     Education
•     Professional achievements
•     Professional and technical society activity Humanitarian and civic contributions

•    A 500-word statement explaining why the candidate should receive this award.

•    If the nomination is also intended for recognition at NSPE level, to establish the national reputation of the candidates, each nomination must include endorsement letters from two NSPE-affiliated state societies. These letters should also detail the merits of the candidate.

Previous Recipients of the ISPE Distinguished Service Award

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