ILLINOIS AWARD

ILLINOIS AWARD

ISPE's highest award given to an individual. Presented to an engineer 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.

Criteria/Method of Selection

Candidates shall be licensed engineers whose civic, professional, or technical contributions have included outstanding service to the engineering profession, to the public welfare, and/or to humankind and/or whose special contributions to ISPE have been in areas of administration, communications, professional development, public relations, legislative affairs, liaison society development, or other areas promoting the social, economic, and professional interests of engineers. Officers and directors of ISPE and NSPE are ineligible. Nominations may be submitted by any ISPE member or chapter, and the submission must be approved by the candidate's chapter. The ISPE winner will be considered for nomination to NSPE for the NSPE Award. NSPE does not limit a state society to the approval of a single candidate.

The ISPE Honors and Awards Committee makes the selection of the winner, weighing the following particulars:

1. The candidate's professional integrity is beyond question
2. The professional reputation is more than local in character
3. The undertaking or services upon which the award is based are of high order
4. There is more than an ordinary relationship between the undertaking of services and the public welfare, the military affairs of the country, and the good of humankind.
5. Preference is given to candidates who have consistently promoted the social and professional interests of the engineer.

Criteria Used in Judging               

Memberships in both technical and non-technical organizations         10 points

Service to the profession                                                                                20 points

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

Honors or awards bestowed (including national awards)                      20 points

National technical, professional, or non-professional offices held       10 points

Regional, national or international activities of unique quality                15 points

Special national or international advisory assignments                          15 points

Total points   100 points

ISPE Nomination Format:

Nominations must be submitted according to the details outlined below. The data should be presented with a Cover Sheet and three parts: Executive Summary, Supporting Materials, Personal Information and Media Coverage.

Cover Sheet (containing the following):

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

PART I: Executive Summary

Part I should consist of an executive summary of approximately 500 words. It should be written to give a balanced, concise picture of the candidate as an engineer, a contributor to the profession, a factor in industry, education, or engineering research and development, and as a servant to humankind. State and National importance should be highlighted.

PART II: Supporting Material

Part II should contain the detailed data that support every key item in the executive summary. This section of the biography should cover, but need not be limited to, the following items:

• Education
• Licenses held
• Memberships in both technical and non-technical organizations
• Industrial experience
• Engineering experience
• Engineering research and development experience
• Technical and non-technical papers authored
• Patents held
• Service to the profession
• Service to his or her community and for the benefit of humankind
• Honors or awards bestowed (technical, professional, governmental, educational, and civic)
• Unusual consulting assignments - for example, but not limited to, appointed advisory assignments to government, etc.
• The individual and his/her family
• Support of unusual or interesting activities such as the arts, sports, etc.

The above items are to be included in the biography as they apply, and should provide a clear portrait of the candidate as an important technical person interacting with society and the environment.

While careful consideration should be given to the candidate's local activities, due to the nature of this award, background items of national and international significance, such as the following, should receive special attention:

• National technical, professional, or non-professional offices held
• Nationally known honors and awards bestowed
• National or international activities of unique quality
• Special national or international advisory assignments (particularly membership on governmental commissions or nationally known boards of directors or trustees)

PART III: Personal Information and Media Coverage

Please include the candidate's mailing address and list two or more local newspapers or other publications with addresses for publicity purposes.

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