MENTOR OF THE YEAR AWARD

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.

Criteria/Method of Selection

The ISPE Mentor of the Year Award is given each year 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 development of mentoring programs within their company or in the engineering community. The ideal candidate should have a record of achievement in offering guidance to and fostering development among engineering professionals.

Because the winner of the ISPE Award may be forwarded for the national award, the ISPE award criteria follows that used for selection of the NSPE Mentor of the Year Award. The criteria and the application form can be found on the NSPE web site at http://www.nspe.org/Employment/MentoringPrograms/ment_award.html.

General Information and Entry Guidelines

1. Instructions for completion and submittal of entry forms
2. Read “Award Criteria and Procedures” and review forms on the NSPE website carefully before beginning entry.
3. Be sure to complete all sections of the entry form. This includes signatures, pertinent dates, contact information, and other data. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT INCOMPLETE FORMS CANNOT BE JUDGED.
4. Please print legibly or type all forms. If the entry form is duplicated by word-processing, please use boldfacing or underlining to delineate topic headings. DO NOT OMIT ANY TOPIC HEADINGS ON DUPLICATED FORMS.
5. If you have any questions about any of the sections of the application, please contact the NSPE Mentoring Task Force Awards Liaison at 703-684-2857.

Weighted Grading Scale

90% for the following three areas:

• Record of Contribution to One-on-One Mentoring        
• Record of Contribution to Promotion of Company Mentoring Programs    
• Record of Promotion of Mentoring within the Profession         

10% for the following area:

• Contributions to Mentoring Activities outside of the Profession

Total             100%   

Basic Criteria

1. Candidate's professional integrity shall be beyond question.
2. Candidate's work history and mentoring commitments should be focused in the field of engineering.
3. Candidate should be a licensed professional engineer or engineering intern in good standing.
4. Candidate must be an NSPE member.

Procedure

1. Candidate may be nominated by a NSPE affiliated chapter or state society prior to March 31 of each year, or by the state board of directors.
2. Each NSPE affiliated chapter or state society /state board of directors may only submit one nominee per year for this award.
3. Complete and submit the attached nomination forms for those areas appropriate for the candidates.
4. The NSPE Mentoring Task Force will review each application and select the one candidate who best meets the award criteria.

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