NSPE Award

May 24, 2012

Awards

2012 NSPE Honor Awards NSPE Award

The NSPE Award is the highest award given to an individual by the Society. It is presented to an engineer who has made outstanding contributions to the engineering profession, the public welfare, and humankind. See a complete list of recipients.

Although the Society would like to present this award each year, it is more important that the successful nominee be of such a high caliber similar to previous honorees like Dr. David B. Steinman, P.E. (founder of NSPE), former NSPE Executive Director Paul H. Robbins, P.E., and President Herbert Hoover that it is not mandatory for this award to be presented each year.

Nomination Process/Method of Selection
Nominations may be made by any member in good standing. Subordinate entities of NSPE (e.g. Interest Groups, Committees, Task Forces, etc.) or affiliated entities (e.g. Education Foundation, Engineers Week Foundation, etc.) are encouraged to promulgate nominations of qualified candidates.

The NSPE Honor Awards Task Force makes the selection of the recipient based on the following criteria:
- Memberships in professional, technical, and other organizations, including offices held
- Achievements and Service to the Engineering Profession
- Service to the community and humanitarian activities, including key positions held, significant achievements for the public welfare, and other pertinent information
- Honors, awards, and other laudatory recognition from any source
- Special advisory assignments
- Criteria and requirements are detailed on the application form.
Presentation
The award will be presented at the NSPE Annual Meeting in July.
Nomination Format
Complete nomination packets shall not exceed 15 8-1/2" by 11" pages. Submissions must include the attached Nomination Form as the cover page, including the nominee's signature. This form and all accompanying sheets – other than copies of supporting documentation -- shall be typed in 11-point Arial font. Supporting pages shall identify to which of the five criteria categories each applies. Lastly, please provide a statement of 500 words or less, which is suitable to be used as a press release that provides an overview of the nominee's achievements and summarizes why the nominee is deserving of this award. Provide at least two media outlets to which this statement should be sent if the nominee is selected for this award.
Deadline
Nomination packets must be postmarked no later than March 31 in the year for which the nomination applies. Fifteen copies shall be sent to the NSPE Honor Awards Task force; 1420 King Street; Alexandria, VA 22314. Nominations will not be carried forward to a subsequent year.