Young Engineer of the Year Award

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This award recognizes a young NSPE member who has made outstanding contributions to the Engineering Profession and the community during the early years of one's career. See a complete list of recipients.

1. Nomination Process/Method of Selection
   Any licensed Professional Engineer (PE), Engineering Intern (EI), or Engineer-in-Training (EIT) and NSPE member in good standing, who is 35 years of age or younger as of January first in the year the award is to be presented, is eligible for nomination.  The nomination must be made by an NSPE-affiliated State Society.  Only one submission per State Society will be allowed.  Current officers and directors of NSPE are not eligible for nomination.
    
   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:
• Collegiate educational and extra-curricula achievements
• Professional society activities, positions held, and achievements
• Technical society activities, positions held, and achievements
• Community and humanitarian activities, positions held, and achievements
• Continuing professional competency
• Career positions and responsibilities after completion of Baccalaureate degree
• Engineering career achievements
• Criteria and requirements are detailed on the application form.
2. Presentation
   The award will be presented at the NSPE Annual Meeting in July.
3. 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 – except for supporting documentation -- shall be typed in 11-point Arial font.  Supporting pages shall identify to which of the seven 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.
4. 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.