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Individual Service Awards

The IEEE Life Members Individual Service Awards is given annually to 10 Regional Life Members and one Life Member globally to honor superior individual contributions to the Life Members organization.

This award will be based on a Life Members accomplishment during time as a Life Member until December of the preceding year. One award per region and one award globally can be granted annually; however, the award need not be awarded each year if there are no suitable recipients.

Award Winners

  • Global Award: Hajime Imai, Tokyo LMAG
  • Region 1: Howard Leach, North Jersey LMAG
  • Region 3: Macaulay Osaisai, Canaveral LMAG
  • Region 4: Harpreet Singh, Southeastern Michigan LMAG
  • Region 5: T Scott Atkinson, Lone Star LMAG
  • Region 7: W.J. (Bill) Bergman, Southern Alberta LMAG
  • Region 8: Patrick Dewilde, Benelux LMAG
  • Region 9: Luis Alberto Remez, Argentina LMAG
  • Region 10: Hajime Imai, Tokyo LMAG

  • Global Award: Carl Zanon, Vancouver LMAG
  • Region 1: Har Dayal, North New Jersey LMAG
  • Region 3: Stevo Bozinovski, Columbia LMAG
  • Region 7: Carl Zanon, Vancouver LMAG
  • Region 8: Hugo Wyss, Switzerland LMAG
  • Region 9: Felix Bonnet Alvarez, Puerto Rico & Caribbean LMAG
  • Region 10: VK Damodaran, Kerala LMAG

  • Global Award: Koruthu Varughese, India Council
  • Region 1: Amitava Dutta-Roy, New York LMAG
  • Region 5: Lawrence S. Higgins, Lone Start LMAG
  • Region 6: Joe Decuir, Seattle LMAG
  • Region 7: Conrad Guelke, Vancouver LMAG
  • Region 8: Wim van Etten, Benelux LMAG
  • Region 10: Koruthu Varughese, India Council

  • Global Award: Dr. G. Thomas Bellarmine
  • Region 1: Lou Luceri
  • Region 7: Dr. John Harris
  • Region 8: Dr. Georgi Marko Dimirovski
  • Region 9: Gustavo Adrian del Pino
  • Region 10: Dr. Harbans Lal Bajaj

Schedule & Eligibility

Schedule

Nomination deadline:  15 April
LMC Award committee approval: May
Recipient notified: June

Requirements/eligibility

All Life Members in an LMAG that is in good standing are eligible for the Regional and Global Individual Service awards.  No LM may receive two Regional IEEE Life Members Distinguished Service Awards within two years. No LM may receive two Global IEEE Life Members Individual Service Awards within three years.

Basis for Judging

The excellence and the extraordinary contributions of the Life Member in time, talent & treasure to the LMAG, Region, Life member community, and broader community.

Selection Committee

  • Nominations reviewed by Regional Award Committee (for Regional Awards)
  • Regional Award winners reviewed by Life Member Award Committee of Life Members Committee (for Global Awards)
  • Life Members Award Committee approves all awards with concurrence of Life Members Committee (LMC) Chair.
  • Life Member Award Committee announces the Award winners to the LMC.

Prize

  • Regional Award winner gets Certificate of Recognition typically given at Regional or Section events.
  • Global Award winner gets a Certificate or Plaque of Recognition typically awarded at a Regional or Life Members global event.
  • A stipend of up to US$2000 may be provided for the Global LM Award winner to travel to an appropriate event to receive the global award in accordance with IEEE LMC and Foundation policy.

Award Nominations

When completed, email your nomination to your Regional Life Members Coordinator.