1. Individual Awards Update FY15 BOD1
Penny Wirsing
Director of Emerging Initiatives

2. Deeper dive in 2013 identified specific gaps in individual awards
History
Strategic Awards Assessment Task Force in 2011 identified some areas for improvement
Deeper dive in 2013 identified specific gaps in individual awards
Developed 3-year plan to introduce new awards, first 2 to be awarded at WE14
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3. Gaps Identified Individual Awards Speciality Awards Resnick DEE
# of Recipients
SWE Members
Non SWE Members
Years Experience
Technical
Leadership
Collg.
0-10
10-15
15-25
20+
N/A
Speciality Awards
Resnick 1 X
DEE X*
Entrepreneur
Work Life Integration
Outstanding Faculty Advisor
Outstanding SWE Counselor
President's Award
Faces of CPC
various
PROPOSED Mentoring WE15 5
Pinnacle of Career Awards
Achievement
Suzanne J. Upward Mobility
Rodney D. Chipp 3
PROPOSED Chipp equivalent for women WE16
PROPOSED SWE Hall of Fame 2015
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4. Gaps Identified Individual Awards By Years of Experience - SWE Member
# of Recipients
SWE Members
Non SWE Members
Years Experience
Technical
Leadership
Collg.
0-10
10-15
15-25
20+
N/A
By Years of Experience - SWE Member
SWE Outstanding Collegiate Member (grad) 3 X
SWE Outstanding Collegiate Member (undergrad) 7
New Faces of Engineering 5
SWE DNE 10
Fellow Grade
% of life members
DSA
By Years of Experience - Non SWE Member
Emerging Leaders
PROPOSED Women in Engineering Advocate WE15
PROPOSED Advancing Technology (Prism) WE14
PROPOSED Global Leadership WE14
PROPOSED Global Team Accomplishment WE16
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5. New Non SWE Member Awards
FY15 Awards
New Non SWE Member Awards
Prism Award recognizes a woman who has charted her own path, providing leadership in technology fields and professional organizations
To be issued to 3 recipients at WE14 (max of 5)
Global Leadership honors a person who has worked in and led an internationally based business and serves as a role model
To be issued to 3 recipients at WE14
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6. Additional Awards
SWE Hall of Fame will launch in 2015 as part of 65th anniversary of SWE in Spring issue of SWE Magazine
WE15 will introduce awards for Mentoring, Engineering Advocate (SWE Non Member)
WE16 will introduce awards for “Rodney D. Chipp equivalent” and Global Team Accomplishments (SWE Non Member)
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7. Next Steps
Next two new awards to be included in Individual Awards Call for Nominations late this year
Committee plans updates to section award process to incorporate new international/flexible focus, as well as adjusting requirements for individual award formal statements and letters of recommendation
BOD is asked to provide Committee with any feedback on award packets/process
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8. And…
Awards & Recognition Committee Chair Maureen Masiulis gave birth to a baby boy on August 13… a week and a half early. Both mom and baby are doing well! (Many thanks to outgoing Chair Dayna Johnson for filling in!)
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