More than 60 members
were present at the 75th Anniversary dinner September 3rd at the Hess building.
The evening began with a social hour and a wonderful meal. Hess went out
of their make to make this a special evening with such amenities as a piano
player. We appreciate their attention to all the little details that make
for a special evening.
After welcoming remarks
by Yours truly Region 5 Director Jean Eason kicked off the awards by giving a
brief and highly interesting history of IEEE and showing where Houston fit into
the scheme of things, forming the Houston Section 75 years ago. A banner
celebrating our 75th Anniversary will be prominently displayed at our future
functions. We appreciate Jean taking the time to come from Dallas to join
with us.
Past Chair Donald Dunn
introduced and honored the numerous Past Chairs in attendance. A plaque
with the names of all Past Chairs dating back to 1963 was on display to
acknowledge the service of these dedicated individuals. It will be on
display in the Hess building. Jack Shoup provided a collection of great
old photos as well as an old AIEE banner, the predecessor organization to the
IEEE Houston Section from 1928 to 1963. And Baldy Bridger, our one Fellow
in attendance was then honored.
The rest of the evening was taken up
with presentation and/or acknowledgement of the many awards that the section has
received over the past year. They are worthy of noting here.
Regional Activities Board Sustained
Membership Growth Award
This award was
given by the Regional Activities Board “for Outstanding Leadership and Results
in IEEE Membership Development Activities”. This is a special award in
recognition of our overall membership growth in 2002 of almost 10%, which placed
us first in the world, when many Sections are suffering membership declines.
The U of H College of
Engineering Student Branch received several awards
- 2002 IEEE RAB Student Branch Membership Growth Award "For
outstanding Leadership and results in IEEE Membership Development Activities for
IEEE Region 5
- 2002 IEEE Region 5 Outstanding Large Student Branch Award "In
Recognition of Outstanding Achievements in 2002
- 2002 IEEE R5 Outstanding Educator Award "Dr. Stuart Long at U of H"
- 3 Robotics cash awards in the amounts of $1,000, $500, and $300 given
for R5 Competition at the R5 Tech Conference in New Orleans April 2002
Outstanding Small
Company Award by R5
Presented to Gus Zeller - President of Powell Electric
This award was presented to Powell Electric “In Grateful Recognition of
Their Dedicated and Outstanding Service”. Nominated for the award by the Section
for Powell’s commitment to Continuing Education program by providing both
facilities and people to help with this award winning program.
Recognition of
Contributions to CED Program – by Section
This special award was give to Mitch Pliner and Andrea Nutley of Turtle and
Hughes for their dedicated efforts in getting the CED Program off the ground and
running. Roy Cosse, who made the presentation, gratefully stated that
without their help the program could not have been the world class success that
it has become.
ComSoc Chapter Achievement Award
The ComSoc Society
Chapter has been recognized as one of only 6 Chapters in North America and 14
worldwide to receive the “Chapter Achievement Award”. This award is given by
the Membership Development Council to ComSoc Chapters that continuously provide
their members with high-level programs and activities. Congratulations to the
Chapter and special recognition to its past-chair, Ransom Siler, for his
outstanding leadership over the past years
GOLD (Graduate of the Last Decade)
Chapter Award
IEEE RAB GOLD
Committee presented a certificate to the IEEE Houston Section in recognition and
appreciation of leadership and continued support to the IEEE Houston Section
GOLD Affinity Group. The support enabled the Gold group’s enthusiasm and
activities be formalized and accepted into the IEEE community.
ECH (Engineering Council of Houston)
summer internship Dwayne
To receive the Award: Lily Banerjee (recognize parents & sib)
This award was given at the 2003 Houston Science and Engineering Fair sponsored
by ECH. It was for a Summer Internship to the Museum of Science and is
presented to High School student, Lily Banerjee, in recognition of the quality
of her project as well as the communication skills exhibited at the Science
Fair. Her winning submission in the Engineering Category was entitled:
Compound Eye: For Motion Detection & Discrimination.
Professional Development Award presented by 2003 IEEE
Educational Activities Board (EAB)
The Award was given “for sustained outstanding contributions in the development,
implementation and delivery of a large number and variety of industrially
oriented continuing education programs". This very prestigious award given
by the RAB BOD which is comprised of the 3 RAB presidents, (current, future and
past), IEEE-USA Pres, IEEE Standards Pres, VP RAB, VP TAB (technical), VP EAB,
VP Publications,10 divisional directors, 10 regional directors. The award is
being presented to the Section in November in Seattle.
Presentation of Scholarship Awards
In order to promote the interests of IEEE-Houston Section and in support of its
dedication to Engineering and Science, one more scholarships will be awarded
annually to selected applicants. Eligibility is limited to a full time student
enrolled in an accredited college or university who is an IEEE-Houston section
member’s child, grandchildren, or is a member of IEEE (Student Branch or
other). Candidates must submit a discussion paper detailing, among other things
“why are you seeking this scholarship?". This year’s $1,000 scholarship
winners were:
Haley Overton Wilson - Sr.
Computer Science Major, Texas A&M
Allen Wan - Sr. EE Major, Rice University
Li Qi - PhD Student EE, Texas A&M
Be sure to join us September 18
at the Section meeting which will
feature Don Shafer, a
co-founder, corporate director and Chief Technology Officer of Athens Group,
Inc. Incorporated. The Athens Group is an employee-owned consulting firm,
integrating technology strategy and software solutions. Don will talk
about software simulation and this proves to be a very interesting and
informative evening.
And, while you're
marking your calendars, put a big red checkmark on October 17 and come
participate in our 2nd annual IEEE-Houston Golf Tournament. Proceeds from
the event will go to providing the $1,000 scholarships to next years deserving
recipients.
We have two calls for
papers. The first is for students to participate in the annual Region 5
Technical Conference and Leadership Workshop to be held April 2-4 in Oklahoma
City, OK. See details elsewhere on the website. The other "Call" is
for the PCIC Technical Conference in San Francisco September 13-16, 2004.
Details are included in
this PDF flyer.
