EAB/SA Board of Governors Standards Education Award was established by the Educational Activities Board (EAB) and the Standards Association (SA) Board of Governors to recognize significant contributions in support of the IEEE Standards Education mission of:

  • Promoting the importance of standards in meeting technical, economic, environmental, and social challenges
  • Disseminating learning materials on the application of standards in the design and development aspects of educational programs
  • Actively promoting the integration of standards into academic programs and providing short courses about standards needed in the design and development phases of professional practice

Nomination deadline is Monday, 1 May 2023.

Nominate someone for an EAB Award

Nominee eligibility

The award is given to individuals, companies, or organizations that have done one or more of the following:

  • Actively promoted the integration of standards, including IEEE standards, into academic and corporate internal development programs
  • Provided support for education about standards needed in the design and development phases of professional practice (e.g., lectures, speaking engagements, tutorials, case studies, articles, etc.)
  • Promoted the importance of standards in meeting technical, economic, environmental, political, and societal challenges
  • Made significant and/or regular contributions of standards education materials (e.g., tutorials, case studies, articles, etc.)
  • Provided content or materials to support education about the standards-setting process

Self-nominations are not accepted for any EAB Award.  

Team awards

In the event of an award going to a team, when a recipient is required to be an IEEE member,  all members of the team are required to be IEEE members. Travel will be provided for one recipient only. Honorarium is to be shared equally among the team members. Only one honorarium for any one award will be given.

Award

The award consists of a plaque.

Nominator requirements

Members and non-members of IEEE are eligible to serve as a nominator for this award.

Current members of the IEEE EAB, IEEE-HKN-BOG, or members of the IEEE professional staff may not be nominators, recipients, or endorsers of EAB or IEEE-HKN Awards, unless otherwise specified. Current members of the IEEE EAB Awards and Recognition Committee (ARC), IEEE Life Members Committee (LMC), or trustees and officers of the Charles LeGeyt Fortescue Graduate Fund or the IEEE-HKN Awards & Recognition Committee may not be nominators, recipients, or endorsers of awards associated with their respective committees, unless otherwise specified.

As specified in IEEE Policy 4.4.H, Eligibility and Process Limitations, individuals serving on any board or committee involved at any stage of the recipient selection or approval process for an award shall be ineligible to receive or act as a nominator or reference for that award. This conflict of interest limitation shall apply to all awards given by IEEE or any of its organizational units.

Self-nominations will not be accepted, unless otherwise noted.

An individual can only serve as a nominator or reference for one award per category.

Reference requirements

The nominator is responsible for providing a minimum of three, and a maximum of five, people to serve as references. At least two references must be IEEE members.

An individual can only serve as a nominator or reference for one award per category.