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2009 IEEE Educational Activities Board (EAB) Award Recipients

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Meritorious Achievement Award in Continuing Education 

  • Meyya Meyyappan "for contributions to the education of practicing professionals in the emerging field of nanotechnology"


Meritorious Achievement Award in Informal Education 

  • Professor Nicolaas Beute  "for exceptional leadership in pioneering, organizing and managing the IEEE Teacher-in-Service Program in South Africa"

  • Dr. Laura Bottomley  "for leadership in developing and implementing programs that increase interest in science, math, technology and engineering education in elementary and secondary students"

EAB Pre-University Educator Award

  • Ms. Helena Jeanetta Coetzee  "for creating opportunities for the engagement of South African pre-university students in science and engineering projects nationally and internationally"

  • Mr. Robert Spira  "for inspiring and motivating high school students through imaginative teaching and extracurricular activities to excel in the study of physics and to choose careers in science and engineering"

EAB Meritorious Service Citation

  • Dr. Barry L. Shoop  "for exemplary leadership and service to engineering education in the formation of the engineering programs at the National Military Academy of Afghanistan"

EAB Employer Professional Development Award

  • DRS Technologies, Inc.  "for outstanding commitment and service to employee professional advancement and continuing education"

EAB Society/Council Professional Development Award

  • IEEE Power & Energy Society  "for outstanding contributions to continuing education and development of professionals in the power and energy industry"

EAB Vice President's Recognition Award

  • Dr. Mischa Schwartz "for outstanding contributions to electrical engineering education, theory, and practice in the fields of communications, signal processing, and networking"
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