2018 IEEE Region 6 Awards Announced

The IEEE Region 6 Awards Committee is pleased to announce 14 awardees of the 2018 IEEE Region 6 Awards.  The honorees will be recognized at a variety of upcoming region events.  Please congratulate all of them for their important contributions to the mission of IEEE in the region.  The committee would like to acknowledge the important contributions of the many nominators and endorsers for their contributions with 27 nominations.   We wish to particularly note the Phoenix Section, the Santa Clara Valley Section, the Metropolitan Los Angeles Section, Boise Section, Seattle Section, San Fernando Valley Section and the Coastal Los Angeles Section for their leadership on awards and work to provide recognition to the many fine nominees and honorees. Sincere thanks to IEEE Region 6 Awards Committee members Charlie Jackson, Peijung Tsai, Sevada Isayan and Kishore Erukulapati.

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• Outstanding IEEE Young Professional – Ahmed Douik
• Outstanding Educator – Andreas Spanias
• Outstanding Engineer – Dr. Goutam Chattopadhyay
• Outstanding Service and Leadership to the IEEE – Chris Gunning
• Outstanding Chapter of the Year – IEEE Phoenix Section Computer Society Chapter
• Outstanding IEEE member who promoted Women in Engineering – Dr. Lina Karam
• Outstanding Large Section – Phoenix Section
• Outstanding IEEE member who promoted Life Member Activities – Dr. Peter Shackle
• Outstanding IEEE member who promoted Membership Development or Senior Member Elevation – Ralph Ramond Hogan
• Outstanding Contributions to STEM and Education as a Mentor, Assistant, or Facilitator – Dr. Anna Prakash
• Outstanding Corporation – ON Semiconductor
• Outstanding Large Student Branch – Cal State Long Beach
• Outstanding Small Student Branch – Phoenix DeVry University
• Outstanding K-12 Educator – Dr. Michael Block and Dr. Olga Block

Congratulation to all our awardees!