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Updated 10/14/2020
A. Engineer of the Year (EOY)/Young Engineer of Year (YEOY) Selection Committee:
- The Selection Committee shall consist of five members.
- The Chair of the Selection Committee shall be the EOY from two years prior (i.e. 2021 chair is 2019 EOY).
- The remaining four (4) members of the Committee shall be past EOYs, preferably the EOYs from the previous four years.
B. Either the EOY/YEOY Selection Committee Chair or, more usually, a member of the E-Week Committee shall send a letter to all technical and professional engineering societies in the State of Vermont soliciting nominations for Engineer of Year (EOY) and Young Engineer of the Year (YEOY).
C. Each technical and professional engineering society may nominate one member for EOY and one member for YEOY.
1. Criteria for selecting EOY nominees:
- The nominee shall be a practicing engineer or educator in the engineering profession. The purpose of this award is to encourage excellence in the engineering profession.
- The nominee shall have made engineering contributions in the immediate past of significant value to society. Preferably, this accomplishment should have occurred within the State of Vermont.
- The nominee shall have made recent distinctive contributions to the advancement of the engineering profession within the State of Vermont.
- The nominee should have achieved public stature in the eyes of those outside of the engineering profession for his/her accomplishments.
- The nominee should have contributed to the betterment of his/her community.
- The nominee shall be a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Vermont.
2. Criteria for selecting YEOY nominees:
Same as above, except that the YEOY nominee shall be less than thirty-five (35) years old and shall not be judged on his/her public stature outside the engineering profession. The YEOY nominee shall be a Certified Engineer Intern or a licensed professional engineer in the State of Vermont.
3. Each technical and professional engineering society shall review its list of members and prepare a short list of nominees for EOY and YEOY.
4. A method of evaluating the short list of nominees for EOY and YEOY should be developed by each technical and professional engineering society, such that one member is nominated for EOY and one member is nominated for YEOY. It is recommended that each society follow the same selection process as in Section D (Selection Process included herein) used by the EOY/YEOY Selection Committee.
5. The following should be submitted for each EOY and YEOY nominee:
- Nominee’s name, address, age (YEOY only), email.
- Nominating society’s name and society representative’s name and email.
- Nominee’s education.
- Nominee’s present position and title.
- Brief biographical sketch of employment and experience since completion of formal education.
- Affiliations (registration, professional, community, service, etc.).
- Honors, publications, and technical presentations.
- Description of accomplishments, achievements, and/or service which qualifies the nominee for this honor.
- Other appropriate supporting information, including family information.
6. Nominations from each technical and professional engineering society for EOY and YEOY shall be submitted to the EOY/YEOY Selection Committee on or before the due date as established by the Selection Committee. Any nominations received after the due date shall not be accepted by the Selection Committee.
D. Selection Process:
- The EOY/YEOY Selection Committee shall review all nominations for EOY and YEOY that were received on or before the due date as established by the Selection Committee.
- A weighted ranking system shall be used by the Selection Committee to rank each nominee for EOY and YEOY.
- The nominee for EOY that has the highest score shall be the EOY for that year.
- The nominee for YEOY that has the highest score shall be the YEOY for that year.