The
criteria for the Rutgers Distinguished Engineer Award are
as follows:
1.
A maximum of one award will be made in a calendar year.
There is no requirement that an award be made in every year
2. The candidate (or the team leader, in the case of a team
award) will have graduated from the School of Engineering,
Rutgers University.
3. A candidate will be eligible as soon as 10-years after
earning his or her bachelors degree.
4. The candidate’s career and/or achievement(s) will
have been in a technical field, either as an individual
contributor, a technical project (program) leader, or as a
member of a technical team, and will include industry,
research, private and public laboratories, and academia.
5. The candidate’s achievements may have received
recognition or acclaim by the candidate’s peers or
other technical authorities.
6. The achievement and / or career will have contributed
significantly to the national economy, security, public
welfare, the quality of life, or to the solution, or
advancement, of a specific technical need.
7. Once selected, the Candidate must be able and willing to
attend the Rutgers School of Engineering Medal of
Excellence banquet, held in conjunction with Commencement
weekend in May on the New Brunswick Campus, to receive the
award. If this is not possible, an alternate
candidate will be chosen.
8. Nominations may be made by any person or organization
for consideration by the Rutgers Engineering Society
selection committee and Board. Final selection will be made
by action of the Rutgers Engineering Society Board, with
the concurrence of the RAA Board. Such selection is final
and may not be appealed.
Nominations
for this award are accepted year-round in any form that
addresses the above criteria, addressed to the Rutgers
Engineering Society:
Rutgers
Alumni Association - Engineering Society
Winants Hall
7 College Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1260
