IEEE Eric E. Sumner Award, for outstanding contributions to communications technology.
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1. Name of Candidate(s):
2. IEEE Member: Yes No
IEEE Grade Year Member #
3. Year of Birth
4. Professional Affiliation and Title
5. Business Address (include Email)
6. Home Address
7. Education beyond twelfth grade. Please include Institution/ Location, degree, year received and Honors. Honorary degrees denoted (H).
8. Endorsers, Names and Addresses, Email. Endorsers should be familiar with the nominee's achievements and should state specific achievements that qualify the candidate for this award. Endorsers should also include a statement indicating how long they have known the candidate and in what capacity. (Minimum of three supporting letters required; maximum of five permitted. No more than five letters will be reviewed by the Committee. Letters may accompany nomination or be submitted directly to IEEE.)
9. Proposed Citation. (No more than 25 words.)
10. Principal Employment: Year; Name of Company; Title; Brief, Concise Description of Responsibility.
11. Principal publications and/or patents pertinent to the achievement. (Prefer items of sole responsibility, otherwise give joint names.)
12. Achievements pertinent to the qualifications for the IEEE Eric E. Sumner Award. (Criteria considered by the Evaluation Committee shall include:research, development and application contributions to all aspects of leading edge communications technology. Work cited could have appeared in the form of patents, publications or products or could be a generally recognized major technological advancement in the field.) The quality of the nomination is also considered. (Do not exceed 1200 words.)
13. Principal IEEE Activities; Dates, Description.
14. Other Principal Professional Activities; Dates, Description.
15. Principal Honors (non-IEEE)
16. IEEE Honors/Awards
17. Nominator's Name; Business Affiliation & Address (or home address, if preferred); Telephone; Fax; Email.
18. How long have you known the candidate, and in what capacity.
19. Suggested Presentation Location. (Please provide an IEEE-sponsored technical conference or symposium.)
NOTE: The IEEE Awards Board reserves the right to consider any nomination for Institute Awards other than the award suggested when, in its judgment, the support and justification may more appropriately apply to other Institute Awards.
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