ECE Division Distinguished Educator Award
This Award is conferred by the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Division for significant contributions not only to ASEE, but also to the profession of ECE education.
The Award, which is given annually to an individual who has shown evidence of vision and contribution to ECE Education, consists of a commemorative plaque to be presented at the Business Meeting of the ECE Division at the ASEE Annual Conference.
Nominees will be evaluated based upon two equally-weighted criteria:
Outstanding Teaching Effectiveness. Nominees must demonstrate evidence of excellence in the education of undergraduate and/or graduate students in the classroom or through supervision of independent study projects. This can be demonstrated by such evidence as standardized student evaluations along with letters from students or former students (not more than four).
Educational Scholarship. The award recipient should have made significant contributions to ECE education that go beyond his/her own institution. Examples of such evidence include development of instructional methods of materials (textbooks, instructional software, assessment instruments), along with the associated publications in refereed scholarly journals and conference proceedings. This evidence may be supported by the applicant’s teaching dossier, reprints of papers, and up to four supporting letters, three of which should be outside the candidate´s institution.
Pertinent nomination information should be submitted by the nominator, including a curriculum vita describing the nominee´s professional achievements to the Awards Chair. Nominators must accompany the submission with a short citation. Resubmissions are the responsibility of the nominator. Nominations are accepted until April 15th.
2024 Distinguished Educator Award – Doug Melton, Kern Family Foundation
Past Award Recipients of the ECE Division Distinguished Educator Award
2000 Sherra E. Kerns
2001 J. David Irwin
2002 Frank Barnes
2006 William Sayle
2007 Sara A. Rajala
2008 Karan Watson
2009 Sally Wood
2010 Edward A. Lee
2011 John A. Orr
2012 Patricia D. Daniels
2015 Branislav Notaros
2016 Raman Unnikrishnan
2017 Jeffrey E. Froyd
2018 Brock LaMeres
2019 Susan Lord
2020 Agnieszka Miguel
2021 Lisa Huettel
2022 Carlotta Berry
2023 Anthony A. Maciejewski
2024 Doug Melton
ECE Division Meritorious Service Award
This Award is conferred by the Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) to recognize significant and meritorious service to the ASEE ECE Division over an extended period of time. The award consists of a commemorative plaque to be presented at the Business Meeting of the ECE Division at the ASEE Annual Conference.
The recipient of the ECE Meritorious Service Award will be selected by the Awards Selection Committee. Pertinent nomination information should be submitted by the nominator, including a curriculum vitae describing the nominee’s professional achievements and a specific itemization of the nominee’s .contributions to the ASEE-ECE Division. The nomination may be supported by up to four supporting letters, three of which should be outside the candidate’s institution. Nominators must accompany the submission with a short citation. Nominations are accepted until April 15th. Resubmissions are the responsibility of the nominator.
2023 Meritorious Service Award – Dr. Steve E. Watkins, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Candidates for these Awards must be a member in good standing of the ASEE ECE Division and cannot be a previous recipient of this award. Members of the Award Selection Committee are ineligible for this Award.
Past Award Recipients of the ECE Division Meritorious Service Award
2001 William E Sayle
2002 Burks Oakley II
2007 Hossein Mousavinezhad
2008 James Harris
2009 David Soldan
2010 David Kerns and Victor Nelson
2011 Dennis Silage
2012 Stephen Goodnic
2015 James Roland
2016 Agnieszka Miguel
2017 Diane Rover
2018 Mani Mina
2019 Leonard Bohmann
2020 Ed Jones
2021 Christopher Greene
2022 Russ Meier
2023 Steve Watkins
ECE Division Best Paper Award
This Award is conferred by the Electrical and Computer Engineering Division for the best paper presented during the Technical Sessions of the Annual Conference.
2024 Best Paper Award – Timothy Sellers*, Tingjun Lei*, Chaomin Luo*, Zhuming Bi**, Gene Eu Jan***, “Enhancing Student Learning in Robot Path Planning Optimization through Graph-based Methods,” *Mississippi State University, **Purdue University Fort Wayne, ***Tainan National University of the Arts.
Past Award Recipients of the ECE Division Best Paper Award
2023 – Oludare Adegbola Owolabi, Chukwuemeka Duru, Pelumi Olaitan Abiodun, Opeyemi Taiwo Adeniran, Uttam Gaulee, Sotonye Ikiriko, Neda Bazyar Shourabi, Md Mahmudur Rahman, Frank Efe, Jumoke ‘Kemi’ Ladeji-Osias, Benjamin Gbeminiyi Famewo, “Utilization of Inexpensive, Safe, and Portable Electronic Instrumentation System to Increase Students Performance in Multiple Stem Disciplines”, Morgan State University
ECE Division Best Diversity Paper Award
This Award is conferred by the Electrical and Computer Engineering Division for the best paper on diversity presented during the Technical Sessions of the Annual Conference.
2024 Best Diversity Paper Award – Aya Mouallem, Trisha Kulkarni, Sheri D. Sheppard, “Leveraging the CARE Methodology to Enhance Pedagogical and Institutional Support for Blind or Low-Vision (BLV) Learners in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE),” Stanford University.
Past Award Recipients of the ECE Division Best Diversity Paper Award
2023 – Sarah L Harris, Yingtao Jiang, Christine Clark, Ed Jorgensen, Tiberio Garza, Norma A. Marrun, Valerie L. Taylor, “Promoting Success Through Building Community for Computer Science and Computer Engineering Undergraduates”, University of Nevada-Las Vegas
IEEE Education Society Awards
The IEEE Education Society provides its own recognition of significant contributions to ECE education.