Welcome to the 2025-2026 Region 6 Section Level Awards Nomination Page
All of these with the exception of the Outstanding Section Nominations are begun at the Section level and the winners of each Section award is passed to the Region 6 awards committee as a nomination for selecting the Region 6 awards. The Sections may give only some of these awards if they do not have nominees or the manpower to do more. Outstanding Section Nominations are sent directly to the R6 awards committee.
Here is the complete list of award categories:
1. Outstanding Corporate Service
2. Outstanding Small Section of the Year (500 or fewer active members)
3. Outstanding Medium Section of the Year (501 - 1500 active members)
4. Outstanding Large Section of the Year (more than 1500 active members)
5. Outstanding Small Student Branch of the Year (25 or fewer active members)
6. Outstanding Medium Student Branch of the year (26 - 50 active members)
7. Outstanding Large Student Branch of the year (more than 50 active members)
8. Outstanding Chapter of the Year (includes Technical Councils and Affinity Groups except WIE and LMAG which are now given their own awards)
9. Outstanding Contribution to Promoting Women in Engineering – this may be to an individual (up to 3), or to a WIE Chapter
10. Outstanding Contribution to Promoting Life Member Activities – this may be to an individual, or to a LMAG Chapter Outstanding Engineer
11. Outstanding Service and Leadership to the IEEE
12. Outstanding Educator - must be an IEEE member
13. Outstanding IEEE member who made contributions to STEM and Education as a Mentor, Assistant, or Facilitator
14. Outstanding IEEE member contributing to Global Humanitarian Projects or Activities
15. Outstanding IEEE member promoting Membership Development, Member Retention, or Senior Elevation
16. Outstanding IEEE Young Professional
17. Outstanding Engineer in your Section