The Penn State Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Society (PSIMES) Board of Directors is seeking nominations for the Graduate of the Last Decade (GOLD) Award. This award will be presented at the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (Penn State Student Chapter) annual awards banquet, to be held at the Atherton Hotel on April 5th.
To enter your nomination, please click here. Please submit your nomination by March 1, 2019.
About the award:
The Penn State Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Society (PSIMES) has developed an Early Career Recognition Alumni Award to recognize and honor one outstanding Penn State Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering alumna/alumnus annually at the outset of their career. The key objectives of this award are to:
- Build / strengthen connections between the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and early career alumni,
- Provide ongoing professional assistance to the Department where appropriate,
- Identify “role models” for current Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering undergraduates that demonstrate successful career development and achievement of accomplishments relatively soon after graduation,
- Compliment the Outstanding Engineering Alumni Award, which tends to recognize individuals later in their careers.
Qualifications The candidate will have:
- Received a bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degree in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering from Penn State University, University Park campus within ten years of the nomination date.
- Demonstrated outstanding technical and leadership excellence resulting in significant accomplishments.
- Shown great potential for continued success in their career.
Selection Criteria
Responsibilities and achievements
- Position advancements
- Awards and recognition
- Significant business and leadership contributions
- Community contributions
Extra-curricular leadership activities
- Positive influence on others within their community, their profession, and/or Penn State
- Role model for success
Potential for continued success:
- contributions, advancement, leadership and role model
Nomination Procedures:
The nomination may come from anyone with direct knowledge of the nominee’s career accomplishments and activities. The nominator need not be a Penn State Alumnus. The following documents need to be received by the nomination deadline:
- Resume or CV of nominee (two page limit; submitted online)
- Completed Nomination Form (online)
Please contact Lisa Petrine at 814-863-6407, or lap31@psu.edu if you are unable to enter your nomination online.