The IEEE Communications Society actively seeks to recognize the technical achievements and services of its members.  To that end, our Awards Committee encourages your participation in the process by submitting nominations for the following awards.  The nomination deadline for career and service awards is September 1.

Career Awards

IEEE Communications Society Edwin Howard Armstrong Achievement Award – for outstanding contributions over a period of years in a field of interest of the Society. 

IEEE Communications Society Donald W. McLellan Meritorious Service Award – for outstanding long-term service to the welfare of the Communications Society. 

IEEE Communications Society Distinguished Industry Leaders Award – Executive leadership resulting in major advances and new directions in the information and communications business area. 

IEEE Communications Society Award for Public Service in the Field of Telecommunications – for major contributions to the public welfare through work in the field of telecommunications.

Service Awards

IEEE Communications Society Hal Sobol Award for Exemplary Service to Meetings & Conferences – for exemplary service to IEEE Communications Society meetings and conferences over a sustained period of time.  

IEEE Communications Society Publications Exemplary Service Award – for exemplary service to IEEE Communications Society publications over a sustained period of time.

If you know someone who has had a distinguished career and/or performed distinguished services for ComSoc and its members, we invite you to “put forward” your candidate.  Nomination forms (and a listing of past winners) can be downloaded at http://www.comsoc.org/socstr/org/operation/comm/awards.html

You may also contact ComSoc’s Awards Chair (below) for information on the nomination process.  The career and service awards are normally presented at IEEE GLOBECOM each year.