Outstanding Young Engineer Award
This award is presented to outstanding young engineering alumni who, through their professional contributions and/or volunteer leadership, have demonstrated significant potential to improve or enrich the lives of others and the welfare of humanity, or whose consistent, exceptional, and meritorious service to the UIC College of Engineering has made a significant impact on the institution’s overall welfare and the advancement of its mission.
Nominees for the Outstanding Young Engineer Award must:
- hold a degree from the UIC College of Engineering
- be living at the time of nomination
- demonstrate a high level of accomplishment in his/her area of study
Those not eligible:
- Previous recipients
- Current members of the UI Board of Trustees; the UIC Alumni Association Board of Directors; the Awards Selection Committee; and relatives of the outlined groups
Please explain, in detail, how your candidate fulfills the award criteria. A candidate may be nominated for more than one award category. The selection committee reserves the right to grant an award in a category other than the one in which the candidate has been nominated.