MGA Leadership Award

Examples of previous MGA Award recipient contributions

• For innovative, influential leadership, encouraging member engagement and development; after many years as a student and general member, become an IEEE volunteer at the Section level, soon after started volunteering at the Region level; has innovative, influential leadership; a motivator who deals with people on a very personal level; has worked in all Session executive positions over the last five years; through a process of social influence, has enlisted the aid and support of other chairs; creating a way for people to contribute to making something extraordinary happen in each area within the Section; ability to successfully integrate and maximize the available resources within the internal and external environment for the attainment of organizational and societal goals.
• For inspiring leadership and contributions to IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE); inspirational leader to her students as well as WIE members; established the first Student Branch WIE group in her area; founded the Section WIE group; proposed and organized the first Region WIE Congress; served as Region WIE coordinator; first to introduce humanitarian projects under WIE; trains students to find need based solutions to improve quality of life; ability to inspire students to work toward the betterment of humanity; a true leader and inspiring speaker; ability to lead unconventional projects and make them succeed.
• For distinguished leadership and outstanding contributions at the Section and Region levels; started his volunteer career as joint Chapter Chair; served as Section Chair and then Council Chair; Society Board of Governors; has used every opportunity to popularize IEEE in the area both by arranging technical activities for students, academia, and industry; initiated two major conferences; instrumental in opening the new Students Branches; has collaborated programs with government to popularize IEEE; his innovative efforts have led to an increase in overall membership growth.
• For significant contributions in empowering IEEE member involvement and development in the Section and Region; 30-year volunteer involvement in member and geographic organizational units; mentored a large number of IEEE volunteers; initiated formation of his Section and served as Chair; helped initiate several new IEEE Sections at the Region level; shares best practices on how to recruit and grow, retain and engage members at every career level; endless activity in guiding and engaging all Membership Development officers across the Region; has had huge impact on membership growth, both at the Region and Section levels.
• Volunteering involvement for over a decade at the local, national, and international levels, including with Chapters, Sections, Region, MGA, and national and international conferences; brought in new members to the Section; trained and mentored volunteers to take on Section leadership positions; great efforts to seek ideas from volunteers and members and engage them in decision making; instrumental in being the interface between the Section, Region, and MGA.

Eligibility

•     Must be an IEEE member in good standing
•     Cannot be a member of the MGA Board or MGA Awards and Recognition Committee
•     Must not be a past recipient of the MGA Leadership Award
•     Nomination must be endorsed by two IEEE members

Selection and Award Instrument

• Up to three (3) MGA Leadership Awards will be presented annually
• Recipients will be selected by the MGA Awards and Recognition Committee and approved by the MGA Board at the November MGA Board Meeting
• Nominators and recipients will be notified after the MGA Board Meeting
• Recipients will receive a plaque suitably inscribed, attesting to the accomplishment(s) made by the individual, and a US$500 cash prize

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