• About the Award's Name Change
• Award Description and Criteria
• Nomination Form (Word doc.)
• Past Award Recipients
• Committee

The Outstanding Young Electrical and Computer Engineer (OYECE) Award - formerly the Outstanding Young Electrical Engineer (OYEE) Award - has been presented annually since 1936. It is presented to exceptional young engineers who have demonstrated significant accomplishments in their career. Many recipients of this award have gone on to make major contributions to the electrical and computer engineering fields and hold noteworthy positions in academia, industry, and government.

The award title was updated in 2005 to reflect HKN's adoption and recognition of computer engineering within the society.

HKN believes that both the recipient and his or her employer benefit from the honor and recognition of this award. Of course, another important objective of the award is to encourage and inspire undergraduates and newly graduated engineers in their early professional careers.

A candidate for this award must be a graduate of an approved program in electrical or computer engineering (not electrical technology or engineering technology) from a U.S. college or university. He or she must have earned a B.S., B.E., M.S., M.E., or Ph.D. (or equivalent degree) in electrical or computer engineering. The candidate must also not have reached his or her 35th birthday prior to May 1 of the award year. It is not necessary for a nominee to be a member of Eta Kappa Nu. The nominees will be rated on the following:

1. Outstanding technical contributions
2. Service to community the nation
3. Cultural and aesthetic achievements
4. Professional activities

Download the Nomination Form

You may contact Lynn Clougher by e-mail at l.clougher@ieee.org or by phone at (732) 562-6596 with any questions. The deadline date for the receipt of nominations to be considered this year is June 1, 2007.

Please consider nominating one or more young, outstanding electrical or computer engineers for this special recognition.