Awards & Recognition Program

Education Society Awards

The Education Society offers several awards, which are typically presented at the Frontiers in Education (FIE) Conference (other arrangements can be made when circumstances warrant).

The Awards Committee has developed a unified process for all award nominations, and a template for reference letter writers. Please read the nominations procedure section below.

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Call for Nominations

Dear IEEE Education Society Member,

This message is to notify you that nominations for the annual awards of the IEEE Education Society are now being accepted. Nominations should be submitted online by 24 May 2021.

Beginning this year, all award nominations and reference letters should be submitted online through the Education Society Website. Once an Award Nomination Form is submitted, the nominator will receive an emailed copy of the nomination and instructions on how to complete the Reference Letter Forms.

Online Submission Forms:

It is important that members who have contributed significantly to the various Education Society activities highlighted by our awards be recognized. This is our way of showing our appreciation for their accomplishments.

Questions regarding awards and nominations should be sent to the Education Society Operations Manager at [email protected].

Best regards,

James Sluss & Russ Meier
2021 Awards Committee Co-Chairs

The deadline for all Education Society awards is 24 May.

Awards Co-Chair

James Sluss

University of Oklahoma

United States

James Sluss

Biography

Dr. Jim Sluss is the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Tulsa Graduate College at the University of Oklahoma - Tulsa. He is responsible for working with the Norman Associate Deans on the OU-Tulsa campus in budgeting, forecasting, program planning and growth, and faculty affairs. In addition, he has oversight responsibilities for the Schusterman Library and OU-Tulsa Student Affairs. A Regents’ Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, he has worked in research areas leading to new technology development across a variety of industry sectors. He has been awarded 15 U.S. patents, has authored/co-authored over 100 journal and conference publications, and has been principal/co-principal investigator on over $20 million in sponsored research grants and contracts.

Prior to assuming his current administrative duties on the OU-Tulsa campus, he was the Director of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (2005-2014), leading the School through a period of historic growth. More recently, he served as Senior Associate Dean for the Gallogly College of Engineering (2014-2016) where he led research administration, faculty development, and graduate education.

He is a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), IEEE Education Society, and the IEEE Communications Society. He is a Member of the Optical Society of America (OSA), International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE), International Society for Engineering Education (IGIP) and American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). He has been a member of the Board of Governors of the IEEE Education Society since 2000, serving in a number of officer positions including a two-year term as President from 2015-2016. In 2015, he was awarded the International Engineering Educator Honoris Causa by the International Society for Engineering Education “for outstanding contributions in the field of Engineering Education.”

Jim is a native of Huntington, West Virginia. He received the B.S in Physics in 1984 from Marshall University, and the M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering in 1986 and 1989, respectively, from the University of Virginia.

Affiliation(s)

University of Oklahoma

United States

Awards Co-Chair

Russ Meier

Milwaukee School of Engineering

United States