Highest level of membership in ASEM.

Candidates must have eight years of continuous membership in ASEM with significant service and EM accomplishments, and continuing distinguished service and contribution to the society.

This award process is conducted by the most recent class of fellows. This group gets a list of eligible candidates from ASEM HQ. No more than five may be elected in any year. The list is forwarded to other active fellows. Nominations are solicited along with documented credentials through the ASEM Online Nomination Form.

The nominees are sent out to the fellows for a vote. The nominees who have the support of the majority of the fellows group are the new inductees.

List of past recipients.

This is considered the highest award given by the society. This award is given in recognition of contributions to the Society and to the field of Engineering Management.

This award is for the ASEM member who has contributed the most to ASEM both on a local, national and international basis. Nominations can be submitted based on positive contributions in the following areas:

• Publication of technical papers,
• Service as a local, national or international officer or on local, national or international committees,
• Managing seminars, workshops, symposia, webinars or training sessions,
• National and International promotion of the society,
• Participation in the international annual conference, and
• Contributions to the EM Bok or EM Handbook.

Members not directly involved with a Local Section but who have made significant contributions to the Society and the field of Engineering Management should also be considered for this award.

Submit nominations by June 29 via the ASEM Online Nomination Form.

The Executive Committee selects the award recipient upon recommendation of the President-Elect.

List of past recipients.

This award recognizes an individual who has provided outstanding service to ASEM.

This award is for the ASEM member who has demonstrated proof of continued service excellence to ASEM. Nominations can be submitted based on positive contributions in the following areas:

• Support of EMJ through multiple additions to editorial content (articles, editing, reviewing, etc.),
• Repeated service as a Track Chair or Conference Chair for IAC,
• Outstanding service on a local, national or international committee,
• Exemplary contribution to the development of the EM Bok or EM Handbook,
• Repeated delivery or development of the ASEM training, and
• Continued promotion of the Society.

Submit nominations by June 29 via the ASEM Online Nomination Form.

The Executive Committee selects the recipient and makes the recommendation to the ASEM Board of Directors.

List of past recipients.

This award was created to recognize the effort of the local sections.

Four awards exist and include:

1. New Member Recruiting – Any member responsible for recruiting five or more new members in a given calendar year, will be awarded a MSA.
2. Outstanding Non-Board Member – Any member who is nominated by a regional or at-large director, and approved by the board of directors, who has contributed outstanding accomplishments to the operation, improvement, and/or recognition of the society in the pursuits of the society’s vision, mission, and goals.
3. Outstanding Local Section President – Any local section president, who is nominated by a regional or at-large director, and approved by the board of directors, who in the course of executing the duties of a local section president, makes outstanding accomplishments to the operation, improvement, and/or recognition of the society in the pursuits of the society’s vision, mission, and goals.
4. Outstanding Student Chapter President – Any student section president, who is nominated by a regional or at-large director, and approved by the board of directors, who in the course of executing the duties of a student section president, makes outstanding accomplishments to the operation, improvement, and/or recognition of the society in the pursuits of the society’s vision, mission, and goals.

Submit nominations by June 29 via the ASEM Online Nomination Form.

Executive Committee

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To recognize undergraduate program leadership.

1. ABET accreditation as an EM program.
2. A functioning ASEM Student Chapter.
3. Faculty involvement in ASEM and other professional societies.
4. Contributions to engineering management education and practice.
5. Recommendations of stakeholders outside of the university, including employers and graduates.
6. Other significant achievements.

Nominations must be submitted to ASEM headquarters by September 1. Nomination packets must be submitted by eligible schools. There is no desire to make this process onerous. Most of the information requested is believed to be readily available. The nomination packet should not exceed two pages plus an appendix of paper citations and three letters of recommendation. The nomination should include:

1. A statement of ABET accreditation (when, through, commission, program title, degree awarded).
2. The number of degrees awarded per year for the past three academic years.
3. A copy of the student chapter’s annual report to ASEM.
4. The number of student’s (ASEM student members) in the student chapter for each of the past three years.
5. Faculty involvement with ASEM for the past three years (number of faculty members, number of ASEM members on faculty, offices held during the report period, and attendance/presentations at ASEM’s International Annual Conference).
6. Faculty involvement with other societies which advance engineering management education and engineering management practice over the past three years (number of members in each of these societies, offices held during the report period, and attendance/presentations at their annual conferences).
7. Contributions to engineering management education (number of conference papers, number of journal articles, initiatives to advance engineering management education – to include funded projects).
8. Contributions to engineering management practice (number of conference papers, number of journal articles).
9. Three letters of recommendation from stakeholders outside academe.
10. Other significant achievements of the program.

Past President

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To recognize graduate program leadership.

1. An engineering management graduate program which offers a graduate degree in engineering management which meets (a) ABET accreditation standards as an engineering management graduate program or (b) ASEM certification standards as an engineering management graduate program.
2. Faculty involvement with ASEM and the other professional societies.
3. Contributions to engineering management education and practice.
4. Recommendations by stakeholders outside academe to include employers of the programs students and graduates.
5. Other significant achievements of the program.

Other desirable attributes are:

• Active involvement in a local section, student or professional, of ASEM.
• Active involvement with ASEM’s International Annual Conference.
• Active involvement in ASEM’s governance.

Nominations must be submitted to ASEM headquarters by September 1. This award will be based on a nomination packet submitted by eligible schools. There is no desire to make this process onerous. Most of the information requested is believed to be readily available. The nomination packet should not exceed three pages plus an appendix of paper citations and three letters of recommendation. The nomination should include:

1. A one-page (or less) statement of the programs eligibility - accreditation (when, through, commission, program title, degree awarded), certification, or recognition in the engineering management community.
2. The number of each degree type (MSEM, MEM, PhD, DE, etc) awarded per year for the past three academic years.
3. Faculty involvement with ASEM for the past three years (number of faculty members, number of ASEM members on faculty, offices held during the report period, and attendance/presentations at ASEM’s International Annual Conference).
4. Faculty involvement with other societies which advance engineering management education and engineering management practice over the past three years (number of members in each of these societies, offices held during the report period, and attendance/presentations at their annual conferences).
5. Contributions to engineering management education (number of conference papers, number of journal articles, initiatives to advance engineering management education – to include funded projects).
6. Contributions to engineering management practice and research (number of conference papers, number of journal articles, initiatives to further engineering management practice and research – to include funded projects).
7. Three letters of recommendation from stakeholders outside academe.

Other significant achievements of the program which could include:

• A copy of the student chapter’s annual report to ASEM.
• The number of student’s (ASEM student members) in the student chapter for each of the past three years.
• Involvement of faculty and students in local professional section of ASEM.

Past President

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To recognize active Student Chapters.

There are nine criteria which will be used to judge the applications for the Founder’s Award – Student Section. Each criterion will be rated on a score from 1 to 10 with 10 being highest. The number shown in parenthesis provides the weighting of this criterion.

1. Nomination Packet Preparation (5%) – It is the intent that the students (with the help of their faculty advisor will prepare the nomination packet. Packets prepared solely by the faculty advisor will not receive full points in this criterion.
2. Quality of Submission (25%) – Nomination packets should be prepared such that they are complete, comprehensive, easy to read and interpret, interesting, and visually aesthetic. It is a good idea to include photos documenting student chapter activities. Do not make the judges dig for this information within your report, but make sure that it is clearly marked.
3. Active Student Participation (25%) – Provide documentation to describe active student participation in the chapter to include things such as the number of student members, attendance at meetings, training sessions and field trips, etc. Also describe the student chapter leadership and list chapter officers.
4. ASEM International Annual Conference Participation (10%) – Identify the number of students attending the annual conference or other regional conferences. List things like the number of papers presented, participation in student competitions and nominations for the best Ph.D. dissertation award.
5. Engineering Management Projects (10%) – Describe any engineering management projects completed as part of the student chapter. For example this could be participation in a student simulation or facility layout competition.
6. Community Projects (5%) – Describe any community projects completed as part of the student chapter that supports the community such as providing an engineering management solution to assist a women’s shelter or to assist with developing a bus schedule for a school district.
7. Faculty Involvement (5%) – Describe the number and extent of involvement of the student chapter faculty advisor as well as other faculty within the department to ASEM.
8. Support for the Engineering Management Profession (5%) – Document how the student chapter supports the engineering management profession such as assistance with recruiting students into the engineering management program of study.
9. EM Practice (10%) - Contributions to engineering management practice (number of conference papers, number of journal articles).

The officers and/or faculty advisors may nominate their active student chapter. Nominations must be submitted to the Past President by May 15.

Past President

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A plaque shall be awarded to the best all around local chapter based on total membership, participation in activities, and contributions to the discipline of engineering management.

1. Section membership and attendance.
2. Attendance at the ASEM International Annual Conference, weighted by distance traveled:
   • N x 1 if less than 300 miles
   • N x 2 if greater than 300 miles
   • N x 3 if greater than 2000 miles
   N = number attending
3. Submission of a technical paper at the International Annual Conference. - 5 points
4. Publication of a technical paper or managing a seminar or workshop. – 10 points

Submit nominations by June 29 via the ASEM Online Nomination Form.

List of past recipients.

To select the best journal article occurring in the current year’s EMJ.

• The paper includes significant extensions of EM concepts.
• The primary premise includes an effective integration of analytical and management/people concerns.
• The design of the study and collection of data meet reasonable standards.
• Conclusions have broad applications to a range of organizations.

All journal articles contained in issues of the previous year’s EMJ.

The President Elect appoints a three person committee composed of ASEM members to review all issues of the previous year’s EMJ.

List of past recipients.

Best conference paper.

The importance of the subject to EM and the applicability of the findings to a broad population will be used in assessing the presented papers. Students must attend the IAC and present their paper to be considered for this award.

The President-Elect will work with the International Annual Conference General Chair to appoint a committee to review conference presentations. All International Annual Conference papers are considered.

List of past recipients.

Best student paper at the conference.

The quality of the presentation, the importance of the subject to EM and the applicability of the findings to a broad population will be used in assessing the presented papers.

All student papers submitted to the International Annual Conference are considered.

List of past recipients.

Select the best Ph.D. dissertation published within the engineering management domain.

• The paper includes significant extensions of EM concepts.
• The literature review is comprehensive and appropriate for the research.
• The primary premise includes an effective integration of analytical and management/people concerns.
• The design of the study and collection of data meet reasonable standards.
• Conclusions have broad applications to a range of organizations.

• Faculty member nominates his/her student.
• Nominations must be submitted to the ASEM Dissertation Award Committee Chair by March 1st.
• The President-Elect appoints a three person panel of ASEM members to review nominated papers.

The panel recommends the award to the Board of Directors.

List of past recipients.

This award goes to a person that has made significant contributions to the advancement of Engineering Management.

The ideal engineering manager of the year would be a person that:

• Has an engineering degree and/or an engineering management/technology management degree.
• Has been a manager at a senior level in a relatively large and successful organization/corporation.
• Has a track of social responsibility.
• Has outstanding character and ethical values.
• Has international work experience.
• Has been recognized for her/his contributions to his/her profession, local community, or society.

• An open nomination process is started during the International Annual Conference and closes by February 1. An online survey is sent out to the IAC technical and logistics committee and ASEM Board of Directors.
• Nominees will be judged and decided upon by the ASEM Board of Directors during their spring meeting.
• Board approves the award and an invitation to accept the award in person is sent by the President.
• The recipient must attend the International Annual Conference.

Board approves the award.

List of past recipients.

Undergraduate engineering management student teams compete for the best case analysis presented at the conference. The teams are provided an engineering management based case related to the conference theme. They are given a minimum of four hours to analyze the case and 20 minutes to present their recommendations to a panel of judges.

Undergraduate students must be currently enrolled in an engineering management major or equivalent program of study leading to a bachelor of science in engineering. All team members are required to attend the conference as paid student attendees and must be available for the entire competition during the conference. Teams can have no more than five members. Schools may nominate more than one team.

Full time faculty from the team’s program must nominate team members. Nominations are submitted to the competition chair.

The conference general chair appoints a competition chair who selects a panel of judges of not less than five members, preferable with industry representation. Judges cannot be currently employed by any school represented in the competition. The judges panel selects the best presentation of the case analysis.

List of past recipients.

This award is given to those individuals who have served as President of the Society. At the International Annual Conference, during the “passing of the gavel” a plaque is awarded to the outgoing president.

List of past recipients.

This award recognizes significant contributions to the streamlining, enhancement, or improvement of the day-to-day operations of ASEM.

Must be an active member of ASEM as outlined below.

This award recognizes the ASEM member for a contribution of time, effort, or implemented idea that significantly enhanced or improved the day-to-day operation of ASEM including but not limited to:

• the ASEM website and other associated websites,
• HQ processes and procedures, and
• WHQ office arrangements and accommodations.

The Executive Director receives nominations. Submit nominations by July 1 via the ASEM Online Nomination Form.

All nominations received will be reviewed and selected by an Awards Committee, composed of the Executive Director, the Associate Executive Director, and the President.

Recipients of the award will receive a plaque indicating their contribution at the International Annual Conference and their names placed in the historical record of award recipients.