IEEE Toronto Section Awards

2007
Chapter Chair of the Year Award	Benjamin Mak (Engineering in Medicine and Biology Chapter)
Appreciation of Service Award	Ron Chen, Xavier Fernando, Aleksandra Jeremic, Alex Bot
Exemplary Service Award	Al Wallis, Bob Hanna
2006
Chapter Chair of the Year Award	Sri Krishnan (Signal Processing Chapter)
Appreciation of Service Award	Wai Tung  Ng, Visda Vokhshoori
2005
Chapter Chair of the Year Award	Ed Lovrek (Engineering and Human Environment Chapter)
Appreciation of Service Award	Al Wallis, George Bailak
2004
Chapter Chair of the Year Award	Emmanuel Istrate (Circuits and Devices Chapter)
Engineer of the Year Award	George Eleftheriades
Recognition with "Chapter Chair Emeritus of the Engineering and Human Environment"	Walter Zessner

IEEE Canada Awards

2007
W. S. Read Outstanding Service Award	Celia Desmond
2005
W. S. Read Outstanding Service Award	Miro G. Forest
Outstanding Engineering Educator Award	Dr. Kostas Plataniotis
Friends of the IEEE Award	University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
2004
M. B. Broughton Central Canada Merit Award	Pelle Westlind

Members and volunteer leaders of the Toronto Section are elegible to be nominated for various awards and recognitions administered by the IEEE Canada through its Awards and Recognitions Committee.
- click here here to view the listing of awards and recipients
- click here to view the various award descriptions and nomination procedures

IEEE Awards

2008
IEEE Kiyo Tomiyasu Award (Technical Fields award)	Dr. George Eleftheriades
2007
Certificate of Appreciation for Section Chair	Alagan Anpalagan, IEEE Toronto Chair 2006-07
2006
Runner-up for the WIE Affinity Group of the Year Award by IEEE WIE Committee	IEEE Toronto WIE Affinity Group (Chair: Visda Vokhshoori)
2005
IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society: Outstanding Chapter of the Year Award	IEEE Toronto Signals and Computational Intelligence Chapter (Chair: Dr. S. Krishnan)
Certificate of Appreciation for Section Chair	Kostas Plataniotis, IEEE Toronto Chair 2004-05
2004
IEEE Communications Society: Chapter Achievement Award	IEEE Toronto Communications Chapter (Chair: Dr. A. Anpalagan)
2003
Certificate of Appreciation for Section Chair	Bob Hanna, IEEE Toronto Chair 2002-03

Engineering Institute of Canada

Members and volunteer leaders of the Toronto Section are also elegible to be nominated for various awards and recognitions administered by the Engineering Institute of Canada awards

Student Awards

The Section funds a program of scholarships to encourage IEEE related activities and to recognize student achievement. This program was started in the early 1980's. During the last 10 years, the Section has awarded a total of $ $ 50,000.

The following awards are currently available:
• $ 2000 X 2 University of Toronto (two scholarships)
• $ 2000 X 2 Ryerson Polytechnic University (two scholarships)
• $ 1000 Centennial College
• $ 1000 George Brown College
• $ 1000 Seneca College

Scholarship Criteria - each scholarship is awarded to a student(s) completing the Third Year (2nd in case of a 3 year college program) in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering who has the highest academic standing in the examinations of the year. Not tenable with other awards. In order to enjoy the scholarship, the student must register in the Final Year of the program.

Selection Process - individual unviersities and colleges have their own internal awards and scholarship committees. They made their own selection(s) according to the criteria specified above.

Awards and Recognitions Received by members of the IEEE Toronto Section

• 2003 - Three IEEE Toronto Scholarships established to recognize outstanding volunteer contributions of three members, Bruno Di Stefano, Bob Alden, Wallas Khella, shown at the Centennial Banquet
• 2003 - IEEE Toronto Section Centennial Medals awarded to 32 IEEE members to mark the occasion of the 100 year anniversary of the founding of the Toronto section - details
• 2003 - IEEE Canada McNaughton Medal - Tas Venetsanopoulos (announced in Montreal in May, presented in Toronto in October 2003 - story [PDF]
• 2002 - IEEE Canada Outstanding Engineer Award - Ted Sargent
• 2002 - IEEE Haraden Pratt Outstanding Service Award - Bob Alden
• 2000 - IEEE Canada Fessenden Medal - David Vice
• 2000 - IEEE Third Millennium Medals - Bob Alden, Javan Erfanian, Celia Desmond, Bruno diStefano, Patrick Gulak, Wallas Khella, Alberto Leon-Garcia, Andre Salama, Adel Sedra, Gordon Slemon, Peter Smith, Tas Venetsanopoulos, Safwat Zaky
• 1999 - IEEE Canada Outstanding Service Award - Bob Alden
• 1999 - IEEE RAB William W. Middleton Distinguished Service Award - Bob Alden
• 1998 - IEEE Canada Central Canada Council Award - Bruno Di Stefano
• 1998 - Larry K. Wilson Regional Student Activities Award - Binh Ha, University of Toronto

Awards and Recognitions Received by the IEEE Toronto Section

• 2005 - Award of Appreciation presented to IEEE Toronto Section by Ryerson University for continuing support - photo of award
• 2004 - Award of Excellence presented to IEEE Toronto Section by Centennial College for continuing support - photo of award
• 2002 - IEEE Section Sustained Membership Growth Award - presented in Toronto at the Centennial Banquet October 4, 2003 by IEEE Vice President Cleon Anderson - click on image to view larger image (see the centennial photos for the formal presentation
• 2003 - 100 year Anniversary Banner - presented in Montreal at the May 2003 Region Meeting - details
• 2002 - IEEE Outstanding Section Award - presented in Washington at the October 2002 Region Meeting - details
• 2001 - IEEE Sustained Section Membership Growth Award - presented in Winnipeg at the May 2002 Region Meeting