2020 AISES Professional Awards
Nominate a leader in STEM achievement and innovation for a professional award
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AISES Professional Awards Program
In fall every year, the American Indian Science and Engineering Society community waits to hear the recipients of the Professional Awards Program. Award recipients are peer-nominated in a variety of categories in recognition of their leadership, creativity, and innovation in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The AISES Professional Awards were established to:
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Recognize and reward efforts of outstanding American Indian and Alaska Native professionals in STEM-related disciplines.
- Raise awareness of outstanding American Indian and Alaska Native professionals whose work ethic, dedication and unique specialty set them apart from others.
- Validate achieving American Indian and Alaska Native professionals and their impact as role models and leaders in STEM education, research, and work force development.
- Highlight the benefits and positive impacts STEM education and jobs can have on employees, companies, tribal communities, and global industries.
We are now accepting nominations for the following award categories:
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Executive Excellence
The nominee must be an experienced upper-level manager or a well-established engineer, scientist, professional, or academician who has significant organizational department and budget responsibilities.
The Executive Excellence nominee will be evaluated on the following criteria:
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Uniqueness of his/her obtained goal
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Level of responsibilities
- Degree of discipline for level of performance
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Ability to overcome obstacles facing minorities in his/her field
- Characteristics and actions as a role model
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Demonstrated involvement with the American Indian or Alaskan Native community.
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Technical Excellence
The nominee must have made a significant contribution to science, engineering or technology by having designed, developed, managed or assisted in the development of a product, service, system or intellectual property.
The Technical Excellence nominee will be evaluated on the following criteria:
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Uniqueness of his/her research
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Degree of impact their work/research has on humankind
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Patents or published works
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Characteristics and actions as a role model
- Demonstrated involvement with the American Indian or Alaskan Native community.
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Most Promising Engineer or Scientist
The nominee must be a professional engineer or scientist with less than five years experience after earning his/her last degree. The candidate’s early technical contributions should already indicate a promising career.
The Most Promising Engineer or Scientist will be evaluated on the following criteria:
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Uniqueness and or innovation of contributions to their organization
- Leadership abilities and/or initiative
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Professional and technical achievement at present
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Potential for advancement in their company
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Demonstrated involvement with the American Indian or Alaskan Native community.
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Blazing Flame
Significant in the AISES logo, the Blazing Flame Award is presented to an individual who blazes a path for Native Americans and Alaska Natives in STEM careers. This award recognizes individuals with over 10 years of professional experience with significant accomplishments in advancing STEM education and careers. The nominee may or may not have a technical background.
The Blazing Flame applicant will be evaluated on the following criteria:
- Characteristics and actions as a role model
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Impact of effecting change within their organization
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Advocacy and achievements of promoting Native Americans or Alaska Natives in science, technology, engineering and math
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Support and leadership in diversity, equity and inclusion.
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Indigenous Excellence Award
The Indigenous Excellence award is to acknowledge individuals who have done substantial work to advance programs and opportunities for Indigenous students and professionals in STEM education and careers. Professionals with 10+ years of experience working within his/her tribal/Indigenous community and/or in support American Indian/Indigenous people at the national level will be recognized. The nominee may or may not have a technical background.
The nominee will be evaluated on the following criteria:
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Service as a role model or mentor for American Indian/Indigenous youth and adults
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Demonstration of leadership within his/her tribal/Indigenous community and/or in support of North American Indigenous people at the national/international levels
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Effecting positive change within his/her tribal/Indigenous community and/or in support of North American Indigenous people at the national/international levels
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Advocacy and achievement in promoting North American Indigenous people in STEM education and/or careers.
All Professional of the Year award recipients will be honored at the 2020 AISES National Conference scheduled on October 15-17 in Spokane, Washington. We'd love to see you there!
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Completed online nomination packets are due May 15, 2020 at 11:59 pm MDT. Incomplete nomination packets will not be accepted.
For more
information see: https://forms.aises.org/2020-poy
Want to know more about the AISES professional awards program? Contact Kellie Jewett-Fernandez at kjfernandez@aises.org or 720-758-9679.
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