February, 2004 - Nr. 2
PEO and Society announce
Call for Nominations for
Ontario Professional Engineers Awards
Toronto - (January 15, 2004) - Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) and the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (the Society) are seeking nominations of outstanding professional engineers for the Ontario Professional Engineers Awards (OPEA), which are presented annually by PEO and the Society.
The Ontario Professional Engineers Awards recognize exceptional professional engineers for their achievements. Nominees who excel in engineering are eligible for Engineering Medals, those who have contributed significantly to the community for Citizenship Awards.
Nominations can be made
in the following categories:
Engineering Medals
- Engineering Excellence
- Research and Development
- Management
- Entrepreneurship
- Young Engineer Award
Citizenship Awards
- For society outside of an engineering context
- For social betterment within an engineering context
Deadline for submitting nominations in confidence is March 31, 2004. The awards will be presented at a gala presentation on November 20, 2004.
For further information, including nomination criteria, nomination forms and previous recipients’ accomplishments, visit the PEO website at www.peo.on.ca. Nominations should be submitted to: Ontario Professional Engineers Awards, c/o Awards Committee, 25 Sheppard Ave. W., Suite 1000, Toronto, ON M2N 6S9, Attention: Connie Mucklestone.
Professional Engineers Ontario administers the Professional Engineers Act by licensing professional engineers, and setting standards for and regulating engineering in Ontario so that the public interest is served and protected. Rigorously educated, experienced, and committed to a Code of Ethics that puts the public interest first, licensed professional engineers can be identified by the P.Eng. after their names.
The Ontario Society of Professional Engineers is the voice of engineers and the engineering profession in Ontario. The Society works to advance the professional and economic interests of the province's 65,000 engineers by advocating with governments and by offering professional development and valued member services.
