2025 Awards Nomination Information
Nominations Open October 1 - Close December 11 (firm deadline).
The San Diego County Engineering Council (SDCEC) invites you to recognize the contributions of local and aspiring engineers and projects that advance engineering in the community and benefit the general public.
Below are the AWARDS CRITERIA and INSTRUCTIONS
Submit the AWARDS NOMINATIONS FORMS through the individual / project link below and make sure to use the selection criteria from this website in completing the form.
Awards Timeline
Eligibility Requirements
Dec 11, 2024 - Nomination Deadline
Jan 3 - Notification of award decision
Feb 1 - Award winner profiling in promotional materials begins
Feb 18, 2025 Award Banquet presentation of Awards
Individuals must be a resident of San Diego or Imperial County. Projects must be constructed or produced in San Diego or Imperial County
Award winner (or project representative) agrees to attend Awards Banquet
Award winner agrees to provide the SDCEC with promotional materials
Items Needed for Submittal
AWARD CITATION: (400 character limit / 80 words) suitable for inclusion in the awards promotional materials program (required). Please address the selection criteria to highlight the nominee's achievements.
SELECTION CRITERIA ESSAYS: (1,500 character limit / 300 words) - is categorized for the Individual or Project Awards. Read on below for the specific criteria that will need to be addressed:
INDIVIDUALS: address (1) INNOVATION, (2) LEADERSHIP, (3) Optional extenuating circumstances. Read below for specific criteria.
PROJECTS: address (1) BENEFITS, (2) INNOVATION, (3) CHALLENGES, (4) Optional SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES. Read below for specific criteria.
NOMINEE INFO:
Individuals require their name, title and contact information
Projects require owner, engineer-of-record, location, cost, completion date and team member information, as applicable
NOMINATOR INFO:
Name, title and contact information
Confirmation nominee meets eligibility requirements
ATTACHMENTS:
PHOTO: A single high quality digital photo of nominee or project suitable for promotion
Individuals: Nominee resume, CV, or optional Volunteer resume (A Volunteer resume includes the nonprofit leadership not necessarily addressed in a traditional CV)
Projects: (Optional) Presentations, brochures, weblinks, videos or images (all optional digital uploads)
Individual Awards & Selection Criteria
Outstanding Engineer - Eligibility and Desired Qualifications: (1) Makes significant technical contributions in the field of engineering, (2) Holds a degree in an engineering-related field or is a licensed professional engineer, (3) Is primarily employed as a practicing engineer performing technical work. Selection Criteria:
(80%) INNOVATION – Made recent significant engineering advancements that led to innovative new approaches to thinking about and solving problems in an engineering field. Achievements in both conceptual and technological advances will be considered equally.
(20%) LEADERSHIP – Demonstrates active collaboration and engagement in a professional society, civic or social organization, in advancing inclusive participation in the field of engineering.
Outstanding Engineering Educator - Eligibility and Desired Qualifications: (1) Makes significant contributions in the field of engineering or engineering education, (2) Is employed as an educator (faculty, lecturer, administrator, either full-time or part-time) whose primary focus is on engineering education in a post-secondary institution. Selection Criteria:
(80%) INNOVATION – Made recent significant contributions to engineering education in the development of new approaches and techniques in the areas of pedagogy, curriculum design, student recruitment and retention, and outreach.
(20%) LEADERSHIP – Demonstrates active collaboration and engagement in a professional society, civic or social organization, in advancing inclusive participation in the field of engineering.
Outstanding K-12 Engineering Educator - Eligibility and Desired Qualifications: (1) Makes significant contributions to K-12 education, relevant to engineering, (2) Serves as a formal or informal educator for K-12 students. Selection Criteria:
(80%) INNOVATION – Made recent, significant contributions in directing and encouraging K-12 students to prepare for an engineering career, in or out of the classroom.
(20%) LEADERSHIP – Demonstrates active collaboration and engagement in a professional society, civic or social organization, in advancing inclusive participation in the field of engineering.
Outstanding Engineering Service - Eligibility and Desired Qualifications: (1) Provides significant service and/or outreach for the advancement of the engineering profession, (2) The nominee need not be an engineer. A resume of volunteer or society activity is strongly encouraged. Selection Criteria:
(80%) INNOVATION – Made recent significant direct contributions to outreach with future potential engineers, the betterment of the working environment for engineers, the retention and recruitment of engineers, and the enhancement of the perception and reputation of the engineering profession.
(20%) LEADERSHIP – Demonstrates active collaboration and engagement in a professional society, civic or social organization, in advancing inclusive participation in the field of engineering.
Outstanding Leadership in Engineering - Eligibility and Desired Qualifications: (1) Demonstrates significant accomplishment in the leadership and management of engineering companies, organizations, or projects, while fostering an inclusive, innovative workplace environment, (2) Nominees need not be an engineer but must currently be in an engineering field. Selection Criteria:
(50%) INNOVATION – The nominee has facilitated an innovation ecosystem in their organization, encouraging and rewarding novel approaches to new and old concepts and processes. Fostered recent significant contributions enhancing the objectives of the engineering profession and workplace culture.
(50%) LEADERSHIP – Conscientiously cultivated a culture of inclusion at all levels of management, especially with underrepresented groups. Developed a leadership pipeline that encouraged autonomy and personnel development, resulting in improved employee retention and satisfaction. Collaborated with other local community organizations to drive inclusive participation in social or employment activities in the field of engineering and workforce development.
Project Awards & Selection Criteria
Eligibility and Desired Qualifications: Projects should be an engineering "deliverable" including but not limited to a completed physical product, hardware, software, analysis, design and/or model. There are three primary project categories:
Professional - suitable for governmental or private industry projects that utilize engineering professionals in responsible charge of the project. Examples include infrastructure, products and software.
Student - suitable for engineering-focused projects or programs led by a student group or organization.
Outreach - suitable for governmental or non-profit organizations projects or programs that advance the engineering profession.
Project Selection Criteria: Eligible projects will be judged on achievements within the last five years for professional, outreach and society-sponsored projects and last two years for student projects.
(40%) BENEFITS - Benefits or contributions to the general public, community, or region.
(30%) INNOVATION - Innovation, creativity or technological application used to achieve project success or to advance the engineering profession
(30%) CHALLENGES - Unique challenges the project faced and measures used to mitigate them.
Student projects will also be judged based on the quality of the project relative to academic grade level, size of the project team, amount of faculty/professional involvement, and financial and physical resources used.