2008 Australian Prestige Awards
Nominations for the three IET Australia prestige awards are required to be submitted to your Local Network by 9th April. Information about the three awards are as follows:
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James N Kirby Award
The Award was established to mark the contribution made by Sir James Kirby to manufacturing in Australia. Candidates for the Award do not have to be engineers, but are presented to people who have achieved outstanding eminence, distinction and public recognition. The recipient is required to present a paper relating to their sphere of activity at the time of the presentation.
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Sir Lionel Hooke Award
This award was established to commerate the services to the electrical engineering profession in acknowledgement of the contribution Sir Lionel Hooke made to the electronics and telecommunications industry. The award is presented to an engineer who, by virtue of his or her degree of dedication, character and professional achievements has made a significant contribution to the wider profession of electrical engineering. The criteria are:
- eminence and distinction in the fields of electrical, electronic, communications, computer systems engineering or in related fields;
- service to the community;
- assistance to educational and public institutions.
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Jack Finlay Award
This award commerates the services to production engineering in Australia made by Jack Finlay as one of the founders of manufacturing engineering in Australia. The award is presented to an engineer who, by virtue of their dedication, character and professional achievements has made a significant contribution to manufacturing.
Information brochures about the 2007 Australian Prestige Awards, and more information about IET awards in general can be found by clicking on the Awards page.
Any member or non-member can nominate a member or non-member for the awards by completing the form below and emailing to the SA & NT Awards Committee (Jason and Dan).
