IEEE News - IEEE Canada awards
IEEE Canada Awards presented at the occassion of the CCECE’2002 Conference held on 13 May 2002 at the Fort Garry Hotel in Winnipeg, MB
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The McNaughton Medal is
IEEE Canada’s Highest Merit Award.
This year the medal is presented to:
Dr. Prakash Bhartia
Director General, Defence Research Establishement
(DREO), Ottawa.

“In recognition of exceptional creativity, innovation and leadership in the research and development of microwave and millimeter wave transmision lines, devices, components, antennas and systems”.

President of IEEE Canada Dr. Mo El-Hawary (left) presents the McNaughton Award for 2002 to Prakash Bhartia.

Click to view photograph full size Maier Blostein received the Fessenden Medal “In recognition of visionary and inspirational leadership in university-based telecommunications rersearch.”

Seen in the picture are Vijay Bhargava (left to right) Abdel Sebak, Maier Blostein and Mo El- Hawary. (My apologies for the photo quality!)

Click to view photograph full size Ted Sargent (left) makes his acceptance speech for his Outstanding Engineer Award which he received “For groundbreaking research in applying new phenomena and materials from nanotechnology towards transforming fibreoptic communications systems into agile optical networks”. Mo El-Hawary (centre) and Abdel Sebak (right) look on.
Click to view photograph full size John E. Quaicoe (extreme right) receives the Outstanding Engineering Educator award from Mo El-Hawary (center) and Rob Menzies (left).

The inscription on the award reads: “Contributions to engineering education, commitment to student learning and growth, and sustained accomplishments as an effective and caring educator”.

Click to view photograph full size Ray Findlay is congratulated by Wallace S. Read (left to right) and Abdel Sebak on receiving the Wallace S. Read Service Award. Mo El Hawary is on the extreme right.

Dr. Findlay received the award “For sustained outstanding contributions to IEEE Canada”.

Click to view photograph full size Eric Holdrinet (adroit) a reçu le Prix d’Excellence du Conseil de l’Est du Canada (renomme Prix Jean Jacques Archambault): “Pour le leadership professionnel et le support apporté aux membres de l’IEEE de l’Est du Canadien, la section de Montréal et la Région 7”.
Click to view photograph full size Neale Partington received the Ted Glass Western Canada Council Merit Award “For leadership and continuing service to the IEEE and the South Saskatchewan Section in establishing the first Bulletin Board for the Section”. Seen in the picture are Bill Kennedy (left to right) Neale Partington, Abdel Sebak and Mo El-Hawary.

IEEE Canadian Review La revue canadienne de l'IEEE Summer / Été 2002 No. 41

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