
Meet the 2023 Recipients
IEEE-USA’s Awards & Recognitions acknowledge leaders in a variety of fields who make outstanding contributions to the engineering and technologist community. We are proud to announce the 2023 IEEE-USA Award recipients. Thank you to everyone who submitted a nomination, and congratulations to all the honorees!
PROFESSIONALISM Awards
The IEEE-USA Robert S. Walleigh Distinguished Contributions to Engineering Professionalism Award
To honor IEEE members in the United States for long-term dedicated effort and outstanding accomplishments in advancing the aims of IEEE professional activities.
The 2023 Award is presented to Fay Kann:
“For outstanding volunteer efforts and dedicated service in support of IEEE professional activities”

Faye Kann
Region 5 West Area Chair, IEEE
The IEEE-USA Award for Distinguished Public Service
Given to honor an individual not currently in the practice of engineering for contributions in furthering the professional goals of IEEE in the United States by such means as (but not limited to) influencing laws or regulations benefiting the profession, industrial environments to foster professionalism curricula, or publications designed to enhance professionalism and other similar activities. The 2023 Award is presented to Jennifer Fowler:
“For promoting innovation, technology, and workforce development in Arkansas and the U.S. heartland”

Jennifer Fowler
Director, Arkansas National Science Foundation EPSCoR, Arkansas Economic Development Commission
The IEEE-USA George F. McClure Citation of Honor
To honor IEEE members who have made exemplary contributions toward securing recognition of professional activities in the United States. The 2023 Award is presented to Dr. Asad M. Madni:
“For significant contributions to the engineering profession through mentorship, leadership, and philanthropy”

Dr. Asad M. Madni
Distinguished Adjunct Professor and Distinguished Scientist, University of California Los Angeles
The IEEE-USA George F. McClure Citation of Honor
To honor IEEE members who have made exemplary contributions toward securing recognition of professional activities in the United States. The 2023 Award is presented to Dr. Alton Romig, Jr.:
“For significant contributions to the aerospace industry, national security, and engineering policy”

Dr. Alton Romig, Jr.
Executive Officer, National Academy of Engineering
The IEEE-USA Entrepreneur Achievement Award for Leadership in Entrepreneurial Spirit
To recognize an IEEE member who has been instrumental in furthering both entrepreneurial growth and spirit in the United States. The 2023 Award is presented to Dr. Ulrich Rohde:
“For entrepreneurship in the fields of signal generation, signal processing electronics, and CAD tools”

Dr. Ulrich Rohde
Adjunct Professor, George Washington University
The K-12 STEM Literacy Committee Educator-Engineer Partnership Award
To honor pairs of K-12 educators and engineers that, through their joint collaboration, provide learning experiences to precollege students, support the education and curriculum requirements of their institution, promote and increase the math, science and engineering awareness of student participants, and/or support the educational goals of the IEEE and IEEE-USA. The 2023 Awards is presented to Leon Grant adn Dr. Erick Maxwell:
“In recognition of exemplary collaboration leading to the development of Smart Medical Gloves”

Leon Grant
Pre-Engineering Teacher, Marietta High School

Dr. Erick Maxwell
Principal Research Engineer, Georgia Tech Research Institute
TECHNICAL Award
The IEEE-USA Harry Diamond Memorial Award
To honor individuals for distinguished technical contributions in the field of electrotechnology while in U.S. Government Service. The 2023 Award is presented to Dr. Muralidhar Rangaswamy:
“For outstanding contributions to theory and application of radar technology and adaptive signal processing for the U.S. Air Force”

Dr. Muralidhar Rangaswamy
Fellow IEEE, Technical Lead for Radar Sensing, U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory
PROFESSIONALISM Awards
TECHNICAL Award
The IEEE-USA Robert S. Walleigh Distinguished
Contributions to Engineering Professionalism Award

Faye Kann
Region 5 West Area Chair, IEEE
“For outstanding volunteer efforts and dedicated service in support of IEEE professional activities”
The IEEE-USA Award for
Distinguished Public Service

Jennifer Fowler
Director, Arkansas National Science Foundation EPSCoR, Arkansas Economic Development Commission
“For promoting innovation, technology, and workforce development in Arkansas and the U.S. heartland”
The IEEE-USA George F. McClure Citation of Honor

Dr. Asad M. Madni
Distinguished Adjunct Professor and Distinguished Scientist, University of California Los Angeles
“For significant contributions to the engineering profession through mentorship, leadership, and philanthropy”
The IEEE-USA George F. McClure Citation of Honor

Dr. Alton Romig, Jr.
Executive Officer, National Academy of Engineering
“For significant contributions to the aerospace industry, national security, and engineering policy”
The IEEE-USA Entrepreneur Achievement Award
for Leadership in Entrepreneurial Spirit

Dr. Ulrich Rohde
Adjunct Professor, George Washington University
“For entrepreneurship in the fields of signal generation,
signal processing electronics, and CAD tools”
The IEEE-USA Harry Diamond Memorial Award

Dr. Muralidhar Rangaswamy
Fellow IEEE, Technical Lead for Radar Sensing, U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory
“For outstanding contributions to theory and application of radar technology and adaptive signal processing for the U.S. Air Force”
The K-12 STEM Literacy Committee
Educator-Engineer Partnership Award

Leon Grant
Pre-Engineering Teacher, Marietta High School

Dr. Erik Maxwell
Principal Research Engineer, Georgia Tech Research Institute
“In recognition of exemplary collaboration leading to the development of Smart Medical Gloves”
“In recognition of exemplary collaboration leading to the development of Smart Medical Gloves”
IEEE-USA Awards Ceremonies
2022

The Nominations Portal for IEEE-USA Awards is now closed.

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