Past Recipients
This award is the result of merging the Distinguished Literary Contributions Furthering Public Understanding of the Profession Award and the Distinguished Literary Contributions Furthering Engineering Professionalism Award.
| Year | Recipient | Citation |
| 2025 | Avishkar “Avi” Nikum | For exceptional literary contributions across multimedia platforms that transformed public understanding of cybersecurity engineering, reaching 22,000+ individuals through innovative multilingual content spanning academic publications, broadcast media, and digital journalism. |
| 2024 | Jeff Perry | For years of publications, including his book ‘The Intentional Engineer,’ aiding professionals in advancing their careers |
| 2023 | None Selected | |
| 2022 | Dr. Alice Parker and Dr. Lena Lunardi | For inspiring the next generation of women in engineering through the book “Women in Microelectronics” |
| 2021 | None Selected | |
| 2020 | Karen Panetta | For co-authorship of the book, “Count Girls In”, which serves as an inspiration for youth to pursue technology careers, and for lifelong commitment to STEM Literacy |
| 2019 | Ralph Hogan | For establishing a public radio program that engages IEEE members to communicate the importance of engineering and technology, and to raise IEEE brand awareness |
| 2018 | Dr. Guru Madhavan | For outstanding contributions in enhancing public consciousness of the engineering profession through his book, “Applied Minds: How Engineers Think” |
| 2017 | None Selected | |
| 2016 | John Toon | For sustained journalistic efforts to expand the public understanding and the advancement of science and technology in the United States |
| 2015 | Amy Bix | For outstanding journalistic effort in returning prominence to the historical significance of the Smithsonian Institute‘s engineering collection |
| 2014 | Allison Marsh and Lizzie Wade | For outstanding journalistic effort in returning prominence to the historical significance of the Smithsonian Institute‘s engineering collection. |
| 2013 | Judith Love Cohen | For a lifetime dedication to journalistic STEM education for young women. |
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