The Hispanic Engineer of the Year and the Scientist of the Year Award is presented for overall leadership and technical achievement. You may not nominate an individual for the Hispanic Engineer of the Year or Scientist of the Year Awards. These individuals are selected from among the top candidates submitted in all professional categories and can be leaders working in any area of science, engineering and technology, including research, technology development or technology management. Technology leaders considered for this honor are meeting the demands of today's rapidly advancing technology and dynamic economic environment. They have mastered the art of managing multi-skilled teams to solve complex technical and business problems. The Selection Committee is searching for individuals who model the kind of technical excellence and executive leadership that significantly impact an industry, a field of science and/or engineering, our community, and our nation.

(2 Categories)

-         Organizations with over $20 billion in revenues

-         Organizations with under $20 billion in revenues

 

The Executive Excellence award has been divided into two categories to balance the playing field between organizations with revenues over and under $20 billion. Individuals will compete in separate categories based on the revenue of their respective organizations. Nominees from the military and government will be classified by their organizations total annual budget. This nominee must be an upper-level manager or a well-established individual who has large department and budget responsibilities. This person should have twenty (20) plus years of experience in the science, engineering or technology fields.

 

Executive excellence will be judged on the following criteria:

      1. Uniqueness of his/her obtained goal

      2. Level of responsibilities

      3. Degree of discipline for level of performance

      4. Overcoming obstacles of minorities in his/her field

      5. Potential as a role model

      6. Involvement with the Hispanic community

(Three Categories)

• Industry
• National Laboratories/Government
• Military

Individuals in Industry will compete against other Industry nominees. Candidates from National Laboratories and Government agencies will be judged in a separate round and all members of the military will compete opposite each other. The candidate must have made a significant contribution to science, engineering or technology by having designed, developed, managed or assisted in the development of a product, service, system or intellectual property.
Outstanding technical achievement will be judged on the following criteria:

1. Uniqueness of his/her research
2. Degree of impact research has on humankind
3. Patents or Published works
4. Potential as a role model
5. Involvement with the Hispanic Community

This category was created to honor individuals that are currently not executives and have given 25 or more years of amazing service and commitment in science, engineering or other technical field(s).   

 

Lifetime achievement will be judged on the following criteria:

1.      Total combined years of employment in science, engineering or other technical field(s)

2.      Career highlights including top projects, programs, patents and inventions that the candidate has lead and/or been a key contributor

3.      Past and current mentoring of fellow professionals

4.      Ability to be an ambassador for the organization they currently work for

5.      Involvement with the Hispanic community

            -Industry

            -National Laboratories/Government

            -Military

            -Academia

 

Individuals in Industry will compete against other Industry nominees. Candidates from National Laboratories and Government agencies will be judged in a separate round and all members of the military will compete opposite each other. The candidate must be a well-established manager or have project responsibility. This individual should have ten (10) to twenty-four (24) years experience in a technical field and should have made significant contributions in that arena.

 

Professional achievement will be judged on the following criteria:

      1. Uniqueness of his/her obtained goal

      2. Level of responsibilities

      3. Degree of discipline for level of performance

      4. Potential as a role model

      5. Leadership ability and upward mobility

      6. Involvement with the Hispanic community

Environment, Buildings, Bridges & Highways, Transportation

 

This category was created to honor individuals that are exclusively involved with Civil Engineering and Infrastructure. Individuals need to have a minimum of 5 years professional experience in their specific Civil Engineering/Infrastructure position..

 

 

The Civil Engineering/Infrastructure Distinction will be judged on the following criteria:

 

1. Expertise in specified Civil Engineering/Infrastructure area
2. Impact that the nominee’s work has had on the overall organization
3. Uniqueness of accomplishments
4. Outreach in the Hispanic Community
5. Potential as a role model

Software, Hardware, Security & Management Categories

(Individuals that work for an IT based company and/or in IT for non-IT based company) (Three Categories)

• Industry
• National Laboratories/Government
• Military

 

This category was created to honor individuals that are exclusively involved with Information Technology. The Information Technology distinction will be divided between professionals that work for IT companies and then those that work in the IT division of their organization that is not IT based. We are looking to honor individuals in software, hardware, security and management. Individuals need to have a minimum of 5 years experience in their specific IT field.

 

The Information Technology Distinction will be judged on the following criteria:

            1.  Expertise in specified IT area

            2.  Impact that the nominee’s work has had on the overall organization

            3.  Uniqueness of accomplishments

            4.  Outreach in the Hispanic Community

            5.  Potential as a role model

 

The candidate must be a professional engineer or scientist with no more than nine (9) years work experience since earning a completed Masters or Doctoral degree.  The candidate’s technical contributions should already indicate a promising career.   Individuals currently enrolled in a Masters or Doctoral program do not qualify for this category.  You must have already graduated with a Masters or Doctorate degree by June 4, 2011.  The Selection Committee has the option to separate the nominations based on Masters and Doctoral degrees if stellar performances are noted as distinct for each degree level.   

 

Most promising engineer or scientist graduate will be judged on the following criteria:

      1. Uniqueness and or innovation of contributions to organization

      2. Leadership abilities and/or initiative

      3. Professional and technical achievement to date

      4. Potential for advancement

      5. Involvement with the Hispanic community

 

This is a professional engineer or scientist with no more than 9 years work experience and the highest degree attained is a B.S.  For individuals currently enrolled in a Masters or Ph.D. program please note you will be judged only on work through your B.S.  The candidate’s early technical contributions through the B.S. degree should already indicate a promising career. 

 

Most promising engineer or scientist undergraduate will be judged on the following criteria:

      1. Uniqueness and or innovation of contributions to organization

      2. Leadership abilities and/or initiative

      3. Professional and technical achievement to date

      4. Potential for advancement

      5. Involvement with the Hispanic community

 

This candidate must have demonstrated leadership in the minority engineering, science, and technology community through volunteer work, contributions and other activities that are NOT part of their current job description.   Nominees that are honored in this category usually have a long history of community service and go above and beyond in reaching young people, fellow professionals, seniors and other key groups not mentioned.

 

Community Service will be judged on the following criteria:

1. Promoting STEM within the Hispanic & underserved communities
2. Time and energy invested in serving the community both within and outside their current organization.
3. Involvement with schools, universities, and organizations.
4. Colleague participation in outreach
5. Potential as a role model

The candidate must demonstrate that he or she has made a difference in an organization’s approach to Hispanic advancement in education, job promotion, business development and community activities.  The individual must be employed in the Diversity/ Corporate Responsibility /Human Resource division of their respective organization. Also, the nominee for this category does not have to be Hispanic however the work product of his/her efforts must have advanced and enhanced Hispanics within the organization and/or the Hispanic community.

 

Diversity will be judged on the following criteria:

      1. Effectiveness of implementing diversity goals and/or changes within

          organization

      2. Promoting Hispanic awareness within organization

      3. Outreach to the Hispanic community

      4. Efforts to promote engineering, science, math or career development

          with impact on Hispanics and other minorities

      5. Community outreach including schools, universities and non– profits

 

This person must own fifty percent or more of a thriving engineering or technology business with strong financial growth and more than ten employees.

 

Entrepreneurs will be judged on the following criteria:

      1. Insightfulness on growth sectors

      2. Innovativeness to design or re-design

      3. Leadership, managerial skills & earnings

      4. Impact benefits on the general community & Hispanic community

      5. Potential as a role model