{"id":900,"date":"2024-01-18T19:53:23","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T19:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ieeepels.wpengine.com\/?page_id=900"},"modified":"2025-08-27T16:26:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T20:26:03","slug":"young-professional-exceptional-service-award","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ieee-pels.org\/awards\/young-professional-exceptional-service-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Professional Exceptional Service Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"900\" class=\"elementor elementor-900\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fa34e9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9fa34e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-619f062 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"619f062\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e4f1bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e4f1bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the Award<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2603c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2603c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <strong>IEEE PELS Young Professional Exceptional Service Award<\/strong> recognizes exceptional service to the welfare of PELS by members who have graduated with their first professional degree within the past 15 years.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d777191 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d777191\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Prize:<\/h4><ul><li>Honorarium (USD 1,500)<\/li><li>Plaque<\/li><li>Reimbursement towards the recipient&#8217;s necessary conference registration, travel, and accommodation costs incurred to attend the award ceremony (up to USD 1,000)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93e448d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"93e448d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6387a2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d6387a2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e4157f white-font e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7e4157f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45ef2a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45ef2a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Submit a Nominee<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00818c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00818c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To submit a nominee, you will need to log into your existing IEEE account (or register for a new one) to identify as a nominator. Select the &#8220;IEEE PELS Young Professional Exceptional Service Award&#8221; and enter the required data and documents.<\/p><p><strong><em>The portal to submit an application is now closed.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa9a053 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"fa9a053\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/ieee.secure-platform.com\/a\/solicitations\/1147\/home\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Nomination Website<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0bc030 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f0bc030\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db7fd4b e-con-full lg-banner-box e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"db7fd4b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b779b73 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b779b73\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-825db7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"825db7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Learn More<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b64d4f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b64d4f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Details About the<br>Award<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ebbed4 e-con-full elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8ebbed4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e90d317 lg-image-banner e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e90d317\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef5dc95 details-tabs e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ef5dc95\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13c3582 e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"13c3582\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tabs_justify_horizontal&quot;:&quot;start&quot;,&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"20723074\" aria-label=\"Tabs. 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Kegley<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4436ac0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4436ac0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>for exceptional leadership in driving IEEE PELS programs that empower and engage members worldwide<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-207230742\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-207230742\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-f0f5723 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f0f5723\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35da3b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35da3b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Active PELS members who have graduated with their first professional degree within the past 15 years as of 1 January of the year of the award are eligible. There is no restriction on affiliation, age, IEEE member grade, or nationality<\/p><p><strong>Criteria:<\/strong>\u00a0Judgment of the nominees will be based on the nomination and impactful contributions to the welfare of PELS, which may include:<\/p><ul><li>Administrative, leadership, and managerial accomplishments on behalf of PELS<\/li><li>Contributions in any part of PELS, including PELS Chapters, committees, conferences, transactions, etc.<\/li><li>General communication and advocacy of power electronics technology to the technical community as a whole<\/li><li>Initiation of innovative programs and nurturing of PELS activities<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" id=\"e-n-tab-content-207230743\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-207230743\" data-tab-index=\"3\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-e747942 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