President's Column President's Column J. Gary Eden O ne of the chief responsibilities and privileges of a society such as LEOS is conferring distinction, through awards and prizes, on individuals whose achievements are extraordinary.
Few honors are as meaningful as having one's accomplishments recognized by one's peers.
As you read this, the deadline for the receipt of nominations for three of the most prestigious awards that LEOS offers is approaching rapidly. Nominations must be received on or before April 30 for the William Streifer Scientific Achievement Award, the Engineering Achievement Award, and the LEOS Distinguished Service Award. Beyond that, you enrich the Society by ensuring that the many individuals among us whose achievements deserve recognition are, indeed, honored and publicized. So, on behalf of Del Owyoung, Chair of the Awards Committee, I encourage you to spend a few moments considering colleagues with whose work you are familiar and nominate one or more of those whose accomplishments merit the recognition afforded by the LEOS Awards cited earlier. Also, please bear in mind that nominations for the LEOS Quantum Electronics Award and Distinguished Lecturers are due in February of each year while IEEE Fellow nominations generally have a due date in March.