On December 10, 2019, the IEEE Chicago Section held its annual awards dinner. Megan Czach, the new Awards Chair, made the arrangements. The 39 attendees included ExCom members, award winners, and their guests. The award winners are listed below. The Certificates of Appreciation were given to the IEEE Chicago Section 125th Anniversary Team who put on an amazing event that benefitted both IEEE members and the Chicagoland community as a whole.
Dinner at Venuti’s
Lisa Schoedel presenting the Outstanding Young Engineer Award to Nina Rouhanizadeh
Alvin Chin and Lisa Schoedel
| Award 1 | Outstanding Section Member Award | James Niemira |
| Award 2 | Life-time Service Award | John Zulaski |
| Award 3 | Friends of the IEEE Chicago Section | Northwestern Master of Engineering Management Program |
| Award 4 | Distinguished Mentoring Award | Robert Burke |
| Award 5 | Distinguished Officer Award | Michael Kahn |
| Award 6 | Certificate of Appreciation | Alvin Chin |
| Award 6 | Certificate of Appreciation | Matt Clavelli |
| Award 6 | Certificate of Appreciation | Megan Czach |
| Award 6 | Certificate of Appreciation | Brian Goldman |
| Award 6 | Certificate of Appreciation | Gina Martinez |
| Award 6 | Certificate of Appreciation | Bernie Sander |
| Award 6 | Certificate of Appreciation | George Thomas |
| Award 6 | Certificate of Appreciation | Howard Wolfman |
| Award 6 | Certificate of Appreciation | John Zulaski |
| Award 7 | Outstanding Young Engineer Award | Nina Rouhanizadeh |
| Award 8 | Distinguished R&D Award | Sheng Di |