The HAWAII COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING SOCIETIES instituted sometime in 1997 the "HCES Lifetime Achievement Award" which is designed to recognize the lifetime achievements of retired engineers. This annual recognition is the Council's most prestigious award and is given to an individual who has contributed significantly to the development of engineering in the State of Hawaii and who has made a noteworthy impact on the local engineering community. This award was the brainchild of Dr. Amarjit Singh who served as the HCES chairman in 1997. Only one award is made each year and it is given during the Engineers' Week Banquet. The first HCES Lifetime Achievement Award was made on February 27, 1998.

ELIGIBILITY

The following criteria shall be applied when nominating a candidate for the award:

• The nominee must be affiliated with an HCES member society as an active member.
• The nominee must have lived and worked in Hawaii as an engineer or engineer-manager for at least 15 years.
• The nominee should be 55 years or older at the time of nomination.
• The nominee must have taken retirement from public or private sector employment. The nominee could, however, be continuing employment or consultancy or other work after effective retirement.
• In the case of a nominee who was an entrepreneur who started his/her own company, the nominee should have actively handed over control of the company to a successor. The nominee could, however, be in a position of involvement with the company.
• The award will only be made to a person who has been retired for not more than four years.
• Posthumous awards may be made provided the nominee was an active member of an HCES member society at the time of his/her passing away and fufulled all the required criteria listed above.

NOMINATION

The following criteria shall apply to the method for nomination:

• Any person belonging to any HCES member organization may nominate a candidate.
• The nomination must be accompanied by a citation that must effectively highlight, in narrative form, the engineering contributions of the candidate. Special emphasis must be made on the nominee's contributions to Hawaii.
• The nomination must include a detailed resume of the nominee.
• The nomination package must be submitted with a cover letter addressed to the HCES Chairperson.
• Nominations must be submitted on or before the end of December of the year prior to when the award is made.
• Multiple nominators may nominate a single nominee. The nominations submitted may be a joint or separate nomination. To be considered valid, each nomination package must be complete with all required documents.
• A single nominator may nominate multiple candidates. The nomination for each candidate must be distinct and complete with all necessary documents.
• If the nominee has not been selected in a previous nomination, he or she may be nominated in subsequent years.

The successful candidate is selected by a five-member Selection Committee of the HCES. Nominations may be sent to the following address: HCES Lifetime Achievement Award, P.O. Box 2873, Honolulu, Hawaii 96802 or submitted in person during the regular monthly meeting of the Council.

RECEPIENTS OF THE AWARD

Robert T. Chuck (2001)
No Awardee Selected (2000)
Frederick Kohloss (1999)
Dr. Arthur N.L. Chiu (1998)

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