Award Winners
2025
Region 6 Awards
Outstanding Contribution to Promoting Women in Engineering – Individual
Kristine Joyce Locquiao
Outstanding Medium Student Branch
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Outstanding Contribution to Promoting Women in Engineering – Group
IEEE Hawaii Women in Engineering
Outstanding IEEE Member Contributing to Global Humanitarian Projects or Activities
Andrew Alling
Director’s Special Award
Brianne Tengan
2024
Region 6 Awards
Outstanding Small Section
IEEE Hawaii Section
Outstanding Small Student Branch
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Outstanding Affinity Group Chapter
IEEE Hawaii Women in Engineering
Outstanding Affinity Group Member
Quynh Tran
Outstanding Corporate Service
Burns and McDonnell
IEEE-USA Awards
Jim Watson Student Awareness Professional Achievement Award
Brianne Tengan
The Jim Watson Student Awareness Professional Achievement Award recognizes IEEE members, including students, who volunteered their time and shared their professional experiences with students to encourage active, lifelong IEEE membership.
Learn more about the IEEE-USA awards here.
2023
Region 6 Awards
Membership Development Award
Brianne Tengan
Through outstanding leadership and vision, implemented programs to retain members, increase IEEE visibility and improve engagement with other professional organizations.
Brianne is the first Hawaii Section member to receive a Region award.
Learn more about Region 6 Awards here.
2004
IEEE-USA Awards
K-12 STEM Literacy Committee Educator-Engineer Partnership Award
William G. Speed, Jr. (teacher) and Mark R. Rognstad (Engineer)
Hawaii Council of Engineering Societies (HCES) Student Engineer of the Year
2024 – Dylan Sodetani
2021 – Willy Chang
2019 – Sasha Yamada
2017 – George Zhang
2015 – Justin Yoshimoto
2014 – Kevin Shin
2009 – Reece Iwami
2007 – Christy Kaneshiro
2003 – Aaron Ohta
Learn more about HCES awards here.
2024 IEEE Membership Outstanding Recruitment and Retention Performance
