2009 Robert O’Shea Engineering Ethics Award for Ohio ASCE Student Chapter and Younger Members
THE AWARD:
The Ohio Council of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Robert O’Shea Engineering Ethics Award.
CRITERIA:
I. The Robert O’Shea Engineering Ethics Award for Ohio ASCE Student Chapter and Younger Members is awarded annually by the Ohio Council of ASCE on the basis of papers on professional ethics. One winner will be selected from all papers submitted to receive an award certificate and a cash award in the amount of $250.00. The organization to which the winner is affiliated (Student Chapter for a student, Section Younger Members group for a younger member) will also receive a cash award in the amount of $250.00.
II. Younger members of any of the Ohio Sections of ASCE and undergraduate members of the ASCE Student Chapters/Clubs from any college or university located in Ohio who are in good standing at the time their papers are submitted are eligible for the award. For the purpose of this award, younger members are defined as associate members or members 35 years of age or less on February 1 in the year of the award.
III. Criteria for the Robert O’Shea Engineering Ethics Award have been purposely modeled after the criteria for the national ASCE Daniel W. Mead Prizes for Younger Members and for Students. ASCE awards two separate prizes annually. Authors must write their paper using the topic selected for the 2009 Mead prize. The 2009 Mead prize topic for students is “Sustainability and Civil Engineering“. The 2009 Mead prize topic for younger members is “Is it ethical for a Civil Engineer to relax design standards to achieve a sustainable design?”. Students or younger members submitting a paper for the Robert O’Shea Engineering Ethics Award may also want their paper to be considered for the appropriate national Daniel W. Mead Prize. Authors should consult the ASCE website www.asce.org for specific information and requirements regarding those prizes. The student or younger member who wishes to be considered for either of the national Mead prizes is responsible for completing the application process for the appropriate Daniel W. Mead Prize.
IV. Papers for the Robert O’Shea Engineering Ethics Award are (a) to be submitted to the Chair of the Robert O’Shea Engineering Ethics Award Committee by January 15, 2009; (b) to be submitted electronically as an attachment to an email message as Microsoft Word (.doc) or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) files to the following email address: cjbob@attglobal.net; (c) not to exceed 2,000 words in length (reference citations, if used, do not count against the 2000 word limitation); (d) to be written by only one person; and (e) not previously published in other than school or section publications. Papers must have the following information on the paper: name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the paper; whether the person is a younger member or student chapter member; the Ohio Section for younger members and the Student Chapter/Club for student chapter members; and the name and e-mail address of the Ohio Section Secretary for younger members and name and e-mail address of the Faculty Advisor for student members. This material does not count towards the 2000 word length limitation. This material will be removed prior to submittal of all the papers to the judges who will select the winner.
V. Papers are judged by a panel consisting of a member from each of the six Ohio Sections of ASCE (Akron/Canton, Cincinnati, Central Ohio, Cleveland, Dayton, and Toledo). Panel members are nominated by their Section. The panel will select a single winner from all papers submitted by students and younger members that meet the criteria. The Robert O’Shea Engineering Ethics Award Committee reserves the right to not make an award if the judges conclude that none of the papers submitted warrant selection for this award.
VI. The winner will be invited to present the paper at the spring Ohio Council Meeting and receive the award. If the winner is unable to attend the spring Ohio Council Meeting, the Chair of the committee will make other arrangements with the author to have the award presented at the author’s section or student chapter.
NOMINATION TIMING:
Papers must be submitted by January 15, 2009. Papers received after the deadline will not be considered. The panel will judge the papers and announce the winner February 19, 2009. The Chair of the Robert O’Shea Engineering Ethics Award Committee will contact the winning author to make arrangements for presentation of the award.