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IEEE-USA awards $3,000 in honoraria to 2 journalists

Recognition for adding to public understanding of engineering

For the first time, IEEE-USA has awarded two $1,500 honoraria to recognize print and electronic journalists who have added to a greater public understanding of the contributions of engineering and computer professionals to society.

The two award winners were recognized by 2008 IEEE-USA President Russell Lefevre at the organization's annual meeting in Salt Lake City on 28 February: Alan Boyle, science editor of MSNBC.com, for his series of articles on future engineering challenges; and John Dodge, editor-in-chief of DESIGN NEWS, for his series of articles on key new technologies in the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

Past award recipients have included NPR's Richard Harris (1991); the CHICAGO TRIBUNE's Jon Van (1993); THE WALL STREET JOURNAL's G. Pascal Zachary (1998); and Jon Katz, for his book, "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" (2000).

To see articles written by the 2008 IEEE-USA journalism award winners, go to: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16545946; and http://www.designnews.com/blog/Design_engineering_at_large/205-Boeing_s_787_Dreamliner_aims_to_improve_flying.php

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