The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) is sending out a call for nominations for its annual SHPE Technical Achievement Recognition (STAR) awards. The STAR awards — to be presented in Washington, D.C. at the 2009 SHPE Conference October 28th – November 1st — recognize the year’s highest level of achievement in Hispanic engineering in categories acknowledging students, educators, professionals, companies and government organizations. The nomination deadline for the STAR awards is July 1, 2009.

Individuals are encouraged to visit www.shpe.org to review details on each award and to download a nomination form. There are different nomination forms and deadlines for the Educator of the Year and SHPE/GEM Graduate awards. Visit www.ahetems.org for that information.