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OPEA CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
NOMINATIONS ARE BEING ACCEPTED FOR THE 2020 ONTARIO PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AWARDS (OPEA).
Now in their 73rd year, the OPEAs showcase Ontario professional engineers who have made outstanding
contributions to their profession and community. Nominate an exceptional engineer or team of engineers who have
led a successful engineering project. OPEA recipients are honoured annually in November at a black-tie gala hosted
jointly by the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers and Professional Engineers Ontario.

* THE AWARDS *
GOLD MEDAL
The premier award, the Gold
Medal recognizes commitment
to public service, technical
excellence and outstanding
professional leadership.

ENGINEERING PROJECT OR
ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
This award recognizes a
team of engineers who have
conceived of, designed and
executed an outstanding project or achievement that has had
a significant, positive impact on
society, industry or engineering.

CITIZENSHIP AWARD
Those who earn this award have
given freely of their time,
professional experience and
engineering expertise-to the
benefit of humanity.

ENGINEERING MEDAL
The Engineering Medal recognizes professional engineers who
have improved our quality of life
through the ingenious application of their engineering skills,
and whose achievements rise
significantly above the normally
high standards of the profession. It can be awarded in the
categories of:

Engineering Excellence
Recognizes overall excellence in the practice of engineering,
where the innovative application of engineering knowledge
and principles has solved a unique problem, led to advanced
products, or produced exceptional results

Management
Awarded for managing and directing engineering projects
or enterprises, where innovative management practice has
contributed significantly to the overall excellence of the
engineering achievement

Research and Development
Awarded for using new knowledge in developing useful,
novel applications or advancing engineering knowledge or
applied science, or discovering or extending any of the
engineering or natural sciences

Entrepreneurship

THE DEADLINE
Nominations are due by 4 p.m. EST
on Wednesday, February 26, 2020

ELIGIBILITY
More information about the awards, including selection
criteria and nomination forms, is available at
www.peo.on.ca, or by email at awards@peo.on.ca.

Awarded for applying new technologies or innovative
approaches that have enabled new companies to get
started, and/or assisted established companies to grow in
new directions

Young Engineer
Awarded to outstanding young Ontario engineers who
have made exceptional achievements in their chosen fields.
Candidates must be no older than 35 as of December 31
in the year the nomination is submitted and have demonstrated excellence in their careers as well as in community
and professional participation
http://www.peo.on.ca
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