The INCOSE Chesapeake Chapter System Engineer of the Year (SEY) is awarded to those candidates that excel in three areas during the award period:

Project impact: Major contributions to successful execution of complex and difficult projects such as:

• Led a Systems Engineering team on a large system development program; or
• Participated on a system engineering team working on a significant project; or
• Contributed to Systems Engineering process improvement; or
• Taught Systems Engineering as a faculty member of an accredited university for an academic quarter or equivalent; or
• Taught a Systems Engineering short course or module in a curriculum; or
• Supervised a graduate student systems engineering thesis or dissertation.

Outreach: Help others to enhance their system engineering skills through leadership, instruction, or publication such as:

• Authored a technical paper relating to systems engineering published in a recognized journal or magazine; or
• Authored a technical paper relating to systems engineering presented it at a refereed conference, paper was published in the conference proceedings; or
• Presented a technical brief relating to systems engineering at a conference or other meaningful venue

Professional Service: Help build and grow professional and standards organizations both inside and outside one’s company by giving service to INCOSE such as:

• Served as an officer on an INCOSE Chapter's Board of Directors for a full term; or
• Served on the INCOSE Central Organization for a full term; or
• Contributed in a substantial way to the conduct of chapter meetings; or
  Organized and conducted a seminar or mini conference (an event with speakers, panels, tutorials, or exhibits); or
•  Participated as an organizer in the INCOSE International Workshop or the INCOSE International Symposium.

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Previous Recipients

Year	SEY Awardees (Click on name for more info)
2010	Don York
2008	Carol Ann Hutchinson
2007	Stephen Sutton
2006	L. Mark Walker
2005	Jim Chism
2004	John Thomas

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