USC Student IEEE awarded RAB Student Branch Membership Growth Award

On 15 June 2007, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE) Regional Activities Board (RAB) recognized the University of South Carolina as a recipient of the 2006 RAB Student Branch Membership Growth Award for their success for Outstanding Leadership and Results in IEEE Membership Development Activities for the IEEE Columbia Section in Region 3.

Each year a Student Branch in each Region is recognized as having achieved the highest rate of growth. The greatest level of growth is based on a composite rating, considering the highest percentage of increase in membership and highest increase in new elections relative to other Student Branches within each Region.

"Our IEEE Student Branch has been very active in the last year. Students are invited to attend the branch meetings and to get involved in the activities." says IEEE faculty advisor Enrico Santi.

IEEE is a non-profit organization of the world's leading professional association for the advancement of technology. Through its global membership, the IEEE is a leading authority on areas ranging from aerospace systems, computers and telecommunications to biomedical engineering, electric power and consumer electronics among others.

Members rely on the IEEE as a source of technical and professional information, resources and services.

To foster an interest in the engineering profession, the IEEE also serves student members in colleges and universities around the world.

For more information about the student branch of IEEE at USC, visit their web site at http://ieee.sc.edu.

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8/13/07