Deadlines for two Old Guard contests fall in March

Two competitions for young practicing engineers, both sponsored by the ASME Old Guard Committee, have deadlines that will fall in March. The deadline for both the Young Engineer Award and the Early Career Engineering Essay Competition is March 1, 2006.

The committee established the Young Engineer Award in 1994 to provide young engineers with a financial incentive to involve themselves actively in their profession, their communities, and the work of the Society. The grand-prize winner will receive $5,000 plus a prepaid life membership in ASME worth an estimated $2,500. Two runners-up will win prepaid ASME life memberships. In addition, all three winners will receive commemorative plaques.

To qualify, applicants must be a current ASME member who has maintained continuous membership since first becoming a student member, and they must have received a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering between March 1, 2000, and March 1, 2002.

Applicants will be judged on the following criteria: ASME participation, professional achievements, education progress, community service, and honors and awards. For details, visit www.asme.org/cma/og/youngengineer.html.

The Old Guard will accept submissions for a second contest, the Early Engineer Essay Competition, through March 1. The winner of the essay contest will receive $1,000 plus a lifetime ASME membership.

The Old Guard developed the Early Engineering Essay Competition as a way of encouraging early-career engineers to pass on their advice and guidance, based on their own personal and professional experiences, to new mechanical engineering and mechanical engineering technology graduates just starting their careers.

The winning paper will be posted on the ASME Early Career Web site. The paper also will be sent to all graduating ASME student members to persuade them to continue their membership in ASME and involvement with the Society throughout their professional careers.

To qualify, applicants must be ASME members with four to 10 years of postgraduate work experience; graduation date must have been between Jan. 1, 1995, and Dec. 31, 2001.

The essay should deal with the topic, "Enhancing Your Career — The Value of ASME." In the essay, applicants are asked to explain why they have retained their membership in ASME and discuss the value of the Society in the development of their career. The paper should not exceed 2,000 words or six single-spaced pages (front-sided only), including the cover page.

Entries must be postmarked by March 1, 2006, and should be addressed to Cheryl Hasan, ASME, Three Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016. Note that in submitting essays for consideration, ASME shall retain copyright and all rights of reproduction in ASME publication activities.

For more information on both contests, contact Cheryl Hasan at (212) 591-8239 or e-mail hasanc@asme.org.

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