Engineering Research Council
Curtis W. McGraw Research Award
Description and Nomination Guidelines
Nominations for this year's award will be accepted through December 3, 2018. The award is presented at the ERC Annual Conference's Business Luncheon in Washington, DC on March 12, 2019.
Curtis W. McGraw (1895-1953) began his career with McGraw-Hill in 1920 in the book company's shipping department and worked his way up to the presidency of that company in 1950. As a successful business executive, he carved for himself a place of importance and distinction in the book publishing world.
The Curtis W. McGraw Research Award was established in 1957 to recognize outstanding early achievements by young engineering college research workers and to encourage the continuance of such productivity.
The Award: The annual award is sponsored by the Engineering Research Council with the assistance of the McGraw-Hill Book Company. Two awards will be made - one to the top applicant from a PhD granting program and one to the top applicant from a non-PhD granting program. The award consists of a $1,500 honorarium and a certificate, as well as reasonable travel costs, up to $750, to attend the Engineering Research Council (ERC) Annual Conference where the award is presented.
Qualifications: Because this award recognizes the significant achievements of young researchers and educators, recipients must demonstrate:
Nomination form can be found here.
A complete nomination consists of the following items compiled into a single PDF:
Questions about the award or nomination process can be sent to:
Larry Hornak
Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies
College of Engineering, University of Georgia
email: lahornak@uga.edu
Chair, ASEE Engineering Research Council Awards Committee
Send nomination materials as a single PDF by email by December 3, 2018, 5:00 pm EST to to Larry Hornak (lahornak@uga.edu).
The subject line should read: 2019 Curtis W. McGraw Research Award Nomination.
Engineering Research Council
Curtis W. McGraw Research Award
Description and Nomination Guidelines
Nominations for this year's award will be accepted through December 3, 2018. The award is presented at the ERC Annual Conference's Business Luncheon in Washington, DC on March 12, 2019.
Curtis W. McGraw (1895-1953) began his career with McGraw-Hill in 1920 in the book company's shipping department and worked his way up to the presidency of that company in 1950. As a successful business executive, he carved for himself a place of importance and distinction in the book publishing world.
The Curtis W. McGraw Research Award was established in 1957 to recognize outstanding early achievements by young engineering college research workers and to encourage the continuance of such productivity.
The Award: The annual award is sponsored by the Engineering Research Council with the assistance of the McGraw-Hill Book Company. Two awards will be made - one to the top applicant from a PhD granting program and one to the top applicant from a non-PhD granting program. The award consists of a $1,500 honorarium and a certificate, as well as reasonable travel costs, up to $750, to attend the Engineering Research Council (ERC) Annual Conference where the award is presented.
Qualifications: Because this award recognizes the significant achievements of young researchers and educators, recipients must demonstrate:
Nomination form can be found here.
A complete nomination consists of the following items compiled into a single PDF:
Questions about the award or nomination process can be sent to:
Larry Hornak
Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies
College of Engineering, University of Georgia
email: lahornak@uga.edu
Chair, ASEE Engineering Research Council Awards Committee
Send nomination materials as a single PDF by email by December 3, 2018, 5:00 pm EST to to Larry Hornak (lahornak@uga.edu).
The subject line should read: 2019 Curtis W. McGraw Research Award Nomination.