Undergraduate Scholarships and Awards

P. R. Egbert Memorial Award

Established 1985

P.R. Egbert
Paul R. Egbert

Paul R. Egbert received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering with high honors in 1936 from the University of Illinois. After working at Commonwealth Edison Company, where he got extensive on the job experience in power engineering, he returned to UIUC and received an M.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1949. He joined the University of Illinois in 1949 as an Assistant Professor, and became an Associate Professor in 1951.

He was a counselor of the student branch of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers for over eight years and served on the Assembly Hall Advisory Board for three years. He served a three-year term on the Illini Union Board and was its chairman for two years.

Professor Egbert was a registered professional engineer in Illinois and was a member of the IEEE, Eta Kappa Nu, Pi Mu Epsilon, and Sigma Phi Delta. Mr. Egbert retired from the University of Illinois in 1979 . He died November 3, 1985.

Description:

This award was established to honor the memory of Paul R. Egbert, a member of the electrical engineering faculty for 33 years. The award honors an outstanding undergraduate senior in the area of Power Engineering.

Requirements:

  1. Must be an outstanding Senior at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, enrolled in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
  2. Must have demonstrated an interest in a career in Power Engineering.
  3. Must be active in outside activities such as EOH, IEEE, or HKN.

Selection Process :

Selection of the award recipient shall be made by a committee in the Power Engineering Area.

Award:

The award carries a stipend of $1250. The award recipient is recognized at the annual ECE Awards Banquet in April. A plaque listing all recipients' names is permanently displayed in Everitt Lab.

PAST RECIPIENTS OF THE AWARD:

Year RECIPIENTS
2007 Andrew Friedl
2006 Scott Donahue
2005 Thomas Abram
2004 David O. Savageau
2003 Brett M. Nee
2002 Piotr K. Kondratko
2001 Michael A. Vaughn
2000 Ryan E. Berube
1999 Eric Cunningham
1998 Brian R. Borchers
1997 Kollin J. Patten
1996 Thomas P. Wallisch
1995 Stephen M. Heal
1994 Caroline M. Marzinzik
1993 Scott A. Splater
1992 Douglas R. Brown
1991 Kris R. Kozielek
1990 Roy A. McCann
1989 Jennifer Sterling
1988 Thomas M. Weber
1987 Alexander C. Crossman
1986 Laureen M. Harvath

 

Kara MacGregor

For More Information Contact:

Kara MacGregor
kmacgreg@uiuc.edu
153 Everitt Laboratory, MC-702
(217) 333-9706