Undergraduate Scholarships and Awards

Eta Kappa Nu Outstanding Junior Award

Established in 1904

Eta Kappa Nu Logo Eta Kappa Nu Alpha Chapter was established in 1904 by Mr. Maurice L. Carr, the founder of Eta Kappa Nu. HKN is the International Honor Society for Electrical Engineers. There are over 200 chapters today and still growing. Outstanding persons are elected to Eta Kappa Nu primarily from the junior and senior classes of accredited undergraduate programs. Graduate Students and distinguished professional engineers are also eligible. Eligibility, naturally, must depend on marked ability, as evidenced by scholarship, personal character, useful voluntary services, and distinguished accomplishments, all of which indicate that the candidate will be or is a success in his profession.

While one of its purposes certainly is the stimulation and reward of scholarship, Eta Kappa Nu has a far broader purpose than merely to award a badge of distinction to scholars. As conceived by its founders and as carried forward by its membership during more than two generations, another aim is to assist its members throughout their lives in becoming better professionals as well as better citizens. In turn, it is still another purpose of the organization, that its members be a constructive force, helping fellow members and non-members alike to improve the standards of the profession, the courses of instruction, and the institutions generally where its chapters are established.

DESCRIPTION:

The Outstanding Junior competition is conducted each academic year by the Alpha Chapter of Eta Kappa Nu to honor one member of the junior class in electrical and computer engineering.

REQUIREMENTS:

  1. You must be a student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, enrolled in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
  2. Must be a Junior in ECE.
  3. Must have maintained a high scholastic average
  4. Must have distinguished himself or herself as a leader in college or professional activities.
  5. Must be able to perform in social as well as in work situations in a manner that favorably reflects the institution he or she represents. This requires personality, hard work, and the ability to apply one's knowledge and experience.

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Qualified applicants may fill out a questionnaire available in the HKN office or may be nominated by faculty during Spring semester.

SELECTION PROCESS:

  1. Review of academic grades
  2. Faculty nominations
  3. Preliminary selection by a student committee (which does not include any eligible juniors)
  4. Final selection by a student-faculty committee

AWARD:

The chosen Outstanding Junior is honored with a plaque at the semi-annual Eta Kappa Nu Initiation Banquet.

PAST RECIPIENTS OF THE AWARD:

Year RECIPIENTS Year RECIPIENTS
2007

Daniel Joe

 1997 Poojan Wagh
2006 Wilson Yum 1996

William Terrill

2005 Nikhil Pandit 1994 Amit Dhawan
2004 Ting Feng Toh 1993 Prabal Chakrabarti
2003 Jeffrey Chieh 1992 Andrew D. Skale
2002 Akshay Naheta 1991 Bryan D. Robb
2001 Ray Liu 1990 G. Matthew Murphy
2000 Hanching Fuh 1989 Steven A. Boppart
1999 George Gemelos 1988 Karim H. Tadros
1998

Ashish Pandya
Samantha Sutton

 1987 Ken E. Kubiak

Kara MacGregor

For More Information Contact:

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