Award

The SES recognizes two members each year for exemplary performance. The Engineer of the Year andEducator of the Year is awarded at the Annual General Meeting this fall. The awards committee will be made up of three to five individuals from the SES board. It will be chaired by the Past-President, and will include representation from the University of Saskatchewan, plus at least one member representing a firm in the engineering industry.

Engineer of the Year Award

This award is given to recognize the outstanding work of an engineer from within the Saskatoon Engineering Society and to encourage outstanding work by other members of the Society. The award recipient is selected from nominations and is chosen by the SES Awards Committee based on the following criteria:

Accomplishments in Engineering (30 Points)
Service to the profession in public education and / or active participation in engineering associations, societies, or institutes (25 Points)
Service to the community (20 Points)
Achievements & recognition (20 Points)

Nominees must:

be a member in good standing with APEGS
have preformed much of their work for a Saskatoon area or for a company with an office located in the Saskatoon area.
have not won the awards before.

Nomination Process:

Only SES members in good standing may nominate or co-nominate candidates for the SES Engineer of the Year Award.
The nominator of the candidate for the Award shall submit a nomination to the Chair of the SES Awards Committee by August 1st of this year.
- Information required:
  - Contact information for Nominee
  - Employer and Title of Nominee
  - Contact information for Nominator
  - Any conflict of interest
  - Reason for nomination
- Any signed letters of support can be included with the nomination or emailed to the attention of Chair, Awards Committee vice_president@saskatoonengineers.com by the due date
- Those nominating a candidate will be advised only if their candidate is selected. Each nominee will be considered by the awards committee for two additional years if not selected in the year nominated.

Past SES Engineer of the Year Award Winners:

2025 Brett LaRoche
2024 Reza Moazed
2023 Philip LePoudre
2022 Lesley McGilp

Educator of the Year Award

This award is given to recognize the outstanding work in engineering education and to encourage outstanding education by others. The award recipient is selected from nominations and is chosen by the SES awards Committee based on the following criteria:

Reason for nomination (20 Points)
Innovation, organization, and effective delivery of educational material (25 Points)
Student support (20 Points)
Breadth of impact (20 Points)
Service to the profession in public education (20 Points)

Nominees must:

be a member in good standing with APEGS or have applied for registration with APEGS.
have performed much of their work for a Saskatoon area education institution.
have not won the award before.

Nomination Process:

Anyone may nominate or co-nominate candidates for the SES Educator of the Year Award.
The nominator of the candidate for the Award shall submit a nomination to the Chair of the SES Awards Committee by August 1st of this year.
- Information required:
  - Contact information for Nominee
  - Employer and Title of Nominee
  - Contact information for Nominator
  - Any conflict of interest
  - Reason for nomination
- Any signed letters of support can be included with the nomination or emailed to the attention of Chair, Awards Committee vice_president@saskatoonengineers.com by the due date
- Those nominating a candidate will be advised only if their candidate is selected. Each nominee will be considered by the awards committee for two additional years if not selected in the year nominated.

Past Winners:

2025 Tate Chao
2024 Seokbum Ko
2023 Suzanne Kresta
2022 Dr Venketash Meda