The 2006 IEEE-USA Leadership Workshop was held March 3-5, 2006 in St. Louis, Missouri.

The workshops was goals were to build understanding of what IEEE and IEEE-USA missions, visions, and goals and to equip them for various task such as recruiing, professional development, and training volunteers.

During this workshop an Awards Ceremony was held to honor IEEE-USA award recipients for their professionalism and technical achievements, as well as literary contributions to public awareness and understanding of the engineering profession in the United States.

Dr. Linda. B. Hayden, Director of The Center of Excellence in Remote Sensing and Research at Elizabeth City State University, was awarded the Professional Acheivement Award for outstanding accomplishments in cultivating student interests in engineering and supporting career development.

For a complete list of award winners, please see:
http://www.ieeeusa.org/communications/releases/2006/011206pr.asp

Photo highlights below include:

• Mr. John Twitchell, Chair, IEEE-USA Awards and Recognition Committee
• Mr. Charles Lord, IEEE Region 3 Leadership Development
• Mr. George Dean, IEEE PACE Chair, Region 5
• Dr. William Porter, ECSU Geoscience Professor