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We have 30 million reasons to celebrate.Realize your impact.
Illuminate
Educate
Engage
Energize
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Thanks to our donors, supporters and volunteers, the Realize the Full Potential of IEEE Cam
paign smashed through its fundraising goal of $30 m
illion—w
ith a total of $32.1 m
illion raised to date.
What’s m
ore impressive is the im
pact that the cam
paign is already having on the lives of individuals and com
munities around the w
orld.
• Raising awareness of the IEEE initiatives that address pressing
global challenges
• Forging strong partnerships with corporations, individuals and
non-profits to advance work already underw
ay
• Expanding resources to have a more significant im
pact on the challenges w
e are facing
Celebrate
Here are just a few
of the global challenges being tackled by the
engineers, technologists and program
s supported by the Realize the Full
Potential of IEEE Cam
paign.
Celebrate
More than 1 billion people have no
access to reliable electricity
More than half of the w
orld’s population cannot access the Internet
As important w
ork for technologists increases, the need for engineers, STEM
professionals and engineering students is increasing globally
Solving these problems requires ingenuity and dedication, as w
ell as new generations of innovators
to rise to the occasion. Our unprecedented cam
paign supported those who rise to the challenges, m
anifesting solutions and changing lives.
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ew and Expanded
Partnerships across IEEE’s Ecosystem
134 N
ew and Expanded
Funds Support the Work
of these Partners
$32.1MM
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onated—That’s
Impactful!
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RealizeRealize
Acknowledging those w
ho’ve made the biggest im
pact—so far.
“ Every contributor and ultimately
every recipient will be elevated as
part of this major leap forw
ard for the IEEE Foundation.” –Jim
Jefferies, 2018 IEEE President
We are indebted to num
erous corporate donors, including:
Serving IEEE and Hum
anity
“ We’re honored and grateful to have the opportunity to serve not just IEEE, but the
humanity to w
hom w
e all owe great new
opportunities to realize their full potential.” –Ray Larsen
Providing Invaluable Opportunities for G
raduate Students in Antennas and Propagation
“ I’m excited and proud to provide qualified young students w
ith the same opportunities
to attend the APS conferences that I was afforded and to set an exam
ple for other IEEE m
embers as to how
they can turn their philanthropy into impact.” –CJ Reddy
Some D
onors are Forever Generous
Vivian Carr: She generously lifted IEEE to the status of family w
hen she included an unrestricted bequest to the IEEE Foundation in her w
ill. Her philanthropic investm
ent provides vital resources to further the scientific and educational purposes of IEEE.
Investing in the Future of IEEE
Emerson and Elizabeth Pugh: Their fervor for the history of
technology, combined w
ith their desire to nurture scholars w
ho will advocate for the im
portance of technology and its history, m
otivated them to m
ake transformational gifts to the
IEEE History Center.
8%
Total Given through
Planned Gifts from
IEEE G
oldsmith Legacy
League Mem
bers
15,000+
Num
ber of Donors
Who G
ave to the Cam
paign
$32.1MM
D
onated—That’s
Impactful!
11%
Percentage of Giving
Designed to Provide
Long-Term Support for an
IEEE Program
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Educate the Next G
eneration of Innovators and Engineers
The future of technology depends upon the nourishm
ent of brilliant minds, the creation of
opportunities and the cultivation of a generation of socially responsible technology professionals. IEEE program
s designed to provide educational opportunities for pre-university students, university students and young professionals are enhanced by donor support.
Realizing Impact A
cross Multiple Initiatives
and Around the W
orld
Illuminate the Possibilities of
Technology by Using It to A
ddress G
lobal Challenges
Technology is a propelling force that makes it
possible to take action. It allows us to ask previously
unimaginable questions and find solutions to
unsolved problems.
Engage a Wider A
udience in A
ppreciating the Value and Importance
of Engineering and Technology
Donor-supported program
s that engage strive to preserve and prom
ote the legacy of electrical engineering and com
puting. Preserving our history enables us to understand today better and im
prove tomorrow
.
Energize Innovation by Celebrating Technological Excellence
Technological innovation pushes the boundaries of thinking, breaks new
ground and improves lives. Your
support helps energize, encourage and celebrate technological achievem
ents and academic excellence.
Illuminate
EducateEngage
Energize
950,000+
Lives Transformed
5,800+
University and G
raduate Students Provided w
ith Scholarships and G
rants
350,000+Service H
ours D
onated by HKN
(Eta Kappa N
u)
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Partnerships26
New
and Expanded Partnerships
29N
ew and Expanded
Partnerships
12N
ew and Expanded
Partnerships
630+Projects and D
eployments
260,000+Pre-university Students
Impacted
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ew M
edals, Awards and
Recognitions Created across IEEE
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Milestones
Dedicated
91O
ral Histories
Collected
The Realize the Full Potential of IEEE Campaign supports four “pillars,” each representing a letter in the IEEE nam
e: Illum
inate / Educate / Engage / Energize
IEEE MG
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$5.5MM
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$13.7MM
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While im
pact can be measured in m
any ways, the greatest im
pact lies beyond the scope of any instrument or
scale. It’s the power of technology to transform
the lives of individuals and groups of individuals the world over.
The programs, projects and people featured here have all m
ade an impact on—
or been impacted by—
the Realize the Full Potential of IEEE Cam
paign.
EPICS in IEEE: Connecting Engineering to Comm
unity Service
Engineering Projects in Comm
unity Service (EPICS) partners students with professionals and non-profit organizations
to provide comm
unity service organizations with the technology they need to im
prove and deliver services and provide undergraduate students w
ith educational experiences to broaden their skills.
Lights for the Enlightened
A joint effort between IEEE Sm
art Village and the Global H
imalayan
Expedition (GH
E) brought electric lighting to remote populations
in the Him
alayan region of Northern India—
including two Buddhist
monasteries that date back to the 12th century.
Previously dependent on sooty kerosene lamps, the people in the
mountain villages surrounding the m
onasteries now have m
ore time to
do work, as w
ell as cooking and other chores. Students can study and read longer thanks to m
ore consistent light sources. Streetlights also m
ake walking betw
een buildings safer. The installation at the Lingshed m
onastery even included a computer lab w
ith a satellite Internet link.
Smart Village: Closing the Energy G
ap for the World’s M
ost Energy-Im
poverished Citizens.
The IEEE Smart Village (ISV) program
has a unique approach to supporting the w
orld’s energy-impoverished com
munities—
by providing a comprehensive
solution combining renew
able energy, comm
unity-based education and entrepreneurial opportunities.
As part of its mission, ISV provides seed-funding to carefully selected com
munity
entrepreneurs based upon credible business plans that will im
pact a significant num
ber of people through electricity, education and jobs.
Thinking globally. Acting globally.
Impacts
Impacts
Buddy the Dog M
akes Friends for Life
Severely injured, one-year-old Germ
an Shepherd puppy Buddy was
found abandoned outside of an animal care facility in early M
ay 2018. In order to save Buddy’s life, his veterinary team
opted to amputate the
bottom half of his back leg but lacked the technology to fit him
for a prosthesis that w
ould grant him full range of m
otion.
That’s when IEEE-H
KN Iota D
elta Chapter and student volunteers from
Stevens Institute of Technology came to the rescue, thanks to an
EPICS in IEEE grant. The team set out to create a com
pletely functional trans-tibial (below
the knee) dog prosthesis and plans to showcase and
demonstrate the prototype robotic prosthesis to K-12 students both in
a classroom setting and in a sum
mer cam
p program during a hands-on
laboratory robotics session.
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ed46 Projects Established
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76 Projects Established
153,000+ Lives Im
pacted
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19 Vehicle Deploym
ents
17,000+ Volunteer H
ours Supporting D
isaster Areas
200,000+ People Reached for
STEM and Public Visibility
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IEEE SIGH
T: Special Interest Group on H
umanitarian Technology
IEEE SIGH
T is a global network of groups consisting of IEEE m
embers and volunteers w
ho identify and address local problem
s by applying their technical skills and partnering with their local com
munities. W
hat SIGH
T Teams do:
• Focus on sustainable solutions that make a long-term
difference in people’s lives
• Operate through local volunteers and partners w
orking w
ith local comm
unities
• Prioritize success achieved through partnerships, starting w
ith the comm
unity and extending to government
organizations, NG
Os, schools, hospitals, com
panies and others
• Value sustainability, so continuous training and education are essential
While the SIG
HT program
was conceptualized in 2011, it w
as added to the IEEE Foundation fam
ily of funds in 2019. In just a short tim
e, we have already kick-started funding for four projects,
and the IEEE Foundation looks forward to supporting m
ore SIG
HT projects in the future.
TryEngineering Summ
er Institutes
In 2019, 30 high school students attended the TryEngineering Summ
er Institute thanks to need-based scholarships through the IEEE Foundation. They joined 125 other high school students, collectively representing 10 countries.
The generosity of individuals, organizations and 12 IEEE societies and councils helped m
ake attending the camp a reality for students w
ith varying socioeconom
ic backgrounds. Recipients comm
ented that attending this “eye-opening” and “life-changing” program
would not
have been possible without the scholarships.
PES Scholarship Plus: Preparing the Next G
eneration of Power and Energy Engineers
The IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) Scholarship Plus provides scholarships
plus real-world experience to undergraduates interested in pow
er and energy engineering careers.
These undergraduate engineering scholarships aim to accom
plish this goal by attracting highly qualified engineering students to the field. These students are the very individuals w
ho will one day develop new
green technologies, build the sm
art grid and change the way w
e generate and utilize power.
IEEE REA
CH: Raising Engineering
Awareness through the Conduit of H
istory
Understanding that technology and history are not
mutually exclusive subjects, IEEE REACH
provides history teachers w
ith free educational resources that situate science, technology and engineering in their social and hum
anistic contexts.
With teaching tools that include Inquiry U
nits based on the “C3 Fram
ework”, prim
ary and secondary sources, hands-on-activities, m
ultimedia sources (video and
audio), background information for teachers and
additional resources, REACH offers a one-stop shop of
resources that bring to life the history of technology and engineering in the classroom
.
Vince Zaccone: From
Drexel to D
elmarva
Now
a valuable mem
ber of the D
elmarva Pow
er Transmission
Substation Reliability team,
Vince Zaccone was one of the
first PES Scholars.
He credits the Scholarship Plus Initiative as a m
ajor influence, “PES has had a trem
endous impact on
my career.”
Science Kits for Public Libraries
Science Kits for Public Libraries (SKPL) makes science kits as easy to check
out of a public library as a book! With access to a public library and a valid
library card, children can check out high-quality, hands-on STEM (Science,
Technology, Engineering and Mathem
atics) experiences—at zero cost to
their parents.
Initiated by the Chicago Section in 2009, the program has expanded into
Region 4 with the support of funds raised during the Realize the Full
Potential of IEEE Campaign.
MO
VE: MO
VE-ing Mountains to Restore Pow
er and Com
munications
The IEEE-USA M
obile Outreach VEhicle (M
OVE) is a specially
equipped vehicle that can provide short-term pow
er and com
munications solutions to com
munities affected by
natural disasters.
When not deployed for natural disasters, M
OVE volunteers use
the vehicle to conduct STEM-related com
munity outreach.
The MO
VE truck has been pressed into service numerous tim
es across the U
nited States since its debut in 2016.
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1,800+ Scholarships Aw
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600 PES Scholar Alumni Are
Now
Working Full-Tim
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4 Projects Funded
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250,000+ Pre-university
Students Involved
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Milestones: W
hen Engineers Make H
istory, W
e Make Sure It’s Rem
embered
In conjunction with Engineering and Technology W
iki, the IEEE H
istory Center’s Milestones program
recognizes significant events in the history of technology—
with
physical plaques marking discoveries, innovations and
events dating back to 1751.
It’s one of the most visible w
ays IEEE educates the general public about the im
portance of its mem
bers’ achievements.
To the Moon and Back
Using a terrestrial laser and a reflector array placed on the M
oon by Apollo 11 astronauts, the Lunar Laser Ranging Experim
ent (LURE)
allowed N
ASA to precisely measure the distance betw
een Earth and the m
oon. The Apollo 11 LURE w
as dedicated as an IEEE Milestone on 1
August 2019—the 50th anniversary of the experim
ent’s first success—at
Lick Observatory outside of San Jose, C
A, USA.
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edicated
Oral H
istories
Oral histories are a vital part of docum
enting the legacy of innovation created by IEEE m
embers. The IEEE H
istory Center has recorded hundreds of first-hand accounts of significant developm
ents and discoveries.
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Life Mem
bers: Giving Back to Those W
ho’ve Led Us Forw
ard
IEEE “Life” status is automatically bestow
ed to IEEE mem
bers based on age and years of mem
bership. It’s proof of a strong and sustained com
mitm
ent to the profession. The Realize the Full Potential of IEEE Campaign allow
s the IEEE Foundation to continue its strong and sustained com
mitm
ent to Life Mem
bers.
The Life Mem
bers Fund supports programs that enhance the activities of Life m
embers, potential engineers,
engineering students and professionals worldw
ide. The continued growth of the Life M
embers Fund helps support
new and exciting opportunities for young engineers w
ith engineering education and workforce developm
ent, applying technology for hum
anitarian causes and preserving the history of technology.
1100100 (100) Years of Claude Shannon
Legendary mathem
atician and engineer Claude Shannon pioneered the field of inform
ation theory, including popularizing the term
“bit”.
In 2016, to comm
emorate the
centennial of Claude Shannon’s birth, a series of activities w
ere planned—including a dual IEEE M
ilestone dedication at both N
okia Bell Labs and MIT.
Through the Realize the Full Potential of IEEE Cam
paign, donors invested in the creation of “The Bit Player”, a feature-length docum
entary directed by M
ark Levinson. The film debuted in
2018 and was released to a larger audience via
Amazon Prim
e in the summ
er of 2020.
Bringing a Life Mem
ber Initiative to Life
“Girls M
ake Tech with H
eart” is an IEEE Buenaventura Section STEM event
designed for students ranging in age from 9 to 14 from
Ventura County in California, U
SA. The IEEE Foundation has proudly provided four grants to enable the program
during the campaign through the Life M
embers Fund.
In recognition of the great work being done by the Buenaventura Section,
IEEE Educational Activities recognized them in 2019 w
ith its Professional D
evelopment Aw
ard.
Aw
ards: Recognizing Our M
embers
The IEEE Awards Program
is a 100-year old peer-recognition program
that honors those w
ho have paved the path of discovery. IEEE Aw
ards sets a standard of excellence and recognizes m
embers and other
professionals for their service to society.
IEEE Foundation has partnered with the IEEE Aw
ards Program
to add several new aw
ards to the annual selection process—
including two new
medals nam
ed for w
omen in the field. The addition of new
awards
aims to celebrate those w
hose innovation and engineering achievem
ents are driving our society, w
hile inspiring future leaders across the globe.
IEEE-HKN
Nam
es Top Award for Visionary Leader
To recognize and honor Asad Madni’s nearly 50 years of outstanding
technical and philanthropic accomplishm
ents and visionary leadership, IEEE-Eta Kappa N
u established a new aw
ard named for him
.
The IEEE-HKN
Asad M. M
adni Outstanding Technical Achievem
ent and Excellence Aw
ard is the society’s top honor. Presented annually beginning in 2020, the aw
ard honors a practitioner in the IEEE technical fields of interest w
ho has distinguished themself through an invention,
development or innovation that has had a w
orldwide im
pact.
The IEEE Mildred
Dresselhaus M
edal
Thanks to the generous support of G
oogle through the Realize the Full Potential of IEEE Cam
paign, the IEEE Mildred
Dresselhaus M
edal has been added to the IEEE roster of aw
ards for 2021. It is the first IEEE m
edal named for a w
oman.
91 New
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330+ Professionals Recognized
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23 Grants Provided to Support
Local IEEE Activities
109 Life Mem
ber Affinity
Groups Supported
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While the fundraising portion of the Realize the Full
Potential of IEEE Campaign has com
e to a successful end, our w
ork continues. Let’s continue to realize our full potential—
and make an im
pact—for years to com
e.
The IEEE Foundation’s Realize the Full Potential of IEEE Cam
paign may be over, but our m
ission goes on.
We w
ill continue to raise awareness of the IEEE initiatives that
are addressing pressing global challenges. We w
ill continue to forge strong partnerships w
ith corporations, individuals and non-profits dedicated to addressing these challenges. And w
e w
ill continue to encourage, support and champion current
and future generations of engineers and STEM professionals.
We invite you to stay involved as w
e continue to realize the full potential and im
pact that IEEE can have in the lives of our m
embers and the billions of people around the w
orld who
benefit from technology that addresses global challenges.
We are grateful to all the donors, supporters and volunteers
who m
ade this campaign a success. W
e could not have done it w
ithout you!
ThanksThanks
Eleanor Baum
Marko D
elimar
Lyle D. Feisel
Ralph Ford
Roger Fujii
David G
. Green
Jerry L. Hudgins
John Impagliazzo
Leah H. Jam
ieson
Victor Lawrence
Teck Seng Low
Frederick C. Mintzer
Adrian Pais
Nita Patel
Jackie Peer
H. Vincent Poor
Sarah A. Rajala
Pedro A. Ray
Wanda K
. Reder
L. Dennis Shapiro
John R. Treichler
Recognizing the IEEE Foundation Professional Staff
Richard Allen, Senior Manager, D
evelopment O
perations and Annual Giving
Michael D
eering, Senior Developm
ent Offi
cer
Daniel D
eLiberato, Developm
ent Offi
cer
Cynthia Dent, Senior Accountant
John Fredericka, Developm
ent Offi
cer
Karen A. Galuchie, Executive D
irector/Assistant Secretary
Michael H
eelan, Manager of Accounting Foundation & G
rants
Karen Kaufman, Senior M
anager, Comm
unications
Chris Wright, Program
s and Governance M
anager
Lauren Young, Donor Relations & Annual G
iving Specialist
All denominations in this publication are in U
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ber 2020 and may differ from
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Special Thanks to Our B
oard Mem
bers throughout the Campaign
“ Everyone who w
orked on the campaign
and the thousands of donors who
contributed their time, talent and treasure
can take great satisfaction in knowing that
the campaign has positively im
pacted the lives of real people for years to com
e.” –Lyle Feisel, D
irector Emeritus
“ The successful conclusion of the $30 m
illion campaign is
exciting not only because it m
arks the realization of our goal, but also because it points the w
ay to continued growth
of the partnership between
IEEE and the IEEE Foundation and the expansion of philanthropic support for IEEE program
s.”
–Leah H. Jam
ieson, President Emerita
“ I’m so pleased to report our
success! I’m even happier
to report the depth of the philanthropic support the cam
paign garnered—from
individual IEEE m
embers,
IEEE mem
bers working
through their IEEE ‘organizational units,’ companies
who rely on our m
embers’ talents and other
individuals who see the educational and hum
anitarian value in the w
ork our mem
bers are doing.”
–John R. Treichler, IEEE Foundation President
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