IEEE recognizes Ryan Fillman as outstanding student member
IEEE recognizes Ryan Fillman as outstanding student member
March 28, 2008
The Philadelphia section of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engeineers (IEEE) awarded Rowan University computer and electrical engineer senior Ryan Fillman, of Washington Township, the 2008 Alan Kirsch Award for the Outstanding Student Member in the Philadelphia Section.
The seventh Rowan student to receive this award since 1999, Fillman has been active in the school’s IEEE branch since freshman year and has served as chair since sophomore year. He is also the student representative for the institute’s region 2.
According to his notification letter, he was selected as this year’s award recipient for his “perceptiveness to need, originality of ideas, dedication, leadership, peer impact, and scholarship.”
IEEE is an international technical society with 360,000 professional and student members. The nonprofit institute provides networking and educational opportunities and recognizes achievements within the field, according to the organization.
Fillman will be honored with an inscribed plaque and monetary prize at the section’s awards banquet on April 12.
The seventh Rowan student to receive this award since 1999, Fillman has been active in the school’s IEEE branch since freshman year and has served as chair since sophomore year. He is also the student representative for the institute’s region 2.
According to his notification letter, he was selected as this year’s award recipient for his “perceptiveness to need, originality of ideas, dedication, leadership, peer impact, and scholarship.”
IEEE is an international technical society with 360,000 professional and student members. The nonprofit institute provides networking and educational opportunities and recognizes achievements within the field, according to the organization.
Fillman will be honored with an inscribed plaque and monetary prize at the section’s awards banquet on April 12.