IETE AWARDS - 2007

2.10       7th IETE – Bapuseetharam Award (Biennial)

This award has been instituted with the donation received from late Shri H R Bapuseetharam, Fellow IETE and Council Member (1980-82) to commemorate his pioneering role in the quality movement and components technology in India. It is given biennially for outstanding contribution in the R&D and / or production of Electronic Components. The award consists of a Medal and a Citation. The recipient is invited to deliver a lecture on the work leading to the award on a suitable occasion at the IETE Centre nearest to the location of awardee.

The recipients of the award in the previous year are :
Dr K Lal Kishore, Dr M S Vijayaraghava, Shri D P Gupta, Dr (Mrs) Ramesh Gulati, Prof Dinesh Kumar Sharma and Lt Cdr R P Gurung.

2.11        10th IETE - B V Baliga Memorial Award

The award has been instituted by Prof B Jayant Baliga in memory of his father Shri B V Baliga, Past President and Distinguished Fellow of IETE. The award is given annually to a person for outstanding contribution in the field of Electronics and Telecommunication with emphasis on R & D and industrial development during the past 10 (ten) years. Indian scientists, engineers, and technology managers from both industry and academia in India are eligible for consideration for the award. The award consists of a medal, a citation and a cash prize of Rs. 10,000/- and a travel grant upto a maximum of Rs. 7,000/-. The recipient is invited to deliver a lecture on the work leading to the award on a suitable occasion at the IETE centre nearest to the location of awardee.

The recipients of the award in the previous years are :
Lt Col Inderjit Singh(Retd), Dr Abdul Bashir Abdul Karim, Dr K S Srinivas, Shri G Elangovan, Dr V R Kanetkar, Dr Aloknath De, Shri R K Verma, Dr K R Suresh K Nair and Shri S C Agrawal & Shri G Babu Rao.

2.12         6th IETE-N V Gadadhar Memorial Award

The award has been instituted by Mrs Sharada Iyengar, in memory of her brother Shri N V Gadadhar, who was a distinguished founder member of the IETE. The award is conferred annually for original contribution of excellence in the field of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering with emphasis on Mobile Radio Communication. The award consists of a gold medal, a citation, a cash prize of Rs. 10,000/- and a travel grant of upto a maximum of Rs. 7,000/-. The recipient is invited to deliver a lecture on the work leading to award at a suitable function at Bangalore by IETE Bangalore Centre in the second half of the year.

The recipients of the award in the previous years are:
Shri Rohit Kumar, Shri S Satyamurthy, Lt Col P R Menon, Shri Shirish B Purohit and Mrs Upena Dalal.

2.13         5th IETE-B R Batra Memorial Award

The award has been instituted by the Council of IETE in the memory of founder President and distinguished fellow of IETE Shri B R Batra. It is open to all Fellows of IETE with a standing of 10 (ten) years or more, who have significantly contributed to the overall growth and honour of the Institution or have rendered selfless service to the cause of the Institution over the years for furtherance of its basic aim and objectives. The nominee should have notable achievements in professional work in the IETE as well as outside. Past Presidents, Honorary Fellows and Distinguished Fellows of IETE are not expected to give their consent for nomination for this award. The award consists of a gold medal and a citation. The recipient is invited to deliver a lecture on the work leading to the award on a suitable occasion at the IETE centre nearest to the location of awardee.

The recipients of the award in the previous years are:
Prof S V Kharkar, Dr Samarjit Sengupta & Shri D Rajagopal (Jointly), Prof T S Rathore and Prof KTV Reddy.

2.14        2nd IETE- R S Khandpur Gold Medal

This award has been instituted through a donation made by Dr R S Khandpur, Fellow of IETE. The award is given annually to a person for life-time achievements and outstanding contribution at national / international level in the field of ‘Medical Instrumentation’ covering education, research, design, development and production. The award consists of a medal and a citation. The recipient is invited to deliver a lecture on the work leading to the award on suitable occasion at the IETE Centre nearest to the location of awardee.

The recipient of the award in the previous year is :
Prof Vinod Kumar

2.15       2nd IETE – Brig M L Anand Award

The award has been instituted by Mrs Kiran and Shri Arjun Malhotra in memory of Brig M L Anand who was a Fellow of IETE for outstanding original contribution of excellence in the development of applications of networking and internet with emphasis on usage in everyday life and commerce, during the last 5 (five) years. The award consists of a gold medal, a citation, a cash prize of Rs 10,000/- and a travel grant of up to a maximum of Rs 7,000/-. The recipient is invited to deliver a lecture on the work leading to award on a suitable occasion at the IETE centre nearest to the location of awardee.

The recipient of the award in the previous year is :
Shri Vijendrakumar Narendraprasad Shukla