The Mentor of the Year Award recognises the worthy contribution made by those who encourage the development of young civil engineers and support them to meet their professional goals.
About the competition
The award is for employers, lectures and others who have greatly assisted the development of graduate and student civil engineers.
Graduate and student members of the ICE have until the end of July to put forward their nominations and be in with a chance of winning training and book vouchers from Thomas Telford Ltd. The four finalist Mentors and ‘Mentees’ will be invited to an interview at One Great George Street in September to select the winner.
The winner will be announced in October at the Institution of Civil Engineers annual awards ceremony. This event is an excellent chance to put your mentor in the headlines and gain prestige for your company.
Kieran Owens, Chair of GSNet, said:
“The Mentor of the Year Award recognises those employers, managers, colleagues or lecturers that go above and beyond what is required of them to support and encourage the professional development of graduate and student civil engineers.”
David Lloyd-Roach, ICE Director of Membership, said:
“This Award is driven entirely by ICE’s graduate and student membership, who wanted to put the well deserved spotlight on those civil engineers that strive to develop and support their younger colleagues or students.”
2010 Sponsor
ICE would like to thank Mott MacDonald for sponsoring the 2010 Mentor of the Year award.
How to apply
To apply an application form must be submitted, which will include a one-page summary explaining why a mentor should be considered for the prize. Shortlisted mentors and their ‘mentee’ will be invited to an interview before a judging panel of GSNet members at One Great George Street in September.
Please complete the application form and return to:
GSNet Chair
c/o UK Regions Coordinator
Institution of Civil Engineers
One Great George Street
Westminster, London, SW1P 3AA
Or email your application to: gsnetchair@ice.org.uk
When completing the form keep it simple; explain why you (the mentee) feel that your mentor is the best. Describe what they do and why they are so good at mentoring. You must fit this into the space provided on application form.
The application can be type written in any font of any size, photos (colour or B&W) and illustrations may be included, but the typeface is to be no smaller than Arial 10 pt single spacing (for legibility of reading) or the application may be legibly hand written.
Closing date for nominations for 2011 will be confirmed closer to the time.
Prizes
The winning mentor will be presented with a trophy by the President of the Institution at the gala dinner and awards ceremony in October.
The winning mentee will receive £500 worth of TTL books and training vouchers.
Previous winners
2010 - Mark Brown nominated by Sophie Smith
2009 – Robert Bell nominated by Kate Rudman
2008 – Colin Taylor nominated by Gurucharan Singh
2007 – Richard McGowan nominated by Lorraine Hutchison
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Q. Am I eligible to nominate a mentor?
A. To be eligible you must be a current Graduate, Student or Technician member of ICE.
Q. Can I nominate two mentors?
A. No you can only nominate one person for Mentor of the Year
More Information
For further advice please contact mentoraward@ice.org.uk