To: Region 3 ExCom From: Pat Donohoe, Region 3 Educational Activities Chair Subject: Educational Activities Committee Report Date: 8 December 2008 No nominations were received for the 2008 IEEE Region 3 Employer Professional Development Award by the original nomination deadline of December 1. Therefore, the award nomination deadline was extended to December 15. Based on some preliminary communications, it appears that we should receive nominations by the new deadline. The revised call for nominations is given below. The Educational Activities Committee is currently soliciting nominations for the 2008 IEEE Region 3 Employer Professional Development Award. The deadline for nominations is December 15, 2008. The purpose of this award is to recognize organizations in Region 3 which employ IEEE members for outstanding contributions by the organization to employee continuing education and professional development as evidenced by their quality, comprehensiveness, innovation, or impact. Please consider nominating a worthy employer in your area. See the following link for more information on the award. https://ewh.ieee.org/reg/3/eac/awards.htm J. Patrick Donohoe, Ph.D, P.E. Professor Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering Mississippi State University Box 9571 Mississippi State, MS 39762 Email: donohoe @ ece.msstate.edu j.donohoe @ ieee.org Office: Simrall Hall, Rm. 312 phone: 662-325-2180 fax: 662-325-2298 ____________________________________________