The IEEE Computer Society sponsors a` robust program of awards designed to recognize both technical achievement and service to the society and the profession. In the technical area, recognition may be given for pioneering and significant contributions to the field of computer science and engineering. Service awards may be given to both volunteers and staff for well-defined and highly valued contributions to the society. The Awards Committee must take care to preserve the integrity of the evaluation and selection process to assure that it is both open and rigorous, and that it contributes to the prestige of the society and the award recipients.

Franchised (voting) members of the IEEE Computer Society Board of Governors are not eligible to nominate, endorse, or receive any major named society awards, other than service awards. The franchised (voting) members of the IEEE Computer Society Board of Governors are the society president, president-elect, first and second vice presidents, the immediate past president, and the twenty-one elected members of the board.

Would you like to recognize a fellow member for their achievement? Nominating is a 6-stage process:

• 1Login using your IEEE Computer Society web account.
• 2 Select an Award from the Award List
• 3Tell Us About the Nominee
• 4Tell Us About Yourself
• 5Invite Endorsers
• 6Submit Your Nomination
• NOTE: You do NOT have to be an IEEE member to nominate. Anyone can nominate.

Richard E. Merwin Distinguished Service Award

The highest level volunteer service award of the Computer Society. A bronze medal and $5,000 are given for outstanding service to the profession at large, including significant service to the Computer Society or its predecessor organizations.

Harlan D. Mills Award

Established in Harlan D. Mill's name to recognize researchers and practitioners who have demonstrated long-standing, sustained, and meaningful contributions to the theory and practice of the information sciences, focusing on contributions to the practice of software engineering through the application of sound theory. This technical award was first given in 1999. The award consists of a $3,000 honorarium, museum-quality memento, and a possible invited talk during the week of the annual International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), co-sponsored by IEEE Computer Society Technical Council on Software Engineering (TCSE).