2022 QCESC STEM Award Winners. Left to Right: Sara Somsky — Senior Engineer of the Year; Walter DeDonker — Junior Engineer of the Year; Curt Hammer — STEM Volunteer of the Year; Deb Mathias — Lifetime Achievement Award; Jacob Hunter — STEM Teacher of the Year; and Dr Anshu Singh — Senior Scientist of the Year. Not pictured Carl Loweth — President’s Award of Merit; and Professional Society of the Year Award — Society of American Military Engineers — Rock Island Post

BETTENDORF, IOWA (November 7, 2022) — The Quad City Engineering and Science Council (QCESC) is soliciting nominations for its prestigious 2023 STEM Awards.

These QCESC Awards pay tribute and recognize Engineering and Science Professionals whose exceptional achievements and outstanding contributions have made a lasting impact on

technology, society, and their profession. This includes promoting and raising awareness of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education and careers in our local communities, including in our schools.

Recipients of these awards will be announced at our 61st Annual STEM Celebration, which will be held on February 23, 2023, at a local location to be announced.

The nomination form may be completed here: https://forms.gle/bZBcYrBT1gZvfKHL7.

Award categories include Scientist, Information Technology/Computer Science, Engineer, Teacher, Volunteer, and Lifetime Achievement. The deadline for nominations is November 23, 2022.

The public is invited to join us at the STEM Celebration, which will include a sit-down meal, networking, displays, and a program. Watch for more details and to make reservations at https://qcesc.org/stem-celebration/. For more information, please contact Susan Eckert, QCESC Awards Chair, at Awards@QCESC.org.

About QCESC:

Quad City Engineering & Science Council (QCESC) is a non-profit 501c3 organization dedicated to advancing STEM in the greater Quad Cities Region. Information on our organization can be found at qcesc.org.

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