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Year in Review

Year in Review

Corporate, university and non-profit groups contributed
more than $40,000 in sponsorships to the Student
Leadership Conference, which helped cover the costs
underwritten by HKN.

Transformative year for FOUNDATIONAL GIVING

FIRST EVER ENDOWED AWARD WAS ESTABLISHED

The IEEE-HKN Asad M. Madni Outstanding Technical Achievement
and Excellence Award will be awarded for the first time in 2020.

FIRST EVER BEST STUDENT PAPER AWARD
was endowed and will be given for the first time at South East Con (Region 3) in 2020.

As HKN grows, the need for financial support from
donors and friends increases-HKN alumni generously
chose to support the mission and students we serve.
I N DUC TION S
Close to

3,000

STUDENT
MEMBERS

23

PROFESSIONAL
MEMBERS

3 HKN MEMBERS were elevated to Eminent Member

Students from the University of Pittsburgh show off the robot they made
during the robotics workshop sponsored by DigiKey Electronics and
presented by Texas Instruments at the SLC.

As mentioned earlier, the largest-ever IEEE-HKN
Student Leadership Conference was held 1-3
November 2019 at Tufts University in Medford,
Massachusetts. Students from 46 schools, representing
seven countries-including one student from
Queensland, Australia, attended the conference,
which consisted of a hands-on, IoT workshop from
Cypress Semiconductors; a robotics workshop
sponsored by DigiKey Electronics and presented by
Texas Instruments; a breakfast keynote sponsored by
Lockheed Martin and the keynote at the annual awards
banquet given by 2020 IEEE President-Elect Susan
"Kathy" Land.
Eminent Member Dr. Henry Samueli and 2019 IEEE-HKN President Dr.
Karen Panetta attended the Internet 50 event in Los Angeles.

Dr. Henry Samueli, Founder of Broadcom and pioneer of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth technology
Dr. G. David Forney, developed the first "modern" high-speed telephone line modem
Dr. Robert Metcalfe, Inventor of the Ethernet

Their professional endeavors, which clearly have
had global impact, stand to inspire our current and
future members.

2nd CHAPTER in Mexico was installed at the
Universidad Autonoma de Queretaro

THE BRIDGE

More than numbers, HKN is about the people
who have taken the pledge to live out the tenets
of Scholarship, Character and Attitude that are the
underpinnings of the society. HKN is fortunate to
count among its ranks pioneers and giants of the
industry, whose work has had worldwide impact.
In 2019, three members who were inducted as
students were elevated to Eminent Member, HKN's
highest membership rank. They are: Dr. Henry
Samueli, founder of Broadcom and pioneer of Wi-Fi
and Bluetooth technology; Dr. G. David Forney, who
developed the first "modern" high-speed telephone
line modem; and Robert Metcalfe, inventor of
the Ethernet.

Members of the Kappa Lambda Chapter don their HKN honor cords
and stoles at graduation.

It is with the utmost gratitude that the Board of
Governors thanks all our members, volunteers,
department heads, faculty advisors, donors and staff
for their unwavering support of IEEE-HKN. Let us move
forward together into a future filled with promise
and success.
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