PENANG, 18 September 2017 – A lecturer from the Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) School of Electrical dan Electronic Engineering, Associate Professor Ir. Dr. Rosmiwati Mohd Mokhtar has made the university proud when she was awarded the Outstanding Volunteer Award from IEEE Region 10 Educational Activities, in recognition of her leadership abilities for educational activities in the IEEE Malaysia Section.

This award is to recognise and honour individuals and companies for major contributions to engineering and technical education and to raise awareness and support the implementation of educational activities in the Asia-Pacific region.

The Educational Activities Board (EAB) recommends policies on educational matters and implements programmes specifically intended to serve the educational pursuits of IEEE members, the engineering and scientific communities, and the general public.

IEEE R10 EAB also congratulated Rosmiwati on the achievement and hoped that it will inspire many more volunteers in the future.

IEEE, pronounced as "Eye-triple-E," stands for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. It is an association dedicated to advancing innovation and technological excellence for the benefit of humanity and is the world’s largest technical professional society, designed to serve professionals involved in all aspects of the electrical, electronics, and computing fields and related areas of science and technology that underlie modern civilization.

Text: Hafiz Meah Ghouse Meah