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University Club of Chicago

This is the culmination of a week’s worth of celebration of the profession and of engineers. This event recognizes the student winners of the various competitions and offers engineers the opportunity to network and experience fellowship with other engineers, clients, and civic leaders.

The Washington Award, one of the first national engineering awards, was developed in 1916. It is named after George Washington, as a reminder that the nation’s first president was an engineer whose achievements have advanced the welfare of humanity.

Accepting the 2012 Washington Award is Martin Cooper for his contributions to the technology of personal wireless communications. Martin Cooper is a pioneer in the wireless communications industry, an inventor, entrepreneur and executive. He has been a contributor to the technology of personal wireless communications for over 50 years. He conceived the first portable cellular phone in 1973 and is cited in the Guiness Book of World Records for making the first cellular telephone call. Cooper knew then that people needed the freedom that comes from anywhere, anytime telephony in contrast to being tethered to a desk or a car. He has been referred to as the father of portable cellular telephony and is recognized as an innovator in spectrum management.

A warm and gracious congratulations and thank you to Martin Cooper!

SilverEdge is proud to be a Dinner Sponsor of this important event.