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Electrical & Computer Engineering Honor Society

Electrical & Computer Engineering Honor Society. Epsilon Zeta – UML Chapter. Overview. What is HKN? How do I join? Why Should I Strive to join? Questions. What is HKN?. Electrical and Computer Engineering Honors Society

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Electrical & Computer Engineering Honor Society

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  1. Electrical & Computer Engineering Honor Society Epsilon Zeta – UML Chapter

  2. Overview • What is HKN? • How do I join? • Why Should I Strive to join? • Questions

  3. What is HKN? • Electrical and Computer Engineering Honors Society • “In the United States, an honor society is an organization of rank, the induction into which recognizes excellence among one's peers” (Wikipedia) • An elite club of individuals (students) who have excelled in academic excellence, and display desired qualities of leadership.

  4. HKN @ UML • Faculty Advisor • Professor Craig Armiento • President • Philip Colangelo • Other Leadership Positions • Vice President, Recording Secretary, Corresponding Secretary, Web Correspondent, and Treasurer.

  5. More Information • Founded in 1904 at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign • The national Honor Society for ECE Professionals and Students • 200 student chapters, representing almost every top tier University in the USA, and about 250,000 members • Headquarters in Chicago, IL. • UML Epsilon Zeta Chapter active since mid-60s

  6. How Do I Join? • Membership is invitation only based on GPA • Top 25% of your Junior Class • Top 33% of your Senior Class • GPA considered is based on ECE credits

  7. Why Should I Strive to Join? • Academic Accomplishment • Networking Opportunities • Access to Key Positions • Long-term Relationships • Receive Advice • Resumé Enhancer • Helping • IEEE-HKN Activities • Leadership Skills

  8. A Few Prominent Members • Larry Page, founder of Google • Eric Schmidt, CEO Google • Amar Bose, inventor of the Bose Speakers • Sabeer Bhatia, founder of Hotmail • David Filo, founder of Yahoo! • Henry Samueli, founder of Broadcom • Paul and Irwin Jacobs, founder of Qualcomm • Karl E. Martersteck, former CEO of ArrayComm, VP Bell Labs • Craig Armiento, (current advisor, former ECE chair) • Kristina Johnson, Dean of Engineering at Duke University • Ken Connor, Chair of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Eng. at Rensselaer • Polytechnic Institute • HKN members are on the Board of Directors at many top tech companies including Google, IBM, Yahoo!, Motorola

  9. Questions? For additional information please visit: http://www.HKN.org

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