Engineering Council Honors Chapter Member

In April, the chapter participated in the Mohawk Valley Executive Engineering Council's (MVEEC's) 63rd Annual Engineers Banquet. Arnie Lanckton, chapter member, received the 2012 Professional of the Year Award for his excellence in leadership and professionalism. Lanckton serves as the chapter's symposia chairman. He leads the planning and executing of technical conferences that support crucial technologies at the Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate. The MVEEC and the chapter recognized Lanckton for planning, organizing and chairing the Cyber and Information Challenges Conference in June 2012. Lanckton was instrumental in organizing the impressive technical sessions, attracting the session chairs, recruiting the plenary session speakers and selecting the technical presenters. More than 350 registrants from throughout the country attended the conference. In addition, the conference provided a significant amount of funding that was used for the chapter's Scholarship Program. The chapter was able to award $20,000 in scholarships as a result of the conference.

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