Alvy Ray Smith will receive the 2010 Washington Award at the Chicagoland Engineering Awards Banquet at University Club of Chicago. The Washington Award, one of the first national engineering awards, is named after the nation’s first president who was an engineer. Smith cofounded or was involved in the beginning of four centers of computer graphics excellence: Altamira, Pixar, Lucasfilm, and New York Tech.

During the reception prior to the Awards Banquet, student winners of the many Engineering Week competitions will be on hand to demonstrate and explain their winning entries. The impressive young competitors—our next generation’s engineers—stay for the dinner, giving all a chance to mingle and learn from each other.

For more information on the Awards Banquet, visit the Chicagoland eWeek website.