The IEEE Region 5 awards for 2020 were announced at the April 10, 2021 Annual Meeting by Awards Chairman Diane Collier (d.b.collier@ieee.org ). The awards were presented as follows:
| Outstanding Large Section >500 | |
| Outstanding Small Section <500 | |
| Jim Leonard Outstanding Member | Leslie Martinich |
| Outstanding Educator | Hakduran Koc |
| Outstanding Large Student Branch >50 | University of Texas at Austin |
| Outstanding Small Student Branch <50 | |
| Outstanding Student | Daniel Lewis |
| Outstanding Branch Counselor | Muhammad Safeer Khan |
| Outstanding Large Company >500 | |
| Outstanding Small Company <500 | |
| John Meredith Lifetime Achievement | Scott Atkinson |
| Outstanding Young Professional | |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement | – Ernest Franke |
| (up to 5) | – Tim Weil |
| – Nicholas Chiapputo | |
| Directors Award |
Congratulations to all these awardees for a job well done!