These SBE National Award categories have been retired and in most cases replaced by a new awards category.
Best Chapter Website
Best Chapter Social Media Site
Best Chapter Newsletter
Most Interactive Chapter
Best Regional Convention or Conference
Best Chapter Frequency Coordination Effort
Best Chapter Website
RETIRED IN 2015
This award recognizes the local chapter with a website providing up-to-date information about the chapter, including officers and meetings; making effective and creative use of graphics; providing links to the SBE national website; and effectively representing the chapter and SBE.
Award Recipients
- 2015 – Chapter 80, Fox Valley, WI
- 2014 – Chapter 16, Seattle, WA
- 2012 – Chapter 24, Madison, WI
- 2011 – Chapter 24, Madison, WI
- 2010 – Chapter 54, Hampton Roads, VA
- 2008-09 – Chapter 59, Kansas City, MO
- 2007 – Chapter 54, Hampton Roads, VA
- 2006 – Chapter 36, San Diego, CA
- 2005 – Chapter 54, Hampton Roads, VA
- 2004 – Chapter 54, Hampton Roads, VA
- 2003 – Chapter 53, South Florida
- 2002 – Chapter 53, South Florida
- 2001 – Chapter 36, San Diego, CA
- 2000 – Chapter 53, South Florida
- 1999 – Chapter 67, North Texas
- 1998 – Chapter 37, District of Columbia
Best Chapter Social Media Site
RETIRED IN 2015
This award recognizes the local SBE Chapter with a social media site (Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, etc.) that provides up-to-date information about the chapter and information pertinent to local broadcast engineers.
Award Recipients
- 2015 – Chapter 80, Fox Valley, WI
- 2012 – Chapter 15, New York City
Best Chapter Newsletter
RETIRED IN 2015
This award recognizes two local chapters that produced the best locally published newsletter it its Class, providing up-to-date and relevant information about the chapter in a graphically pleasing and editorially sound manner. Chapters must exercise full control over its content, mailing and size.
Award Recipients
- 2015 – Chapter 24, Madison, WI (tie)
- 2015 – Chapter 70, Cleveland, OH (tie)
- 2013 – Chapter 70, Cleveland, OH (Class B)
- 2012 – Chapter 24, Madison, WI
- 2011 – Chapter 24, Madison, WI
- 2010 – Chapter 24, Madison, WI
- 2008-09 – Chapter 24, Madison, WI
- 2007 – Chapter 70, NE Ohio
- 2006 – Chapter 66, Fresno, CA (Class A)
- 2005 – Chapter 24, Madison, WI (Class B)
- 2004 – Chapter 24, Madison, WI (Class B)
- 2003 – Chapter 118, Montgomery, AL (Class A)
- 2003 – Chapter 24, Madison, WI (Class B)
- 2002 – Chapter 24, Madison, WI (Class B)
- 2001 – Chapter 24, Madison, WI (Class B)2000 – Chapter 24, Madison, WI (Class B)
- 1999 – Chapter 66, Fresno, CA (Class A)
- 1999 – Chapter 24, Madison, WI (Class B)
- 1998 – Chapter 24, Madison, WI and Chapter 124 – North Oregon (tie)
- 1997 – Chapter 16, Seattle, WA
- 1996 – Chapter 24, Madison, WI and Chapter 70 – Northeast Ohio (tie)
- 1995 – Chapter 24, Madison, WI
- 1994 – Chapter 24, Madison, WI
- 1993 – Chapter 24, Madison, WI
- 1992 – Chapter 24, Madison, WI
- 1991 – Chapter 16, Seattle, WA
- 1990 – Chapter 25, Indianapolis, IN
- 1989 – Chapter 24, Madison, WI
Most Interactive Chapter
RETIRED IN 2015
This award recognizes the local chapter that most actively attempted inter-association with organizations in industries related to the broadcast engineering profession (example: SCTE, ITVA, SMPTE, et. Al.).
Award Recipients
- 2007 – Chapter 5, Atlanta, GA
- 2004 – Chapter 5, Atlanta, GA
- 2002 – Chapter 73, HAMnet “Chapter of the Air”
- 2001 – Chapter 59, Kansas City, MO
- 2000 – Chapter 70, Northeast Ohio
- 1999 – Chapter 59, Kansas City, MO
- 1996 – Chapter 26, Chicago, IL
- 1994 – Chapter 48, Denver, CO
Best Regional Convention or Conference
RETIRED IN 2015
This award recognizes the effort of the local chapter that sponsored, organized and held a regional technical conference and/or convention that best furthered the goals and objectives of the society.
Award Recipients
- 2015 – Chapter 24, Madison, WI
- 2013 – Chapters 33, 52, 70, 112 Ohio chapters
- 2012 – Chapter 24, Madison, WI
- 2011 – Chapter 24, Madison, WI
- 2010 – Chapter 24, Madison, WI
- 2008-09 – Chapter 22, Central New York
- 2007 – Chapter 22, Central New York
- 2006 – Chapter 22, Central New York
- 2005 – Chapter 22, Central New York
- 2004 – Chapter 22, Central New York
- 2003 – Chapter 24, Madison, WI
- 2002 – Chapter 22, Central New York
- 2001 – Chapter 22, Central New York
- 2000 – Chapter 16, Seattle, WA
- 1999 – Chapter 22, Central New York
- 1998 – Chapter 16, Seattle, WA
- 1997 – Chapter 16, Seattle, WA
- 1996 – Chapter 16, Seattle, WA
- 1995 – Chapter 16, Seattle, WA
- 1994 – Chapter 22, Syracuse, NY
- 1993 – Chapters 1, 22, 57, 58
- 1993 – Chapters 24, 28, 80, 112
- 1992 – Chapter 22, Central New York
- 1991 – Chapter 16, Seattle, WA
- 1990 – Chapter 16, Seattle, WA
- 1989 – Chapter 24, Madison, WI and Chapter 22,Syracuse, NY (tie)
Best Chapter Frequency Coordination Effort
RETIRED IN 2015
This award recognizes two local chapters that expended the greatest and most effective effort toward frequency coordination in its market, service area and class.
Award Recipients
- 2012 – Chapter 15, New York City
- 2007 – Chapter 85, Central/Western, OK
- 2006 – Chapter 54, Hampton Roads, VA (Class B)
- 2005 – Chapter 24, Madison, WI (Class B)
- 2004 – Chapter 54, Hampton Roads, VA (Class B)
- 2003 – Chapter 54, Tidewater, VA (Class B)
- 2002 – Chapter 9, Phoenix, AZ (Class B)
- 2001 – Chapter 24, Madison, WI (Class B)
- 2000 – Chapter 112, Western Wisconsin (Class A)
- 2000 – Chapter 16, Seattle, WA (Class B)
- 1999 – Chapter 9, Phoenix, AZ (Class B)
- 1998 – Chapter 24, Madison, WI
- 1997 – Chapter 24, Madison, WI
- 1996 – Chapter 24, Madison, WI
- 1995 – Chapter 26, Chicago, IL
- 1994 – Chapter 24, Madison, WI
- 1992 – Chapter 67, North Texas
- 1991 – Chapter 24, Madison, WI
- 1990 – Chapter 24, Madison, WI
- 1989 – Chapter 24, Madison, WI
