Twenty SPE sections across the world have won the 2024 Presidential Award for Outstanding Section. The award recognizes sections whose programs, activities, and levels of participation distinguish them from other sections and recognizes the highest-ranked 10% of eligible sections that are exemplary in the scoring categories.
The winning sections will be recognized during the President's Luncheon at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition in September in New Orleans, Louisiana.
In the list below, sections are organized alphabetically accompanied with their category and size distinction ranging from A to F.
| Size Label | Number of Members (based on year-end) |
| A | 25–100 |
| B | 101-300 |
| C | 301-500 |
| D | 501-1,000 |
| E | 1,001-2,000 |
| F | 2,001+ |
Community Involvement
Aberdeen (Size E)
Ecuador (Size C)
Port Harcourt (Size E)
South Australian (Size B)
Engaging, Retaining, and Growing Membership
Balikpapan (Size B)
Benin City Nigeria (Size D)
Calgary (Size F)
Operations and Planning
Brunei (Size B)
Denver (Size E)
Sudan (Size A)
Professional Development
Benin City Nigeria (Size D)
Student Support
Northern Iraq (Size A)
Java Indonesia (Size D)
Port Harcourt (Size E)
Romanian (Size B)
Technical Dissemination
Aberdeen (Size E)
Balikpapan (Size C)
Java Indonesia (Size D)
Patagonia (Size A)
Romanian (Size B)
SPE geographical sections are located around the world and provide an operating framework for all major society activities. Sections are semiautonomous units and self-governing within the framework of SPE policies. Learn more about SPE Sections here.