Eight SPE sections across the world have won the 2025 Presidential Award for Outstanding Section. The award recognizes sections whose programs and activities distinguish them from other sections and recognizes up to the highest-ranked 10% of eligible sections that are exemplary in the scoring categories. Recipients of this award were first recognized with the 2025 Regional Outstanding Section Award within their super region. They advanced to judging for the Presidential Award and are now honored as a top section in all of SPE.
The winning sections will be recognized during the President's Luncheon at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition in October in Houston, Texas.
The list includes the designation of the application category (Community Involvement, Technical Dissemination and Professional Development, and Student Support) as well as size (small, medium, and large).
Benin City Nigeria | Technical Dissemination and Professional Development, Large
Gulf Coast | Technical Dissemination and Professional Development, Large
Kavala | Student Support, Small
Lagos | Community Involvement, Large
Macaé | Technical Dissemination and Professional Development, Small
Pittsburgh | Student Support, Medium
Warri Nigeria | Technical Dissemination and Professional Development, Medium
Western Australian | Student Support, Large
SPE geographical sections are located around the world and provide an operating framework for all major society activities. Sections are semi-autonomous units and self-governing within the framework of SPE policies.