“I have had the pleasure of serving on the IEEE Educational Activities Board under Prof. Ramesh’s leadership for two years when he was Vice President of IEEE and chair of the EAB. We had worked together for several years prior to that as IEEE representatives to the ABET Board of Directors and this continues with the ABET Board of Delegates. He is a tireless volunteer leader of IEEE, and a strategic thinker who has served the Institute with distinction and visionary leadership for several years. His top priority is to transform the IEEE into the pre-eminent technical/professional membership organization of the 21st century. Prof Ramesh has the vision, the experience and the foresight to lead the IEEE to great success.”

“I am honored to endorse Dr S.K. Ramesh as a candidate for IEEE President-Elect for 2021. Over the past ten years that I’ve known Dr Ramesh, I am continually impressed with his tireless dedication and commitment to improving engineering education, and the profession. As a member of the ABET Board of Delegates until recently, he represented IEEE in its role in defining educational requirements for various engineering disciplines including computer, electrical, telecommunications, optics, photonics, systems, biomedical, engineering management, ocean, and software engineering. In November 2019 Dr. Ramesh was elected as the Director of the Engineering Area Delegation of ABET, and to the ABET Board of Directors. The Engineering Area Delegation consists of 32 member societies with ABET accredited engineering programs worldwide. I’m proud to have worked with Dr Ramesh, and look forward to our continued professional relationship. Please join me in adding your endorsement for his candidacy for 2021 IEEE President-Elect.”

“I have known Ramesh for the past 14 years and am most impressed with his visionary leadership in education and the depth and breadth of his IEEE experience. His numerous contributions as Vice President of the IEEE Educational Activities Board, as President of IEEE-HKN, as a member of the IEEE Fellows Committee, as a member of the ABET Board of Directors and Director of the Engineering Area Delegation of ABET, and as an ABET Board of Delegates member underscore his intimate knowledge of key IEEE issues. He has remained dedicated and strategically focused in supporting IEEE’s mission and objectives and has revived important elements of IEEE that had deteriorated over the years due to lack of effort and dedication. His passion for providing accessible education to under-represented and minority students is reflected in CSUN’s nationally recognized AIMS2 Program and in the institution’s ranking as a leading producer of underrepresented and minority engineering graduates on the west coast. With his leadership skills, positive attitude, and intimate knowledge of the needs of IEEE membership, IEEE will indeed be fortunate to have Ramesh as its next leader.”

“I have had the pleasure of working with Dr. S K Ramesh for close to a decade as we have served in various volunteer roles at ABET. Ramesh is a dedicated volunteer serving in numerous ABET roles including as a delegate to the ABET Board of Delegates and more recently on the ABET Board of Directors in his capacity as Director of the Engineering Area Delegation. Ramesh is a consummate professional representing IEEE with an ability to communicate with a wide variety of audiences. He is a force for consensus building and positive change. Having been an IEEE member and Senior member for close to 40 years, I consider Dr. Ramesh to be fully qualified to lead the IEEE into the future.”

“S. K. Ramesh is an exceptional leader. Ramesh has played an extraordinary role in educational activities, has been instrumental in industry-academic collaboration in his professional work, and most importantly, he brings about a multidisciplinary approach, i.e. technology that delivers impact and in a sustainable way. Ramesh’s professional role, as a former dean, brings about significant experience in all aspects of governance, care for people, and for internationalization. I endorse Ramesh’s IEEE President-Elect candidacy.”

“I have known and worked continuously with S.K.Ramesh for almost 10 yearsbeginning when we were both members of the Educational Activities Board. Apart from IEEE we have also worked professionally together, developing a great relationship between our universities resulting in joint projects, publications and conferences. He was instrumental in bringing out the first edition of SS12 Asia, an international talent show which has now progressed as IEEEYESIST12 (www.ieeeyesist12.org) spanning more than 20 countries and 4000 participants every year. There is no question that Ramesh would be the ideal president to lead IEEE forward owing to his dedication and commitment towards the IEEE mission and his understanding and empathy towards IEEE members from different regions. His ability to develop and operationalize several strategic projects when he served as the Vice President of Educational Activities Board has shown him to be an outstanding leader. His ability to engage and motivate volunteers from diverse backgrounds to ensure the success of those projects has shown him to be an impactful leader. He is a good listener and is a great mentor to run to in emergencies. His vast knowledge of the IEEE’s mission and its operations, his foresight and involvement in planning a strategy and his focus and fiscal responsibility in executing a project are the much needed qualities to steer IEEE in the right direction and expand its value globally. I strongly endorse Ramesh for the position.”

“I have known Dr. Ramesh for over 30 years. As a student, volunteer and part-time faculty at Sac State, I witnessed firsthand Dr. Ramesh making an immediate impact on both the E&EE department and the student body. Dr. Ramesh improved the curriculum by creating new programs at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. In addition to these improvements, Dr. Ramesh quickly became involved with IEEE, serving as an Advisor of the Student Chapter and the Chair of the Region 6 Executive Committee. Furthermore, Dr. Ramesh created the Sacramento Chapter of the Lasers and Electro-Optics Society (LEOS). Dr. Ramesh’s leadership and creativity has allowed both college students and professional engineers to benefit with programs in Region 6. However, this was just the beginning of Dr. Ramesh’s long career in serving the engineering community. Dr. Ramesh championed a program to train pre-college youths and their science and math teachers at the junior and senior high school levels with innovative programs covering all fields of engineering. From junior and senior high school students and their teachers to Sac State students and faculty members to electrical and electronic engineering professionals in industry, Dr. Ramesh has created multiple programs to serve the entire community. Why Dr, Ramesh succeeds in all that he does can be attributed to how he treats students, colleagues and other professionals. He empowers those he delegates responsibilities to; he motivates those around him to do their best; and he surrounds himself with talented individuals who are willing to serve and perform at the highest levels. Based on my experience in working closely with Dr. Ramesh in many capacities, I am certain of the success he will have as President-Elect of the IEEE in 2021.”

“Dr. Ramesh, is a truly amazing leader. I have had the pleasure working with him in the IEEE EAB and HKN board of governors. His spirit of volunteerism is highly commendable. I’m always inspired with his humility, sincerity and dedication to serve the engineering and IEEE community at large. His inspiring leadership, sustained excellence and pioneering contributions to wide range of global IEEE activities over several decades facilitated multi-regional collaborations and enriched IEEE volunteer experience. I’m very confident that Dr. Ramesh with his rich experience and bar-rising vision will strategically take IEEE to newer heights and growth globally. I strongly support his candidature for the position of 2021 IEEE President-Elect and wish him the very best.”