Speaker

2018-07-12T17:41:19Z

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The Speaker of the Engineering Society is responsible for running all meetings of the Board of Directors and Engineering Society Council. Until 2011, the Speaker was an Internal Director, elected annually at the Joint Council Meeting. After the creation of the Board of Directors in 2011, the Speaker ceased to be an internal director and simply became an appointee of the Board of Directors. The term Chairman of the Board was then used interchangeably with Speaker to refer to this position. Prior to 2011, the Speaker held a tie-breaking vote on questions before the Council; post-2011 the Speaker has no vote on questions before the Board unless otherwise elected to represent their constituency.

==Role in Governance==
Although never formalized in the Bylaws, tradition holds that the Speaker should follow the Westminster parliamentary tradition of being unbiased on all questions before the parliamentary body, and never speak in debate. 2011-2012 Speaker Rishi Maharaj broke with this tradition by regularly offering his opinion on matters of governance during and outside meetings of the Board. However, Maharaj never spoke for or against the question before the Board. Through 2011-2012, efforts were made to model the Speaker's role more closely after that of the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, that is, someone who leads and guides the direction of the Board while being independent of the Officers.

2012-2013 Speaker Mauricio Curbelo completed the transition from a neutral Westminster-style Speaker to the American-style Speaker as a full member of the body (though non-voting) by routinely participating in debate and occasionally speaking to the main question. Amendments to the Elections Bylaw in 2012 gave the Speaker a permanent seat on the Election Rules Committee and a reserve seat on the Election Appeals Committee, further cementing their role as a senior member of the Society.

The addition of section 5.10.8 to Bylaw 1 in 2012 granted the Speaker the authority to bar Board members from voting on questions where they had a conflict of interest. This section was instituted in response to the refusal of 2011-2012 Board members Wayne Lin, Amanda Bell, and Nicole Tavares to abstain from voting on the question of holding a referendum to institute a designated fee portion for Skule Nite (of which they were prominent members). Further Bylaw 1 amendments granted the Speaker similar authority to that of the President to call emergency meetings, in an effort to balance the authority of the executive to control access to the democratic process of general meetings.

==Current and Past Speakers==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!colspan="2"| Speaker
|-
|2016-2017
|Eric Bryce
|NΨ 1T8
|-
|-
|2015-2016
|Billy Graydon
|ECE 1T6+PEY
|-
|-
|2014-2015
|Tabish Gilani
|MECH 1T6
|-
|-
|2013-2014
|Matthew Lattavo
|Civ 1T4+PEY
|-
|2012-2013
|Mauricio Curbelo
|Civ 1T3+PEY
|-
|2011-2012
|Rishi Maharaj
|NΨ 1T2+PEY
|-
|2010-2011
|Zoriana Workun
|Civ 1T2
|-
|2009-2010
|Alvin Ho
|Elec 0T9+PEY
|-
|2008-2009
|Billy Wong
|Civ 1T0+PEY
|-
|2007-2008
|David Clease
|Mech 1T0+PEY
|-
|2006-2007
|Ryan Campbell
|NΨ 0T7+∞
|-
|2005-2006
|Adam Gravitis
|NΨ 0T6
|-
|2004-2005
|Henry Cheung
|NΨ 0T7+PEY
|-
|2003-2004
|Craig Burkett
|NΨ 0T5
|-
|2002-2003
|Neil Padgett
|Comp 0T2+PEY
|-
|}

Director of the Year

2017-09-15T12:29:18Z

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''See also: [[Engineering Society Awards]]''

As of at least the 2014-2015 year, awarded annually to three (previously two) Engineering Society Project Directors/Directorships deemed to have done the best job with their respective positions. Criteria for this evaluation of nominees for this award includes improvement over the work done in the previous year, the overall success and organization of their respective committee and their personal contribution to the development of the Engineering Society through involvement at meetings and other general contributions.

==Past Recipients==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!colspan="2"|Recipient
!Directorship
|-
|rowspan="4"|2016-2017
|Annie Yu
|Mech 1T8
| rowspan="2"|Hard Hat Café Managers
|-
|Amanda Albaba
|Mech 1T8
|-
|Ryan Brackenbury
|ECE 1T6+PEY
|Systems Administrator
|-
|Kevin Rupasinghe
|ECE 1T6 + PEY
|Design Team Association Project Manager
|-
|rowspan="3"|2015-2016
|Milan Maljkovic
|Elec 1T6+PEY
|Orientation Chair
|-
|Ryan Williams
|EngSci 1T7+PEY
|Toike Oike Editor-in-Chief
|-
|Connor Lawless
|Indy 1T7
|Archivist
|-
| rowspan="5"|2014-2015
| Catherine Tran
| MSE 1T4+PEY
| Archivist
|-
| Alejandro Mejia
| MSE 1T4+PEY
| rowspan="2"|Blue & Gold Committee Chairs
|-
| Aidan Solala
| Mech 1T6+PEY
|-
| Armando Bablanian
| ECE 1T6+PEY
| rowspan="2"| Hard Hat Café Managers
|-
| Lameya Iqbal
| Mech 1T6
|-
| rowspan="3"|2013-2014**
| John Sweeney
| Chem 1T6+1
| Toike Oike Editor-in-Chief
|-
| Teresa Nguyen
| Civ 1T4+PEY
| Hi Skule Liaison
|-
| Ashkan Parcham-Kashani
| NΨ 1T4+PEY
| Cannon Editor-in-Chief
|-
| rowspan="2"|2012-2013
| Evan Boyce
| Mech 1T5+PEY
| Toike Oike Editor-in-Chief
|-
| Yannick Wong
| ECE 1T2+PEY
| Computer Systems Administrator
|-
| 2011-2012
| ?
| ?
| ?
|-
| rowspan="4"|2010-2011*
| Denizcan Karadadas
| Indy 1T2+PEY
| Suds Finance Manager
|-
| Ian Parker
| Min 1T2+1
| Suds Operations Manager
|-
| Donnie Yee
| Mech 1T2
| Cafe Finance Manager
|-
| Gibran Kichlu
| Mech 1T2
| Cafe Operations Manager
|-
| rowspan="3"|2009-2010**
| Ines Lucia Fernandez
| Indy 0T9+PEY
| Orientation Chair
|-
| Ariel Feldman
| Mech 0T9+PEY
| Suds Finance Manager
|-
| Franz LaZerte
| Mech 0T9+PEY
| Suds Operations Manager
|-
| rowspan="2"|2008-2009
| Khadem Alam
| Indy 1T1+PEY
| Cafe Operations Manager
|-
| Charlsie Searle
| Civ 0T8+1+PEY
| Gradball Chair
|-
| rowspan="2"|2007-2008
| Ariel Feldman
| Mech 0T9+PEY
| Stores Operations Manager
|-
| Jennifer Lee
| Civ 0T7+PEY
| Suds Finance Manager
|-
| rowspan="3"|2006-2007
| John McCleod
| NΨ 0T6+PEY
| rowspan="2"|Blue & Gold Committee Chairs
|-
| Henry Cheung
| NΨ 0T7+PEY
|-
| Beatrice Sze
| Mech 0T6 + PEY
| Student Issues Director
|-
| rowspan="2"|2005-2006
| Kharthick Kathiresan
| Elec 0T5+PEY
| Gradball Chair
|-
| Paul Radcliffe
| NΨ 0T7
| Sponsorship Director
|-
| rowspan="2"|2004-2005
| Faizal Ismail
| ?
| Community Outreach Director
|-
| Patricia Au
| ?
| Stores Operations Manager
|-
| rowspan="2"|2003-2004
| Virali Patel
| ?
| Hi-Skule Liaison
|-
| Todd Reichert
| NΨ 0T4+Film
| Chief Attiliator
|-
| rowspan="2"|2002-2003
| Neil Padgett
| COMP 0T2+PEY
| Speaker
|-
| Richard Wiltshire
| ?
| Student Issues Director
|-
| rowspan="2"|2001-2002
| Daniela Dighi
| ?
| Student Issues Director
|-
| Matt Parker
| ?
| Suds Manager
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki>Four directors were awarded in 2010-2011.
<nowiki>**</nowiki>Three directors were awarded in 2009-2010 and 2013-2014.

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