IEEE HKN Honor Society Celebrates 15-Year Merger

In the histories of two long-established organizations—the Eta Kappa Nu (HKN) honor society, founded in 1904, and IEEE, formed in 1963—15 years might not seem very long. Since their merger in 2010, however, more than 40,000 members have been inducted into IEEE-HKN, 57 chapters have been formed (30 of which are outside the United States), and more than US $4 million has been raised to support the development of the next generation of engineering leaders. The program is administered by IEEE…