26 Churchill Medal For the Armed Forces Churchill Medal The Churchill Medal, named in honour of Sir Winston Churchill, was first awarded in 1952. Sir Winston, who expressed great enthusiasm for this award, reflected on the important contribution made by engineers of all disciplines to the military needs in the Second World War. The Churchill Medal was left un- awarded for a number of years, but re-instituted in 2011 at the request of the Churchill family. Given the background of the medal and its association with the military, it was deemed appropriate to associate it with the Armed Forces. This prestigious award, inherited from the Institution of Incorporated Engineers (IIE) has been previously presented to individuals such as Sir Frank Whittle (Jet Engine), Sir Geoffrey de Havilland (Aircraft), Sir Christopher Cockerell (Hover Craft) and Professor Alan Wells (Wells turbine for wave power). The medal is awarded jointly by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST), the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS), the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), the Institution of Royal Engineers (InstRE), the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), the Society of Operations Engineers (SOE) and the British Computer Society (BCS). Who’s it for? The award is for an individual or a small team (the majority of whom are serving members of the armed forces or were serving at the time) for achievement in engineering and technical advancement in support of the development and use of capability to support military operations/ readiness during the period 2017/2018. What’s on offer? A medal and certificate presented in October or November each year. The presentation of the 2017/2018 medal will take place on Thursday 29 November When’s the deadline? The deadline for citations for the 2018/2019 award is Friday 14 June 2019. Managers or Commanding Officers of qualifying individuals or teams are asked to submit written citations to churchillmedal@theiet.org. These should not exceed 1000 words and can include a maximum of one diagram and one photograph.