The 2017 IEEE Educational Activities Board (EAB), chaired by IEEE Educational Activities Vice President S. K. Ramesh, upon the recommendation of the EAB Awards and Recognition Committee (ARC) has named the recipients of the 2017 IEEE EAB Awards. EAB Awards recognize and honor individuals and companies for major contributions to engineering and technical education. Awards are given for meritorious activities in accreditation, continuing education, educational innovation, pre-university education, service to the IEEE EAB, standards education, employee professional development, and informal education systems, as well as related achievements that advance the practice of engineering and engineering education.