What is Eta Kappa Nu?
Eta Kappa Nu (HKN) is the International Honor Society for Electrical Engineers. Outstanding persons are elected to HKN primarily from the junior and senior classes of accredited undergraduate programs. Graduate students and distinguished professional engineers are also eligible. Eligibility depends on marked ability as evidenced by scholarship, personal character, useful voluntary services, and distinguished accomplishments, all of which indicate that the candidate will be, or is, a success in his profession. HKN is organized into college chapters, eta-branches, and alumni chapters overseen by a board of directors with a national executive council consisting of president, vice-president, and secretary. The national headquarters is at University of Missouri at Rolla. Beyond membership qualification, which in itself encourages and gives recognition to high scholarship and other significant achievements, HKN recognizes outstanding achievement in electrical engineering by presenting the fo
