PMI Eric Jenett Person of the Year Nominations

The PMI Eric Jenett Person of the Year Award recognizes and honors an individual who has made outstanding contributions to project management through leadership, technical project management, and strategic and business management acumen.

PMI Eric Jenett Person of the Year Nominations

The PMI Eric Jenett Person of the Year Award recognizes and honors an individual who has made outstanding contributions to project management through leadership, technical project management, and strategic and business management acumen.
About Eric Jenett

Mr. Jenett was PMI’s third member and first Project Management Professional (PMP®). A PMI Fellow, Mr. Jenett was PMI’s President in 1971, Chairman in 1972, and Secretary from 1975 to 1976. A founding member of the PMI Houston Chapter, Mr. Jenett was honored by PMI in 1975 with a Distinguished Contribution Award and a Tribute to Lifetime Achievement in 2010.

He presented at numerous PMI seminars and symposiums; served on a number of panels; and published a variety of articles in the Project Management Quarterly, later to become the Project Management Journal®, as well as a number of other technical publications. He wrote and lectured on technical and project management topics with more than 40 publications and presentations to his credit.

Key dates
Winter 2024 - Nominations open
Summer 2025 – Winners notified
September 2025 - Winners announced at PMI Global Summit

Applicants cannot nominate themselves. They must be nominated by a lead nominator, as well as three to five additional nominators.

  • The lead nominator must be a PMI member in good standing.
  • Current PMI staff, contractors, and/or consultants are not eligible to submit nominations.
  • Nominators cannot be current PMI board members or on a board-reporting committee.

Nominees for the PMI Person of the Year Award must also meet certain criteria.

  • The nominee must be a PMI member in good standing.
  • Current PMI staff, contractors, and/or consultants are not eligible for the award.
  • Nominees cannot be current PMI board members or on a board-reporting committee.

Applicants cannot nominate themselves. They must be nominated by a lead nominator, as well as three to five additional nominators.

  • The lead nominator must be a PMI member in good standing.
  • Current PMI staff, contractors, and/or consultants are not eligible to submit nominations.
  • Nominators cannot be current PMI board members or on a board-reporting committee.

Nominees for the PMI Person of the Year Award must also meet certain criteria.

  • The nominee must be a PMI member in good standing.
  • Current PMI staff, contractors, and/or consultants are not eligible for the award.
  • Nominees cannot be current PMI board members or on a board-reporting committee.