Honors and Awards
Pettit was awarded the President's Certificate of Merit in 1949 for his contributions during World War II. He was named a Fellow of the Institute of Radio Engineers (now part of IEEE) in 1954 and served on that organization's board of directors from 1954 to 1955. He was elected as a life member of IEEE in 1982. While in IRE and later IEEE, Pettit founded two academic conferences: Wescon in 1949 and Southcon in 1981.
Pettit was also involved in the American Society for Engineering Education, serving two terms on their board of directors and one term, 1972-1973, as their president. He served on the National Science Board from 1977 to 1982, and also served as an advisor to the National Science Foundation.
The Joseph Mayo Pettit Distinguished Service Award, conferred by Georgia Tech's ANAK Society, is named after Pettit.
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