Dr. Mihail Devetsikiotis has achieved the rank of Senior Member of the IEEE. In order to achieve this level of membership, Dr. Devetsikiotis was required to be in professional practice for at least 10 years, show significant performance for at least five of those years, and be recommended by three IEEE members holding Senior Member, Fellow or Honorary Member grade. Only about 7% of almost 400,000 members attain this membership grade.

Senior Member grade carries with it the awarding of a wood and bronze engraved Senior Member plaque, a gift certificate toward one new Society membership, a letter of commendation to the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, eligibility to hold executive IEEE volunteer positions, the ability to serve as a reference for other Senior Member applicants and an invitation to be on the panel to review Senior Member applications.