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2001
IEEE-USA Awards Recipients
WASHINGTON (21 December 2001) -
IEEE-USA has unveiled its 2001 award winners in recognition of professional,
technical and literary contributions to public awareness and understanding
of the engineering profession in the United States.
These distinguished awards are
administered under the IEEE-USA Awards and Recognition Committee and
approved by the IEEE-USA Board of Directors.
Professional Awards
ROBERT S. WALLEIGH DISTINGUISHED
CONTRIBUTIONS TO ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALISM AWARD
Robert
Noberini
“For his lifetime
commitment and achievement in promoting professional development and
professionalism among the engineering community.”
AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED PUBLIC
SERVICE
Rep. Rob Portman
(R-Ohio),
Rep. Benjamin
Cardin (D-Md.),
Rep. Earl Pomeroy
(D-N.D.),
Sen. Charles
Grassley (R-Iowa),
Sen. Max Baucus
(D-Mont.) and
Sen. James
Jeffords (I-Vt.)
“For untiring
efforts and effective leadership in successful Congressional action to
strengthen America’s private pension system and increase individual savings
for retirement.”
CITATION OF HONOR
Bruce Angwin
“For more than 50 years of IEEE
leadership at national, regional and local levels, in all areas of our
profession."
Lester W. Cory
“For his leadership and dedication as one
of the three founders of the SHARE Foundation.”
Ralph Russell
“For his leadership in orchestrating the
IEEE participation in the National Scout Jamboree.”
Jim Watson
“For his outstanding contributions to the
IEEE-USA Student Professional Awareness Conference (S-PAC) program from
1982-2001.”
DIVISIONAL PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP
AWARD
Luis Gandia
“For his support and encouragement of
Division VI Professional Activities.”
Robert Gauger
“For providing guidance and leadership to
both current and potential members of IEEE.”
Russell Henke
“For his inspiring leadership as business
executive, professor and consultant.”
Alfred MacRae
“For his vision and leadership as Chair
of the IEEE-USA PACE Divisional Activities Committee (PDAC).”
Jesse Taub
“For more than 50 years of service and
contributions to the IEEE, covering both technical and professional
activities.”
REGIONAL PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP
AWARD
Robert Bryant
“For tirelessly promoting the image of
IEEE since joining as a student at Texas Tech University.”
Gayle Buroker
“For outstanding leadership of Section
conferences and, most recently, publication of the Sections newsletter.”
Howard Needham
“For leadership as NCAC membership chair,
including drives to encourage senior membership in the IEEE.”
William Sims
“For successfully fundraising for the
IEEE to become a founding member of the Tennessee Engineering Center.”
Gary Waugh
“For promotion of IEEE by his exemplary
leadership roles in several Toledo engineering organizations.”
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Carl Kintzel
“For many years of service to the IEEE as
an outstanding leader of the Cedar Rapids Section and Region 4.”
Howard Kohlbacher
“For leadership in developing and
implementing an outstanding ‘Membership Development Program’ within
IEEE-USA.”
Tarek Lahdhiri
“For development of professional
activities programs for the Southeastern Michigan Section.”
Richard Molyet
“For dedicated
service to the Toledo Section since 1982.”
David Niemi
“For outstanding contributions in support
of IEEE-USA’s successful effort to amend the Uniform Computer Information
Transactions Act in Virginia.”
Kathryn Rinehart
“For leading the Milestone Ceremony to
honor those responsible for the electronic technology used in space rocket
launches.”
Technical Awards
HARRY DIAMOND MEMORIAL AWARD
Robert Trew
“For technical contributions to the
theory and design of microwave power devices, and for his leadership in
managing DoD’s basic research programs.”
ELECTROTECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AWARD
Adam Kissiah
“For contributions in the fields of
aerospace instrumentation, including developing principles of the Cochlear
implant device."
Jan Lindberg
“For innovative transducer concepts that
have advanced the art and science of underwater acoustic technology.”
Literary Awards
DISTINGUISHED LITERARY
CONTRIBUTIONS FURTHERING PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROFESSION
Stuart Brown
“For his articles ‘Big Jobs are going to
Micromachines,’ and ‘Good-Bye Test Tubes, Hello, Labs-on-a-Chip.’”
David Kestenbaum
“For his National Public Radio features,
including ‘The Birth of Digital.’”
DISTINGUISHED LITERARY CONTRIBUTIONS
FURTHERING ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALISM
Ellen Schultz
“For her contributions to the
understanding of pension and pension portability issues via her articles for
the Wall Street Journal.”
Todd Yuzuriha
“For his book, How to Succeed As An
Engineer: A Practical Guide to Enhance Your Career.”
For more information,
visit the IEEE-USA Awards and Recognition Web page at
http://www.ieeeusa.org/AWARDS/index.html, or contact Svetlana Durkovic
at
s.durkovic@ieee.org. Nominations are being accepted for the 2002 awards.
The deadline is 1 August 2002.
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