Awards Program
The IEEE PPIC annually honors up to two individual members with lifetime service awards, recognizing their dedicated commitment to the Pulp and Paper Industry Committee. In addition, at the close of the annual conference, prize paper awards are presented, recognizing authors for the two best overall conference papers and best paper by a mill author.
2025 LIFETIME SERVICE AWARDS
MERITORIOUS ENGINEERING AWARD
STEVE PITTMAN
2026 CONFERENCE PRIZE PAPER AWARDS
FIRST PLACE OVERALL
MITIGATING ELECTRICAL RISKS IN MEDIUM-VOLTAGE ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE SYSTEMS
by Aaron VanderMeulen, Stan Simms, & Dave Durocher
SECOND PLACE OVERALL
PERMANENT MAGNET MOTOR OVERHAUL: SAFE DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION, HANDLING, & REPAIR
by Keith Klontz & Papa Diouf
FIRST PLACE MILL PAPER
CONVERSION OF A PAPER MACHINE DRYER & CALENDER FROM STEAM TURBINE TO SECTIONAL ELECTRICS
by Shawn Ballenger, David Deese, & Michael Kozlowski
PAST SERVICE AWARD WINNERS
MERITORIOUS ENGINEERING AWARD
WALTER SIMPSON (2024)
DALEEP MOHLA (2023)
RICH SCHAEFER (2018)
MARK ZAWADZKI (2017)
MARCELO VALDES (2015)
M. ANIBAL VALENZUELA (2012)
JOHN MALINOWSKI (2011)
BLAKE LLOYD (2010)
WARREN S. HOPPER (2008)
WALTER V. JONES (2007)
PETER H. WERNER (2006)
J.C. DAS (2005)
ROGER W. JONES (2004)
PATRICK J. LINK (2003)
MARK D. WEAVER (2002)
SHOAIB A. KHAN (2001)
S.P. REDDY (2000)
MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD
SERGIO PANETTA (2024)
CHRIS HERON(2023)
TODD LEGETTE (2022)
RICH BUTLER(2021)
GREG DREWISKE (2019)
PETE FAMIGHETTI (2018)
ROLY ROBERGE (2017)
RHONDA D. SHEPPARD (2013)
DAVID DUROCHER (2012)
GEORGE MATTO (2011)
JAMES RUSSELL “RUSS” THRIFT (2010)
DUNCAN J. RHODES (2009)
RORY R. JOHNSON (2008)
JOHN A. KAY (2007)
CHARLES L. CANTY (2006)
JOHN ALAN LOWE (2005)
LARRY K. THOMAS (2004)
FRANK P. NEWMAN (2003)
DAVID T. ROLLAY (2002)
JAMES A. ROOKS (2001)
BURTON M. JUDSON, JR. (2000)
MERITORIOUS ENGINEERING AWARD
ALEX Y. WU (1999)
PHILIP FRANSEN (1998)
RICHARD E. MORRISON (1996)
AUSTIN H. BONNETT (1994)
JAMES M. DALY (1990)
DWAIN E. FRITZ (1988)
JOHN R. HOLMQUIST (1985)
MARTIN FISHER (1984)
J.W. McANALLY (1983)
JAMES E. STUTTS (1982)
E. BUCHHEIT (1981)
GEORGE E. SHAAD (1980)
MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD
RONALD O. MEIHOFER (1999)
RAY D. CRANE (1997)
KENNETH A. RIDDLE (1996)
STAN MERRITT (1995)
MICHAEL V. GLENN (1994)
RONALD H. SIMPSON (1992)
CLAYTON H. REID (1991)
ELTON L. PARKER (1990)
CURT L. IVEY (1988)
ROBERT C. MORSE (1987)
THOMAS A. LIKOS (1986)
MERITORIOUS ENGINEERING AWARD
JOHN M. BENTLEY (1979)
CLAUDE H. HUDSON (1978)
NORM L. HEBERER (1977)
LYNMAN R. MOWER (1976)
ROBERT P. DERRICK (1975)
WALTER C. BLOOMQUIST (1974)
JOHN S. KIRKLAND (1973)
R.B. BAKER (1971)
M.J. OSBORNE (1970)
H.B. GREEAR (1969)
STANLEY A. BOBE (1968)