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
2024 CONFERENCE PRIZE PAPER AWARDS
FIRST PLACE OVERALL
EXPERIENCE WITH ON-LINE GROUND FAULT IN MEDIUM VOLTAGE DRIVE SYSTEMS
by Stan Simms (Eaton), Irving Gibbs (Eaton), Gabriela BRaga (PWP Lab), & Thomas Farr (Eaton)
SECOND PLACE OVERALL
LESSONS LEARNED COMMISSIONING A RELAY-BASED SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR EXCITATION CONTROL SYSTEM
by Christine Crites (GE Vernova), Robert Musiol (GE Vernova), & Ken Apfelbeck (Apfelbeck Electronics)
FIRST PLACE MILL PAPER
METROLOGY & ELECTRIC MOTORS: Precision Mechanical Measurement–Why & How
by Mark Zawadzki (International Paper, Retired), & Papa Diouf (Integrated Power Services)
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)