Awards
The IEEE PPIC honors three technical papers for the conference and up to two individuals who have demonstrated years of dedication to the Pulp and Paper electrical community.
2023 Technical Paper Award Winners
First Place Overall: Demystification of ACFIs – Part I: The Beginning of the Odyssey by Nehad El-Sherif and Thomas Domitrovich
Second Place Overall: Pulp Friction – Refiner Motor Considerations by Chris Heron
First Place Mill Paper: AC Drives – Not Just for AC Motors by Ernesto Rivera, Edwin Intong, Ryan Krady, and Semion Roginskiy
2023 Meritorious Award Winners
Meritorious Engineering Award – Daleep Mohla
Meritorious Service Award – Chris Heron
| PPIC Service & Engineering Awards | ||
| Year | Meritorious Service Award | Meritorious Engineering Award |
| 2023 | Chris Heron | Daleep Mohla |
| 2022 | Todd Legette | – |
| 2021 | Rich Butler | – |
| 2020 | No Conference | No Conference |
| 2019 | Greg Drewiske | – |
| 2018 | Pete Famighetti | Rich Schaefer |
| 2017 | Roly Roberge | Mark Zawadzki |
| 2016 | – | – |
| 2015 | – | Marcelo Valdes |
| 2014 | – | – |
| 2013 | Rhonda D. Sheppard | – |
| 2012 | David Durocher | M. Anibal Valenzuela |
| 2011 | George Matto | John Malinowski |
| 2010 | James Russell (Russ) Thrift | Blake Lloyd |
| 2009 | Duncan J. Rhodes | – |
| 2008 | Rory R. Johnson | Warren S. Hopper |
| 2007 | John A. Kay | Walter V. Jones |
| 2006 | Charles L. Canty | Peter H. Werner |
| 2005 | John Alan Lowe | J.C. Das |
| 2004 | Larry K. Thomas | Roger W. Jones |
| 2003 | Frank P. Newman | Patrick J. Link |
| 2002 | David T. Rollay | Mark D. Weaver |
| 2001 | James A. Rooks | Shoaib A. Khan |
| 2000 | Burton M. Judson, Jr. | S. P. Reddy |
| 1999 | Ronald O. Meihofer | Alex Y. Wu |
| 1998 | – | Philip Fransen |
| 1997 | Ray D. Crane | – |
| 1996 | Kenneth A. Riddle | Richard E. Morrison |
| 1995 | Stan Merritt | – |
| 1994 | Michael V. Glenn | Austin H. Bonnett |
| 1993 | – | – |
| 1992 | Ronald H. Simpson | – |
| 1991 | Clayton H. Reid | – |
| 1990 | Elton L. Parker | James M. Daly |
| 1989 | – | – |
| 1988 | Curt L. Ivey | Dwain E. Fritz |
| 1987 | Robert C. Morse | – |
| 1986 | Thomas A. Likos | – |
| 1985 | – | John R. Holmquist |
| 1984 | – | Martin Fisher |
| 1983 | – | J. W. McAnally |
| 1982 | – | James E. Stutts |
| 1981 | – | E. Buchheit |
| 1980 | – | George E. Shaad |
| 1979 | – | John M. Bentley |
| 1978 | – | Claude H. Hudson |
| 1977 | – | Norm L. Heberer |
| 1976 | – | Lynman R. Mower |
| 1975 | – | Robert P. Derrick |
| 1974 | – | Walter C. Bloomquist |
| 1973 | – | John S. Kirkland |
| 1972 | – | – |
| 1971 | – | R. B. Baker |
| 1970 | – | M. J. Osborne |
| 1969 | – | H. B. Greear |
| 1968 | – | Stanley A. Bobe |