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.
2022 Technical Paper Award Winners
First Place Overall: Troubleshooting: The “Acceptable” Energized Work by K. Cunningham and M. Kovacic
Second Place Overall: Bleach Plant Pumping System Optimization Case Study by M. Kozlowski, W. C. Livoti, W. S. Hopper
First Place Mill Paper: Motor Control Examined, Categorized, and Optimized by R. Johnson and D. Forsman
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 |