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.

2024 LIFETIME SERVICE AWARDS

MERITORIOUS ENGINEERING AWARD

SERGIO PANETTA

MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD

WALTER SIMPSON

2024 CONFERENCE PRIZE PAPER AWARDS

FIRST PLACE OVERALL
FACTORY ACCEPTANCE TESTING:
From Three Difference Perspectives

by Jaco Krüger, Marc Elliott, & Warren Hopper

SECOND PLACE OVERALL
MODERN IED DATA CAPTURE
CONFIGURATION CHALLENGES

by Duane Leschert, Kris Sommerstad,
Jacob Janzen, & Craig Wester

FIRST PLACE MILL PAPER
CRUCIAL ROLE OF CYBERSECURITY
IN OPERATIONAL TECHNOLOGY

by Matthew Cosnek, Christina Lutkus,
& Dante E. Barragan

PAST SERVICE AWARD WINNERS

MERITORIOUS ENGINEERING AWARD

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

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)