2025 IEEE SA Awards Recipients
Congratulations to the IEEE SA 2025 award recipients for sharing their knowledge and expertise, reaching in with dedication and perseverance to find the best solutions, and always aspiring to raise the world’s standards.
IEEE SA Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients
This award is presented annually to an individual having a 15+ year commitment to standards development within IEEE and other national and international standards activities who provided significant technical contributions to a standards committee or in their field of interest.
Adam Cron
For continuous and outstanding service to the standards development community in the field of electronic testing and design-for-test solutions
Leslie T. Falkingham
For more than 25 years of leadership and significant contributions to the creation and development of national and international standards from IEEE, IEC, and BSI in the field of electrical switchgear
Lauri J. Hiivala
For more than 45 years of meritorious service to the IEEE Insulated Conductors Committee, outstanding contributions to the science and technology of underground cables, and to the development of associated international standards
Richard H. Hulett
For 45 years of leadership and contributions to global trace heating standards
Richard Kennedy
For significant contributions to radio regulations in support of the IEEE 802 family of wireless standards
Jim McDowall
For leadership in the development of IEEE battery standards and testing protocols
Daleep Mohla
For contributions to IEEE SA and for leadership of arc-flash standards development
Hans-Wolfgang Oertel
For outstanding contributions and commitment to the IEEE Power and Energy Society Surge Protective Devices Committee (SPDC), which ensured surge suppression components were integral to industry standards
Nicholas Paulter
For leadership in the production of standards for the Waveform Generation, Measurement, and Analysis Committee of the IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society
Steven G. Whisenant
For nearly five decades of dedicated service to the electric power industry, IEEE, the Surge Protective Device Committee, and EPRI in the development of surge protection and neutral grounding standards
IEEE SA Emerging Technology Award Recipients
The Emerging Technology Award may be presented annually to an individual, working group, or company that has advanced, initiated, or progressed a new technology within the IEEE SA open consensus process.
Yu Su
For pioneering contributions to 5G cellular-connected unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technologies and international standards for UAV communication systems
Gisele Waters
For contributions to the field of artificial intelligence as the Chair of IEEE Std 3119-2025, IEEE Standard for the Procurement of Artificial Intelligence and Automated Decision Systems
Lei Yan
For leadership in establishing international standards for low-altitude sensing and hydrogen-powered UAV systems, significantly advancing the field of remote sensing and unmanned aerial applications
IEEE Data Trading System Working Group
For the development of IEEE Std 3800-2024, IEEE Standard for a Data-Trading System: Overview, Terminology, and Reference Model
IEEE 1857.11 Sub-Working Group
For the development of IEEE Std 1857.11-2024, IEEE Standard for Neural Network-Based Image Coding
IEEE N42.59 Working Group
For development of the first imaging performance standard for millimeter-wave systems for security screening of humans
IEEE P2851 Working Group
For contributions to functional safety applied in a multi-domain context and for improving interoperability between the different elements of the dependability lifecycle
IEEE P3271.01 Working Group
For developing IEEE P3271.01, Draft Standard for Recurring Transactions Using Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLTs)
IEEE P3351 Working Group
For development of IEEE Std 3351-2025, IEEE Standard for Levitation System of Electromagnetic Suspension-type Maglev Vehicles
IEEE SA International Award Recipient
This award may be presented annually to an IEEE SA individual member who has made an extraordinary contribution to establishing the IEEE SA as a world-class leader in standardization.
Ludwig Winkel
For outstanding contributions to the fields of industrial automation and international standardization over an extraordinary career spanning nearly five decades
IEEE SA Standards Board Distinguished Service Award Recipient
The Standards Board Distinguished Service Award is made annually to current member(s) or past member(s) of the IEEE SA Standards Board to recognize distinguished service to the IEEE SA based on major contributions to the standards development process.
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Jon Walter Rosdahl
For 20 years of sustained and outstanding contributions to IEEE SA governance activities, and for exemplary, knowledgeable, and generous service, mentorship, and leadership in IEEE standards development
IEEE SA Corporate Award
The IEEE SA Corporate Award may be presented annually to an IEEE SA member organization for providing outstanding leadership and contributions to the IEEE SA. Consideration shall be given to those nominees who have worked to achieve the IEEE Standards Association vision and mission.
Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT)
For pioneering contributions in advancing IEEE standards in wireless broadband, rural 5G, and telecom education, and for building globally recognized frameworks for standards-based innovation from India through leadership and advocacy
IEEE SA Standards Medallion Recipients
The Standards Medallion is awarded for major contributions to the development of standards.
Sandeep Kumar Agrawal
For exceptional leadership and contributions to the development of rural broadband standards and solutions
Piers Dawe
For contributions across multiple generations of high-speed interfaces defined in IEEE 802.3 Ethernet standards
Tony Xiao Han
For contributions to WLAN sensing standardization and technological innovation
Shan Liu
For exceptional leadership and contributions to standardization of visual data compression technologies
Sal Martino
For exceptional leadership and contributions to the development of IEEE Std 1782-2022, IEEE Guide for Collecting, Categorizing, and Utilizing Information Related to Electric Power Distribution Interruption Events
Michael J. Meisinger, Sr.
For significant contributions to standards development for power system protection and control
Kevin L. Peterson
For contributions to the creation and international adoption of shore to ship standards
Jeff Ravencraft
For establishing a standard European mobile device charger interface, thereby minimizing one component of electronic waste and unbundling sales of devices and chargers
Vince Rodriguez
For contributions to the revision of several standards related to antennas and propagation
Carl Schuetz
For outstanding leadership and contributions to the development of IEEE switchgear standards
Leonard Tsai
For exemplary leadership and continuing dedication in guiding and supporting standards that advance floating-point arithmetic and machine learning
Menzo Wentink
For exceptional, sustained contributions to the development of IEEE Std 802.11 and license exempt wireless radio regulatory requirements
Bo Xu
For exceptional leadership and contributions to the development of IEEE standards in power system intelligent inspection, including IEEE Std 3326-2025, IEEE Std 3327-2025, and IEEE Std 3328-2025
Lihai Zhang
For leadership and contributions to the development of a modular framework standard for a robotically-assisted surgical system
The Ron Waxman Design Automation Standards Committee Meritorious Service Award Recipient
The Design Automation Standards Committee (DASC) is responsible for the standardization of Design Automation-related standards in the IEEE Standards Association.
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Justin Refice
In Recognition of Outstanding Service Exemplifying the Spirit of The DASC
Previous Award Ceremonies
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IEEE SA Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients
R. Allen Bernstorf
For nearly 50 years of dedicated service to the industry and countless contributions to IEEE, ANSI, and NEMA across many areas related to overhead lines and insulator standards
Thomas M. Kurihara
For a lifetime of unceasing dedication to the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society and its working groups, and for advancing technologies and standards to make all forms of transportation safer and more efficient
Kang B. Lee
For three decades of tireless leadership and dedication to the development and promotion of IEEE precision time protocol and other standards profoundly impacting global industry and commerce
Wei-Jen Lee
For leadership in advancing standards in the field of electrical safety
IEEE SA Emerging Technology Award Recipient
IEEE 2933™ Working Group
For the development of IEEE 2933™-2024, IEEE Standard for Clinical Internet of Things (IoT) Data and Device Interoperability with TIPPSS—Trust, Identity, Privacy, Protection, Safety, Security
James T. Reilly
For leadership and contributions to the development of a series of standards on distributed energy resource integration and aggregation within microgrids and related sustainable energy systems
IEEE SA International Award Recipient
Teruo Onishi
For leadership in standardization and harmonization for human protection from millimeter wave exposures
IEEE SA Standards Board Distinguished Service Award Recipient
Kevin Lu
For superior IEEE SA Governance leadership as the IEEE SA Standards Board Audit Committee Chair and as the IEEE SA Industry Connections Committee Chair
IEEE SA Standards Committee Award for Outstanding Contributions to Entity Standards Development Recipients
The IEEE SA Standards Committee Award for Outstanding Contributions to Entity Standards may be presented annually to IEEE Standards Committees that have shown exceptional support of the entity standards development process.
The IEEE Computer Society Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Committee
For overseeing the development of a significant number of IEEE blockchain and distributed ledger standards, including standards for green and sustainable development
IEEE Power and Energy Society Transmission & Distribution Committee
For exceptional support of entity standards management and development processes in electric transmission and distribution technologies
IEEE SA Standards Medallion Recipients
The Standards Medallion is awarded for major contributions to the development of standards.
Doug Arnold
For exceptional leadership and contributions to the development of IEEE standards for time synchronization in networks
Stephen Balakirsky
For outstanding leadership on IEEE standards for robotics and automation
Robert V. Binder
For outstanding contributions to standardized analysis and measurement of software dependability, reliability, availability, supportability, and recoverability
Rodney Cummings
For exceptional leadership and contributions to the development of IEEE standards for time synchronization in networks
Randall K. Curey
For leadership and contributions to the development of inertial sensor and system standards, as well as standards for quantities, units, and symbols
Justin Dobbins
For outstanding technical input during the revision of IEEE 149™-2021
Touradj Ebrahimi
For leadership and contributions to the next-generation JPEG standards: JPEG XS, JPEG XL, JPEG AI, JPEG Trust, JPEG DNA, and JPEG XE
Keith Flowers
For leadership in the creation of process innovations for the evaluation and acceptance of standards projects initiated externally of a Standards Committee
Jon Lewis
For exceptional leadership and contributions to the development of IEEE 802.3™ Ethernet standards
Dan Mulkey
For sustained leadership and contributions to the development of distribution transformer standards
Manish Patel
For consistently exceptional leadership of IEEE 2800™ and related efforts to maintain power system reliability during the transition to high levels of inverter-based resources
Rubén Pérez - Aranda
For key technical contributions in the development of optical Ethernet physical layers and test methods for automotive applications
Adee Ran
For contributions and expertise across multiple generations of high-speed interface IEEE 802.3™ Ethernet standards
Robby Robson
For outstanding leadership, dedication, and contributions to enabling and facilitating the use of Open Source in standards
Daniel Sabin
For outstanding leadership in the many evolutions of IEEE 1159.3™, Power Quality Data Interchange Format (PQDIF)
Christopher (Chris) G. Searles
For expanding the role of an existing technical committee in the IEEE Power and Energy Society to cover the rapidly expanding, but standards-deficient, area of battery energy storage systems
Eugene Song
For exceptional leadership as Working Group Chair driving the development of IEEE 1451.0™-2024 standard for smart transducer interfaces for sensors and actuators
Jordon Woods
For leadership and navigating the complex maze of competing ideas with skill through editing IEC/IEEE 60802
Yi Yang
For exceptional leadership and contributions to the development of IEEE standards on transmission and distribution
Jizhong Zhu
For leadership and contributions to the development of standards in the field of distributed energy management systems
IEEE SA Conformity Assessment Award Recipient
This award may be presented annually to an individual or entity to recognize major contributions to the development and promotion of IEEE standards products through conformity assessment activities.
IEEE UAS Application Conformity Assessment Program Committee
For the establishment of a new conformity assessment and evaluation program for UAS applications with accrediting three test laboratories, and certification of UAS products which meet the requirements of IEEE 1937.1™
IEEE Charles Proteus Steinmetz Award Recipient
Gary Hoffman
For leadership in and development of power systems standards to increase global adoption
The Ron Waxman Design Automation Standards Committee Meritorious Service Award Recipient
The Design Automation Standards Committee (DASC) is responsible for the standardization of Design Automation-related standards in the IEEE Standards Association.
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Aparna Dey
In Recognition of Outstanding Service Exemplifying the Spirit of The DASC
The IEEE SA recognizes outstanding standards development participation through various award categories. Details for each honoree and award can be found in the program book. Learn more about select award categories below.
IEEE SA Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients
Jerome Blair
For more than 30 years of outstanding contributions to the science and technology of waveform generation, measurement, and analysis and to the development of associated international documentary standards
Leonardo Chiariglione
For thought leadership, technological prowess, and seminal contributions in the development and promotion of digital media standards deployed into billions of products and services worldwide
Paul Forquer
For contributions to the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society Traction Power Systems Standards Committee for more than 20 years
Ernie Gallo
In recognition of a long and distinguished career of contributions to IEEE and other standards development organizations
Robert M. Grow
For leadership roles in IEEE 802.3™, the IEEE Standards Association, and for key contributions to automotive optical Ethernet
IEEE SA Emerging Technology Award Recipient
IEEE 1547.9™ Working Group
For advancing the deployment of energy storage for distributed energy resources
IEEE SA International Award Recipient
Dennis Brophy
For global efforts to drive definition, acceptance, and use of electronic design automation standards including IEEE 1076™ (VHDL), IEEE 1666™ (SystemC), and IEEE 1800™ (SystemVerilog)
IEEE SA Standards Board Distinguished Service Award Recipient
Daleep Mohla
For outstanding leadership on the IEEE SA Standards Board and its committees
IEEE SA Standards Medallion Recipients
Jyotika Athavale
For leadership, technical expertise, and guidance in the development of IEEE 2851™-2023, IEEE Standard for Functional Safety Data Format for Interoperability Within the Dependability Lifecycle
Alla Deronja
For ongoing leadership and contributions to the development of standards in the field of power system protection
Eddie Forouzan
For exceptional leadership and contributions to the development of IEEE 1725™-2021, IEEE Standard for Rechargeable Batteries for Cellular Telephones
Joel Goergen
For longtime technical contributions and leadership in the development of IEEE 802.3™ Ethernet standards
Chad Jones
For contributions, leadership, and expertise in Power over Ethernet, combining power distribution with data networking
John Jendzurski
For exceptional leadership in the development of a new IEEE performance and test method standard for down-the-road radar
Elizabeth Kochuparambil
For impact and leadership in high-speed electrical interface IEEE 802.3™ Ethernet standards
Rui Li
For contributions to the development of standards for energy-efficiency testing and evaluation of power fittings and conductors
Douglas M. Logan
For outstanding leadership in revising IEEE 762™-2023 to include variable energy resources, also referred to as renewable generation
John Haiying Lu
For leadership in standardization in the area of unmanned aerial vehicle applications and communications
Kent Lusted
For outstanding leadership and contributions to the development of multiple generations of the IEEE 802.3™ Ethernet standard
Sergio Rapuano
For outstanding leadership, determination, and dedication in the development of IEEE 2414™-2020, IEEE Standard for Jitter and Phase Noise
Kate A. Remley
For exceptional technical leadership as the working group chair driving the development of IEEE 1765™-2022
Michael Dean Sigmon Sr.
For influential leadership in the IEEE Power & Energy Society Switchgear Committee and for advancing new methods of educating users, manufacturers, students, and industry
Torbjørn Skauli
For outstanding technical contributions to the development of IEEE P4001™ on the characterization and testing of hyperspectral camera units
Günter Steindl
For outstanding contributions to, and constructive efforts in, the IEEE 802.1™ Working Group
Karla Trost
For exceptional leadership and contributions to the development of IEEE C37.75™-2023 and IEEE PC37.68™
Miao Wang
For exceptional leadership and contributions to the development of IEEE 2785™-2023
IEEE SA Managing Director's Special Recognition Recipient
Maike Luiken
In appreciation for leadership of Planet Positive 2030 and other sustainability initiatives inspiring all of IEEE
IEEE Charles Proteus Steinmetz Award Recipient
Philip Wennblom
For championing global development of market-led voluntary technology standards through decades of contributions to governance and strategy of international organizations
The Ron Waxman Design Automation Standards Committee Meritorious Service Award Recipients
Dave Rich
In Recognition of Outstanding Service Exemplifying the Spirit of The DASC
Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA), Semiconductor System Solution Technical Committee (SSS-TC)
In Recognition of Outstanding Service Exemplifying the Spirit of The DASC
The IEEE SA recognizes outstanding standards development participation through various award categories. Details for each honoree and award can be found in the program book. Learn more about select award categories below.
IEEE SA Standards Medallion Recipients
Stephen Antosz
For continuing long-term leadership and contributions to the development of transformer standards
Sara R. Biyabani
For leading the development of IEEE 1924.1™-2022
Matt Brown
For exceptional leadership and contributions to the development of IEEE 802.3™ Ethernet standards
Cheng-Jen (Allen) Chen
For leadership as standards chair of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society
Paul T. Congdon
For long-term advocacy and for significant contributions that advanced Ethernet bridging technologies in the data center
Jeffrey A. Fordham
For continuous leadership of the revision of IEEE Std 149™-2021
Ruth Lewis
For leadership in promoting the development of IEEE technology and society standards
Adam W. Ley
For significant contributions to IEEE test technology standards
Gary Nicholl
For longtime technical and editorial leadership of IEEE 802.3™ Ethernet standards
Mark Nowell
For leadership, technical expertise, and the provision of sage guidance through many IEEE 802.3™ Ethernet projects
Yonghong Tian
For exceptional leadership and skill in driving the development of IEEE standards on AI model representation, and compression and analysis-oriented visual data coding
Gary Touryan
For long-term leadership of the IEEE Traction Power Standards Committee
The Ron Waxman Design Automation Standards Committee Meritorious Service Award Recipient
Tom Fitzpatrick
In Recognition of Outstanding Service Exemplifying the Spirit of The DASC
IEEE SA Conformity Assessment Award Recipient
David C. Klonoff
For vision in promoting the development of a conformity assessment program to aid medical device manufacturers and users in managing their cybersecurity risk
IEEE SA International Award Recipient
Richard H. Hulett
For outstanding long-term contributions in establishing IEEE SA trace heating standards internationally
IEEE SA Emerging Technology Award Recipients
IEEE 2800 Working Group
For the development of uniform technical requirements applied to inverter-based generation resources interconnecting with electric transmission and sub-transmission systems
IEEE 2846 Working Group
For the development of IEEE Std 2846™-2022, IEEE Standard for Assumptions in Safety-Related Models for Automated Driving Systems
IEEE 2941 Working Group
For the development of IEEE Std 2941™-2021, the standard to define AI development interfaces that break down barriers between computing architecture and algorithm frameworks
IEEE SA Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients
Steven B. Carlson
For efforts to expand Ethernet into the vehicular networking, non-traditional power over Ethernet, and commercial lighting/energy management and building automation spaces
Norman Finn
For a career devoted to relentlessly advancing a multitude of IEEE 802.1™ technologies, from foundational to key components of Ethernet bridging to the time-sensitive networking toolset
Annette D. Reilly
For contributions to the international standardization of information development and software engineering processes
Richard A. Tell
For more than 50 years of outstanding contributions to the science and technology of non-ionizing radiation safety, and for developing standards for measurement methods, safety programs, and exposure limits
IEEE Charles Proteus Steinmetz Award Recipient
Kenneth E. Martin
For leadership in and sustained contributions to standards for synchrophasor measurements and communications for power system monitoring, protection, and control
The IEEE SA recognizes outstanding standards development participation through various award categories. To view past recipients or to nominate an individual for award consideration, please select an award category, below.
Welcoming Remarks
James E. Matthews, President, IEEE Standards Association
Mark Epstein, Chair, IEEE SA Awards & Recognition Committee
IEEE SA Standards Medallion Recipients
The Standards Medallion is awarded for major contributions to the development of standards.
Bob Aiello
Edward Au
Matthew J. Butcher
Geoffrey Garner
S. Michael Gayle
Marc Holness
Peter Zollman
The Ron Waxman Design Automation Standards Committee Meritorious Service Award Recipient
The annual Ron Waxman DASC Meritorious Service Award recognizes commendable accomplishments by DASC members.
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Riccardo Mariani
IEEE SA Managing Director's Special Recognition Award Introduction
Konstantinos Karachalios, Managing Director, IEEE Standards Association
IEEE SA Managing Director's Special Recognition Award Recipients
Ali Hessami
Beeban Kidron
Katina Michael
Alan Winfield
IEEE SA Conformity Assessment Award Recipient
IEEE NPEC Conformity Assessment Steering Committee
IEEE SA International Award Recipient
Jingxuan (Joanne) Hu
IEEE SA Emerging Technology Award Recipients
IEEE P2675™ Working Group
IEEE P7007™ Working Group
IEEE SA Standards Board Distinguished Service Award Recipient
Ted A. Burse
IEEE SA Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients
Curtis Ashton
Ben C. Johnson
IEEE Charles Proteus Steinmetz Award Recipient
Haran Karmaker
The impact of global lockdowns and travel restrictions imposed by COVID-19 has made the IEEE SA Awards Ceremony an all-virtual event. Thank you for virtually participating in the 2020 IEEE SA Awards Ceremony!