Lifetime Achievement Award
This award may be 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.
Award
Recognition consists of a sculpture and framed certificate. There is no honorarium attached to this award.
Honorees
The award is presented by the IEEE SA President at the SA Awards Ceremony
- Recipient honored at the IEEE SA Awards Ceremony
- Recognition on the IEEE SA website and social media post
Eligibility
There are no restrictions or preferences as to the nationality, race, sex, creed or age.
Nomination
Annual Deadline 31 July
Nominate a Party for This Award
Please note that the nomination package, including at least 3 endorsements must be completed and submitted by 31 July. Nominations packages that are incomplete as of 31 July will not be considered by the IEEE SA Awards and Recognition Committee.
Suggested Location for Presentation of Award
The award is to be presented at the annual IEEE SA Awards Ceremony. There is no funding from the IEEE SA Board of Governors for the recipient for travel to or accommodations at the award venue.
Sponsorship
This award is sponsored by the IEEE Standards Association, administered by the IEEE SA Awards and Recognition Committee.
Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients
| Denis Dufournet | For more than three decades of outstanding technical contributions and leadership in the development of switchgear standards, and for promoting the harmonization of ANSI/IEEE and IEC standards for circuit breakers | 2026 |
| Mark McGranaghan | For lifetime contributions to IEEE power quality, harmonics, distributed resource interconnection, and distribution system standards that advanced reliable, compatible, and resilient electric power systems worldwide | 2026 |
| Thomas Prevost | For leadership in the development of transformer insulation life management standards and guidance for manufacturers and end users | 2026 |
| Andrew E. Schwalm | For more than 40 years of contributions to the development and maintenance of Insulator standards within IEEE, ANSI C29, NEMA, and IEC | 2026 |
| Robert Kirkland Smith | For significant contributions to the development and maintenance of switchgear standards for more than 50 years | 2026 |
| David V. Thiel | For 20 years of commitment to standards development and leadership in the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society | 2026 |
| Geoffrey O. Thompson | For decades of service and leadership in the development and standardization of Ethernet and IEEE 802 Local and Metropolitan Area Networks | 2026 |
| Reigh A. Walling | For leadership and contributions to IEEE standards enabling reliable integration of distributed and inverter-based energy resources through advancements in interconnection, protection, grounding, power quality, and grid-support requirements | 2026 |
| Adam Cron | For continuous and outstanding service to the standards development community in the field of electronic testing and design-for-test solutions | 2025 |
| 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 | 2025 |
| 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 | 2025 |
| Richard H. Hulett | For 45 years of leadership and contributions to global trace heating standards | 2025 |
| Richard Kennedy | For significant contributions to radio regulations in support of the IEEE 802 family of wireless standards | 2025 |
| Jim McDowall | For leadership in the development of IEEE battery standards and testing protocols | 2025 |
| Daleep Mohla | For contributions to IEEE SA and for leadership of arc-flash standards development | 2025 |
| 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 | 2025 |
| Nicholas Paulter | For leadership in the production of standards for the Waveform Generation, Measurement, and Analysis Committee of the IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society | 2025 |
| 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 | 2025 |
| 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 | 2024 |
| 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 | 2024 |
| 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 | 2024 |
| Wei-Jen Lee | For leadership in advancing standards in the field of electrical safety | 2024 |
| 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 | 2023 |
| 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 | 2023 |
| Paul Forquer | For contributions to the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society Traction Power Systems Standards Committee for more than 20 years | 2023 |
| Ernie Gallo | In recognition of a long and distinguished career of contributions to IEEE and other standards development organizations | 2023 |
| Robert M. Grow | For leadership roles in IEEE 802.3™, the IEEE Standards Association, and for key contributions to automotive optical Ethernet | 2023 |
| 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 | 2022 |
| 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 | 2022 |
| Annette D. Reilly | For contributions to the international standardization of information development and software engineering processes | 2022 |
| 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 | 2022 |
| Curtis Ashton | --- | 2021 |
| Steven B. Carlson | --- | 2021 |
| Chung-Kwang Chou | --- | 2020 |
| Howard Wolfman | --- | 2020 |
| Garry Roedler | --- | 2019 |
| T. W. Olsen | --- | 2018 |
| Philip J. Hopkinson | --- | 2017 |
| Michael Johas Teener | --- | 2016 |
| Mick Seaman | --- | 2015 |
| Todd Cooper | --- | 2014 |
| Gary Robinson | --- | 2014 |
| Richard DeBlasio | --- | 2013 |
| Tony Jeffree | --- | 2013 |
| Francois Martzloff | --- | 2012 |