The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) honored leaders of the U.S. and global voluntary standards and conformity assessment community last night at the 2015 ANSI Awards Banquet and Ceremony. The annual leadership and service awards program is a long-standing tradition that recognizes and honors creativity, dedication, and vision in the field of standards and conformity assessment.
Held at the Fairmont Washington in Washington, DC, the awards dinner was one of many ANSI-hosted events comprising the celebration of World Standards Week 2015. Twenty-one distinguished individuals were recognized at the ceremony.
Philip Piqueira, vice president, global standards for Underwriters Laboratories (UL), has been awarded the Astin-Polk International Standards Medal, which honors distinguished service in promoting trade and understanding among nations through the advancement, development, or administration of international standardization, measurements, or certification.
Paraskevas (Paris) Stavrianidis, vice president and general manager of FM Approvals LLC, received the Howard Coonley Medal, which recognizes an executive who has benefited the national economy through voluntary standardization and conformity assessment and has given outstanding support to standardization as a management tool.
Steve Whitesell, president of Whitesell Consulting, received the Finegan Standards Medal, which honors an individual who has shown extraordinary leadership in the development and application of voluntary standards.
Gary Schrempp, director of global regulation and product safety investigations with Dell, Incorporated, was awarded the Edward Lohse Information Technology Medal, which recognizes outstanding efforts to foster cooperation among the bodies involved in global IT standardization.
Patricia Gleason, president of the Safety Equipment Institute, received the Gerald H. Ritterbusch Conformity Assessment Medal, which honors distinguished service in promoting the understanding and application of conformity assessment methods as a means of providing confidence in standards compliance for the marketplace.
James Matthews, director of technical standards and standards policy with Corning, Incorporated, was awarded the Elihu Thomson Electrotechnology Medal, which honors an individual who has contributed in an exceptional, dedicated way to the field of electrotechnology standardization, conformity assessment, and related activities at the national and international levels.
James Thomas, president of ASTM International, received the George S. Wham Leadership Medal, which honors an individual who has made outstanding contributions to the voluntary standardization community and provided long-term direction and visionary qualities in support of the ANSI Federation.
Stephen Oksala, president of Oksala Consulting LLC, received the President's Award for Journalism, which honors a journalist whose work helps to illuminate the role that standardization and conformity assessment activities play in the global marketplace.
Next Generation Awards
Five individuals received the Next Generation Award, for individuals who have been engaged in standardization or conformity assessment activities for less than eight years and who have, during this time, demonstrated vision, leadership, dedication, and significant contributions to their chosen field of activity. The awardees are:
Ryan Franks, technical program manager, National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)
Joe Gittens, director of standards, Security Industry Association
Kevin Mangold, computer scientist, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Carin Stuart, senior technology engineer, Energizer Battery Manufacturing, Inc.
Meritorious Service Awards
Eight individuals received the Meritorious Service Award in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the U.S. voluntary standardization system. Each has demonstrated outstanding service in enabling ANSI to attain the objectives for which it was founded. The awardees are:
Chris Bell, shareholder, Greenberg Traurig LLP
C.P. (Sandy) Butterfield, president, Boulder Wind Consulting
JoAnn Emmel, associate professor emerita, Virginia Tech University
Thomas Hammack, supervisory research microbiologist and chief of the microbial method development branch, Center of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN ), Office of Regulatory Science, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Carol Herman, senior vice president, standards policy and programs, Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI)
Sylvia Mohr, standards specialist in the commercial service, U.S. Mission to the European Union (EU)
Stephanie Montgomery, vice president, technology and standards department, Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA)
Cory O'Hara, division chief, regulatory reform programs, U.S. Agency for International Development
ANSI congratulates these outstanding individuals on their contributions to and accomplishments in the standards and conformity assessment industry. See the event album here.