Fifteen members of the United States National Committee (USNC) to the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) were honored with the prestigious IEC 1906 Award in recognition of their exceptional contributions to the IEC and the electrotechnical industry.
The award is bestowed annually upon technical experts from around the globe whose exemplary involvement in IEC activities have brought about significant advancements in international electrotechnical standardization.
The USNC proudly recognizes the following IEC 1906 Award recipients who have contributed in an outstanding way to their Technical Committees (TCs) or Subcommittees (SCs) and the overall work of IEC:
Jean Baronas
Sony Electronics Inc.
IEC TC 100
Donald Barta
Rea Magnet Wire Company, Inc.
IEC TC 55
Christine Blair
STMicroelectronics
IEC TC 47
Steven A. Brown
Underwriters Laboratories
IEC TC 66
Jim R. Conrad
Conrad Emc Consulting
IEC TC 62
Chris Diorio
Impinj
IEC Joint Technical Committee (JTC) 1
Bob Griffin
IBM
IEC TC 108
David Hess
Nexans
IEC TC 46
Wayne Hoffman
ESAB Welding Products
IEC TC 26
Paul Kolesar
Commscope, Inc.
IEC TC 86
Hans Wolfgang Oertel
Bourns
IEC SC 37A
Kevin Rapp
Cooper Power Systems
IEC TC 10
Ted H. Schnaare
Rosemount Inc.
IEC TC 31
Jack M. Selby
IEC TC 45
Diane H. Williams
Corning Incorporated
IEC TC 110
Several of the USNC award recipients were honored by Philip M. Piqueira, USNC president, and Jim Matthews, IEC vice president and SMB chairman, at the September 15 USNC Council meeting in Arlington, VA. The awardees received certificates of recognition and a commemorative 1906 Award pin.
The IEC 1906 Award was established in 2004 to commemorate the IEC's year of foundation. For more information, see the IEC Awards page.