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Long Island Section 2013 Annual Awards Ceremony MESSAGE from the CHAIRMAN IEEE Members and Guests Long Island Section 2013 Annual Awards Ceremony MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN IEEE Members and Guests, As Chair of the IEEE Long Island Section, I’m both privileged and honored to welcome each of you to the 2013 IEEE Long Island Section Awards Banquet. We’ve gathered to recognize and honor outstanding engineering achievements of our members and colleagues, and to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the IEEE Long Island Section. For our guests, the Long Island Section of the IEEE, or Institute of Electrical and Elec- tronics Engineers, is the largest engineering society on Long Island, with about 2500 engi- neering, science and other technical professionals. We are a key part of IEEE Region 1, with more than 30,000 members in the Northeastern US. And our ten regions comprise nearly a half million mem- bers globally. The IEEE is the world's largest professional association dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity. Our Awards Banquet recognizes outstanding Long Islanders who have made significant engineering contributions. We’ll recognize those Executive Committee volunteers who have made contributions to our Section, including past section officers, as well as officers of technical society chapters, affinity groups and other func- tions and activities, including technical conferences. We’ll also present various Section awards, which are named in honor of key members from our past 60 years, and vetted by our Awards Nomination Committee Chair, Jesse Taub and his committee members. We’ll then present awards at the Regional level. And we are also proud to honor tonight a new IEEE Fellow, a distinction reserved for select IEEE members whose extraordinary accomplishments in an IEEE field of interest are deemed fitting of this prestigious grade. My sincere congratulations go out to each and every award recipient! These contributions and achievements have impact on improving our lives. Representatives of our government have chosen to acknowledge this with proclamations and citations, some printed in our Program and some to be announced to us all, here tonight. My gratitude goes out to the offices and representatives of NY State Governor, County Executives and Legislators, who support engineering, technology and business here on Long Island. We are also honored to have with us tonight, Mr. Robert A. Williams, Vice President of Standards at UL (Underwriters Laboratories), who will present his keynote address, “The Role of Standards in Today's Society and Economy". This is a subject of relevance, interest and significance to all of us in many ways. And such a significant event could not possibly be arranged without the commitment and tireless effort of our Awards Banquet committee, including our other Executive Committee officers John Schmidt (1st Vice Chair), John Vodopia (2nd Vice Chair), Nazrul Islam (Secretary), and Metodi Filipov (Treasurer), who are all rookies, and rookies of the year, as well as past officers including Susan Frank, Nick Golas and Sandy Mazzola. Please join me in thanking them all. We hope you enjoy our printed Program, thanks to the fine work of John Schmidt. And in commemoration of our 60th anniversary, please note our special insert by Nick Golas, with historical perspective from our Historian, Jesse Taub and remembrances from our Lifetime Achievement Awardee, Rod Lowman. We also hope you enjoy our video graphics, thanks to Metodi Filipov and his Hofstra student team. Please enjoy the banquet, but retain some energy to attend the International Energy and Sustainability Conference at Farmingdale State College tomorrow, and to find out more about other upcoming conferences including LISAT, the Long Island Systems, Applications and Technology Conference in May. Additional infor- mation can be found in our Program. Our gratitude also goes out to our corporate supporters and other donors, whose financial support, facilities and other resources allows us to continue to provide essential technical programs and professional development activities. Thanks go out to Nick Golas for his dogged pursuit. Please join me in thanking each of these supporters, who are shown in the Awards Banquet Supporters Honor Roll in our Program and other displays. And I’d just like to leave you with one added thought. Tonight we recognize and honor those who have made significant contributions and achievements. And these pave the way for those who will come after us, including our children, our future. We in the IEEE LI Section support the education of future engineers through initiatives such as STEM, Science Technology Engineering and Math. Our mission is our future, and our future is mission critical. Again, my congratulations go out to all of our 2013 Awardees. And my thanks also go out to all of our IEEE Long Island Section members and our other guests here this evening. Please enjoy! Best Regards, Thomas Lanzisero, P.E. Chair, IEEE Long Island Section [email protected] Robert A. Williams 6:00 PM Guest Arrival, Hors d'oeuvres Vice President - Standards 7:00 PM Call to Order, Welcome Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. Thomas Lanzisero Chairman, IEEE LI Section “The Role of Standards in To- day’s Society and Economy “ Government Representatives Keynote Address: Mr. Williams is Vice President, Standards with Underwriters Laborato- Robert Williams ries Inc. (UL). He has global responsibility for UL’s standards Vice President, Standards development process. Underwriters Laboratories Mr. Williams joined UL in 1973 in the Administrative Division. He IEEE Long Island Section has held a number of positions of increasing responsibility within UL’s Volunteer Recognition Administrative and Engineering Divisions before promotion to his present Past Chair Honor Call position in 2006. Thomas Lanzisero Chairman, IEEE LI Section Mr. Williams interacts regularly with trade associations, government IEEE Long Island Section Awards agencies, national, regional and international standards developing Thomas Lanzisero organizations, and inspection authorities as part of his responsibility for Chairman, IEEE LI Section managing UL’s standards activities. Dinner Mr. Williams is formerly a member of ANSI National Policy Commit- tee (NPC) and International Policy Committee (IPC); previous past Vice Dessert and Coffee President-Technology of the US National Committee to the IEC, in that capacity Mr. Williams was Chair of the USNC Technical Management IEEE Region 1 Awards Committee and US Representative to the IEC Standards Management Peter Eckstein, Director, IEEE Region 1 Board. Mr. Williams is currently a member of the USNC Council METSAC Awards Board where he is the Vice President- Financial Matters; and Member of the ANSI Appeals Board. IEEE Fellow Award Peter Eckstein, Director, IEEE Region 1 In prior years Mr. Williams has served as a member of Code Panel 1 to the US National Electrical Code published by the National Fire Closing Remarks Protection Association; the Executive Standards Council of the American Thomas Lanzisero National Standards Institute (ANSI), and Treasurer of CANENA, Chairman, IEEE LI Section where he worked to develop guidelines for preparation of North American regional standards. Mr. Williams was awarded the 2011 Howard Coonley Medal for his work in voluntary standardization and conformity assessment. Mr. Williams is also a member of ANSI’s Board of Directors. Mr. Williams holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and a master’s degree in industrial relations from Loyola University, Chicago. 2 Congratulations to this Year’s Award Recipients! IEEE Long Island Section Awards Alex Gruenwald Award: Mr. Scott B. Abrams Athanasios Papoulis Award: Dr. Babak Beheshti Charles Hirsch Award: Dr. John Smedley Harold Wheeler Award: Mr. Walter Poggi Friend of the IEEE LI Section: The College of Engineering and Applied Sciences of Stony Brook University Outstanding Student Chapter Award: Hofstra University Student Chapter Outstanding Young Engineer Award: Mr. Rafael M. Perez Outstanding Volunteer of the Year Award: Mr. Garry Z. Gu Lifetime Achievement Award: Mr. Roderic Lowman IEEE Region 1 Awards For Technological Innovation (Industry or Government): Mr. Marc Frankel For Technological Innovation (Industry or Government): Dr. Zheng Li For Technological Innovation (Industry or Government): Mr. David Mesecher For Managerial Excellence in an Engineering Organization: Mr. John Cosenza For Managerial Excellence in an Engineering Organization: Mr. Eric Darvin For Managerial Excellence in an Engineering Organization: Mr. John Nastro For Excellence in Leadership to the Region 1 of the IEEE: Dr. Charles Rubenstein IEEE Fellow Award Mr. Glenn Zorpette 3 4 Office of the County Executive 1550 Franklin Avenue Mineola, New York 11501 Dear Friends, I am pleased to join all of you who have gathered to celebrate the 60th Anni- versary of the Long Island Section of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers on the occasion of their Annual Awards Banquet. Long Island Section of the IEEE has earned the admiration and respect of those in their community, working diligently to provide vital programs and ser- vices that contribute to the quality of life in Nassau County. This wonderful organization is to be commended for providing the means through which generous acts of public service and hours of dedication can be dem- onstrated. Please accept my best wishes and let me extend hearty congratulations to this evening’s honored guests: Scott Abrams, Dr. John Smedley, Roderic Lowman, Dr. Babak Beheshti, Walter
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