ANSI Announces Recipients of the 2019 Leadership and Service Awards

Distinguished award recipients to be honored during World Standards Week

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American National Standards Institute

Aug 16, 2019, 10:33 ET

NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) announced today the recipients of its 2019 Leadership and Service Awards. Recipients have been recognized for their significant contributions to national and international standardization activities, as well as an ongoing commitment to their industry, their nation, and the enhancement of the global voluntary consensus standards system. ANSI will honor the following distinguished award recipients during a ceremony on November 6, held in conjunction with World Standards Week 2019 in Washington, DC.

Astin-Polk International Standards Medal
Renee Hancher, director, regulatory policies, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, will receive 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.

Edward Lohse Information Technology Medal
Philip Wennblom, senior director of standards policy, Intel Corporation, will receive the Edward Lohse Information Technology Medal, which recognizes outstanding efforts to foster cooperation among bodies involved in global IT standardization.

Elihu Thomson Electrotechnology Medal
Mark Earley, NFPA staff liaison to the National Electrical Code and chief electrical engineer, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), will receive 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.

Finegan Standards Medal
Bill Lawrence, operations vice president, principal engineer, FM Approvals LLC, will receive the Finegan Standards Medal, which honors an individual who has shown extraordinary leadership in the actual development and application of voluntary standards.

George S. Wham Leadership Medal
Captain Scott Colburn, director, standards and conformity assessment program, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, (FDA), will receive 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.

Gerald H. Ritterbusch Conformity Assessment Medal
Paul Moliski, vice president of accreditation and Latin America electrical, Intertek, will receive 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.

Howard Coonley Medal
Christian Dubay, vice president, codes and standards, and chief engineer, NFPA, will receive the Howard Coonley Medal, which recognizes an executive who has benefitted the national economy through voluntary standardization and conformity assessment and has given outstanding support to standardization as a management tool.

President's Award for Journalism
The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) Publications Staff will receive the President's Award for Journalism, which honors a journalist(s) whose work helps to illuminate the role that standardization and conformity assessment activities play in the global marketplace.

Maureen Breitenberg Conformity Assessment Research Medal
Lisa Carnahan and Amy Phelps, computer scientists, standards coordination office, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), will receive the newly created Maureen Breitenberg Conformity Assessment Research Medal for distinguished research in the field of conformity assessment. The award is named for the late Maureen Breitenberg, a valued leader and contributor to ANSI and the greater standards and conformity assessment community.

Meritorious Service Awards
The following individuals will receive 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:

Hae Choe, director of standards, AAMI
Jonathan Colby, director of technology performance, Verdant Power
Jessica Evans, director, standards development, NSF International
Eric Grulke, professor, department of chemical and materials engineering, University of Kentucky; director, Electron Microscope Center, College of Engineering
Robert Kretschmann, senior principal engineer, Rockwell Automation
Florence Otieno, director, international standards programs, Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA)
Peter Pondillo, senior standards manager, global technical and industry standards, Corning Incorporated
Evans Massey, manager, standards and certification, Baldor Electric/ABB
Angela Hight Walker, project leader, NIST
A joint team representing the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Health Canada, and Procuraduría Federal del Consumidor (PROFECO) for collaborative efforts to align new product testing procedures among three national jurisdictions:

CPSC: Tilven Bernal, Randy Butturini, Robert Garrett, and Einstein Miller
Health Canada: Eric Bergevin, Stephen Drew, Tyler Goodier, Richard Hart, Franco LaRiccia, and Martina Vorel
PROFECO: Agustín Adame, Carlos Cárdenas, and Adriana Ruiz

Next Generation Awards
Several individuals will receive the Next Generation Award, given to professionals 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 three awardees are:

Peter Bittner, senior standardization engineer, Constellium Rolled Products
Carrie Schmaus, marine energy analyst and interagency coordinator; Knauss Fellow/ORISE Fellow, U.S. Department of Energy
Paul Witherell, mechanical engineer, Engineering Laboratory, NIST

Workforce Development and Innovation Award
The National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) will receive the newly created ANSI Workforce Development and Innovation Award, which recognizes accredited credentialing bodies that significantly impact workforce development in the United States.

ANSI congratulates all of the winners, who will be honored at the 2019 ANSI Leadership and Service Awards, a banquet and ceremony on Wednesday evening, November 6, at The Fairmont Washington in Washington, DC. For more information, visit www.ansi.org/awards and www.ansi.org/wsweek.

About ANSI

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is a private non-profit organization whose mission is to enhance U.S. global competitiveness and the American quality of life by promoting, facilitating, and safeguarding the integrity of the voluntary standardization and conformity assessment system. Its membership is comprised of businesses, professional societies and trade associations, standards developers, government agencies, and consumer and labor organizations.

The Institute represents and serves the diverse interests of more than 270,000 companies and organizations and 30 million professionals worldwide. ANSI is the official U.S. representative to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and, via the U.S. National Committee, the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). For more information, visit www.ansi.org.

SOURCE American National Standards Institute