IEEE Richard Harold Kaufmann Award Recipients
2009 - RONALD G. HARLEY
Professor
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA, USA
“For contributions to monitoring, control and optimization of electrical processes including electrical machines and power networks.”
2008 - HIROFUMI AKAGI
Professor
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Tokyo, Japan
“For pioneering contributions to the theory of instantaneous reactive power in three-phase circuits, and its applications to power conditioning”
2007 - MD. AZIZUR RAHMAN
Professor and University Research Professor
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
“For contributions to analysis, design, and development of Interior Permanent Magnet Motor drives”
2006 - GEORGE W. YOUNKIN
Industrial Controls Consulting, A Division of Bullseye Marketing
Fond du Lac, WI
"For innovation design of industrial and commercial numerical control systems and process control."
2005 - A.P. MELIOPOULOS
Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA
'For contributions to power system grounding design and testing procedures.'
2004 - RICHARD L. NAILEN
Wisconsin Electric Power (Retired)
Waukesha, WI
'For outstanding contributions to the understanding of electric motor applications through technical writings, presentations, and teaching.'
2003 - EDWARD LaVERNE OWEN
Consulting Engineer, Power Systems Energy Consulting
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY
'For leadership in the development of synchronous and induction motors for a-c adjustable speed drives.'
2002 - H. LANDIS FLOYD, II
Senior Consultant, DuPont Company, Wilmington, Delaware, USA
'For advancing the development and application of electrical safety technology, standards and work practices for industrial systems.'
2001 - LOUIE J. POWELL
General Electric Company - Schenectady, NY
'For leadership in and contributions to the protection of industrial power systems'
2000 - ALTON DEWITT PATTON
Texas A&M University - College Station, TX
'For contributions to power system reliability analysis and its application to industrial power facilities.'
1999 - BALDWIN BRIDGER, JR
Bridger Engineering Company, Houston, Texas, USA.
'For contributions to the design and application of power apparatus and to grounding practices for industrial commercial power systems.'
1998 - JAMES A. OLIVER
Bechtel Corporation - Norwalk, CA
'For contributions to the design and application of large, medium voltage, adjustable speed drive systems.'
1997 - THOMAS E. SPARLING
Sparling & Associates - Freeland, WA
'For innovative design of industrial, commercial and institutional distribution systems and space conditioning.'
1996 - MARCUS O. DURHAM
Theway Corporation - Tulsa, OK
'For development of theory and practice in the application of power systems in hostile environments.'
1995 - M. SHAN GRIFFITH
Brown & Root, Inc. - Houston, TX
'For contributions to the application of power systems analysis and protection methodology to industrial facilities.'
1994 - DANIEL J. LOVE
Bechtel Power Corporation - West Covina, CA
'For the development and application of unique analytical techniques to improve phase and ground fault protection of industrial power systems.'
1993 - GEORGE W. WALSH
General Electric Co. - Schenectady, NY
'For the introduction of complex non-fundamental-frequency analytical techniques to practical industrial power system applications.'
1992 - KAO CHEN
Carl-sons Consulting Engrs. - San Diego, CA
'For technical direction and application of illuminating systems engineering to achieve energy conservation in industrial facilities.'
1991 - JOHN R. DUNKI-JACOBS
Industrial Power. Sys. Inc. - Beaverton, OR
'For contributions to the design and implementation of industrial power systems.'
1990 - RENE CASTENSCHIOLD
Green Village, NJ
'For research, development, standardization, and application of stand-by power equipment in commercial and industrial power systems.'
1989 - BERNARD W. WHITTINGTON
Whittington Engineering Inc. - Charleston, WV
'For leadership in attaining major revisions of the National Electrical Code and OSHA's electrical statutes through introduction of systems engineering concepts.'
1988 - WALTER C. HUENING, JR
General Electric Co. - Schenectady, NY
'For contributions to the standardization of short circuit current calculation practices.'
