The EMC Society has an active awards program
and the nomination committee is looking for deserving individuals
to honor and show appreciation for their contributions and service
to the Society. The nomination committee depends upon the Society
membership to nominate these deserving individuals since it is
impossible to know every one who deserves an award across the
globe.
There are a number of different awards to allow for different
levels of technical contribution and/or service to the EMC Society.
Please go to the Awards web site (http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/acstrial/awards.htm)
and read the descriptions of the various awards. You can then
nominate individuals either on-line, or by sending the nomination
form to Bruce Archambeault at
bruce.arch@ieee.org.
In 2007, the Board of Directors approved two new awards: the EMC
Society Hall of Fame Award and the Sustained Service to the Society
Award. The Hall of Fame Award is intended to recognize current
and past members of the IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)
Society for significant accomplishments of a historical and/or
enduring nature on behalf of the EMC Society over an extended
period of time. The contributions could be in the technical area,
administrative area, or a combination of both areas. The Sustained
Service to the Society Award is intended to recognize current
members of the IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Society
for significant and sustained service to the administration and
the overall success of the EMC Society over an extended period
of time.
All of the EMC Society awards are presented at the yearly Awards
Luncheon during the IEEE EMC Symposium. During 2007’s Awards
Luncheon, one of the recipients of the Technical Achievement Award,
Michel Mardiguian, was not able to attend to receive his award
in person. He has requested that we publish his letter of appreciation
that was originally intended to be read during the ceremony. We
publish it herein and congratulate Dr. Mardiguian on the receipt
of one of the Society’s highest awards. EMC
Dear
IEEE EMC Colleagues,
It is a great pleasure for me to receive this Technical Achievement
Award. Unfortunately, I cannot attend this EMC Symposium, but
I am sure the person who reads this speech on my behalf will convey
my gratefulness. I am not sure what part of my EMC activity makes
me the recipient for this recognition, but I am definitely sure
that I have been privileged all along in my career.
My gifts started in 1974, with IBM France, when I was designated
the “EMC Coordinator.” I knew practically nothing
on the subject and was sent to IBM in Kingston, New York to learn
the a, b, c of the trade from people like Ralph Calcavecchio,
Dick Simonic and Al Smith. These men were the “cream of
crop” of outstanding IBM/EMC firepower at that time, which
was impressive. And most of all, they were exceptionally good
engineers with wide-open minds; it took me some time to capitalize
on all that I had learnt from them. As early as 1970, they had
practically discovered, documented and simulated all of the EMI
threats one can find in the computer world.
Then, in 1980, after leaving IBM, I was gifted again working for
Donald R.J. White, also a brilliant engineer. Don impressed me
with his rare ability to distinguish clear patterns from chaos
of complex facts, putting together in an orderly manner the pieces
of what seemed to be an inextricable puzzle. Thousands of EMC
engineers are indebted to Don, one way or another, and I am still
using the heritage of his remarkable “EMI Control Methodology
& Procedures.”
I want to make a concluding remark about the IEEE EMC Society.
There are legions of professional associations everywhere. Some
are simply reunions of old pals, celebrating the good and bad
old days during annual banquets or the like. Some are very active,
technically, but often plagued by personal ambitions and rivalries,
and are used by some members to escalate steps to glory and social
posture. The EMC Society is none of these. I always have enjoyed
the great transparency and cross-fertilization, which govern our
technical exchanges, whether they are symposium lectures, discussions
or articles.
Michel Mardiguian,
IEEE Senior Member
EMC
Society Awards Program Update