IEEE Herman Halperin Electric Transmission and Distribution Award Recipients
2009 - CARSON W. TAYLOR
(Retired) Principal Engineer
Bonneville Power Administration
Portland, OR, USA
"For contributions to enhance the voltage stability, dynamic performance, and reliability of large interconnected electric power systems."
2008 - ROBERT C. DEGENEFF
Professor, Electrical, Computer & Systems Engineer
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY, USA
“For innovative and pioneering contributions to the computation and understanding of transient voltages in transformers and systems”
2007 - ERIC B. FORSYTH
Retired
Brookhaven, NY
“For the practical application of superconductors to power transmission technology”
2006 - ANJAN BOSE
Dean, College of Engineering & Architecture
Washington State University
Pullman, WA
"For enhancement of transmission system operation through the development of real-time operator training simulators."
2005 - JAMES J. BURKE
Executive Consultant
Synergetic Design, Inc.
Cary, NC
'For contributions to power distribution engineering.'
2004 - ANDREW JOHN ERIKSSON
Executive Committee Member, ABB
Zurich, Switzerland
'For lightning research and its application to lightning protection of transmission lines and substations.'
2003 - P. SARMA MARUVADA
Consultant
Quebec, Canada
'For contributions to the understanding and characterization of electromagnetic fields and corona phenomena associated with high voltage AC/DC overhead transmission lines.'
2002 - JOHN J. VITHAYATHIL
Consultant
Portland, Oregon
'For pioneering contributions of the thyristor-controlled series capacitor system and for leadership in the advancement of HVdc system technologies.'
2001 - ARTHUR C. WESTROM
Westrom Technologies
Stone Mountain, GA
'For contributions to the innovation, design and commercialization of electric power distribution products.'
2000 - ARUN GAJANAN PHADKE
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, VA
'For leadership in the field of computer relaying and for the conception of the synchronized phasor measurement technique using Global Positioning Systems (GPS) satellite signals.'
1999 - CHARLES L. WAGNER
Senior Consultant, Asea Brown Bovari, Greensburg, PA
'For contributions to the design, analysis and application of electric power transmission and distribution systems.'
1998 - VINCENT THOMAS MORGAN
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
Linfield, Australia
'For contributions to the understanding of the electrical, mechanical and thermal behavior of electric power transmission and distribution lines.'
1997 - B. DON RUSSELL
Texas A&M University - College Station, TX
'For contributions to the understanding and detection of high impedance earth faults in electric power distribution systems.'
1996 - FAROUK A. M. RIZK
Hydro Que Inst. of Research - Quebec, Canada
'For contributions to high-voltage power transmission research and technical leadership in insulation coordination.'
1995 - VERNON LEE CHARTIER
Bonneville Power Administration - Vancouver, WA
'For contributions to the understanding and characterization of the electromagnetic environment of high voltage transmission lines.'
1994 - ABDEL-AZIZ A. FOUAD
Iowa State University - Ames, IA
'For contributions to electrical power system analysis leading to improved control and stability of large utility systems.'
1993 - MAT DARVENIZA
Univ. of Queensland, Australia
'For contributions to the lightning protection of power equipment, including both engineering analysis and protective equipment design.'
1992 - ANDREW R. HILEMAN
Westinghouse Electric Corp.
'For meritorious achievement in the advancement of technology for insulation coordination, switching overvoltages, and testing of high voltage electric power transmission systems.'
1991 - JOHN G. ANDERSON
Power Tech Inc., Schenectady, NY
'For contributions to the insulation coordination of transmission lines.'
1990 - JOHN A. CASAZZA
Casazza, Schultz & Assoc. - Arlington, VA
'For leadership in and contributions to the development and reliable utilization of electric power transmission systems.'
1989 - JOHN J. DOUGHERTY
Electric Power Res. Inst. - San Jose, CA
'For leadership in and contributions to the fields of power transmission and distribution, the development of high voltage apparatus, and the advancement of DC transmission technology.'
1988 - LUIGI PARIS
Power System Engineering - Rome, Italy
'For contributions to the development of Extra - and Ultra-High Voltage transmission engineering technology.'
1987 - ROBERT F. LAWRENCE
Westinghouse Electric Corp. - Pittsburgh, PA
'For contributions to concepts and equipment for the transmission and distribution of electric power.'
