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Power
System Relaying Committee
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The PSRC congratulates the following members for recognition in the
form of distinguished awards. Although these members have been long
recognized within the IEEE for their significant contributions to
technology, we are pleased to see other organizations also recognizing
their work.
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- Senior Membership has been granted to Meyer Kao and Patrick Carroll. Senior Member is the highest professional grade of
the IEEE for which application may be made. Approximately
8.1% of our 382,000 members have achieved this grade.
Congratulations to Meyer and Pat!
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- Congratulations to Alex
Apostolov on his elevation to the
level of IEEE Fellow in the class of 2009 with the citation, "“For contributions to use of digital
computers for power system protection, control and operation". The
rank of
IEEE Fellow is the
institute's highest member grade, bestowed on IEEE senior members who
have contributed "to the advancement or application of engineering,
science and technology." Each January, the
IEEE Board of Directors awards the designation of Fellow to no more
than 0.1 percent of the voting membership as of 31 December of the
preceding year. After the addition of the
class of 2008 the total number of IEEE Fellows was 6,600. For
more information visit http://www.ieee.org/fellows.
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- Congratulations to Mladen
Kezunovic on being presented the 2008 Atwood Associate Award (http://www.cigre-usnc.org/attwood.htm).
The Attwood Associate Award is given to an individual who has made
notable contributions to CIGRÉ over an extended period of time.
Mladen joins a group of distinguished PSRC members who have previously
received this award, including William Z. Brownlee, J. Lewis Blackburn,
Charles L. Wagner, John W. Chadwick, Jr., Stanley H. Horowitz, Arun G.
Phadke, Stig L. Nilsson, and Thomas W. Cease.
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- Arun Phadke and James Thorp will receive the
Benjamin Franklin Medal in Electrical Engineering for their
contributions to microprocessor controllers in electric power systems
that have significantly decreased the occurrence and duration of power
blackouts. For a complete award citation, see the following webpage:
http://www.fi.edu/franklinawards/08/laureate_bf_electricaleng-phadke-thorp.html.
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- In a separate recognition, Mark Adamiak has been
selected as a 2008 Edison Award winner. Named after one of GE's
founders and one of history's most prolific innovators, the Edison
Awards are presented to individuals from across GE for recent technical
achievements that have made a significant impact on the current and
future vitality of their businesses. As part of this prestigious
recognition, Mark will be awarded a $25,000 grant to fund research at a
university of his choice. He will also be recognized at a reception
with Jeff Immelt and GE's Engineering Leaders Council this (2008)
spring.
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- In a third recognition, the Vladimir Karapetoff Award will
given to Stanley H. Horowitz, and Arun G. Phadke on
March 19, 2008 at Hyatt Regency at Penn’s Landing, Philadelphia,
PA. The award is given for their technical contributions to the field
of power system protection and control. This major Eta Kappa Nu (HKN)
recognition for career accomplishment in the field of electrical and
computer engineering dates from 1922, when the Board of Governors
established the award in honor of Vladimir Karapetoff, an IEEE Fellow
and a prominent member of HKN. The award is given annually to an
electrical practitioner who is distinguished himself/herself through an
invention, a development, or a discovery in the field of
electrotechnology.
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- Congratulations to Bogdan Kasztenny, Vahid
Madani and Ken Martin as they have been elevated to the
level of IEEE Fellow. The IEEE Fellow
class of 2008 has 295 members bringing the total number of Fellows to
6,600. The rank of IEEE Fellow is the
institute's highest member grade, bestowed on IEEE senior members who
have contributed "to the advancement or application of engineering,
science and technology." Each January, the
IEEE Board of Directors awards the designation of Fellow to no more
than 0.1 percent of the voting membership as of 31 December of the
preceding year. For more information visit http://www.ieee.org/fellows.
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