The Electrical Safety Committee has several awards processes to recognize individuals who have made significant contributions to advancing the mission of the Committee.

William C. Jordan Award

The William C. Jordan Award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated outstanding service and dedication to the mission and strategies of the Electrical Safety Workshop and Electrical Safety Committee. The William C. Jordan Award is not considered an annual award and will be given only at times when it is determined that an individual clearly has met, or exceeded the award criteria. The William C. Jordan Award is the highest level award presented by the Electrical Safety Committee. This award was established in 2008 as the Electrical Safety Workshop Founders Award and renamed in 2015.

Past Recipients:

William C. Jordan (2008)
Joseph J. Andrews (2012)
L. Bruce McClung (2015)
Kim Eastwood (2016)
H. Landis “Lanny” Floyd (2017)
Danny Liggett (2018)
Ray A. Jones (2019)
David A. Pace (2020)
Stephen F. Wilson (2023)

H. Landis Floyd Outstanding Service Award

The H. Landis Floyd Outstanding Service Award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated outstanding administrative leadership and contributions in support of the Electrical Safety Committee, including activities of any of its subcommittees. This award was established in 2015 as the Outstanding Service Award and renamed in 2023.

Past recipients:

Danny Liggett (2015)
David Pace (2016)
Daryld Ray Crow (2017)
Stephen Wilson (2018)
Mike Doherty (2019)
Kevin Lippert (2020)
Scott Seaver (2021)
Daniel Roberts (2022)
Eva Clark (2023)
Paul Sullivan (2024)

Excellence in Prevention through Design Award

The Excellence in Prevention through Design Award recognizes leadership and contributions that serve to advance design solutions that have a positive impact on electrical safety in support of the objectives of the Electrical Safety Committee. This award was established in 2015.

Past recipients:

Marcelo Valdes (2016)
James Bowen (2017)
Mike Lang (2018)
Daleep Mohla (2019)
Arthur Smith (2020)
Dennis Hill (2021)
Rachel Bugaris (2022)
Albert Marroquin (2023)
Nehad El-Sherif (2024)

Technical Achievement Award

The Technical Achievement Award recognizes an individual who has provided extraordinary technical leadership or contributions that support the objectives of the Electrical Safety Committee. This award was established in 2021.

Past recipients:

Hugh Hoagland (2022)
Lloyd Gordon (2023)
Marcia Eblen (2024)
Tom Short (2024)

Young Professional Achievement Award

The Young Professional Achievement Award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated outstanding service, dedication, implementation, or promotion of electrical safety in their organizations or through contributions to the objectives of the IEEE IAS Electrical Safety Committee. This award was established in 2021.

Past recipients:

Payman Dehghanian (2022)
Zhenyuan Zhang (2023)
Daniel Majano (2024)

Electrical Safety Workshop Prize Paper Awards

These awards recognize papers and presentations from the technical program at the annual IEEE IAS Electrical Safety Workshop. Recipient selection is the responsibility of the Technical Program Subcommittee.

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