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2009 Honorees

Professional Service Awards

Honorary Member

Leonard W. Moore
Moore Industries International, North Hills, California, USA
 
Citation: For contributions in the advancement of the arts and sciences of automation over a 40-year career of innovation, product development, and business leadership.
 
About:  Leonard Moore is that rare person who is both an outstanding business management leader and an inventive, hands-on engineer who has personally guided the development of a long list of industry “firsts”. Moore founded Moore Industries in North Hills, California 41 years ago and remains its president today. He was elected an ISA Fellow in 1996 for his many technical contributions advancing signal conditioning instrumentation and monitoring systems. Although he personally owns six patents and was involved in all his company’s industry “firsts” from both a hands-on technical and management standpoint, if you ask him what he’s most proud of he’ll tell you it’s the culture of creativity, loyalty and shared teamwork that exists among the employees of Moore Industries.
 

Life Achievement Award

Peter G. Martin, Ph.D.
Invensys, Foxboro, Massachusetts, USA
 
Citation: In recognition of a three-decade career in the development of dynamic performance measurement technology and the sharing of these innovations through publication, global speaking engagements, and product application.
 
About: Dr. Martin is Vice President of Strategic Ventures at Invensys Process Systems. Dr. Martin’s patented “dynamic performance measures (DPMs)” method of providing instantaneous, high-resolution dollar-value feedback of process conditions shows manufacturers an innovative and meaningful way to optimize their economic performance by fine tuning their operations based on the real-time business impact of their process decisions. He holds patents in the areas of real-time accounting, performance measurement, and economic optimization of process manufacturing operations.
Dr. Martin has authored numerous papers and articles in the field of automation and real-time performance management. He has also authored and co-authored three book titles. Dr. Martin has an extensive history and background in the process automation business, spanning 30 years at The Foxboro Company, Invensys Process Systems, and ARC Advisory Group, in engineering, product planning, marketing and strategic planning, consulting, and new ventures.
He holds BA and MS degrees in Mathematics, an MA degree in Administration and Management, a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering, and MS and Ph.D. degrees in Biblical Studies.
 

ISA Fellows

Fellow Membership

Lawrence Barone, Jr.   
Orange County Section
South Coast Systems, Inc., Santa Ana, California, USA

Citation: In recognition of contributions to the design, development, and implementation of control systems.

About: Lawrence is owner and principal engineer at South Coast Systems, Inc. Prior to founding South Coast Systems in 1977, Lawrence held positions at Foxboro, where he was responsible for the implementation, testing, and startup of control systems. He has also held engineering positions with Cutler Hammer and Lockheed Missiles and Space Co., and he holds a patent for a liquid pipeline leak detection system. Lawrence became a member of ISA in 1977 and is a licensed control systems engineer in California.
 
 
Edson da Costa Bortoni
Triangulo Mineiro Section
EFEI UNIFEI - Itajuba-MG, Brazil
 
Citation: In recognition of educational and technical contributions used on several energy management processes.
 
About: Dr. Bortoni is professor and coordinator of the Energy Engineering post-graduation program at Itajubá Federal University, Brazil. He has authored numerous published papers, two books, and co-authored five books. Prior to his academic career, Dr. Bortoni ran tutorial courses, R&D, and field tests for major international companies. He also provided consulting services for the Brazilian government and regulatory agencies. Dr. Bortoni holds two patents and has three registered software. Dr. Bortoni became a member of ISA in 1999, obtained a Senior ISA Membership in 2005, and is a member of ISA’s Power Industry Division. He is also a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE), and a member of the Brazilian Energy Systems Planning.
 
 
Dennis L. Brandl
Tar Heel Capital Area Section
BR&L Consulting, Cary, North Carolina, USA

Citation: In recognition of contributions to the science, practice and standardization of batch processing.
 
About: Brandl is President and founder of BR&L Consulting, Inc. Prior to founding BR&L he held various positions at Sequencia, Schneider Electric, Siemens, and Shell Oil. Brandl is the author of “Design Patterns for Flexible Manufacturing” and “A Guide to the Automation Body of Knowledge”, chapter 24, and has authored or co-authored over 36 articles relative to his field of expertise and holds several patents. He became a member of ISA in 1997 and is also a member of IEEE, AAAS, IEC SC65A, and IEC SC65E. Brandl was the recipient of the IEC 1906 Award in 2008.
 
 
Eric Byres
British Columbia Section,
Byres Security, Inc., Lantzville, BC, Canada

Citation: In recognition of contributions to the fields of industrial network design and process cyber security.
 
About: After founding the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) Critical Infrastructure Security Centre in 2001, Byres then shaped it into one of North America’s leading academic facilities in the field of SCADA cyber security. In 2006, he and Joann Byres founded the Control System Security Certification Organization (CSSCO) and co-authored three whitepapers on standards and compliance in security which later became the foundation of the ISA Security Compliance Institute in 2007. Today, Eric Byres, chief technology officer of Byres Security Inc, is an internationally recognized leading expert in the field of critical infrastructure security, SCADA security, and industrial security. He has consulted on major security projects for governments, national security agencies, and multinational corporations. He is the past recipient of, among others, ISA’s Donald P. Eckman Education Award and Keith Otto Award, and currently chairs the ISA SP-99 Security Technologies Working Group. Eric Byres has been an ISA member since 1997.
 
 
John W. Gay
Baltimore/Washington Section
Power Max Consulting, Lanham, Maryland, USA
 
 Citation:  In recognition of the development and implementation of control algorithms used in fossil fuel power plants.
 
About: Gay is CEO, principle engineer, and consultant at Power Max Consulting, Inc. His development and design assures that process sub-systems obtain maximum possible capacity and still maintain emergency control action ability. Prior to Power Max Consulting, Gay spent almost two decades holding various positions at Potomac Electric Power, Co. Gay has authored and presented numerous papers at various technical conferences. He has provided services to the CIA, been called as a technical expert witness, and technical expert for a control system technical review. Gay became an ISA member in1995 and a senior member in 2009.
 
 
Ulrich Gokeler
Houston Section, 
Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc., Houston, Texas, USA
 
Citation: In recognition of contributions to the specification and development of chromatographic applications used for process and environmental measurements. 

About: Gokeler is business development manager at Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. His dedication to the advancement of new applications of process chromatography, spans over a three-decade career that started with Siemens AG in Germany in 1977. Gokeler has authored numerous papers and written chapters for two books. He initially became a member of ISA in 1983, a senior member in 2009, and is also a member of the American Chemical Society.
 
 
Robert Heider, PE
St. Louis Section
Confluence Solar, Hazelwood, Missouri, USA
 
Citation:  In recognition of contributions to the simulation, development, and implementation of advanced control strategies.

About: Heider is senior control system engineer at Confluence Solar where he is part of a group responsible for the design, development, process simulation, and commissioning of instrumentation, system, and automation of processes and equipment with which to produce silicon material for the photovoltaic industry. Heider is also adjunct professor at Washington University in St. Louis, MO, instructing chemical engineering students on the concepts of process simulation and control. Prior to joining Confluence Solar, Heider spent over 30 years with Monsanto, where he was responsible for the specification, design, and commissioning of process control computers in Monsanto petro-chemical plants worldwide. He has authored numerous papers and contributed to a chapter to one book. Heider became a member of ISA in 1974 and is licensed professional engineer.
 
 
Marcos Peluso
Twin Cities Section
Emerson Process Management – Rosemount, Chanhassen, Minnesota, USA
 
Citation: In recognition of contributions to the development and deployment of industrial field instrument digital communications.
 
About: Peluso holds the position of Distinguished Technologist at Emerson Process Management - Rosemount. He has been instrumental in the development of the first prototypes required by the Fieldbus Foundation to verify that the technology itself works properly. He has also been responsible for developing digital communication products for the Fieldbus Foundation standards. Peluso has authored numerous papers and holds several patents. He became a member of ISA in 1987, is a member of the Brazilian Petroleum Society, and the Astronomy Society.
 
 
H.L. “Leo” Staples, Jr.
Greater Oklahoma Section
Oklahoma Gas & Electric, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
 
Citation: In recognition of contributions to the practical application of automation technology in fossil power plants.

About: Staples currently serves as compliance management leader at Power Supply Division, Oklahoma Gas & Electric (OG&E). He joined OG&E in 1978 and has held several positions with the company. Staples has an extensive list of accomplishments during his 30-plus year career in the power industry. He designed and produced a fully computerized boiler optimization test system for fossil fuel power generation units and established a program to bring National Institute of Standards and Technology traceability to the calibration of power plant instrumentation and systems. Staples has authored numerous papers, reviewed technical papers and ISA books, and is currently authoring his own book titled, “Project Management: A Technician’s Guide”. He became a member of ISA in 1989.
 
 
Angela E. Summers, Ph.D., PE
Houston Section
SIS-TECH Solutions LP, Houston, Texas, USA
 
Citation: In recognition of contributions to education, technology, and standardization impacting safe automation in the process industry.
 
About: Dr. Summers is President of SIS-TECH Solutions LP and a United States representative to the international safety instrumented system standards’ committee. During her illustrious career, Dr. Summers has received numerous awards for her contributions to safe automation of the process industry, including induction into the Process Automation Hall of Fame (2009) and the Albert F. Sperry Award (2005). Dr. Summers has written more than 50 papers and technical guidelines, holds eight U.S. and 20 international patents for safety instrumentation, and has presented at numerous conferences around the world. Dr. Summers has a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Alabama, who named her a 2009 Distinguished Engineering Fellow and a 2008 Department of Chemical Engineering Fellow. She is also a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Texas. Dr. Summers became a member of ISA in 1997 and has served the Society in numerous leadership positions.

 

Technical Recognitions

Arnold O. Beckman Founder Award

John C. Ziegert, Ph.D.
Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
 
Citation: For conception and implementation of the laser ball bar, an instrument for measuring the spatial positioning accuracy of multi-axis machine tools.
 
About: Dr. Ziegert is Timken Chair in Design at Clemson University in Greenville, South Carolina, USA. Prior to joining Clemson University he worked at the University of Florida, Department of Mechanical Engineering. Dr. Ziegert has authored and co-authored over 100 technical papers, holds four patents and currently serves as Editor-in-Chief of Precision Engineering: Journal of the International Societies for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology. He holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Purdue University, a M.S. in mechanical engineering from Northwestern University and received a Ph.D. from University of Rhode Island, also in mechanical engineering.
 

Albert F. Sperry Founder Award

Kristofer Pister, Ph.D.
Dust Networks, Hayward, California, USA
 
Citation: For advances in the development of high-reliability lower-power wireless “mesh” networking.
 
 
 
 
 

ISA Analysis Division Luft Award

Jerry M. Clemons, Ph.D.
ISA Analysis Division
ABB Process Analytics, Lewisburg, West Virginia, USA
 
Citation: For exceptional leadership in development of the process gas chromatograph through training, manufacturing, design, and implementation throughout the world.
 
About.: Dr. Clemons retired in 2003 as Vice President and General Manager at ABB Process Analytics, but continues to serve as Consultant for Special Projects in the Research and Development department. During his long tenure at ABB, he held positions as VP of Marketing and International Business Development, VP of Order Management and Engineering; VP and Senior Scientist, and General Manager of the Analytical Business Unit.  Dr. Clemons is also the recipient of the International Forum for Process Analytical Technology Achievement Award and the Gilmer Thomason Fowler Award for work in Capillary Chromatography. He is the author of several publications, including: "Application of Dielectric Barrier Discharge Detectors", ISA Analysis Division Symposium, 2009; "The Measurement of Trace Ammonia in Ethylene" IFPAC Conference, 2009; and "A Fast Temperature Programmed PGC", IFPAC Conference, 2008. Dr. Clemons holds a B.S. in Chemistry from Erskine College, a M.S in Chemistry from Clemson University, and Ph.D. in Chemistry from Virginia Tech.
 

UOP Technology Award

Vince R. Dooley
Alcoa World Alumina, Attadale, Australia
 
Citation: For the development of specialized on-line instrumentation for the improvement in process control of the Bayer process for alumina refining.
 
About: Dooley is a Senior Research Principal Engineer at Alcoa World Alumina. During the course of a significant career at Alcoa, Dooley has invented and implemented a range of sophisticated on-line analytical instruments for the company’s global alumina refining system. Dooley is credited with at least 3 inventions that have been included in the Alcoa-Honeywell-Quasar Advanced Process Control system. These key enablers for the overall control system won the Engineers Australia National Project Excellence Award in Automation, Control and Instrumentation in 2007. Dooley is the author of "Mud level gauges - A Comparison of Techniques", published for the Fourth international alumina quality workshop, 1996. He holds a patent for Thickener Mud Gauge and has several patent applications pending for the on-line Bayer process liquor analyzer. Dooley holds a Bachelor of Technology (Electrical) from Queensland University of Technology and a New Zealand Certificate of Engineering (Mechanical).

 

Service Recognitions

Golden Achievement Award

Citation: For long and continuous dedication to the Society and its ideals.

 

Robert M. Bailliet
Houston Section
Syscon International Inc., Magnolia, Texas, USA
 
About: Bailliet has been a member of ISA for 37 years. He has demonstrated dedication and commitment to ISA beginning with his involvement in the New Orleans Section where he held committee chair positions and also served as Section President. He served as District Vice President representing members from the Southern US on the ISA Executive Board, was Director of the Marine Sciences Division, Vice President of the Industries & Sciences Department, and participated on numerous Society committees and task forces. Bailliet’s leadership was recognized by his peers and he was nominated and elected to the position of Society President-elect Secretary, serving as Society President in 2001. Upon completion of his term as President, Bailliet has continued to serve the Society holding positions on numerous Society committees and task forces.
 

James E. Bouchard
Montreal Section

Johnson & Johnson, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
 
About: Bouchard has been a member of ISA for 31 years. He has demonstrated dedication and commitment to ISA by his continuing active involvement holding numerous positions in the local Montreal Section, including co-founder of the Montreal Section Computer Club, Section Treasurer and Section President. He has also served at the District level as acting Secretary and Parliamentarian. In addition to service at the local level, Bouchard has held positions at the international level on numerous committees, as Director of the Food & Pharmaceutical Division, Vice President of the Web Activities Department and a member of the ISA Executive Board. James is Engineering Group Leader for Johnson & Johnson in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
 
 
Diana C. Bouchard
Montreal Section
Techexpressions, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
 
About: Diana has been a member of ISA for 28 years. She has demonstrated dedication and commitment to ISA by her continuing active involvement in the Society holding numerous positions in the local Montreal Section including Newsletter Editor, Program Chair and Section President. She has held numerous positions at the District level including District Nominator and District Vice President. Bouchard has served as Vice President Publications Department, Chair of the Board of Department Vice Presidents, held numerous Committee positions and served two terms as member of the Society Executive Board. A retired paper scientist, Diana currently performs scientific and technical writing, editing, and translation as an independent consultant.

 

Distinguished Society Service Award 

Citation: For outstanding service and contributions to the Society and its Members.

Mike Huereca
Houston Section
Rawson, Houston, Texas, USA
 
About: Huereca, an ISA member for 20 years, has demonstrated dedication and commitment to ISA by his active involvement serving in the Section officer positions of President in the Tampa Bay Section and the Panhandle Section. In addition, he has served on numerous Section Committees and has most recently held the position of Secretary and Treasurer of the Houston Section. He has also served at the Society’s executive level as District Vice President on the ISA Executive Board, Vice Chair of the Board of District Vice Presidents, and in numerous Society Committee positions. Huereca graduated from Texas Tech University in Lubbock Texas with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology. Huereca is Project Engineering Manager for Rawson in Houston, Texas, USA and is considered an expert on control valve sizing especially for noise and cavitation in gaseous and liquid fluids and an expert on the use of engineering applications software.
 
 
Shigeo Kuroiwa
Japan Section
ARC Advisory Group, Kitasaku-gun Nagano, Japan
 
About: Kuroiwa has been a member of ISA for 26 years. He has demonstrated dedication and commitment to ISA by his active involvement in the Society serving as President of ISA Japan Section for nine years. In addition, he has participated in numerous ISA conference events and has helped to further liaison relationships with other associations in Japan such as the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers (SICE) and Japan Electric Measurement Instruments Manufacturers Association (JEMIMA). Kuroiwa was a Senior Director for ARC Japan Office, from November 1999 to December 2008. Prior to joining ARC, he was engaged in Fuji Electric over 30 years. He was also a director of Fieldbus Foundation and a director of SICE. Kuroiwa received the B.E. and M.E .Degrees from University of Tokyo in 1964 and 1966 respectively.
 
 
Dale C. Merriman
Houston Section
MerTech Inc, Houston, Texas, USA
 
About: Merriman, an ISA member for 25 years, has demonstrated dedication and commitment to ISA by his active involvement serving in numerous positions in the Houston Section including Secretary, Treasurer, and President. He has also held positions in the ISA Analysis Division, including Symposium Chair, Honors & Awards Chair, and Division Director and was twice named Analysis Division Member of the Year. In addition to his Section and Division activity, Merriman has served at the Society level in numerous Committee positions including ISA EXPO Host Committee Chair, ISA EXPO Program Committee Chair, Finance Committee Member. He has also served multiple terms on the ISA Executive Board as Automation & Technology Department Vice President and Board Parliamentarian. Merriman is President of MerTech Inc. in Houston, Texas, USA.
 
 
R. Russell Rhinehart, Ph.D.
Tulsa Section
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA
 
About: Rhinehart has been a member of ISA for 23 years. He has demonstrated dedication and commitment to ISA by his active involvement in the Society serving as Editor-in-Chief of ISA Transactions, the Society’s peer reviewed journal, for 10 years. In addition, he has held numerous positions, including Director of ISA’s Automatic Control Systems Division (ACOS), ISA’s delegate to the American Automation Control Council (AACC) and a member of numerous task forces and committees. Rhinehart is a Professor at Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA.
 
 
J. Todd McKinney
Paducah Section
Westlake CA & O Corp, Paducah, Kentucky, USA
 
About: McKinney, an ISA member for 18 years, has demonstrated dedication and commitment to the Society by his active involvement in the ISA Paducah Section serving as Section Program Chair, Secretary, Vice President, President, and member of the Section’s Executive Board.  McKinney obtained a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Missouri-Rolla and is a registered professional engineer in the state of Kentucky. He is a Senior Instrumentation and Controls Engineer for Westlake Chemical Corporation in Calvert City, Kentucky, USA.
 
 
Dennis J. Fundzak
Cleveland Section
Middough Inc, Brunswick, Ohio, USA
 
About: Fundzak, an ISA member for 35 years, has demonstrated dedication and commitment to the Society by his active involvement in the ISA Cleveland Section serving as chair of numerous Section Committees as well as the Section officer positions of Treasurer and President. In addition, he has also served as the Section’s Delegate to the Society’s highest governing body, the Council of Society Delegates. Fundzak is an Engineering Manager for Middough Inc., in Brunswick, Ohio, USA.
 
 
Anna Marie Spargo
Omaha Section
Process Measurement Co., Omaha, Nebraska, USA
 
About: An ISA member for 19 years, Spargo has demonstrated dedication and commitment to the Society by her active involvement in the ISA Omaha Section serving for 11 years as Section Secretary, Newsletter Editor, and more than 15 years as Meeting Coordinator.  Spargo works in Customer Service and Sales for Process Measurement Company of Omaha, Nebraska, USA.

 

Emerging Leader Award

Citation: For demonstrating early leadership accomplishments benefiting the Society and its Members.

Murtaza Gandhi
Baton Rouge Section
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
 
About: Gandhi, an ISA member for six years, assumed leadership roles while a student member in the Nirma Institute of Technology Student Section (India) serving as an officer and Section Secretary. He later joined the ISA Baton Rouge Section and has continued his leadership serving as Section Webmaster, Vice President, and President. Gandhi is a Control Systems Engineer at Jacobs Engineering in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
 
 
Seth Olson
Southern San Joaquin Valley Section
PLCs Plus International, Bakersfield, California, USA
 
About: Olson, an ISA member for nine years, has assumed leadership roles in the Southern San Joaquin Valley Section serving as Program Chair, Webmaster, Secretary, President-elect, President, and Society Delegate. He has a reputation as the “go to guy” who can be counted on to get things done. Olson is a Control Systems Engineer with PLCs Plus International of Bakersfield, California, USA.

 

Education Awards

Donald P. Eckman Education Award

Alexander V. Bobovich
NWCIT of SUAI, St. Petersburg, Russia
 
Citation:
For outstanding contributions to education and training in the science, engineering and technology of instrumentation, systems, and automation.
 
About: Bobovich has held several positions at St. Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation (SUAI) where he now serves as Vice-Director of the North-West Center of Information Technologies. Bobovich has authored more than 100 papers, reports, USSR certificates, and books during his career of almost 40 years. His book, Hardware and Software for Designing the Robot Control Systems, was recommended by the Russian Federation’s Ministry of Education as the text book for university students studying robotics. He was also involved in the creation of the Russian Federation Ministry of Education’s System of Centers of Information Technologies. Bobovich received an M.S. in Computer Science from the Leningrad Institute of Aerospace Instrumentation in 1976. Bobovich is a member of the Council of International Scientific-Technical Society of the Instrument Engineers and Metrologists (ISTSIEM) and was awarded their highest award – Vavilov’s Medal – in 2002. Bobovich also received ISA’s Don W. Thompson Award in 2003 and was elected to the grade of ISA Fellow in 2005.
 

Don W. Thompson Award

Ian Ross
British Columbia Inst of Tech, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
 
Citation: For exemplary efforts and achievements to encourage and support student activities and to mentor students.
 
About: Ross has been an integral member of the instructional staff of the Automation and Instrumentation Program at the British Columbia Institute of Technology since 1977. Upon joining the staff, he quickly became involved in ISA and has been the Faculty Representative of ISA’s BCIT Student Section for many years. As a result of Ross’s efforts, the majority of students who have attended the Automation and Instrumentation program have become ISA Student members. Ross’s most ardent commitment to the ISA Student program has been participation in the Annual International Student Games, first conducted in 1993. Ross was instrumental in twice hosting the District 10 student games competition at BCIT. He has been the Team Champion for BCIT student teams since the beginning of its involvement in the Games. As a result of Ross’s dedication, BCIT teams have placed in competition at every outing in which they took part and are viewed around the world in a positive and friendly light due to the spirit of cooperation and congeniality he fostered. Prior to joining BCIT, Ross was an instructor in the Physics department at Algonquin College in Ottawa, Ontario, where he adapted his background to the discipline of sensor and measurement technology. He holds a B.Sc in Physics from the University of Glasgow.

 

Other Awards

Excellence in Documentation Award

Citation: For the paper “Combustibles Measurements In Sulfur Recovery Unit Acid Gas With A Combined Non-Dispersive Unltraviolet/Non-Dispersive Infrared Analyzer” published in ISA 2009 Technology Updates; ISA 53 rd Analysis Division Symposium 2008.

Co-authors:

Kevin Harris
Non-Member
AMETEK P&AI, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
 
About: Harris is the senior mechanical engineer at AMETEK Process and Analytical Instruments at the Western Research Site in Calgary. He has authored numerous papers and has been involved in the design of analytical instrumentation for nearly 20 years. Harris holds a MSc Degree from the University of Calgary.
 
Randy Hauer
Pittsburgh Section
AMETEK P&AI, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
 
About: Randy Hauer is product manager for sulfur recovery analyzers at AMETEK Process Instruments.  He has authored two papers at the ISA Analysis Division symposium as well as several other papers at gas treating conferences  Randy Hauer holds a diploma in chemical engineering from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (Calgary Alberta) and is the director elect (2009-2010) for the ISA Analytical Division.
 
Dan Potter
Non-Member
AMETEK P&AI, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
 
About: Potter is a natural gas market specialist at AMETEK Process and Analytical Instruments and has over 15 years experience in sales and service of process analytical instruments. He has co-authored numerous papers on the application of UV/VIS photometers, moisture and hydrocarbon dew point measurement technologies, and Sulfur Recovery process optimization techniques. Potter was trained in Electronics Technology in the United States Coast Guard, and holds a Bachelor in Business Administration from American Intercontinental University, Chicago, Illinois.

 

Standards & Practices Award

Dennis L. Brandl
Tar Heel capital Area Section
BR&L Consulting, Cary, North Carolina, USA
 
Citation: For contributions in developing ANSI/ISA88.00.01 standard including parts 2, 3 and 4 and as a co-founder of the ISA95 enterprise/control system integration standard.
 
About: Brandl is President and founder of BR&L Consulting, Inc. Brandl is the author of "Design Patterns for Flexible Manufacturing" and "A Guide to the Automation Body of Knowledge", chapter 24, and has authored or co-authored over 36 articles relative to his field of expertise and holds several patents. Brandl was the recipient of the IEC 1906 Award, 2008. He holds a B.S. in Physics and a M.S. in Measurement & Control from Carnegie Mellon University and a M.S. in Computer Science from California State University, Chico.
 

Corporate Sponsorship and Recognition Award

Small Company Category: 
Kenexis, Columbus, Ohio, USA
 
Medium Company Category: 
Edmonton Valve & Fitting Inc., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
 
Large Company Category: 
Fluor Corporation, Southern California Division, Aliso Viejo, California, USA

Honor Roll Companies:

Small Company Category:
DynaTech Control Solutions, Inc., Amherst, New York, USA
Flow Solutions, Inc., Houston, Texas, USA
 
Medium Company Category:
ABB Process Analytics, Lewisburg, West Virginia, USA
Burns Bros, Syracuse, New York, USA
 
Large Company Category:
Maverick Technologies LLC, Columbia, Illinois, USA
 

Outstanding Division Award

Automation & Technology Department: Management Division
Industries & Sciences Department: Power Industry Division
 

Section Performance Award

Italy Section
Citation: For garnering the most points among the small Gold Sections.

St. Louis Section
Citation: For garnering the most points among the medium Gold Sections.

Calgary Section
Citation: For garnering the most points among the large Gold Sections.

Espiritu Santo Section
Citation: For adding automatic synchronization between the database and website. - www.isa-es.org.br.

Edmonton Section
Citation: For creation of the new Directory website that supports the printed Alberta Instrumentation Directory – www.isa-alberta.org.

Orange County Section
Citation: For enabling two student groups to compete in a robotics competition student groups.