Past Recipients of the Richard F. Shea Distinguished Member Award
| Year | Recipient | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Stefan Ritt | For his innovative leadership as the President of the NPSS and an organizer and instructor at NPSS Summer Schools and as a world-leading expert in the field of ultra-fast data acquisition. |
| 2022 | Janet Barth | For outstanding leadership in all realms of NPSS activity – technical contributor, conference chair, technical committee member, technical committee chair, AdCom member, president. |
| 2021 | Craig Woody | For outstanding contributions and service to NPSS over many years in the fields of radiation instrumentation and medical imaging, and for leadership roles in the Nuclear Science Symposium, RISC, AdCom and TAB. |
| 2020 | William E. Price | For outstanding contributions to the IEEE NPSS through leadership and service, including establishing the Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects Conference, assisting with establishing and organizing the NPSS, and serving in numerous IEEE leadership roles. |
| 2019 | Dimitris Visvikis | For contributions to and leadership in the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society and the medical sciences community for the establishment of the new NPSS/EMBS journal “IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences” and for serving as its first Editor-in-Chief. |
| 2018 | John P. Verboncoeur | For outstanding contributions and leadership to IEEE NPSS as President, to IEEE Technical Activities for beginning and developing the Food Engineering/ Smart Ag Initiative, and to IEEE for leading an educational effort to retain our current constitution. |
| 2017 | Ronald M. Keyser | For outstanding contributions and leadership to the Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society and IEEE as NPSS Treasurer, and for further contributions to the Radiation Instrumentation Technical Committee and NSS/MIC conference over many years. |
| 2016 | Richard Kouzes | For his long-standing volunteer service to the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society and his extensive technical contributions to furthering the fundamental understanding and applied use of nuclear and plasma sciences. |
| 2015 | Jane Lehr | For outstanding contributions to the leadership of the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society and the IEEE NPSS Pulsed Power Science and Technology Technical Committee. |
| 2014 | Tony Lavietes | For leadership and service to the Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society and especially for continuous innovations improving organizational efficiency, technical quality and overall participant experience of NPSS conferences. |
| 2013 | Edl Schamiloglu | For outstanding contributions to the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society through its Pulsed Power Science and Technology and Plasma Science and Applications Technical Committees. |
| 2012 | Patrick Le Du | In appreciation for 17 years of outstanding contributions to IEEE, NPSS, CANPS and his pioneering role in initiating NPSS conferences in Europe and Asia. |
| 2011 | William Moses | For outstanding contributions to the Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society, and especially for providing new leadership, direction, organization and unification to the Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference. |
| 2010 | Jean Pierre Martin | For outstanding contributions to the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society, and especially for his role in organizing the CANPS Committee and its associated Real Time Conference. |
| 2009 | Peter Winokur | For outstanding contributions to the leadership of the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society and the IEEE NPSS Radiation Effects Committee. |
| 2008 | Steven Gold | For outstanding contributions to the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society and its Plasma Science and Applications Technical Committee. |
| 2007 | Ken Galloway | For leadership, technical, and educational contributions to the field of radiation effects on microelectronics. |
| 2006 | Paul V. Dressendorfer | In appreciation for 14 years as editor for NPSS. Special recognition as Editor-in-Chief for reorganizing and implementing an effective operating structure for the Transactions on Nuclear Science. |
| 2005 | Alberta M. Dawson Larsen, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center | For outstanding service to the IEEE NPSS as secretary for 9 years and numerous other positions of importance including Chairman, Fusion Technical Technology Committee, Newsletter editor and yearbook coeditor. |
| 2004 | Edward J. Lampo, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | For outstanding service to the IEEE as Treasurer of the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society for 12 years, including financial overseeing of the society, three journals and numerous yearly conferences. |
| 2003 | Steven J. Gitomer, Los Alamos National Laboratory | For contributions to the IEEE NPS for 20 years as editor of Transactions on Plasma Science, supervision of 2,708 published papers, 57 special issues, and 19,947 published pages. |
| 2002 | Peter N. Clout, Vista Control Systems, Inc. | For successful and innovative entrepreneurship in data acquisition and control, and for his long-time dedication to and effective leadership of the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society. |
| 2001 | Vernon G. Price, SLAC (Retired) | In recognition and appreciation of tireless leadership in membership recruitment and overall dedicated service to the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society. |
| 2000 | Orhan Nalcioglu, University of California, Irvine | For pioneering research in medical imaging and for outstanding service to the Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society of the IEEE. |
| 1999 | Raymond S. Larsen, SLAC | For many innovative and long-lasting contributions to the success of the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society andfor sustained concern and action regarding the ethical issuesfacing the electricl engineering profession. |
| 1998 | A. Bertrand Brill, Vanderbilt University | For pioneering research in the field of nuclear medicine, and for outstanding service to the Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society of the IEEE. |
| 1997 | Harold L. Flescher, Raytheon Corporation | For sustained leadership and service to the Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society and to the world-wide radiation effects community. |
| 1996 | John Walter, IntraSpec Inc. | For pioneering design and development of semiconductor detectors, for co-founding and contributing to the growth on an international nuclear instrument company, and for contributions to the leadership of NPSS. |
| 1994 | John F. Osborn, General Electric Company | For major contributions to the NPSS and its membership as Chief Editor of the NPSS Newsletter for 26 years, and its elevation to a most distinguished Institute publication. |
| 1994 | W. Kenneth Dawson, TRIUMF and University of Alberta | For outstanding leadership to the Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society and the IEEE as NPSS President and Editor-in-Chief and for contributions to its committees, conferences, publications and standards. |
| 1993 | Igor Alexeff, University of Tennessee | For contributions to NPSS, including his leadership role on the IEEE Plasma Science and Applications Committee and his service as first chariman of the IEEE Conference on Plasma Science. |
| 1992 | J. Leon Shohet, University of Wisconsin | For contributions, leadership and service in bringing the field of plasma science into the IEEE and in achieving the recognition of the importance of plasma-aided manufacturing in the economy. |
| 1991 | Paul L. Phelps Jr., Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | For contributions to the important programs of the IEEE NPSS including the Nuclear Science Symposium and the NPSS Short Course Program and for technical contributions to the measurement of radionuclides in the environment. |
| 1990 | Julian Forster, Quadrex | For contributions to the development of reactor instrumentation, and computer applications for nuclear power technology through many years (27) of leadership on technical committees, meetings/symposia, and standards development. |
| 1989 | John A. Martin, Oak Ridge National Laboratory | For invaluable contributions to the IEEE NPSS, including leadership roles in the Particle Accelerator Conferences, in reorganization of the Society, and in many other areas. |
| 1988 | Lee J. Wagner, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory | For one who has long contributed to the Society, particularily to the financial integrity of the NPSS as treasurer and for untiring efforts on Nuclear Science Symposia and other activities over the years. |
| 1987 | Louis Costrell, National Bureau of Standards | For leadership and contributions towards the effectiveness of the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society in achieving its principal goals: 1) Advancement of the engineering science: 2) Maintenance of high scientific and technical standards among its members (and the whole of the Nuclear Science community):and 3) Organization of IEEE/NPSS-sponsored meetings for the presentation and discussion of advancements in the field. |
| 1986 | Richard F. Shea, Consultant For a lifetime of outstanding service to this Society as Editor-in-Chief, pioneer member and guiding hand. |