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Walker Lee Cisler Medal

Peter Murray

Arthur Holly Compton Award in Education (ETWDD)

Paul J. Turinsky

Samuel Glasstone Award (ETWDD)

University of Wisconsin-Madison (Best Student Section)
University of Florida (Best Student Section)
Rensselar Polytechnic Institute (Honorable Mention)
University of Missouri-Rolla (Honorable Mention)

Ray Goertz Award (RRSD)

Paul Bacca

Landis Young Member Engineering Achievement Award

Truc-Nam Dinh

Landis Public Communication and Education Award

Alan E. Waltar

Local Section Meritorious Award (ETWDD)

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Virginia (Best Membership, Best Section Management)
Savannah River (Best Meetings and Programs, Best Public Information and Education)

Large Local Sections

Idaho (Best Overall)

International Local Sections
France (Best Meetings and Programs,Best Section Management)

Mark Mills Award (ETWDD)

Weijun Guo

Mishima Award

J. Stephen Herring

Nuclear Historic Landmark Award

USS Nautilus
Groton
Connecticut Approved February
Cogema La Hague Plant Approved September

Outstanding Achievement Award (FED)

Roger Stoller

Presidential Citations

Samim Anghaie
Herbert M. Fontecilla
John P. Gutteridge
Brian K. Hajek
Atambir S. Rao
Theodore Rockwell

Radiation Science and Technology Award (IRD)

George H. Miley

Rockwell Lifetime Achievement Award (RPSD)

Robert W. Roussin

Seaborg Medal

Siegfried S. Hecker

Henry DeWolf Smyth Nuclear Statesman Award (NEI)

Joseph M. Hendrie

Standards Service Award

Charles H. Moseley

Student Design Competition (ETWDD)

Graduate

University of Michigan
Jeremy Conlin, Chris Kirby, Kevin Lynn

Undergraduate

Georgia Institute of Technology
V.L. Beavers, W.A. Casino, J.R. Cheatham, Z.W. Friis, R.D.Green, W.R. Hamilton, K.W. Haufler, J.D. Hutchinson, R.A. Lorio, J.W. Maddox, A.A. Manzoor, M.R. Terry

University of Florida
Christian F. Acosta, Bobby Ahmed, Jorge Weir

University of Tennessee
Tyler Cornell, Ryan Giar, Youssef Sharara, Scott Outten, Igor Petrusky

Technical Achievement Award (THD)

Yassin A. Hassan

Technical Accomplishment Award (FED)

A. Rene Raffray
Lance Snead

Theos J. ("Tommy") Thompson Award For Reactor Safety (NISD)

Mario H. Fontana

Utility Achievement Award (OPD)

South Texas Project
STP Nuclear Operating Company

Utility Leadership Award (OPD)

Joe Sheppard STP Nuclear Operating Company

Alvin M. Weinberg Medal

Mihail Balanescu

Eugene P. Wigner Reactor Physicist Award (RPD)

Richard N. Hwang

Walter H. Zinn Medal

Harold B. Ray

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