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ANS awards new Presidential Citations
Twice per year, the American Nuclear Society confers Presidential Citations on individuals who have demonstrated outstanding efforts benefiting ANS or the broader nuclear community.
Last week at the opening plenary of the 2026 ANS Annual Conference in Denver, Colo., immediate past president of ANS Hash Hashemian named this season’s recipients of the award.
2025
Richard H. Howard
2024
Steven Biegalski
2023
Dr. Lei Cao
2022
Lin-Wen Hu
2021
Anna S. Erickson
2020
Kenan Unlu
2019
Prof. Areg Danagoulian
2018
Prof. Ling-Jian Meng
2017
Prof. Lawrence W. Townsend
2015
William Dunn
2014
Dean Mitchell
2009
Rolf L. Zeisler
2006
Gunter H.R. Kegel
2004
George H. Miley
2001
Richard G. Helmer
2000
Lane A. Bray
1996
Amares Chatt
1993
Allen BrodskyShiori Ishino
1990
Martin Berger
1989
Payasada KotrappaJohn C. Dempsey
1988
Ari Brynjolfsson
1987
B. Stephen CarpenterWilliam L. McLaughlin
1985
John H. Hubbell
1984
Robin P. Gardner
1983
Harold E. Johns
1982
Russell L. Heath
1981
Howard O. Menlove
1980
William S. Lyon, Jr.
1979
John W. Cleland
1978
Charles Artandi
1977
Enzo RicciRichard L. Hahn
1976
Godfrey N. Hounsfield
1975
Joseph Silverman
1974
Harold Berger
1973
Arthur Rupp
1972
Powell Richards
1971
Bernard Manowitz
1969
Raymond C. Goertz
1968
Robert F. Nystrom
1967
A. J. TavendaleG. T. Ewan