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Arthur Holly Compton Award in Education (ETWDD)

John R. Lamarsh

Distinguished Public Service Award

Congressman Michael McCor

Milton Levenson Distinguished Service Award

James F. Schumar

Samuel Glasstone Award (ETWDD)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology First Category
University of Texas-Austin Second Category

Landis Young Member Engineering Achievement Award

John R. Gilleland

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Trinity (New Mexico)

Mark Mills Award (ETWDD)

Robert Burke Campbell

Outstanding Achievement Award (FED)

Robert W. Conn & Gerald L. Kulcinski (team award)

Radiation Science and Technology Award (IRD)

William S. Lyon, Jr.

Henry DeWolf Smyth Nuclear Statesman Award (NEI)

Andre Giraud

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Cyril Comar (posthumous)

Student Design Competition (ETWDD)

Graduate

University of Tennessee
D. H. Cook, R. W. Hobbs, Davis A. Reed

Undergraduate

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Michael Childerson, James Durham, John Peters, Patricia Garner, Bradley Radl, Edward Rowley, Gary Taylor, Deborah Wojtowicz

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Ohio State University
Michael R. Savage, L. M. Gundy, Elliot R. Kennel

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Purdue University
Patrick O'Leary, Joan Beach, Patricia Steinhauer

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

David Okrent

Walter H. Zinn Medal

William S. Lee

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