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Arthur Holly Compton Award in Education (ETWDD)

Brian K. Hajek

Samuel Glasstone Award (ETWDD)

University of Wisconsin - Madison (Best Section)
University of New Mexico (Honorable Mention)
Texas A&M University (Honorable Mention)

Ray Goertz Award (RRSD)

Barry L. Burks

W. Bennett Lewis Award (DESD)

Bernard L. Cohen

Local Section Meritorious Award (ETWDD)

Small Local Sections

Washington, DC (Best Membership, Best Section Management)
Virginia (Best Meetings and Programs, Best Public Information and Education)

Large Local Sections

Idaho (Best Overall)

Mark Mills Award (ETWDD)

Massimiliano Rosa

Mishima Award

Robert E. Einziger

Nuclear Historic Landmark Award

AREVA Chalon
St. Marcel Plant
Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc.

Mary Jane Oestmann Professional Women's Achievement Award

Susan Hoxie-Key

Outstanding Achievement Award (FED)

John Sethian

Presidential Citations

Rodney M. Adams
D. Richard (Rip) Anderson
Earl Beckwith
Harry A. Bradley
Max W. Carbon
Gwyneth Cravens
Executive Director Search Committee
Alan E. Waltar
Richard Wilson

Reactor Technology Award (Atomic Energy Society of Japan)

William T. Sha

Rockwell Lifetime Achievement Award (RPSD)

Enrico Sartori

Seaborg Medal

Yassin A. Hassan

Henry DeWolf Smyth Nuclear Statesman Award (NEI)

Nils J. Diaz

Special Award

Terry L. Schulz

Standards Service Award

Donald J. Spellman

Student Design Competition (ETWDD)

Graduate

University of Tennessee
H. Hernandez, N. Luciano

Undergraduate

University of Florida
M. Yenatskyy, D. Ayres, K. Shirvan, R. Morrow, M. Greene, C. Cohen

University of Tennessee
N. Charlton, M. Jenkins, K. Roberts, T. Sippel, B. Wood

University of Wisconsin
Eric Van Abel

Technical Achievement Award (THD)

Lawrence E. Hochreiter

Technical Accomplishment Award (FED)

Mark Tillack
Joseph Minervini

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

Agustin Alonso

Utility Achievement Award (OPD)

Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant
Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant

Utility Leadership Award (OPD)

Marvin S. Fertel Nuclear Energy Institute

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William F. Naughton

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