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Arthur Holly Compton Award in Education (ETWDD)

Kenneth D. Lewis

Samuel Glasstone Award (ETWDD)

University of Michigan (Best Section)
University of Wisconsin- Madison (Best Section)
Missouri University of Science & Technology (Honorable Mention)
Texas A&M University (Honorable Mention)

Landis Public Communication and Education Award

Denis Beller

George C. Laurence Pioneering Award (NISD)

Bal-Raj Sehgal

W. Bennett Lewis Award (DESD)

Georges Vendryes

Local Section Meritorious Award (ETWDD)

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

Robert L. Long Training Excellence Award (ETWDD)

Ronald J. Bruno
Arthur H. Friedman
Timothy McGhee
Renee C. Milner
John Steiner
Peter Tocci, Jr.
Ann D. Winters

Meritorious Performance in Operations Award (OPD)

Texas A&M Nuclear Science Center
University of Florida Text Reactor
Purdue University Reactor
Oregon State University
Washington State University Nuclear Reactor
University of Wisconsin Nuclear Reactor
Neutron Radiography Reactor

Don Miller Award (HFICD)

Robert E. Uhrig

Mark Mills Award (ETWDD)

Prashant K. Jain

Mishima Award

Theodore M. Besmann

Nuclear Historic Landmark Award

ZED-2 Heavy Water Critical Facility

Mary Jane Oestmann Professional Women's Achievement Award

Sue Coleman

Outstanding Achievement Award (FED)

G. Robert Odette

Presidential Citations

Virginia D. Cleary
Samuel J. Collins
Donald R. Hoffman
Ross F. Radel

Reactor Technology Award (Atomic Energy Society of Japan)

William Howard Arnoid

Rockwell Lifetime Achievement Award (RPSD)

Nick Tsoulfanidis

Henry DeWolf Smyth Nuclear Statesman Award (NEI)

Richard J. K. Stratford

Special Award

Ernest D. Eason
G. Robert Odette
Randy K. Nanstad
Takuya Yamamoto and Joyce E. Wright.

Standards Service Award

Allen Camp
Thomas McLaughlin

Student Design Competition (ETWDD)

Graduate

University of Michigan
Benjamin Betzler, Hiruy Hadgu, C. Lawrence, Matt Orians, Andrew Pavlou and A. Poitrasson-Riviere

University of Tennessee
Matthew Cook, Oscar Lastres, S. Hogle, Martin Grossbeck

Undergraduate

North Carolina State University
Justin Carey, J. Michael Doster, Jesse Holmes, Chris Long, Amber Smart, Josh West

University of Rhode Island
Michael Audette, Charlie Hanley, James Leuzarder, Daniel McCleary, Kevin Plourde

Technical Achievement Award (THD)

Per Peterson

Technical Accomplishment Award (FED)

Alice Ying

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

David J. Diamond

Utility Achievement Award (OPD)

Kewaunee Power Station

Utility Leadership Award (OPD)

Michael Kansler

Alvin M. Weinberg Medal

John W. Landis

Young Member Excellence Award

Arielle Miller

Arielle Jennifer Miller

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