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Arthur Holly Compton Award in Education (ETWDD)

Daniel G. Cacuci

Milton Levenson Distinguished Service Award

Roger W. Tilbrook

Samuel Glasstone Award (ETWDD)

University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign (Best Section)
Texas A&M University (Honorable Mention)
University of Wisconsin – Madison (Honorable Mention)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Honorable Mention)

Ray Goertz Award (RRSD)

Norbert R. Grant

Landis Young Member Engineering Achievement Award

Jacopo Buongiorno

W. Bennett Lewis Award (DESD)

Theodore Rockwell

Local Section Meritorious Award (ETWDD)

Small Local Sections

Washington, DC (Best Overall)

Large Local Sections

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

Robert L. Long Training Excellence Award (ETWDD)

John Gutteridge

Don Miller Award (HFICD)

Rafael B. Perez

Mark Mills Award (ETWDD)

Robert Joseph Zerr

Mary Jane Oestmann Professional Women's Achievement Award

Sama Bilbao y Leon

Gerald C. Pomraning Memorial Award (MCD)

Michael M.R. Williams

Presidential Citations

Peter F. Caracappa
Michael L. Corradini
Jack DeVine
Mary Lou Dunzik-Gougar
Audeen W. Fentiman
Glenn R. George
Margaret E. Harding
N. Prasad Kadambi
Anil Kakodkar
Dale E. Klein
John R. McGaha
Jeffrey S. Merrifield
Charlotta E. Sanders
Glen E. Sjoden

Henry DeWolf Smyth Nuclear Statesman Award (NEI)

Dale E. Klein

Special Award

Mario D. Carelli

Student Design Competition (ETWDD)

Graduate

University of Tennessee
J. Beard, P. Howard, L. Mackie, S. Morris, T. Ramis, D. Rowekamp, M. Urffer

Undergraduate

University of Michigan
Robert Steinbock, Yi Liao, Matthew Frantz

University of Rhode Island
Marc Tetreault, Rick Hogan, Francis Stanton

Texas A&M University
William J. Sames, Daniel R. Eichel, Wesley R. Deason, Josua E. Hansel

Technical Achievement Award (THD)

John Luxat

Edward Teller Award (FED)

Christine Garban-Labaune
Bruce A. Remington

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

Michael L. Corradini

Utility Achievement Award (OPD)

2011 Beaver Valley Unit 1

Utility Leadership Award (OPD)

John R. McGaha

Eugene P. Wigner Reactor Physicist Award (RPD)

Nils G. Sjöstrand

Walter H. Zinn Medal

Edward (Ted) L. Quinn

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