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The International Society of Automation Recognizes 2020 Celebrating Excellence Awardees

Written by Jennifer Halsey | Aug 28, 2020 9:30:00 AM

This program honors the remarkable achievements and contributions of ISA members.

The International Society of Automation (ISA) has announced the 2020 ISA Celebrating Excellence award recipients.

The recognitions reflect and honor the outstanding efforts of ISA members in supporting and advancing the Society and the automation community. There are 14 Celebrating Excellence awardees in 2020. The Honors & Awards Committee was chaired by Brian Curtis.

 

2020 Celebrating Excellence Awardees

The ISA awards program endeavors to stimulate, enhance, encourage, acknowledge, and reward outstanding contributions to ISA and the automation profession by providing an avenue for individuals to compete for recognition within established categories.

The Honors & Awards Committee annually receives all award nominations for defined Society awards, reviews the candidate qualifications, and recommends to the Executive Board honorees for approval. We are pleased to celebrate the following honorees.

 

Excellence in Technical Innovation, Endowed by Honeywell UOP

Soliman Almadi
Saudi Aramco
Dhahran, Eastern Saudi Arabia

“This is great honor. Thank you! I am very proud of being part of this great organization.” – Soliman Almadi

 

 

 

Excellence in Technical Presentation

Abdulkadar Susnerwala
Air Liquide
Houston, Texas, USA

 

 

 

Excellence in Education

Himanshu Patel
Institute of Technology, Nirma University
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

 

 

 

Mentoring Excellence

Greg McMillan
Emerson
Austin, Texas, USA

 

 

 

Excellence in Enduring Service

Catherine Andrews
Hile Controls of Alabama
Pelham, Ala., USA

 

 

 

 

James Haw
La Porte, Texas, USA

 

 

 

 

Ian Verhappen
Industrial Automation Networks
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

 

 

 

Clifford Wuertz
Cypress, Texas, USA

 

 

 

Division Excellence

  • Analysis Division

     

Division Leader Excellence

Ed Naranjo
Process Measurement and Control Division
Honeywell
Eagan, Minn., USA

 

 

 

Section Excellence

  • Bangalore Section

 

Section Leader Excellence

Dattatray Sawant
Maharashtra Section
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

 

 

 

Standards Excellence

Donald Dunn
WS Nelson
Highlands, Texas, USA

 

 

 

Volunteer Leader of the Year

Cheri Haarmeyer
Pearland, Texas, USA

 

 

 

For more information, please visit the ISA Honors and Awards page on isa.org.