IEEE Region 3 Awards Information
Region 3 has established through its Bylaws the Awards and Recognition Committee and commissioned it to assist the Region in recognizing, rewarding, and promoting excellence in all facets of the professional lives of its members. The Awards and Recognition Program is one of the most important of all Region 3 activities. It provides the means to recognize those members or Region entities that have brought improvement and recognition to our profession and to the Institute. By recognizing these accomplishments and contributions, it provides positive reinforcement to all members and entities to follow suit.
IEEE awards serve several purposes: The awards are 1) an expression of recognition for outstanding contributions to the art and science of electro-technology, 2) an incentive to youth to emulate excellence, 3) a personalized presentation to the public of the achievements of the profession and its members, and 4) the identification of IEEE with these achievements.
Year | Recipient | Presentation |
2004 | Daniel W. Jackson | Greensboro, NC |
2004 | K. Reed Thompson | Greensboro, NC |
2008 | Robert S. Duggan, Jr. | Huntsville, Al |
2009 | Richard L. Riddle | Atlanta, GA |
2012 | Roy H. Harris | Orlando, FL |
2013 | David A. Conner | Jacksonville, FL |
2015 | James M. Howard | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
2015 | William B. Ratcliff | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
2016 | David G. Green | Norfolk, VA |
2017 | Lee Stogner | Charlotte/Concord, NC |
2021 | William B. Harrison | Atlanta, GA (Virtual) |
2021 | Dale C. Caston | Atlanta, GA (Virtual) |
Year | Recipient | Presentation |
1999 | Alabama Power | Lexington, KY |
2000 | Marconi Commerce Systems Inc. | Nashville, TN |
2001 | Radiance Technologies, Inc. | Columbia, SC |
2002 | Dynetics, Inc. | Huntsville, AL |
2009 | Siemens Energy and Automation | Atlanta, GA |
2013 | Georgia Tech Research Institute | Jacksonville, FL |
2014 | Southern Company | Lexington, KY |
2020 | Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic | Raleigh, NC (Virtual) |
Year | Recipient | Section | Presentation |
1984 | George P. Rodrigue | Atlanta | Louisville, KY |
1985 | Robert Bodenheimer | East Tennessee | Raleigh, NC |
1986 | William A. Blackwell | Virginia Mountain | Richmond, VA |
1987 | Joseph M. Biedenbach | Columbia | Tampa, FL |
1988 | Daniel B. Hodge | Virginia Mountain | Knoxville, TN |
1989 | J. David Irwin | Alabama | Columbia, SC |
1990 | David A. Conner | Alabama | New Orleans, LA |
1991 | Russell E. Trahan, Jr. | New Orleans | Williamsburg, VA |
1992 | J. Robert Ashley | Florida West Coast | Birmingham, AL |
1993 | Roger P. Webb | Atlanta | Charlotte, NC |
1994 | T. Vaughn Blalock | East Tennessee | Miami, FL |
1995 | Leonard L. Grigsby | Alabama | Raleigh, NC |
1996 | Thomas K. Miller, III | Eastern North Carolina | Tampa, FL |
1997 | David G. Green | Alabama | Blacksburg, VA |
1998 | Bruce L. Walcott | Lexington | Orlando, FL |
1999 | Gregg L. Vaughn | Alabama | Lexington, KY |
2000 | Parveen Wahid | Orlando | Nashville, TN |
2001 | K. B. Sundarum | Orlando | Clemson, SC |
2002 | Alef Elsherbeni | Mississippi | Columbia, SC |
2003 | Takis Kasparis | Orlando | Mona, Jamaica |
2004 | Juin J. Liou | Orlando | Greensboro, NC |
2005 | Mo-Yuen Chow | Eastern NC | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
2006 | Reza Adhami | Huntsville | Memphis, TN |
2007 | Dr. James M. Conrad | Charlotte, NC | Richmond, VA |
2008 | Ronald F. DeMara, Ph.D. | Orlando | Huntsville, AL |
2009 | Paul Schnitzler, Ph.D | Florida West Coast Section | Atlanta,GA |
2010 | Yogendra (Yogi) Kakad | Charlotte Section | Charlotte, NC |
2011 | Dr. Ralph E. Fehr III | Florida West Coast | Nashville, TN |
2012 | Dr. Deborah Sharer | Charlotte | Orlando, FL |
2013 | Dr. Fernando Rios-Gutierrez | Savannah | Jacksonville, FL |
2014 | Dr. Robert Cox | Charlotte Section | Lexington, KY |
2015 | Dr. Dale W. Callahan | Fort Lauderdale, FL | |
2016 | Dr. Mohammad Alam | Alabama | Norfolk, VA |
2017 | Dr. John F. Naber | Charlotte/Concord, NC | |
2018 | Scott Clary | Orlando | Tampa Bay Area, FL |
2019 | Dr. Rami J. Haddad | Savannah | Huntsville, AL |
2020 | Pradeep Lall | Alabama | Raleigh, NC (Virtual) |
2021 | Dr. Huihui Helen Wang | Jacksonville | Atlanta, GA (Virtual)) |
Year | Recipient | Section | Presentation |
1971 | John B. Pippin | Atlanta | Charlottesville, VA |
1971 | William R. Brownlee | Charlottesville, VA | |
1972 | Rufus G. Fellers | Columbia | Knoxville, TN |
1973 | Gerald G. Gould | Panama City | Louisville, KY |
1974 | Samuel R. Hart | Alabama | Orlando, FL |
1975 | James C. Wiltse, Jr. | Atlanta | Charlotte, NC |
1976 | Robert S. Duggan, Jr. | Atlanta | Clemson, SC |
1977 | T. Lamont Wilson | Louisville | Williamsburg, VA |
1978 | Glen Robinson | Atlanta | Atlanta, GA |
1979 | Morton I. Schwartz | Atlanta | Roanoke, VA |
1980 | Robert O. Usry | Alabama | Nashville, TN |
1981 | Jerry Vandegriff | Alabama | Huntsville, AL |
1982 | Jack Davey | New Orleans | Destin, FL |
1983 | Ronald Schafer | Atlanta | Orlando, FL |
1984 | Allen H. Cherin | Atlanta | Louisville, KY |
1985 | Robert Ashley | Florida West Coast | Raleigh, NC |
1986 | David A. Conner | Alabama | Richmond, VA |
1987 | Igor Alexeff | Oak Ridge | Tampa, FL |
1988 | William Horton | Orlando | Knoxville, TN |
1989 | Robert C. Smythe | Orlando | Columbia, SC |
1990 | Carl Flick | Orlando | New Orleans, LA |
1991 | William J. Lannes, III | New Orleans | Williamsburg, VA |
1992 | Rafael C. Gonzalez | East Tennessee | Birmingham, AL |
1993 | Ronald Nutt | East Tennessee | Charlotte, NC |
1994 | Bimal K. Bose | East Tennessee | Miami, FL |
1995 | Alvin W. Trivelpiece | Oak Ridge | Raleigh, NC |
1996 | Thomas S. Key | East Tennessee | Tampa, FL |
1997 | Belur V. Dasarathy | Huntsville | Blacksburg, VA |
1998 | Lon W. Montgomery | Orlando | Orlando, FL |
1999 | Darrell G. Piatt | Alabama | Lexington, KY |
2000 | William J. Chimiak | Winston-Salem | Nashville, TN |
2001 | Armando J. Vigil | Orlando | Clemson, SC |
2002 | Willy Albanes | Huntsville | Columbia, SC |
2003 | Neelkauth G. Dhere | Canaveral | Mona, Jamaica |
2004 | Stanley Starr | Canaveral | Greensboro, NC |
2005 | Robert Moog | Western NC | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
2006 | Eric R. Grigorian | Huntsville | Memphis, TN |
2007 | Dr. Suresh Joshi | Hampton, Va. | Richmond, VA |
2008 | Dr. Kalpathy B. Sundaram | Orlando | Huntsville, AL |
2009 | Grayson W. Randall | Eastern North Carolina | Atlanta, GA |
2010 | Dr. Dorota Temple | Charlotte, NC | |
2011 | Dr. Christine M. Belcastro | Nashville, TN | |
2012 | Dr. Zheng John Shen | Orlando | Orlando, FL |
2013 | Dr. Mohammad S. Alam | Mobile | Jacksonville, FL |
2014 | Dr. Frederick D. Esenwein | Charlotte | Lexington, KY |
2015 | Dr. Vladimir I. Kolobov | Fort Lauderdale, FL | |
2016 | Glenn Hopkins | Atlanta | Norfolk, VA |
2017 | J. Michael Liptak | Charlotte/Concord, NC | |
2018 | Guoan Wang | Orlando | Tampa Bay Area, FL |
2019 | Dr. Maryam Saeedifard | Atlanta | Huntsville, AL |
2020 | Dr. Raziq Yaqub | Miami | Raleigh, NC (Virtual) |
2021 | Dr. Sherali Zeadally | Lexington | Atlanta, GA (Virtual) |
Year | Recipient | Section | Presentation |
1995 | M. Don Trundle | East Tennessee | Raleigh, NC |
1996 | Vernon B. Powers | Atlanta | Tampa, FL |
2001 | Charles Lord | Eastern North Carolina | Columbia, SC |
2013 | Theresa Brunasso | Atlanta | Jacksonville, FL |
2013 | David C. Schoggen | Mississippi | Jacksonville, FL |
2016 | Ed Kirchner | Melbourne | Norfolk, VA |
2017 | Mark Allen Weiss | Miami | Charlotte/Concor |
2019 | Daniel W. McDonald | Eastern North Carolina Section | Huntsville, AL |
2020 | Jim Howard | Florida West Coast | Raleigh, NC (Virtual) |
Year | Recipient | Section | Presentation |
1974 | George H. Pierce | New Orleans | Orlando, FL |
1975 | John S. Heintzman | Louisville | Charlotte, NC |
1976 | Ben V. Martin | Charlotte | Clemson, SC |
1977 | William C. Burnett | Atlanta | Williamsburg, VA |
1978 | William L. Sullivan | Atlanta | Atlanta, GA |
1979 | Larry K. Wilson | Nashville | Roanoke, VA |
1980 | Robert S. Duggan, Jr. | Atlanta | Nashville, TN |
1981 | Roy Harris | Central North Carolina | Huntsville, AL |
1982 | Joseph M. Biedenbach | Columbia | Destin, FL |
1983 | Russell E. Theisen | Orlando | Orlando, FL |
1984 | David McLaren | Tampa | Louisville, KY |
1985 | Vernon B. Powers | Florida West Coast | Raleigh, NC |
1986 | K. Reed Thompson | Virginia Mountain | Richmond, VA |
1987 | Claude Dale Bartlett | Atlanta | Tampa, FL |
1988 | S. D. Moorer | Alabama | Knoxville, TN |
1989 | James C. Wiltse | Atlanta | Columbia, SC |
1990 | Dewey G. Albritton | New Orleans | New Orleans, LA |
1991 | James M. White | Charlotte | Williamsburg, VA |
1992 | Richard E. Beatie | Florida West Coast | Birmingham, AL |
1993 | Daniel W. Jackson | Virginia Mountain | Charlotte, NC |
1994 | David A. Conner | Alabama | Miami, FL |
1995 | David G. Green | Alabama | Raleigh, NC |
1996 | James M. Howard | Florida West Coast | Tampa, FL |
1997 | Deborah M. Powers | Atlanta | Blacksburg, VA |
1998 | Allan H. Long | Memphis | Orlando, FL |
1999 | James H. Beal | Florida West Coast | Lexington, KY |
2000 | Donald W. Hill | Lexington | Nashville, TN |
2001 | Robert Ashley | Florida West Coast | Clemson, SC |
2002 | Arthur Greene | Canaveral | Columbia, SC |
2003 | Percy (Butch) Shadwell | Jacksonville | Mona, Jamaica |
2004 | Richard L. Riddle | Winston-Salem | Greensboro, NC |
2005 | David G. Green | Alabama | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
2006 | Carl Leonard Hussey | West Palm Beach | Memphis, TN |
2007 | Halden A. Morris Ph.D., P.E. | Jamaica | Richmond, VA |
2008 | Charles E. Hickman, Ph.D., PE | Alabama | Huntsville, AL |
2009 | Thomas Bellarmine , Ph.D. | Tallahassee Section | Atlanta, GA |
2010 | Martin Stephen Karlovic | Orlando Section | Charlotte, NC |
2011 | Dr. Kalpathy B. Sundaram | Orlando Section | Nashville, TN |
2012 | Dr. James A. Anderson | Florida West Coast | Orlando, FL |
2013 | Dr. W. Dev Palmer | Eastern North Carolina | Jacksonville, FL |
2014 | Dr. Donghui Wu | Orlando | Lexington, KY |
2015 | William M. LaBelle, Jr | Fort Lauderdale, FL | |
2016 | Sam Connor | Eastern North Carolina | Norfolk, VA |
2017 | Dr. Stevo M. Bozinovski | Columbia | Charlotte/Concord, NC |
2018 | Theresa Brunasso | Atlanta | Tampa Bay Area, FL |
2019 | Tim Forrest, CET | Eastern North Carolina Section | Huntsville, AL |
2020 | Hermann Amaya, E.E. | Florida West Coast | Raleigh, NC (Virtual) |
Year | Section | Area/Council | Presentation |
1982 | Alabama | Area 6 | Birmingham, AL |
Orlando | Area 4/FL | Orlando, FL | |
1983 | Atlanta | Area 3 | Atlanta, GA |
Virginia Mountain | Area 1/VA | Roanoke, VA | |
1984 | Alabama | Area 6 | Birmingham, AL |
Huntsville | Area 6 | Atlanta, GA | |
Louisville | Area 8 | Louisville, KY | |
Tri-Cities | Area 5/TN | Bristol, TN | |
1985 | Alabama | Area 6 | Raleigh, NC |
Chattanooga | Area 5/TN | Raleigh, NC | |
Florida West Coast | Area 4/FL | Raleigh, NC | |
Huntsville | Area 6 | Raleigh, NC | |
Louisville | Area 8 | Raleigh, NC | |
Middle Tennessee | Area 5/TN | Raleigh, NC | |
New Orleans | Area 6 | Raleigh, NC | |
Piedmont | Area 7/SC | Raleigh, NC | |
Tri-Cities | Area 5/TN | Raleigh, NC | |
1986 | Alabama | Area 6 | Richmond, VA |
East Tennessee | Area 5/TN | Richmond, VA | |
Eastern North Carolina | Area 2/NC | Richmond, VA | |
Florida West Coast | Area 4/FL | Richmond, VA | |
Huntsville | Area 6 | Richmond, VA | |
1987 | Alabama | Area 6 | Tampa, FL |
Atlanta | Area 3 | Tampa, FL | |
Eastern North Carolina | Area 2/NC | Tampa, FL | |
Florida West Coast | Area 4/FL | Tampa, FL | |
Louisville | Area 8 | Tampa, FL | |
Oak Ridge | Area 5/TN | Tampa, FL | |
Palm Beach | Area 4/FL | Tampa, FL | |
1988 | Florida West Coast | Area 4/FL | Knoxville, TN |
Louisville | Area 8 | Knoxville, TN | |
New Orleans | Area 6 | Knoxville, TN | |
1989 | Alabama | Area 6 | Columbia, SC |
Columbia | Area 7/SC | Columbia, SC | |
East Tennessee | Area 5/TN | Columbia, SC | |
Florida West Coast | Area 4/FL | Columbia, SC | |
Louisville | Area 8 | Columbia, SC | |
Memphis | Area 5/TN | Columbia, SC | |
New Orleans | Area 6 | Columbia, SC | |
West Palm Beach | Area 4/FL | Columbia, SC | |
1990 | Alabama | Area 6 | New Orleans, LA |
Evansville/Owensboro | Area 8 | New Orleans, LA | |
Florida West Coast | Area 4/FL | New Orleans, LA | |
New Orleans | Area 6 | New Orleans, LA | |
1991 | Alabama | Area 6 | Williamsburg, VA |
East Tennessee | Area 5/TN | Williamsburg, VA | |
Evansville/Owensboro | Area 8 | Williamsburg, VA | |
Memphis | Area 5/TN | Williamsburg, VA | |
Nashville | Area 5/TN | Williamsburg, VA | |
New Orleans | Area 6 | Williamsburg, VA | |
Palm Beach | Area 4/FL | Williamsburg, VA | |
1992 | Chattanooga | Area 5/TN | Birmingham, AL |
East Tennessee | Area 5/TN | Birmingham, AL | |
Florida West Coast | Area 4/FL | Birmingham, AL | |
Memphis | Area 5/TN | Birmingham, AL | |
Middle Tennessee | Area 5/TN | Birmingham, AL | |
Nashville | Area 5/TN | Birmingham, AL | |
New Orleans | Area 6 | Birmingham, AL | |
Orlando | Area 4/TN | Birmingham, AL | |
Winston-Salem | Area 2/NC | Birmingham, AL | |
1993 | Alabama | Area 6 | Charlotte, NC |
East Tennessee | Area 5/TN | Charlotte, NC | |
Florida West Coast | Area 4/FL | Charlotte, NC | |
New Orleans | Area 6 | Charlotte, NC | |
Orlando | Area 4/FL | Charlotte, NC | |
1994 | Alabama | Area 6 | Miami, FL |
East TN | Area 5/TN | Miami, FL | |
New Orleans | Area 6 | Miami, FL | |
Orlando | Area 4/FL | Miami, FL | |
1995 | Alabama | Area 6 | Birmingham, AL |
Chattanooga | Area 5/TN | Raleigh, NC | |
East Tennessee | Area 5/TN | Raleigh, NC | |
Memphis | Area 5/TN | Memphis, TN | |
New Orleans | Area 6 | New Orleans, LA | |
1996 | Alabama | Area 5/TN | Tampa, FL |
East Tennessee | Area 5/TN | Tampa, FL | |
Lexington | Area 8 | Lexington, KY | |
Oak Ridge | Area 5/TN | Tampa, FL |
Year | Recipient | Citation | Presentation |
2019 | Virginia Mountain Section | Most Improved/td> | Huntsville, AL |
2019 | Jamaica Section | Strongest Performance | Huntsville, AL |
2020 | Eastern North Carolina | Most Improved | Raleigh, NC (Virtual) |
2020 | Atlanta | Strongest Performance | Raleigh, NC (Virtual) |
2021 | Melbourne | Most Improved | Atlanta, GA (Virtual) |
2021 | East Tennessee Section | Strongest Performance | Atlanta, GA (Virtual) |
Year | Recipient | Section | Presentation |
2021 | Tamseel Mahmood Syed | Atlanta | Atlanta, GA (Virtual) |
Year | Recipient | Presentation |
2014 | William B. Ratcliff | Lexington, KY |
2014 | Dr. Regina Hannemann | Lexington, KY |
2015 | Jill I. Gostin | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
2015 | Mary Lynn Smith | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
2016 | Gregg Vaughn | Norfolk, VA |
2016 | Mark Torres | Norfolk, VA |
2017 | Mauricio Cano | Charlotte/Concord, NC |
2017 | Dr. J. Patrick Donohoe | Charlotte/Concord, NC |
2019 | E. Chase Battaglio, P.E | Huntsville, AL |
2019 | J. Ken Pigg | Huntsville, AL |
2020 | Kristin Bing, PhD | Raleigh, NC (Virtual) |
2021 | Charles Lord | Atlanta, GA (Virtual) |
Year | Recipient | Presentation |
2014 | Don Hill | Lexington, KY |
2015 | Dr. Eric S. Ackerman | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
2015 | Dr. Carlos Cabrera | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
2016 | Sean Haynes | Norfolk, VA |
2017 | Charles Lord | Charlotte/Concord, NC |
2018 | Claude Pitts | Tampa Bay Area, FL |
2018 | Jim Howard | Tampa Bay Area, FL |
2019 | Mr. Eric Grigorian, P.E., PMP | Huntsville, AL |
2020 | Charles Lord | Raleigh, NC (Virtual) |
2020 | Parag Upadhyay, PhD | Raleigh, NC (Virtual) |
2021 | Wyman L. Williams, PhD | Atlanta, GA (Virtual) |