June 9, 2022 – Every year the National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA) Standards Council recognizes individuals for outstanding service to the organization in the development of codes and standards. Awards will be presented to 24 individuals at the NFPA Conference & Expo taking place this week in Boston.
2022 Recipient for Special Achievement Award
James B. Biggins
CAC Specialty – Natural Resources
Manhattan, Ill.
Technical Committees on:
- Energy Storage Systems (2016 as Chair – present)
- Internal Combustion Engines (1992 – present; Chair 1993 - 2003)
- Fire Protection for Nuclear Facilities (1990 – 2011)
Technical Correlating Committees on:
- Automatic Sprinkler Systems (2006 – present)
Automatic Sprinkler Systems Technical Committees on:
- Private Water Supply Piping Systems (1996 – present; Chair 2006 – 2010)
- Hanging and Bracing of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems (1998 – present; Chair 2010-2019)
2022 Recipients for Committee Service Award
Stephen P. Austin
Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen’s Association
Emergency Responder Safety Institute
Newark, Del.
Correlating Committee on Professional Qualifications (2001 – present)
Professional Qualifications Technical Committees on:
- Traffic Control Incident Management Professional Qualifications (2010 as Chair – present)
- Fire Investigator Professional Qualifications (1986 – 2006; Chair 1990 – 2000)
Robert J. Athanas
Retired FDNY, SAFE-IR, Inc.
Montgomery, N.Y.
Correlating Committee on Fire and Emergency Protective Clothing and Equipment (2012 – present)
Technical Committee on Fire and Emergency Protective Clothing and Equipment - Electronic Safety
- Equipment (2003 – present; Chair since 2012)
Gerard G. Back
JENSENHUGHES
Baltimore, Md.
Technical Committees on:
- Energy Storage Systems (2020 – present)
- Airport Facilities (2017 – present)
- Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (2014 – present)
- Shipbuilding, Repair, and Lay-Up (2014 – present)
- Water Mist Fire Suppression Systems (2013 – present)
- Foam (2010 – present)
- Merchant Vessels (1997 – present)
Dr. Sandy Bogucki
Yale University Emergency Medicine
New Haven, Conn.
Technical Committees on:
- Emergency Responders Occupational Health (2019 – present)
- Fire and Emergency Protective Clothing and Equipment – Emergency Medical Services Protective Clothing and Equipment (2015 – present)
- Fire Service Occupational Safety (1996 – present)
Rupert P. Chandler
US Joiner LLC
Crozet, Va.
Technical Committee on Merchant Vessels (1994 – present)
William D. Cummings
Lakeside Fire, LLC
Belgrade, Maine
Technical Committees on:
- Merchant Vessels (1994 – present; Chair since 2014)
- Smoke Management Systems (1993 – 1994)
Arnold Dix
School Medicine, UWS
Berwick, Victoria - Australia
Technical Committees on:
- Road Tunnel and Highway Fire Protection (2006 – present)
- Fixed Guideway Transit and Passenger Rail Systems (2005 – present)
Rob Early
Compressed Gas Association
Elma, N.Y.
Technical Committees on:
- Vehicular Alternative Fuel Systems (2018 – present)
- Oxygen-Enriched Atmospheres (2018 – present)
- Hazardous Chemicals (2018 – present)
- Building Code & Safety to Life – Industrial, Storage, and Miscellaneous Occupancies (2018 – present)
- Electrical Equipment in Chemical Atmospheres (2015 – 2017)
- Hydrogen Technologies (2012 – present)
- Gas Process Safety (2012 – present)
- Industrial and Medical Gases (2006 – present; Chair since 2018)
Katherine Fagerlund
EKF Consulting
N. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Technical Committee on Fixed Guideway Transit and Passenger Rail Systems (2003 – present)
Craig E. Hofmeister
The Fire Consultants, Inc.
Apex, N.C.
Technical Committees on:
- Telecommunications (2008 – 2012)
- Merchant Vessels (2006 – present)
- Laboratories Using Chemicals (2003 – present)
Peter C. Lauridsen
Passenger Vessel Association
Virginia Beach, Va.
Technical Committee on Merchant Vessels (1994 – present)
Dr. Richard J. Martin
Martin Thermal Engineering, Inc.
San Luis Obispo, Calif.
Technical Committees on:
- Fluid Heaters (2010 – present)
- Ovens and Furnaces (2000 – present)
John W. McDonald
US General Services Administration
Potomac, Md.
Technical Committees on:
- Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (2009 – present)
- Ambulances (2009 – present)
- Fire Department Apparatus (1991 – present)
Professional Qualifications – Emergency Vehicle Technicians Professional Qualifications (2005 – present)
Franklin R. Switzer, Jr.
S-afe, Inc.
Big Flats, N.Y.
Technical Committees on:
- Fluid Heaters (2012 – present)\
- Gas Process Safety (2011 – present; Chair since 2013)
- National Fuel Gas Code (2009 – present)
- Ovens and Furnaces (2002 – present; Chair since 2016)
Boiler Combustion System Hazards Technical Committees on:
- Fundamentals of Boiler Combustion Systems (2003 – present)
- Single Burner Boilers (2003 – present)
- Multiple Burner Boilers (2003 – present)
Donald W. Ankele
UL LLC
Northbrook, Ill.
Technical Committees on:
- Electrical Equipment in Chemical Atmospheres (2005 – present)
- Finishing Processes (2005 – present)
National Electrical Code – Panel 14 (2005 – present)
Ernest J. Gallo
Telcordia Technologies (Ericsson)
Piscataway, N.J.
Correlating Committees on:
- Fire Code (2020 – present)
- National Electrical Code (2008 – present)
Technical Committees on:
- Fire Code – Fundamentals of Fire Code (2020 – present)
- Lightning Protection (2017 – present)
National Electrical Code Panels/Technical Committees on:
- Electrical Safety in the Workplace (2014 – present)
- Code-Making Panel 5 (2014 – present)
- Code-Making Panel 1 (2002 – present)
- Code-Making Panel 13 (2002 – 2007)
Palmer L. Hickman
Electrical Training Alliance
Bowie, Md.
Correlating Committee on National Electrical Code (2003 – present)
National Electrical Code Panels/Technical Committees on:
- Electrical Equipment of Industrial Machinery (2009 – present)
- Electrical Equipment Maintenance (2005 – present)
- Electrical Safety in the Workplace (2002 – present)
- Code-Making Panel 1 (2002 – present)
- Code-Making Panel 3 (1999 – 2002)
David L. Hittinger
Independent Electrical Contractors
Arlington, Va.
Correlating Committee on National Electrical Code (2006 – present)
National Electrical Code – Code-Making Panel 1 (1999 – present)
Richard A. Holub
The DuPont Company, Inc.
Wilmington, Del.
Correlating Committee on National Electrical Code (2014 – present)
Technical Committees on:
- Electrical Equipment in Chemical Atmospheres (2018 – present)
- Fire Pumps (2014 – present)
- National Electrical Code – Code-Making Panel 14 (2005 – present)
- National Electrical Code – Code-Making Panel 6 (2005 – 2014)
Randolph J. Ivans
UL LLC
Melville, N.Y.
National Electrical Code Panels:
- Code-Making Panel 3 (2017 – present)
- Code-Making Panel 16 (2005 – present)
David H. Kendall
ABB Inc.
Memphis, Tenn.
Correlating Committee on National Electrical Code (2019 – present)
National Electrical Code Panels:
- Code-Making Panel 8 (1996 – present)
- Code-Making Panel 3 (1996 –2002)
Robert D. Osborne
UL LLC
Research Triangle Park, N.C.
Correlating Committee on National Electrical Code (2017 – present)
National Electrical Code Panels/Technical Committees on:
- Emergency Power Supplies (2019 – present)
- Code-Making Panel 2 (2017 – present)
- Code-Making Panel 9 (2003 – present)
Nathan Philips
Integrated Electronic Systems
Eugene, Ore.
National Electrical Code Panels:
- Code-Making Panel 10 (2017 – present; Chair since 2019)
- Code-Making Panel 5 (2006 – present)
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