Awards

SAVIAC recognizes outstanding achievement and service to the community

Director's Service Awards

These awards are given by the SAVIAC Director in recognition of SAVIAC community members who have dedicated time and service to the advancement of SAVIAC through different SAVIAC annual forums.  These awards are presented each year at the annual symposium.  Award recipients are determined solely by the SAVIAC Director. 

Lifetime Achievement Award

2010- Nominations Open

This award is established by SAVIAC to honor individuals who, through a lifetime of professional dedication, have made outstanding contributions to the knowledge of, or practice in, the field of shock and vibration.

The Award Criteria and Governing Charter are available. You may download a pdf of the Nomination Form and submit it to:

SAVIAC
Attn: Lifetime Achievement Award Nomination
PO Box 165
Arvonia, VA. 23004

FAX:    (434) 581-3037

Those interested in submitting nominations should submit the nomination form by June 30, 2010. The award committee may contact the references indicated on the form.

Past Lifetime Achievement Award winners:

2009        Mr. Austin Alvarez
2008        Dr. Patrick Walter
                Mr. Henry Pusey
                Dr. Sammy Kiger
                Mr. Mike Giltrud
2007        Dr. Howard Gaberson
2006        Prof. Peter Stein
2005        Dr. Rudy Scavuzzo
                Mr. Robert Bort
                Mr. William Forehand
2004        Dr. Eric Ungar
                Mr. Jerry Sullivan
2003        Mr. George O'Hara

Mel Baron Award

2010 - Nominations Open

This annual award was established by SAVIAC in 1998 to recognize individuals who have made outstanding technical contributions to the field of shock and vibration in computational structural dynamics and related specialties. This award also may be given in recognition of an individual’s lifetime achievements whose cumulative effect has been to advance the state of the art in the field. Demonstrated personal leadership and contributions to the shock and vibration community are considered as well. 

This award was established by SAVIAC to honor Dr. Melvin L. Baron for his technical contributions and leadership in computational structural dynamics and related specialties in the field of shock and vibration.  The Award Criteria and Governing Charter are available. You may download a pdf of the Nomination Form and submit it to:

SAVIAC

ATTN: Baron Award Committee

PO Box 165

Arvonia, VA 23004

FAX:    (434) 581-3037

Those interested in submitting nominations should submit the nomination form by June 30, 2010. The award committee may contact the references indicated on the form.

Past Mel Baron Award winners:

2009        Mr. Jeffrey Thomsen
2008        Dr. Charles Needham
2007        Dr. John DeRuntz
2006        Prof. Frank DiMaggio
2004        Mr. David Smallwood
2003        Dr. Ivan Sandler
2002        Dr. George O'Hara
2001        Prof. Tom Geers
2000        Prof. Walter Pilkey
1999        Dr. Ted Belytschko
1998        Dr. Gene Sevin

Henry Pusey Award

80th Symposium - Nominations Open through June 30, 2010

The Henry C. Pusey Award is presented for the outstanding paper in the field of shock and vibration presented during the last calendar year.  The award is presented at the annual Shock & Vibration Symposium.

Criteria for Award: The paper would be well presented and well written in a manner consistent with the status of the award, and should make a significant technical contribution as well as advance the state-of-the-art in the author’s field.

You may download a pdf of the Nomination Form and submit it to:

SAVIAC

ATTN: Henry Pusey Award Nomination

PO Box 165

Arvonia, VA 23004

FAX:    (434) 581-3037

Those interested in submitting nominations should submit the nomination form by June 30, 2010.