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 17 individuals at theNFPA Conference & Expo taking place this week in Chicago.
2015 Recipients for Special Achievement Awards
Weston C. Baker
FM Global
Norwood, Mass.
Automatic Sprinkler Systems Technical Committees on:
- Sprinkler System Installation Criteria (2004 – present)
- Sprinkler System Discharge Criteria (2002 – present)
Bruce G. Campbell
JENSEN HUGHES
Baltimore, Md.
Technical Committees on:
- Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Water-Based Systems (2014 – present)
- Commissioning and Integrated Testing (2011 – present)
- Construction and Demolition (2010 – present)|
- Fire Doors and Windows (2003 – present; Chair since 2006)
2015 Recipients for Committee Service Awards
Michael E. Aaron
JENSEN HUGHES
Chicago, Ill.
Technical Committees on:
- Fire Pumps (2008 – present)
- Aircraft Maintenance Operations (2004 – present)
- Airport Facilities (1991 – present)
- Helicopter Facilities (1991 – present)
- Automatic Sprinkler Systems Technical Committee on Foam-Water Sprinklers (1999 – present)
Dr. Donald C. Cooper
Ohio Division of State Fire Marshal
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
Technical Committees on:
- Emergency Management and Business Continuity (1999 – 2007)
- Technical Search and Rescue (1995 – present; Chair since 2005)
Daniel A. Dahl
Morrison Hershfield Corporation
Atlanta, Ga.
Technical Committees on:
- Aerosol Extinguishing Technology (2002 – present; Chair since 2005)
- Garages and Parking Structures (2002 – present)
Dale E. Dressel
Solutia
St. Louis, Mo.
- Technical Correlating Committee on Boiler Combustion System Hazards (1988 – present; Chair 1995 - 2004)
Boiler Combustion System Hazards Technical Committees on:
- Multiple Burner Boilers (1988 – present)
- Single Burner Boilers (1988 – present; Chair since 2011)
Henry L. Febo, Jr.
FM Global
Norwood, Mass.
- Technical Correlating Committee on Combustible Dusts (2011 – present)
- Combustible Dusts Technical Committee on Handling and Conveying of Dusts, Vapors, and Gases (1996 – present)
Technical Committees on:
- Explosion Protection Systems (2009 – present)
- Hazardous Chemicals (1990 – present)
Jeffrey L. Harrington
Harrington Group, Inc.
Duluth, Ga.
Technical Committees on:
- Hybrid (Water and Inert Gas) Fire Extinguishing Systems (2015 as Chair – present)
- Gaseous Fire Extinguishing Systems (2005 – present; Chair 2005 – 2015)
- Halon Alternative Protection Options (1991 – 2005; Chair 2000 – 2005)
Harold D. Hicks, Jr.
Atlantic Code Consultants
Murrysville, Pa.
- Technical Committee on Fire Doors and Windows (1994 – present; Chair 1996 – 2006)
- Special Achievement Award 2007
Dr. James A. Milke
University of Maryland
College Park, Md.
Technical Committees on:
- Building Code/Safety to Life Means of Egress (1991 – 2008)
- Smoke Management (1987 – present; Chair 1997 – 2006)
- Fire Tests (1982 – 2011)
- Standards Council from 2008 – 2014
- Special Achievement Award 2007
Joe W. Noble
Noble Consulting Services, LLC
Las Vegas, Nev.
- Technical Correlating Committee on Automatic Sprinkler Systems (1998 – present)
- Automatic Sprinkler Systems Technical Committee on Sprinkler System Installation Criteria (1997 – present; Chair since 2006)
Technical Committees on:
- Commissioning and Integrated Testing (2011 – present)
- Automatic Sprinklers (1996 – 1997)
John H. Oates
Town of East Hartford
Granby, Conn.
- Technical Committee on Safety at Motorsports Venues (1999 – present; Chair since 2005)
Nancy C. Pehrson
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
Minneapolis, Minn.
Technical Committees on:
- LP-Gases at Utility Gas Plants (1997 – present)
- Vehicular Alternative Fuel Systems (1991 – present; Chair since 2003)
Fay Purvis
Vector Fire Technology Inc.
Coatesville, Pa.
- Technical Committee on Foam (1987 – present; Chair since 2005)
Robert Schifiliti
R.P. Schifiliti Associates, Inc.
Reading, Mass.
- Technical Committee on Commissioning and Integrated Testing (2011 – present)
- Technical Correlating Committee on Signaling Systems for the Protection of Life and Property (1995 – present; Chair since 2006)
- Signaling Systems for the Protection of Life and Property Technical Committee on Notification Appliances for Fire Alarm and Signaling Systems (1990 – present; Chair 1993 – 2003)
David Stymiest
Smith Seckman Reid, Inc.
Nashville, Tenn.
- Technical Committee on Emergency Power Supplies (2000 – present; Chair since 2005)
Terry Victor
Tyco/SimplexGrinnell
Linthicum, Md.
- Technical Correlating Committee on Building Code (2015-present)
- Signaling Systems for the Protection of Life and Property Technical Committee on Testing and Maintenance of Fire Alarm and Signaling Systems (2014 – present)
Automatic Sprinkler Systems Technical Committees on:
- Sprinkler System Discharge Criteria (2012 – present)
- Sprinkler System Installation Criteria (2002 – present)
- Residential Sprinkler Systems (1997 – present)
- Foam-Water Sprinklers (1989 – present)
Technical Committees on:
- Marinas and Boatyards (2013 – present)
- Record Protection (2013 – present)
- Standpipes (2013 – present)
- Commissioning and Integrated Testing (2011 – present)
- Fire Pumps (2003 – present)
- Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Water-Based Systems (2001 – present)
- Water-Cooling Towers (1989 – present)
- Water Spray Fixed Systems (1989 – present)
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