Awards

SAVIAC recognizes outstanding achievement and service to the community through its awards.  SAVIAC has six major awards that are typically bestowed annually.  These awards are:  Lifetime Achievement, Mel Baron Medal, Legacy, Distinguished Service, "Henry Pusey" Best Paper, and Appreciation.  The descriptions, and list of winners, for these awards follow below.  Award charters are available upon request.

Lifetime Achievement Award

2011 - 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. 

Please view the award criteria when considering a nomination.  Those interested in submitting nominations should submit completed forms by July 31, 2011.  The nomination form can be viewed/completed in PDF or Word (must click "save" if opening in Word).  The award committee may contact the references indicated on the nomination package.

Nominations can be submitted via mail, fax, or email -

Mail To:

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

Fax To:    (434) 581-3037        Email To:  drew.perkins@saviac.org

Lifetime Achievement Award winners:

2010        Mr. Bill Yancey

                Mr. Harry Himelblau

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

2011 - 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.  Please view the award criteria when considering a nomination.  Those interested in submitting nominations should submit completed forms by July 31, 2011.  The nomination form can be viewed/completed in PDF or Word (must click "save" if opening in Word).  The award committee may contact the references indicated on the nomination package.

Nominations can be submitted via mail, fax, or email -

Mail To:

SAVIAC
Attn: Mel Baron Award Nomination
PO Box 165
Arvonia, VA. 23004

Fax To:    (434) 581-3037        Email To:  drew.perkins@saviac.org

Those interested in submitting nominations should submit the nomination form by June 30, 2011. The award committee may contact the references indicated on the form.

Mel Baron Award winners:

2010        Dr. Robert Smilowitz

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

Legacy Award

This award is established by SAVIAC to honor individuals and decision makers who, through their leadership, direction, and commitment, have contributed significantly to the betterment and advancement of SAVIAC.  Such contributions should be of a critical nature to SAVIAC and should be of significance to the community for a period of at least 5 years.

Nominations can only be made by the SAVIAC Technical Advisory Group (TAG), the SAVIAC Directorship Team (currently USACE-ERDC), and/or the SAVIAC Operating Contractor Team (currently HI-TEST Laboratories).  The award criteria can be viewed here.