Awards

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2024 National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) Lifetime Achievement Award - Tina Butcher

The officers and members of the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) hereby express our greatest respect and appreciation to Tina Butcher for her outstanding service to the mission of equity in the marketplace. Tina Butcher’s wisdom...

2023 - B. Stephen Carpenter Award---Ralph Richter

For leadership in international legal metrology standards to ensure a fair and equitable marketplace for global industrial commodities.

David Sefcik (center) accepting his award from NCWM Chair-elect Gene Robertson (at the podium), NCWM Chair Mahesh Albuquerque (left) and NIST Director Laurie Locascio (right).

2023 NCWM Outstanding Contributions Award - David Sefcik

David Sefcik of the NIST OWM received the 2023 NCWM Outstanding Contributions Award for his service as a co-organizer of the 2022 NCWM-NIST National Survey on 20 lb LPG (Propane) Cylinders. The study was conceived by and conducted in partnership with...

Word collage (reference materials, QC tools, repeatability, compatibility, reproducibility, etc. over top of small jar

2023 - Best Review Award Published in 2022---Clay Davis, Goncalo Gouveia, Christina Jones, Katrice Lippa, and Tracey Schock

" Reference Materials for MS-based Untargeted Metabolomics and Lipidomics: A Review by the Metabolomics Quality Assurance and Quality Control Consortium (mQACC) ", Metabolomics volume 18, Article number: 24 (2022), was recently awarded the 2023 Best...

Elizabeth Benham, Leader, Metric (SI) Program

Elizabeth J. Benham Recognized by the IEEE Standards Association

The IEEE Standards Association is an organization focused on advancing global technologies through the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Learn more about the IEEE Standards Association at https://standards.ieee.org/

2021 USMA Fellow - Elizabeth Benham

For going above and beyond in helping to advance U.S. Metric Association’s (USMA) goal of "completing the US conversion to the International System of Units."

2020 - Bronze Medal Award---Tina Gaver Butcher, Lisa Warfield, Juana Williams

For leadership in developing uniform legal metrology requirements for electric vehicle charging and submetering adopted by the 50 states in 2019.

2020 OIML Letter of Appreciation – Ralph Richter

This International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML) Letter of Appreciation recognizes Ralph Richter for his outstanding contribution and leadership in the revision of OIML R 117 ( Dynamic measuring systems for liquids other than water), the...

2019 Distinguished Associate Award - Mark Ruefenacht

For his excellence in metrology instruction for over 10 years, 40+ seminars, and 500+ participants; for leading metrology integration in forensic and medical applications.

2019 - Bronze Medal Award---Val Miller

For leading a national calibration laboratory proficiency testing (PT) program for state weights and measures and industry laboratories

2019 William A. Wildhack Award - Georgia Harris

NCSLI will best remember Georgia Harris for her outstanding sustained support for “Education” and has brought a new focus to this much needed area. Georgia has over 30 years of work in the U.S. Weights and Measures. Five with the State of Minnesota...

2018 - Bronze Medal Award---John Barton

For leading the development of legal metrology standards for "app-based" transportation-network measurement systems used in ride-hailing applications.

Hendricks, Strouse, Egan, Scace, Olson, Stone, Ricker

2017 - Gold Medal Award---Patrick Egan, Jay Hendricks, Douglas Olson, Jacob Ricker, Gregory Scace, Jack Stone, Gregory Strouse

For revolutionizing pressure metrology by replacing the existing standard of nearly 4 centuries with a faster and more precise quantum-based method.

Recognition of Jose A. Torres Ferrer

José Torres Ferrer has been an invaluable assistant and lead instructor for over 140 seminars and nearly 1500 students in the past twenty‐five years covering a full range of laboratory topics covered by the Office of Weights and Measures (OWM) as...

2016 - Bronze Medal Award---Ralph Richter

For lowering trade barriers for metered liquids such as petroleum and milk by leading the development of international standards for liquid and gas flow meters.

2014 William A. Wildhack Award - Carol Hockert

Carol's history of involvement with NCSLI includes an impressive list of leadership positions including: Member of the Accreditation Resources Committee; Twin Cities Section Coordinator, 1996 to 1999; Region 11 Coordinator, 2000; Board of Reviewers...

2013 - NCWM Distinguished Service Award - Juana Williams

The recipient will have been a member of NCWM for at least ten (10) years, and made significant contributions to the enhancement of the organization as a whole through committee service, important contributions to standards development, served as a...

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