IPC President's Award
The President’s Award is given to IPC members who have exhibited ongoing leadership in IPC and have made significant contributions of their time and talent to the association and the electronics interconnect industry. Individuals can receive this award only once.
Next presentation: Week of March 17, 2025 at IPC APEX EXPO®.
Past IPC President's Award Winners
| 2024 | Nick Koop | TTM Technologies |
| 2024 | Hiroyuki Watanabe | NEC Corporation |
| 2024 | Dieter Weiss | Weiss Engineering |
| 2023 | Steven Bowles | Lockheed Martin |
| 2023 | Stan Rak | SF Rak Company |
| 2023 | Savita Ganjigatti | Sienna ECAD Technologies Private Ltd. |
| 2022 | John Walls | Aegis Software |
| 2022 | Joe Kane | BAE Systems |
| 2022 | Susann Chen | ZhuZhou CRRC Times Electric Company |
| 2021 | Jonathan Vermillion | Ball Aerospace and Technologies |
| 2021 | Yusaku Kono | Japan UNIX |
| 2020 | Michael Ford | Aegis Software |
| 2020 | Dale Lee | Plexus Corporation |
| 2020 | Joe O’Neil | Green Circuits |
| 2020 | S. Manian Ramkumar, Ph.D. | Rochester Institute of Technology |
| 2019 | Bhawnesh Mathur | |
| 2019 | Udo Welzel | Robert Bosch GmbH |
| 2019 | Mark Wolfe | John Deere Electronic Solutions |
| 2018 | Robert Cooke | NASA Johnson Space Center |
| 2017 | Debbie Wade | Advanced Rework Technology – A.R.T |
| 2016 | Pierre-Jean Albrieux | IFTEC |
| 2016 | David Raby | STI Electronics, Inc. |
| 2015 | Kathy Johnston | Raytheon Missile Systems |
| 2015 | Steve Martell | Sonoscan, Inc. |
| 2015 | Lee Wilmot | TTM Technologies |
| 2014 | Daniel Gamota | Jabil Circuit, Inc. |
| 2014 | E. Eddie Hofer | Rockwell Collins |
| 2014 | Gerard O'Brien | Solderability Testing & Solutions, Inc. |
| 2014 | Richard Rumas | Honeywell Canada |
| 2014 | Tony Senese | Panasonic Electric Works |
| 2014 | Donald E. Walsh | Uyemura International Corp. |
| 2013 | Karen McConnell | Northrop Grumman Corporation |
| 2013 | Linda Woody | Lockheed Martin Missile & Fire Control |
| 2012 | Mike Bixenman | Kyzen Corporation |
| 2012 | William Coleman | Photo Stencil Inc. |
| 2011 | Steve Pudles | API Defense USA |
| 2010 | Robert (Bob) J. Black | Juki Automation Systems, Inc. |
| 2009 | George Milad | Uyemura International Corp. |
| 2006 | Dr. Dongkai Shangguan | Flextronics International |
| 2005 | Thomas Gardeski | E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co. |
| 2005 | William Dean May | NavSea Crane |
| 2005 | George Wenger | Andrew Corporation |
| 2005 | Tom White | Hallmark Circuits |
| 2003 | S. Michael Buscher | Assembléon America Inc. |
| 2003 | Michael Carano | Electrochemicals Inc. |
| 2003 | Lionel Fullwood | WKK Distribution Ltd. |
| 2003 | Nilesh Naik | Eagle Circuits |
| 2003 | Peter Palmer | Cookson Electronics |
| 2003 | J. Philip Plonski | Prismark Partners |
| 2003 | Karl Seelig | AIM |
| 2003 | Rainer Thueringer, C.I.D.+ | Fachhochschule Giessen-Friedberg University |
| 2002 | Peggi J. Blakley | NSWC-Crane |
| 2002 | Don DuPriest | Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control |
| 2002 | Jeff Ferry | Circuit Technology Center Inc. |
| 2002 | Daniel L. Foster | Soldering Technology International |
| 2002 | Garry D. McGuire | NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center |
| 2002 | James H. Moffitt | Moffitt Consulting Services |
| 2002 | Dr. Karen A. Teelefsen | Alpha Metals |
| 2002 | Aroon Tungare | Motorola |
| 2001 | Mark Bird | Amkor Technology Inc. |
| 2001 | Jerry Bouska | Isola Laminate Systems Corporation |
| 2001 | Jack Calderon | EFTC |
| 2001 | Karen Carpenter | IBM |
| 2001 | Steve DeCollibus | Cookson Electronics |
| 2001 | Allan Fraser | GenRad, Inc. |
| 2001 | Andy Mackie | Praxair |
| 2001 | Jim Maguire | Intel Corporation |
| 2001 | David Martin | Intel Corporation |
| 2001 | Greg Munie | Lucent Technologies Inc. |
| 2001 | Terry Munson | CSL |
| 2001 | Dave Nicol | Lucent Technolgies |
| 2001 | Linda Self | Litton Interconnect Technologies |
| 2001 | John Sohn | Lucent Technologies |
| 2001 | Rick Steiner | Gould Electronics |
| 2000 | Frank Cala | Church & Dwight |
| 2000 | Jennifer Day | STI |
| 2000 | Floyd Gentry | Sandia Labs |
| 2000 | Steve Hall | BTU |
| 2000 | Bruce Houghton | Celestica |
| 2000 | John Waryold | Humiseal |
| 1999 | David Hillman | Rockwell Collins |
| 1999 | Dana Korf | Hadco |
| 1999 | Michael McLay | NIST |
| 1999 | John Sabo | Rockwell Automation/Allen-Bradley |
| 1999 | Rick Smedley | Raytheon |
| 1999 | Clark Webster | Precision Diversified Industries |
| 1998 | Erik Bergum | Polyclad Laminates |
| 1998 | Jeff Koon | Raytheon TI Systems |
| 1998 | Jim R. Reed | Raytheon Printed Circuit Resources |
| 1998 | Teresa Rowe | AAI Corp. |
| 1998 | James Woodford | Department of Defense |
| 1997 | Edward Aoki | Hewlett Packard |
| 1997 | Dennis Fritz | MacDermid Inc. |
| 1997 | Douglas Pauls | Contamination Studies Laboratories |
| 1997 | Richard Pinto | Excellon Automation |
| 1997 | Randy Reed | Merix Corporation |
| 1997 | Max Thorson | Compaq Computer Corp. |
| 1997 | David Vaughan | E.I. DuPont de Nemours |
| 1996 | Daniel Feinberg | Morton Electronic Materials |
| 1996 | Jack Fisher | ITRI |
| 1996 | Joe Fjelstad | Tessera |
| 1996 | Martin Freedman | AMP, Inc. |
| 1996 | Jim Hickman | E.I. DuPont |
| 1996 | Larita Killian | EMLC, EMPF |
| 1996 | Dr. John Lott | E.I. DuPont Electronics |
| 1996 | Brian McCrory | Delsen Labs |
| 1996 | Robert Neves | Microtek Labs |
| 1996 | Harry Parkinson | Digital Equipment |
| 1996 | Melvin Parrish | Mfg.Tech.Train.Cntr. |
| 1996 | Patrick Sweeney | Hadco Corporation |
| 1996 | Henry Utsonomiya | Eastern |
| 1996 | Jo Wynschenk | Enthone-OMI, Inc. |
| 1995 | Steve Simpson | E. I. DuPont |
| 1994 | Martin Barton | Preferred Designs |
| 1994 | Richard Carpenter | IBM/Endicott |
| 1994 | Leon Cohen | Formation, Inc. |
| 1994 | Dr. Robert J. Fedor | Gould, Inc. |
| 1994 | Constantino Gonzalez | SCI Mfg. Inc. |
| 1994 | Michael Kerr | Circuit Center, Inc. |
| 1994 | Mark Kwoka | Harris Corporation |
| 1994 | Andy Lietz | Hadco Corporation |
| 1994 | Sue Mucha | Xetel Corporation |
| 1994 | Judee Mussehl-Aziz | Dept. of Commerce |
| 1994 | Fred Pescitelli | Phoenix Designs |
| 1994 | Jerold Rosser | Hughes Aircraft |
| 1994 | Mario Suarez-Solis | Encore Computer |
| 1994 | Joe Tutchton | Martin-Marietta |
| 1992 | Masamitsu Aoki | Toshiba Chemical |
| 1992 | Russell Griffith | Dynaco |
| 1992 | Phil Hinton | Hinton "PWB" Engrg. |
| 1992 | Lea Jones | EDX |
| 1992 | John Kelly | Motorola |
| 1992 | Robert Keltz | Westinghouse/Fortin |
| 1992 | Phil Marcoux | PPM Associates |
| 1992 | Leigh Mueller | Printed Circuit Builders |
| 1992 | Norm Nichols | Ericcson |
| 1992 | Nick Pearne | BPA |
| 1992 | Bill Ross | Storage Technology |
| 1992 | Laura Scholten | Optrotech |
| 1992 | Robin Sellers | Naval Avionics |
| 1992 | Douglas Sober | Essex Technologies |
| 1992 | Vern Solberg | SCI |
| 1992 | Jorgen Svensson | Ericsson Telecom |
| 1992 | Eric Vollmar | Methode |
| 1992 | Bernie Wargotz | AT&T Bell Labs |
| 1992 | Nick Watts | Tektronix |
| 1992 | Joel Yocom | Allied Signal |
| 1990 | Charlie Brooks | AMP |
| 1990 | Walt Custer | Dynachem |
| 1990 | Joe Felty | Texas Instruments |
| 1990 | Gary Ferrari | Tech Circuits |
| 1990 | Vince Gatto | Tyco Printed Circuit Group |
| 1990 | Leslie Guth | AT&T |
| 1990 | Mikel Harry | Motorola |
| 1990 | Happy Holden | Hewlett-Packard |
| 1990 | Bill Jacobi | William Jacobi & Assocs. |
| 1990 | Bill Kenyon | DuPont |
| 1990 | Art Mabbett | Mabbett & Capaccio |
| 1990 | Lutz Treutler | Comargus |
| 1990 | Laura Turbini | Georgia Tech |
| 1988 | Tom Burke | Venture Strategies |
| 1988 | Mike Busby | Unistructure |
| 1988 | Walt Cavender | Quality Circuits |
| 1988 | Fred Dienst | Contraves AG |
| 1988 | Werner Engelmaier | AT&T |
| 1988 | Steve Hinch | Hewlett-Packard |
| 1988 | Les Hymes | GE Medical Systems |
| 1988 | Roger Jones | AT&T |
| 1988 | Leo Lambert | Digital Equipment |
| 1988 | Susan Mansilla | Robison Laboratories |
| 1988 | Paul McNamara | Aeroscientific |
| 1988 | Gabriel Munck | Perstorp Electronics |
| 1988 | Fred Murphy | Unisys |
| 1988 | Ray Prasad | Intel |
| 1988 | Bruce Rietdorf | Magnavox |
| 1986 | Mike Bryant | Burlington Glass Fabrics |
| 1986 | David Frisch | PCK Technology |
| 1986 | David Gendreau | DMG Engineering |
| 1986 | Ralf Gliem | Schoeller & Co. |
| 1986 | Robert Hart | Digital Equipment |
| 1986 | Mike Hill | Texas Instruments |
| 1986 | Martin Jawitz | Litton Guidance |
| 1986 | Kathryn Johnson | Naval Weapons Center |
| 1986 | Jerry Kirschenbaum | Trace Laboratories |
| 1986 | William Lange | Lange Associates |
| 1986 | Florian Madina | DuPont |
| 1986 | Tom Turner | Nelco |
| 1984 | John Balde | Interconn Decision |
| 1984 | Myron Bloom | T&B Ansley |
| 1984 | Maynard Eaves | Hewlett-Packard |
| 1984 | Charlotte Frederick | Digital Equipment |
| 1984 | Patricia Goldman | Qualitron |
| 1984 | Charles Gonder | Multiwire Division |
| 1984 | Roger Landolt | DuPont |
| 1984 | Hayao Nakahara | PCK Technology |
| 1984 | Dick Pommer | Interconics |
| 1984 | Jim Raby | Naval Weapons Center |
| 1984 | Dave Schoenthaler | AT&T |
| 1982 | Warren G. Abbott | Hollis Engineering |
| 1982 | William G. Collings | Ciba-Geigy |
| 1982 | Vivian Mayfield | Teradyne Central |
| 1982 | James Paulus | Norplex |
| 1982 | Stanley H. Randall | Park Electrochemical |
| 1982 | Alan J. Seabright | Computing Devices |
| 1982 | Al Sorkin | Digital Equipment |
| 1982 | Eugene Szukalski | AMP, Inc. |
| 1982 | Roger Wild | IBM |
| 1980 | Tom Brown | Fabri-Tek |
| 1980 | Jim DiNitto | Raytheon |
| 1980 | Fred Disque | Alpha Metals |
| 1980 | Pete Gilmore | Hamilton-Standard |
| 1980 | Paul Gould | IBM |
| 1980 | Foster Gray | Texas Instruments |
| 1980 | Jim Hardman | AMP |
| 1980 | Jack Kerr | Naval Electronics Sys. |
| 1980 | Bob Moore | Sperry Univac |
| 1980 | John Reust | Beech Aircraft |
| 1978 | Raffic Ali | Underwriters Labs |
| 1978 | Dan Goffredo | Chemcut |
| 1978 | K.E. Hafften | Bureau of Engraving |
| 1978 | Paul Horbay | Honeywell |
| 1978 | Charles Jennings | Sandia Labs |
| 1978 | Colin Knopton | ITT |
| 1978 | J.D. Lando | Bell Telephone Labs |
| 1978 | Dwayne Poteet | Texas Instruments |
| 1978 | Bob Wright | Bell Labs |
| 1976 | Jack Bramel | Lamination Technology |
| 1976 | Gordon Buchi | Ciba-Geigy |
| 1976 | James Dilliplane | Berg Electronics |
| 1976 | Irv Ireland | Shipley |
| 1976 | Jim Kubik | Hughes Aircraft |
| 1976 | Bill March | Lawrence Labs |
| 1976 | Rene Moser | General Electric |
| 1976 | Walt Rigling | Martin-Marietta |
| 1976 | Tom Sarnowski | PCK Technology |
| 1976 | Jerry Siegmund | MacDermid |
| 1976 | Fred Tolley | Western Electric |
| 1976 | Paul Twigg | IBM |
| 1974 | Tom Basterash | Honeywell |
| 1974 | Jeff Bean | IBM |
| 1974 | John Figliozzi | IBM |
| 1974 | Ralph Hersey | Lawrence Labs |
| 1974 | Chris Kalmus | Kalmus & Associates |
| 1974 | Roger Kauffman | W.L. Gore & Associates |
| 1974 | Joe La Liberte | Trans Circuits |
| 1974 | Ralph Landreth | Western Electric |
| 1974 | Gene Lyman | Western Electric |
| 1974 | Joe Mulcahy | Philco-Ford |
| 1974 | Tom Murray | Bendix |
| 1974 | Tim Ristine | Computervision |
| 1974 | Jim Rogers | Raytheon |
| 1974 | Mark Savrin | RCA |
| 1974 | George Voida | Sandia Labs |
| 1974 | John Wyatt | Naval Electronics |
| 1972 | Glenn Affleck | Hewlett-Packard |
| 1972 | Dennis Bossi | T&B Ansley |
| 1972 | Don Dinella | Western Electric |
| 1972 | R.R. Douglas | Fortin Laminating |
| 1972 | Ed Ellis | Image, Inc. |
| 1972 | Dave Luzadis | Bendix |
| 1972 | Bill McDaniel | Western Electric |
| 1972 | Francis Powell | Raytheon |
| 1972 | Herb Schachter | Agard |
| 1970 | Arnie Andrade | Sandia Labs |
| 1970 | Phil Anthony | Autonetics |
| 1970 | Vic Asfour | Formica |
| 1970 | Ed Barber | Sandia Labs |
| 1970 | Rufus Benton | Chemcut |
| 1970 | Page Burr | Photocircuits |
| 1970 | Gene Cody | Photocircuits |
| 1970 | Lee Fleming | Honeywell |
| 1970 | Ed Golonsbe | Methode |
| 1970 | George Hansell | W.L. Gore & Associates |
| 1970 | Bob Klotz | McDonnell Douglas |
| 1970 | Gerry Lordi | Shipley |
| 1970 | Lincoln Low | Hughes |
| 1970 | Jack McCreary | IBM |
| 1970 | Lou Messina | RCA |
| 1970 | Frank Morris | RCA |
| 1970 | Bud Musselman | Ansley |
| 1970 | Lou Schmidt | ITT Canon |
| 1970 | William Schmid | Bell Labs |
| 1970 | Don Schnorr | RCA |
| 1970 | George Smith | DoD |
| 1970 | Joe Smith | Philco-Ford |
| 1970 | George Watrous | Budd Co. |
| 1970 | Charley Wolff | Western Electric |
| 1970 | Bernie Zimmerman | DoD |
| 1968 | Wilhelm Angele | NASA |
| 1968 | Paul Baller | Bureau of Engineering |
| 1968 | Dieter Bergman | Philco-Ford |
| 1968 | Paul Bud | Electrovert |
| 1968 | Joe Cannizzaro | IBM |
| 1968 | Lou Charles | Martin Co. |
| 1968 | Norm Cotter | DuPont |
| 1968 | Carl Crawford | Univac |
| 1968 | John DeVore | General Electric |
| 1968 | Bill Everts | General Electric |
| 1968 | Nelson Foran | Cinch-Graphic |
| 1968 | Gerry Ginsberg | Philco-Ford |
| 1968 | Ozzie Goldman | IBM |
| 1968 | Al Green | NVF |
| 1968 | John Hanne | Texas Instruments |
| 1968 | Dick Hanson | Methode |
| 1968 | Elise Harmon | Autometics |
| 1968 | Fred Horn | Amphenol |
| 1968 | Russ Keller | Goodyear |
| 1968 | Marv Larson | Bureau of Engraving |
| 1968 | Dick LaVash | Shipley |
| 1968 | John McCormack | Photocircuits |
| 1968 | John McCormick | Rome Air Development |
| 1968 | John McKay | General Electric |
| 1968 | Charles Mosher | Bureau of Engraving |
| 1968 | George Muller | Synthane-Taylor |
| 1968 | Don Parrish | Electralab |
| 1968 | Ray Pritchard | IPC |
| 1968 | Dave Rossi | Conductron |
| 1968 | Werner Schuele | Texas Instruments |
| 1968 | John Stonis | Methode |
| 1968 | R.T. Walsh | General Electric |
| 1968 | Gene Weiner | Nelco |
| 1968 | Ted Wipple | Universal Instruments |
| 1968 | Lou Zakraysek | General Electric |
| 1966 | Bernie Alzua | MICA |
| 1966 | George Aronen | Burroughs |
| 1966 | Charles Brien | Sibley |
| 1966 | Charles Connor | Methode |
| 1966 | Jim Cost | IBM |
| 1966 | Dominic DelliSante | Picatinny Arsenal |
| 1966 | Phil Derrough | Radiation Corp. |
| 1966 | Roy Erickson | Bell Labs |
| 1966 | Tom Fay | Formica |
| 1966 | Bob Foster | Defiance |
| 1966 | B. Gerpheide | Hughes |
| 1966 | Bob Geshner | RCA |
| 1966 | Lynn Gunsaulus | Photocircuits |
| 1966 | Ernie Hausmann | Budd Co. |
| 1966 | Ken Hurley | Hughes |
| 1966 | Ivan Jones | DESC |
| 1966 | Bernie Kessler | Mica |
| 1966 | Bob Knowles | Winchester Electronics |
| 1966 | H.B. Koons, Jr. | AT&T Bell Labs |
| 1966 | Clarence Leski | Methode |
| 1966 | Al Levy | RCA |
| 1966 | Gail Love | Martin-Marietta |
| 1966 | A. D. Magistro | Army Ordnance |
| 1966 | Howard Manko | Alpha Metals |
| 1966 | Dick Martz | U.S. Navy |
| 1966 | Bob Matzinger | Martin Co. |
| 1966 | Hugh Medford | Riegel Paper |
| 1966 | George Messner | Photocircuits |
| 1966 | Tony Orlowski | U.S. Army |
| 1966 | Ed Penczyk | Stromberg-Carlson |
| 1966 | Joe Poch | Westinghouse |
| 1966 | Dave Radovski | IBM |
| 1966 | Stark Roberts | IBM |
| 1966 | Don Sayrs | AMP |
| 1966 | Duane Schroeder | Methode |
| 1966 | Barry Smith | MCD |
| 1966 | Dean Stephenson | Amphenol |
| 1966 | Walt Stubbings | Methode |
| 1966 | Bob Tabor | Sanders |
| 1966 | Robert VanNess | Army Ordnance |
| 1966 | Ken Varker | IBM |
| 1966 | George Vybiral | Thiokol |
| 1966 | Bob Wathen | Fairchild-Hiller |
| 1966 | R.W. Weaver | Martin Company |
| 1966 | Al Weiss | Methode |
| 1966 | Benson Zinbarg | Nelco |