Anthony J. Hornfeck Service Award

Established: First presented as the Meritorious Award in 1979
Description: To recognize outstanding, meritorious services to the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society.

Administration: Administered by the Industrial Electronics Society Awards and Honor Committee (IES A&H Committee).
Eligibility: IES members
Prize: US$4,000 and Certificate
Funding: Funded by IEEE Industrial Electronics Society.
Basis for Judging: For exceptional service to the Industrial Electronics Society. The award is not necessarily given yearly, only when a suitable candidate can be identified.
Nominee Solicitation: The IES A&H Committee calls for nominations through the society's printed and electronic newsletter.
Presentation of Award: At the Society's major international conference.

To nominate someone, please use the following documents.

Award Recipients

1979 - Dr. Sotirios Vahaviolos
1980 - None
1981 - Dr. Paul M. Russo
1982 - None
1983 - Dr. Harry W. Mergler
1984 - Dr. Fumio Harishima
1985 - Dr. J. David Irwin
1986 - Dr. Patrick P. Fasang (presented at IECON'87)
1987 - None
1988 - Robert J. Roman (presented at IECON'88)
1989 - Dr. Charles W. Einolf, Jr. (presented at IECON'89)
1990 - Dr. Fernando Aldana (presented at IECON'90)
1991 - Dr. Takamasa Hori
1992 - Dr. Alfred C. Weaver (presented at IECON'92)
1993 - Mr. Robert Begun (presented at IECON'93)
1994 - Dr. Hubert Y. K. Wo (presented at IECON'94)
1995 - Dr. James C. Hung (presented at IECON'95)
1996 - Dr. Richard Zurawski (presented at IECON'96)
1997 - Dr. Hiromasa Haneda (presented at IECON'97)
1998 - Mr. Robert J. Roman
1999 - None
2000 - Dr. Rokuya Ishii
2001 - None
2002 - None
2003 - Dr. Aleksander Malinowski (presented at IECON'03)
2004 - Dr. Ren C. Luo (presented at IECON'04)
2005 - Dr. Okyay Kaynak (presented at IECON'05)
2006 - Dr. Bogdan M. Wilamowski (presented at IECON'06)
2007 - Dr. Joachim Holtz (presented at IECON'07)
2008 - Dr. Marian Kazmierkowski (presented at IECON '08)
2009 - Dr. C. J. Allen Chen (presented at IECON '09)
2010 - Dr. Ramu Krishnan (presented at IECON '10)
2011 - Dr. Marco Liserre (presented at IECON '12)
2012 - Dr. Kamal Al Haddad (presented at IECON '12)
2013 - Dr. Mo-Yuen Chow (presented at IECON '13)
2014 - None
2015 - Dr. Leopoldo García Franquelo (presented at IECON2015)
2016 - Dr. Luis Gomes (presented at IECON2016)
2017 - Dr. Carlo Cecati (presented at ISIE2016)
2018 - None
2019 - Milos Manic, Citation: For outstanding and sustainable service to IES organization and to IES members
2020 - Mariusz Malinowski, Citation: For outstanding and meritorious services to the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society
2020 - Juan José Rodriguez-Andina, Citation: For diligent work and significant contributions to IES conferences as VP Conference Activities and to IES Publications as IEM EiC
2021 - Roberto Oboe, Citation: Outstanding service to IES and improvement of the society operations
2022 - Victor K. L. Huang, Citation: For dedicated services of over 45 years with exceptional contributions to standardization promotion, dissemination, and industrial and new initiatives creation activities
2023 - Yousef Ibrahim, Citation: For outstanding services to promote IES membership and conferences.
2023 - Lucia Lo Bello, Citation: For outstanding and meticulous service to IES organization and to IES members.