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Fall 2014 Insulated Conductors Committee Awards

ICC Certificates of Appreciation

ICC Certificates of Appreciation were presented to the following:

• Vitaliy Yaroslavskiy for Best Presentation at the Fall 2013 Subcommittee A Meeting - 105°C Qualification - Gambling with XLPE
• Carlos Katz for Best Presentation at the Spring 2014 Subcommittee A Meeting - Evaluation of Further Serviceability of 60 Year Old 138 kV LPOF Cable
• Rachel Mosier for Best Presentation at the Spring 2014 Subcommittee A Meeting - Evaluation of Further Serviceability of 60 Year Old 138 kV LPOF Cable  
• Deniz Turkben for Best Presentation at the Spring 2014 Subcommittee C Meeting - An Asset Management Strategy for Hydro One’s Ageing Transmission Cable Fleet
• Jody Levine for Best Presentation at the Spring 2014 Subcommittee C Meeting - An Asset Management Strategy for Hydro One’s Ageing Transmission Cable Fleet
• Bill Taylor for Best Presentation at the Spring 2014 Subcommittee D Meeting - Underwater Testing of Splices and Connectors  
• Doug DePriest for Best Presentation at the Spring 2014 Subcommittee D Meeting - Underwater Testing of Splices and Connectors  

IEEE/PES Technical Committee Certificates of Appreciation

 IEEE/PES Certificates of Appreciation were presented to the following:

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• John T. Smith, III for Services Rendered as Chair, Insulated Conductors Committee Spring 2012 - Fall 2013
• Al Kong for Services Rendered as Chair, Subcommittee A Cable Construction and Design Spring 2010 - Fall 2013
• Frank Frentzas for Services Rendered as Vice-Chair, Subcommittee C Cable Systems Spring 2011 - Fall 2013
• Robert Konnik for Services Rendered as Chair, Subcommittee D Generating Station and Industrial Cables Spring 2011 - Fall 2013
• Nigel Hampton for Services Rendered as Chair, Subcommittee F Field Testing and Diagnostics Fall 2011 – Spring 2014  
• Jacques Côté for Services Rendered as Vice-Chair, Subcommittee F Field Testing and Diagnostics Fall 2011 – Spring 2014
• Willem Boone for Services Rendered as Chair, Subcommittee G Transnational Activities Spring 2008 - Fall 2013
• Willem Boone for Services Rendered as Chair, Advisory Committee Spring 2009 - Fall 2013
• Mark Fenger for Services Rendered as Recording Secretary Spring 2007 - Fall 2013
• Al Mendelsohn for Services Rendered as Chair, Educational Programs Spring 2011 - Fall 2013
• Yingli Wen for Services Rendered as Chair, Discussion Group A20 Low Voltage Cable Systems Rated ≤ 600 V
• Mike Walker for Services Rendered as Chair, Working Group B8 Standards for Copper and Aluminum Insulated Cable Connectors
• Glenn Luzzi for Services Rendered as Vice-Chair, Working Group B8 Standards for Copper and Aluminum Insulated Cable Connectors
• Carl Wentzel for Services Rendered as Vice-Chair, Working Group B16 Revision of IEEE 386-95 Standard for Separable Insulated Connector Systems for Power Distribution Systems above 600 V
• Frank Frentzas for Services Rendered as Chair, Discussion Group C31 High Pressure Fluid Filled (HPFF) and High Pressure Gas Filled (HPGF) Pipe Type Cable Systems

2014 PES Technical Council Young Professionals Award

Michael Mueller, Vice-Chairman of Subcommittee C Cable Systems, received the 2014 PES Technical Council Young Professionals Award with the following citation: “For contributions to and leadership of the Cable Systems Subcommittee of the Insulated Conductors Committee”. This award recognizes the contributions of young members of PES.  PES Young Professionals are PES members who have received their first professional degree within the last ten years.

2014 Technical Committee Distinguished Service Award

Each Technical Committee is encouraged to select one individual to for this award for outstanding service to the committee. This personal recognition acknowledges the efforts of an individual whose sustained performance, over many years, has contributed to the advancement of the committee technology.

Joe Zimnoch received the 2014 Technical Committee Distinguished Service Award with the following citation: “For leadership in developing, implementing, and providing guidance and education to the utility industry for high-voltage pipe-type cable systems, and for the widespread implementation of laminated paper polypropylene insulation”.

 Career Highlights

 Education

·         Newark College of Engineering (New Jersey Institute of Technology)

·         Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering (Class of 1954)

·         Master of Science Electrical Engineering (1958)

 Employment

·         He was employed by The Okonite Company from 1954 to May 1995, where he was involved with all types of 5 kV to 500 kV impregnated paper and laminated paper polypropylene insulated cables such as high-pressure pipe-type, self-contained liquid-filled, low-pressure gas-filled, and solid-type PILC.

·         His overall duties included project engineering and the direction of Okonite engineering staff handling high-voltage cable system projects. He had direct responsibilty for such projects not only in the United States but also overseas in countries such as Korea, Saudi Arabia, Chile and Yugoslavia.

·         He retired from The Okonite Company on May 31, 1995 after 41 years of service.

·         He is now an independent self-employed consultant specializing in high-voltage cables and accessories.

 Affilations

·         Member of National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE)

·         Life Member of IEEE

·         Member of Power and Energy Society (PES)

·         Senior (Voting)  Member of Insulated Conductors Committee (ICC)

·         Vice-Chair of Working Group C04 for IEEE 1425-2001 - Guide for the Evaluation of the Remaining Life of Impregnated Paper-Insulated Transmission Cable Systems

·         Expert reviewer for the 1992 and 2001 editions of the Electric Power Research Insititue (EPRI) Underground Transmission Systems Reference Book

 Presentations

·         Accelerated Cable Ageing Tests for Distribution and Transmission Cables Part 1 – High Voltage AC Paper Cables at the Fall 2011 Educational Program in Denver

·         Extended Testing of a 345 kV LPP Pipe-Type Cable for Engineering Information at the Spring 1992 Subcommittee No. 7 Cable Systems meeting in Victoria

·         Extended Testing of a 230 kV LPP Pipe-Type Cable for Engineering Information at the Fall 1992 Subcommittee No. 7 Cable Systems meeting at St. Pete Beach

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