2011 IEEE PELS Distinguished Service Award Announcement

2011 IEEE PELS Distinguished Service Award

The PELS community has overwhelmingly supported Christopher Riddleberger's nomination for the 2011 IEEE PELS Distinguished Service Award. As much as he deserves this prestigious award for his impeccable service record spanning more than 32 years, Chris has graciously informed us that he had won the same award in 2005 and in accordance with IEEE guidelines this award can only be made once to an individual.

But in the heart of many of our members, Chris is a true winner not only for his distinguished services for the society but also for upholding of IEEE's standard on integrity and honor to its highest level. The PELS AdCom sincerely wishes to apologize to our members and Chris himself for overlooking this detail in the award nomination process.

Furthermore, PELS AdCom has decided to present to Christopher O. Riddleberger the Certificate of Appreciation for Life-long Volunteer Contributions to the IEEE Power Electronics Society and the International Telecommunications Energy Conference (INTELEC)

The certificate was presented on November 19, 2011 to Chris by the PELS President, Dushan Boroyevich, INTELEC Representative Stephen Natale, and Senior Administrator, Donna Florek in his retirement home in New Jersey.