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This award is presented annually to recognize outstanding
contributions to the field of metrology and measurement science,
consistent with the goals of NCSL International.
Established in 1970 in honor and recognition
of William A.Wildhack, a long-time employee of the U.S. National
Bureau of Standards, now the National Institute of Standards
and Technology (NIST). Mr. Wildhack was not only very instrumental
in the founding of the NCSL (NCSL International), but also, through his wisdom, his
leadership, his dedication and foresight, he helped shape the
organization during its early formative years.
The award carries an honorarium and includes a bronze and
silver medallion bearing the likeness of Wildhack.
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1970
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Jerry Glassman
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Navy Metrology Engineering Center, Pomona, CA.
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1972
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Dr. Robert A. Kamper
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National Bureau of Standards, Boulder, CO.
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1974
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Jack A. Hall
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Rockwell International, Anaheim, CA.
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1976
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Dr. Ernest Ambler
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Acting Director of the National Bureau of Standards (NBS). He was also the NBS Sponsor's Delegate to NCSL 1968-1969
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1977
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Douglas Strain
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Founder and President of Electro-Scientific Industries, Portland, Oregon.
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1978
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Frank McGinnis
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Director of Product Assurance, Sperry Rand Cop., Great Neck, NY
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1979
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Jerry Hayes
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Technical Director, Navy Metrology Engineering Center, Pomona, CA. Jerry was long-term NCSL Board of Director's member (nine years) and served two terms as Chairperson (President) 1969-1971.
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1980
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J. David Mitchell
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Director, Advanced Programs and Manufacturing Technology, Rockwell International, Pittsburgh, PA. Dave served on the NCSL Board of Dircetor's for five years and as President in 1974-1975.
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1981
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Dr. Forest Harris
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Retired, Chief of Absolute Measurement Sec. of the National Bureau of Standards (NBS), Gaithersburg, MD. Developed Primary Units of Measurement and was a distinguished educator.
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1982
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Dr. Churchill Eisenhart
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Senior Research Fellow, National Bureau of Standards (NBS), Gaithersburg, MD. Pioneered the application of Statistics to Metrology.
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1983
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John M. Fluke
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Founder and Chairperson of the Board, John Fluke Mfg. Co., Everett, WA.
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1984
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Dr. Andrew Dunn
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Electrical Standards Grp. Section Head, National Research Council, Canada.
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1985
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Dr. Bruno Weinschel
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President, Weinschel Engineering Company, Gaithersburg, MD.
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1986
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Dean Brungart
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Metrology Director, Teledyne Systems Company, Northridge, CA. Dean served NCSL on the Board of Director's for seven years and as President in 1982. He has also been President of the Measurement Science Conference (MSC), and the Precision Measurement Association (PMA).
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1987
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John Minck
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Marketing Manager, Hewlett Packard Co., Palo Alto, CA. John served on the NCSL Board of Director's for five years and as NCSL President in 1976-1977. John is currently the NCSL Newsletter Editor.
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1988
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Dr. David W. Braudaway
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Of Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico for his technical accomplishments in improving standards measurements at, and bringing recognition to, the Sandia Primary Standards Laboratory.
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1989
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Peter M. Clifford
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From the City University School of Engineering, London, England for his outstanding contributions to the international measurement community and specifically his leadership in the Western European Calibration Community.
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1990
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David Packard
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Chairperson of the Board, Hewlett Packard Company, for his lifetime contributions to measurements and standards, and for his leadership of Hewlett Packard Co., a leading manufacturer of measurement and computational equipment.
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1991
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Ed Nemeroff
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Was honored for his long years of contributions to the metrology industry served as NCSL President 1986-1987 as well as a wide variety of offices in the management ranks for NCSL.
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1992
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Dr. Joe Simmons
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Of the National Institute of Standards and Technology was honored for his years of contribution to the metrology community and his continuing central role in U.S. and International Standards Committee activity.
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1993
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Graham Cameron
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Retired from Canadian Department of National Defence, was honored for his long service in NCSL management and for his ongoing leadership in the advancement of metrology internationally.
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1994
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Henry Sostman
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Retired inventor and businessman, was honored for his contributions to temperature measurement.
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1995
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J. Michael Suraci
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From Lockheed Martin in Bangor, Washington, was honored for his long-time support of NCSL activities. He served as President of NCSL in 1975-76.
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1996
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Gary M. Davidson
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Of Strata Strand Davidson, was honored for several decades of NCSL support and volunteer activities, primarily the Chairmanship of the TQM Committee in its 5-year-long effort to replace the government's multiple-agency, multiple military quality specifications with a single, nationally-recognized program. He served as President of NCSL in 1988.
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1997
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Robert Weber
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Retired from Lockheed Martin Missiles & Space, Sunnyvale, CA was honored for his many years of contribution to the metrology community.
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1998
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Dr. Klaus Jaeger
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Of Lockheed Martin Missiles & Space, was honored for his many years of service to the NCSL in various capacities from committee member to Vice President for measurement science and publication. At the time of this Award, he had been elected to the position of Executive Vice President.
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1999
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Norman Belecki
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A physicist from the National Institute of Standards and Technology, was honored for his 29 years of service in support of electrical measurements, standards, and traceability in support US industry, academia, and government metrology facilities.
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2000
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Ernest Garner
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Our honoree worked initially in the mass spectrometry laboratory of NBS, earning world-wide fame in chemical measurements so accurate and precise that an international conference invited him to speak on these measurements 15 years after leaving the field!
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2001
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Dr. Clark Hamilton
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Dr. Clark Hamilton, of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, in Boulder, Colorado (retired), has received the 2001 William Wildhack Award from the NCSL International.
While Hamiltons award recognized a lifetime of scientific achievement, it was his significant efforts on the intrinsic voltage standard, the Josephson Array (predicted by Brian Josephson in 1962) that earned Hamilton our organizations highest recognition.
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2002
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Dr. Howard Castrup
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Dr. Howard Castrup, founder of Integrated Sciences Group, has been a major contributor to NASA Reference Publication 1342, and has published numerous papers and articles on uncertainty analysis, measurement decision risk analysis, statistical process control, calibration interval analysis and continues to improve interval analysis with probability and risk analysis techniques. He is a member of IEEE, Sigma Pi Sigma the National Physics Honor Society, the American Institute of Physics, and the American Association of Physics Teachers.
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2003
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Peter S. Unger
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Peter S. Unger, President of the American Association of Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA), in Frederick, MD, has received the 2003 William Wildhack Award from the NCSL International. It is presented annually to recognize outstanding contributions to the field of metrology and measurement science, consistent with the goals of NCSLI. The award was presented August 18, 2003 at the organization's annual Workshop and Symposium in Tampa, Florida by Past President Charles Motzko, who chaired the selection committee.
Unger's award was based on his long and tireless efforts on behalf of international laboratory accreditation. He has not only been involved in the organizational details of establishing accreditation, certification and program documentation, but he is recognized as a visible cheerleader and spokesman for the need and results of programs worldwide.
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2004
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Tony Anderson
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Anthony Anderson, of Gulf Calibration Services, has received the 2004 William Wildhack Award from NCSL International. It is presented annually to recognize outstanding contributions to the field of metrology and measurement science, consistent with the goals of NCSLI. The award was presented July 12, 2004 at the organization's annual Workshop and Symposium in Salt Lake City , Utah.
Anderson 's award was based on his decades of service to NCSLI, starting with committee and regional activities, and then numerous posts on the NCSLI Board, culminating in his assuming the NCSLI presidency in 1996. Since that time he has remained in Board service as our Representative to the NACLA and ILAC organizations.
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2005
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Dr. Richard Pettit
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Dr. Richard Pettit, recently retired from a career at Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque , NM , has received the 2005 William Wildhack Award from NCSL International. It is presented annually to recognize outstanding contributions to the field of metrology and measurement science, consistent with the goals of NCSLI.
Pettit's award was based on his more than 20 years of service to NCSLI in its management ranks, his contributions to the technical successes of NCSLI, his excellent management of the NCSLI conference technical program, and his considerable industrial accomplishments in the field of industrial metrology, including numerous technical publications.
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2006
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Mr. John Wehrmeyer
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Mr. John Wehrmeyer recently retired from a 20 year career at Kodak Research Labs in Rochester NY. John was a member of the NCSLI Board of Directors, Chair of the committee to write both the standard and handbook for interpretation of ANSI/NCSL Z540-1-1994. John was also a member of the ISO TAG 4 WG-3 on Metrology, A member of the ISO TAG 176 on behalf of the U.S., Member of the National Science Foundation Evaluation Panel of NIST, and Member of the board of the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation. John has received the Steinhart Medal for Technical Contributions to Metrology in 1976, the Woodington Award for professionalism in metrology in 2000.
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2007
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Dr. Charles D. Ehrlich
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Dr. Chuck Ehrlich of NIST. Chuck has been the group leader of the NIST Pressure group, Chief of the NIST Technical Standards Activities Program, and group leader of the International Legal Metrology Group. Chuck serves as the U.S. member of the International Committee on Legal Metrology on behalf of the U.S. Department of State. Chuck also serves on the BIPMs Joint Committee for Metrology Working group two, which is responsible for the International Vocabulary for Basic and General Terms in Metrology (VIM). He has authored over 45 technical publications, and presented over 65 talks during his career. He is a recipient of the Woodington Award.
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