2015/2016 Honours & Awards
June 01, 2016
On Monday, May 30th, 2016, another packed AGM created the ideal setting to recognize ISA Edmonton Section Members that made outstanding contributions to our section in the 2015 / 2016 year.
A big thank you and congratulations to all of the 2015 / 2016 year nominees and winners listed below!
Also, a special thanks to the ISA Edmonton Section 2014 / 2015 President, Blaine Barnes, for all of the work he put in to this year's AGM, for his "Year In Review" presentation, and for his leadership over the past year.
Blaine Barnes', 2015/2016 ISA Edmonton Section President, Year In Review
2015 / 2016 Award Nominees & Winners
D.B. Hammond Employer Appreciation Award - Presented to the employer providing the greatest contribution to the ISA Edmonton Section through support of employee participation in Society activities.
Nominees & Winner (winner in bold):
Tundra Process Solutions
Enbridge
NAIT
CB Engineering
ISA Edmonton Rookie of the Year - Presented to the ISA Edmonton Section member who has made the most significant contribution to the Edmonton Section in the past year.
Nominees & Winner (winner in bold):
Paul Baril, Board Member At Large
Outstanding Achievement Award - Presented to the ISA Edmonton Section member who has made the most significant contribution to the Edmonton Section in the past year.
Nominees & Winner (winner in bold):
Dave Shook, Treasurer
Jeff Gould, Professional Development Director
Aaron Boser, NAIT Student Section Advisor
Bob Bahniuk, AEC 2016 Director
John McKenzie, Marketing Director & AEC 2018 Incoming Director
Andy Bahniuk, Program Director
President’s Leadership Award - Presented to the ISA Edmonton Section member who has demonstrated significant leadership for the Edmonton Section in the past year.
Nominees & Winner(s) (winners in bold):
Jeff Gould, Professional Development Director
Andrea Gould, Section Administrator
New Member Welcome
Our new members that were able to join us at the AGM: (from the left) Mary To (Membership Director), Roslynn Ricard, Blair Wilson, Junjie Chen, Jon Meyer & Craig Keating.
We had 39 automation professionals join the ISA Edmonton Section this year! Thank you very much for your interest in our Section and we're looking forward to getting you more involved.
Long Term Member Recognition
We recognized the following long term members: (from left to right) Carlin Sanders, Thomas Auston, Walter Ingham, Conor Heeney & Andrew Bahniuk.
Maintaining our membership base is of utmost importance to our Section. A special thank you to the following members for their years of support:
Carlin Sanders - 20 years!
Thomas Auston - 30 years!
Walter Ingham - 20 years!
Conor Heeney - 10 years!
Andrew Bahniuk - 35 years!
Leduc #1 Instrumentation Museum Cheque Presentation
The ISA Edmonton Section President, Blaine Barnes, presented a cheque for $10,000.00 (on behalf of the ISA Edmonton Section) to Sheldon Weatherby and Bob Bahniuk (both board members of the Leduc #1 Energy Discovery Centre, and of the ISA Edmonton Section). This supports and sustains the only instrumentation museum in the world!
Pen Ceremony
Blaine handing the pen over to Conor in our Section's traditional pen ceremony.
We look forward to Conor Heeney's reign as 2016 / 2017 ISA Edmonton Section President!
This pen was received by the ISA Edmonton Section in 1990 for first ever Outstanding Section Award. Named after W.A. Kates who received an Honorary Membership Award in 1979. We use this pen as a reminder for the incoming president to strive to make the ISA Edmonton Section the best it can be.
Thank you to everyone that attended Monday's AGM.
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