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EGSA Member Recognition

EGSA recognizes significant contributions to the association and to the on-site power generation industry through a number of awards.

• The Gordon Johnson Lifetime Achievement Award
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• The Leroy H. Carpenter Award for outstanding service to EGSA
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• The William Timmler Award for outstanding work on a committee
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• The James Wright Educator Award
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• David I. Coren Memorial Scholarship Program
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The Gordon Johnson Lifetime Achievement Award

Established in 1994, The Gordon Johnson Award is given on an as-needed basis to honor an individual who has devoted his career to the betterment of the Association and the industry. This “Member Emeritus” award is only given to such individuals who have retired from the industry, but whom the Association feels deserve the title of “member for life.” The award is named in honor of—and was first given to—Past EGSA President Gordon Johnson, whose name has become synonymous with EGSA.

Gordon was employed by Kohler Co. as a Senior Staff Engineer in its Generator Division and was highly active in EGSA for well over two decades. He chaired the Engineering Committee (1973-77) and won the Carpenter Award in 1975. He served as Director (1977-80), Secretary-Treasurer (1981), Second Vice President (1982), First Vice President (1983) and President (1984). After his retirement from Kohler Co. he extended his career in the industry by serving as EGSA Technical Advisor (1997-1999).

Recipients

2007 - Ken Niekamp 2003 - Herb Daugherty 2002 - Ike Davidson 2001 - Arthur Coren 2000 - Tom Richards 1999 - Don Panetta 1996 - Martin W. Bever 1996 - Roy Brewer

1996 - Glynn Burchette 1996 - William Divin 1996 - Edward G. Goodpaster 1996 - Al Groethe 1996 - Ed Hannum 1996 - Lawrence Hogrebe 1996 - Henry Kadavy

1996 - Bill McCall 1996 - Ed Newell 1996 - Glenn Reist 1996 - James Shore 1996 - Georg Stromme 1996 - Herbert Whittall 1994 - John Ford

 

The Leroy H. Carpenter Award

The Carpenter Award is given annually to honor an individual for long and outstanding service to the Association. It was first given in 1972 and was later named in honor of Leroy H. (Roy) Carpenter after his untimely death during an EGSA convention.

Leroy was Manager of Quality & Electrical Test for Fermont Corp. of Bridgeport, CT. He was very active in EGSA and was Chairman of the Convention Planning Committee. He was also very active in the Government Liaison Committee and served as Vice Chairman (1971-72) and served on the Military Standards Sub-Committee.

Recipients

2008 - Dale Slemp, Western Power Group, Inc. 2007 - Jack Rogers, FWMurphy 2006 - Steve Stoyanac, Silex Innovations 2005 - Paul Dolinar, Synchro-Start 2004 - Gary Kidwell, ASCO Power Technologies 2003 - Ken Niekamp, Chillicothe Metal Co. 2002 - John Winbery, Con-Select, Inc. 2001 - Don Becker, Kohler Generators 2000 - Ron Seftick, GE Zenith 1999 - Leo LeBlanc, Tidewater Consulting 1998 - Bill Divin, (retired) 1997 - Roman Gawlowski, Detroit Diesel Corporation 1996 - Glynn Burchette, Libby Corporation 1995 - Herb Daugherty, Automatic Switch Company 1994 - Ike Davidson, Davidson Sales Company 1993 - Larry Hogrebe, Automatic Switch Company 1992 - Jim Wright, Marathon Electric Mfg. Corp. 1991 - Tom Richards, Katolight Corporation 1990 - Wayne Aceto, Barnes, Henry, Meisenheimer and Gende Inc. 1989 - DeWayne Babb, Standard Power Equipment Company

1988 - Frank (Pat) Murphy, Frank W. Murphy Manufacturing 1987 - James Shore, Consultants, Ltd. 1986 - Harry Nichols, Detroit Diesel Allison (post.) 1985 - John Powell, Powell Electrical Associates 1984 - George Stromme, Onan Corporation 1983 - Charles McDonald, McDonald Equipment Company 1982 - Arthur Coren, Zenith Controls, Inc. 1981 - John Ford. Jr., Solar Turbines International 1980 - Ed Goodpaster, Lima Electric 1980 - Alfredo Christlieb, Sociedad Electromecanica S.A. of Mexico 1979 - William Timmler, Jr., Lima Electric Company, Inc. 1978 - Robert Roepke, Basler Electric Co. 1977 - Roy Brewer, Homelite, a Div. of Textron, Inc. 1976 - Loren Mages, Forces, Inc. 1975 - Gordon Johnson, Kohler Company 1974 - Ed Swenson, Onan Div., Onan Corporation 1973 - Diesel & Gas Turbine Publications, 1972 - Lowell Anderson, Whittaker Power Systems Corp., HOL-GAR Division

 

The William Timmler Award

The Timmler Award is given annually to honor an individual for an outstanding job as committee chairman. The “Outstanding Committee Chair” award was first awarded in 1970. The award was renamed for William Timmler, Jr. after his death from cancer in the late 1970’s.

William (Bill) Timmler was V.P. of Marketing for Lima Electric Co. of Lima, OH. Lima was a subsidiary of Condec Corp. of Greenwich, CT. Bill received a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin. Prior to his work at Lima, he worked for Louis Allis as an Electrical Engineer.

Bill was very active in EGSA. He served on the Marketing Committee and chaired the Activities Committee (1973-74). He also served as a Director (1972-74), Secretary-Treasurer (1974-75), Vice President (1975-76) and President (1976-77). He was honored with the Carpenter Award in 1979.

Recipients

2008 - Ron Hartzel, Eaton Corporation 2007 - Leo LeBlanc, Nixon Power Solutions, Communications & Conventions 2006 - Michael Pope, Sud-Chemie, Education 2005 - Armand Visioli, ASCO Power Technologies, Conventions 2004 - Roger Pocock, Alcad Standby Batteries, Codes & Standards 2003 - Ed Murphy, PowerSearch Inc., Membership 2002 - Ron Mellow, RAM Tech Sales, Inc., Mfr Reps Council 2001 - David Alley, ANNA, Inc., Education 2000 - Steve Stoyanac, Kim Hotstart, Membership 1999 - David Coren, Zenith Controls, Convetion Program Planning 1998 - Vali Vivi, V-V & Associates, Mfr Reps Council 1997 - Leo LeBlanc, Tidewater Consulting Group, Membership 1996 - Don Panetta, Selkirk Metalbestos, Industry Codes & Standards 1995 - Paul Dolinar, Synchro-Start Products, Inc., Conventions 1994 - Raul Arrondo, R.B. Grove, Inc., International Trade 1993 - Warner Bauer, Engineering Controls, Inc., Co-Gen/Environmental 1992 - Paul Johnson, Diesel & Gas Turbine Publications, Convention 1991 - Glenn Reist, Kohler Company, Technical & Standards 1990 - David Fredlake, Woodward Governor Co., Education 1989 - Herbert Daugherty, Automatic Switch Co., Engineering 1989 - Jim Wright, Lima Div.-Marathon Electric, Education

1988 - Glynn Burchette, Libby Corporation, Government Relations 1987 - Warren Henderson, Charles Industries, Ltd., Elec Pwr & Crtl Comp 1986 - Dale Slemp, Rust Power Systems, Membership 1985 - Raymond Wood, Technology Research Corporation, Government Liaison 1984 - Harry Nichols, Detroit Diesel Allison, Technical & Standards 1983 - Ike Davidson, I.L. Davidson, Inc., Education 1982 - Tom Hallis, Basler Electric Co., Marketing Statistics 1981 - Edgar Hannum, White Engines, Inc., Product Safety & Enviro 1980 - Navin Garawara, Powertron Inc., Membership 1979 - Roshan Chhambra, Winpower Corp., Product Safety & Enviro 1978 - James Roenitz, Kohler Company, Marketing Statistics 1977 - Anthony Raucci, Fermont Div., Dynamics Corp. of America, Convention 1976 - Larry Hogrebe, Automatic Switch Co., Elec Pwr & Crtl Comp 1975 - Edwin Tornquist, Onan Div., Onan Corporation, Technical & Standards 1974 - M. J. Sullivan, Industrial Acoustics Co. Inc., Convention 1973 - Edmund McCardell. Sr.,Winpower Mfg. Co., Statistical 1972 - Robert Roepke, Basler Electric Co., Membership 1971 - Al Groethe, Marathon Electric Mfg. Co., Technical & Standards 1970 - Roy Brewer, Winpower Mfg. Co., Technical & Standards

 

The James Wright Educator Award

The Wright Award is given on an as-needed basis to honor those individuals who have devoted their energies to the betterment of the Association’s education programs. The award was named in honor of James Wright.

Jim received a BS in Nautical Science from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, L.I., NY. He was employed by Lima Electric Co, Inc. in various Generator Sales and Engineering positions from 1968-1986 when Marathon Electric Mfg. Corp. acquired Lima Electric Co. He has been with Marathon since the acquisition of Lima in 1986, and is still employed with Marathon as a Sr. Product Engineer - Generators.

Jim has been very involved in EGSA for decades having served on the Technical & Standards Committee (1973-78), chaired the Education Committee (1985-94). He also served as Secretary-Treasurer (1987), Second Vice President (1988), First Vice President (1989) and President (1990). He was awarded the Timmler Award in 1989 for his work with the Education Committee and won the Carpenter Award in 1992. He has served with the EGSA On-Site Power Generation School from its inception in 1983 to date. He is the author of two chapters of the EGSA On-Site Power Reference Guide (2nd, 3rd and 4th Editions). He has been a featured speaker at a number of national and regional conventions and technical conferences, and he has written a number of technical articles for EGSA’s Powerline magazine.

Recipients

2008 - Terry Gaines, Basler Electric 2006 - Dennis Roundtree, On-Site Power Inc. 2003 - Michael Pope, Volvo Penta of the Americas 2002 - David Alley, ANNA, Inc.

2000 - Herb Daugherty, ASCO Power Technologies 2000 - Roman Gawlowski, Detroit Diesel 2000 - James Wright, Marathon Electric

 

On-Site Power School Instructor Appreciation Program

In 2007, the EGSA Board of Directors established an Instructor Appreciation Program for the purpose of recognizing the contributions on instructors -- and their employers -- who have devoted significant time and effort to the EGSA On-Site Power Generation Schools, and who have taught in the school for at least 5 years.

Honorees

25 Years of Service James Wright of Marathon Electric 20 Years of Service Herb Daugherty, retired from ASCO Power Technologies Roman Gawlowski of Detroit Diesel

10 Years of Service Dave Alley, ANNA, Inc. Ole Haaland, ANNA, Inc. Tim Hinde, Woodward Industrial Controls Ed Kach of Caterpillar Dennis Roundtree, Onsite Power Inc. Ron Schroeder, ASCO Power Technologies 5 Years of Service Terry Gaines, Basler Electric Steve Lawrence, Woodward Governor Controls

 

David I. Coren Memorial Scholarship Program

The David I. Coren Scholarship Program was established to provide financial assistance to students who plan to seek employment in the On-Site Power Generation industry after they have successfully completed their studies. The Scholarship Program was named after David Coren to commemorate his exemplary leadership as well as his efforts and many contributions to advance EGSA.

David joined both Zenith Controls and EGSA in the early 1990's. He became Chairman of EGSA's Convention Planning Committee in the mid 1990's, and his strong leadership led to many exciting convention programs. In 1999, EGSA recognized his contributions to the Convention Program Planning Committee by honoring him with the William Timmler Award.

David held several executive positions at Zenith Controls including Manager of Business Development, and Vice-President. He became President of Zenith in the late 1990's and held that position until the company was sold to General Electric at the end of 1999. David's integrity, honest and direct approach, and caring attitude earned him the respect of all the employees at Zenith, as well as throughout our industry. David passed away in the fall of 2000, leaving his wife and two young children, and also leaving a lasting legacy of EGSA leadership.

For more information on applying for a scholarship, visit our scholarship page.