Awards & Recognition
Awards & Recognitions
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The Soaring Eagle Award
The Industrial Fasteners Institute Soaring Eagle Award recipients are those individuals who have made outstanding and significant contributions to the fastener industry.
The two areas of recognition are described below.
Service Award
The IFI Soaring Eagle Service Award recognizes individuals who have contributed outstanding time and effort in the leadership of the Industrial Fasteners Institute and/or in some other way contributed to the health and well-being of the entire industrial fastener industry.
Technology Award
The IFI Soaring Eagle Technology Award recognizes individuals who have extensive experience in the industrial fastener industry who have made significant contributions to the technological advancement of the fastener industry.
Contributions may be through extensive work on fastener standards committees, the publication of widely acclaimed principles or documents and/or through the development of fastener related equipment products, or processes which have been widely acknowledged as advancements in fastener technology.
Recipients
One or more of these awards are presented to recipients at the IFI Annual Spring Membership meeting. Listed below are the names of those who have received these awards.
George S. Case, Sr. Meritorious Service Award
Soaring Eagle Award
- 2024 John O'Brien
- 2023 Robert Hill
- 2022 Michael C. Friel
- 2021 Laurin Baker
- 2020 Mike McGuire
- 2019 Richard Delawder
- 2018 Robert J. Harris
- 2017 Owe Carlsson
- 2016 Joe Greenslade
- 2015 Porter McLean
- 2013 Barry MacLean
- 2011 Daniel P. Haerther
- 2010 Donald E. Surber
- 2008 Joseph Bahadrian
- 2007 Steven W. Vass
- 2006 William E. Tudor
- 2005 Charles J. Wilson
- 2002 Charles R. O’Brien
- 2001 Harry J. Wilkinson
Roy P. Trowbridge Technology Award
Soaring Eagle Award
- 2024 Ken Gomes
- 2023 Henry Hogue
- 2022 Kevin Menke
- 2021 Chad Larson
- 2020 Anthony DiMaio
- 2019 David Goss, PE
- 2018 Michael J. Lawler
- 2017 Ron Clarke
- 2016 Thomas E. Hay, PE
- 2015 Dr. Salim Brahimi, PE
- 2013 Bengt Blendulf
- 2011 Frank Cosenza
- 2010 Joseph J. Tomalis
- 2008 Bernie Reiland
- 2007 Harry S. Brenner
- 2006 Dr. Louis Raymond
- 2005 John H. Bickford
- 2002 Ray H. Carlson
- 2001 Errol M. Alexander
William E. Ward Leadership Award
Soaring Eagle Award. DISCONTINUED IN 2013
- 2013 ~ No longer awarded ~
- 2011 George Grabner
- 2010 Jack Pekar
- 2008 Max F. Dorflinger
- 2007 Robert H. Lench
- 2006 Patrick Meade
- 2005 James E. Wittersheim
- 2002 George F. Wasmer
- 2001 Robert E. Brunner
Joe Greenslade Young Leadership Award
- 2024 Viral Varshney
- 2023 Nicholas Lessnau
- 2021 John Medcalf
- ~ Inaugurated in 2021 ~
Submit a Nomination
Anyone may nominate recipients regardless of their relationship to the IFI or the fastener industry. If you know of someone who you feel deserves one of these prestigious recognition awards, please complete the relevant nomination form.
Submission Information
Use the form below to submit a nomination.
Use the form below to submit a nomination.
