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The Division recognizes significant contributions
to the field of loss prevention and safety by bestowing the Norton H.
Walton/Russell L. Miller and the William H. Doyle Awards.
Norton H. Walton/Russell
L. Miller Award
The Norton H. Walton / Russell L. Miller Award is sponsored by the Safety and Health Division of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). The award recognizes outstanding achievements in and contributions to chemical engineering in the areas of loss prevention, safety, and health. Its objectives are to encourage the continuation of such contributions and to enhance the visibility, recognition, and value of the Division within AIChE.
The following rules govern the granting of this award:
- The award is granted at the discretion of the Executive Committee of the Division, but not more than once each calendar year.
- The award is presented at the Division’s Annual Dinner Meeting, held during the AIChE Spring National Meeting.
- The award consists of a commemorative plaque, complimentary full registration for the AIChE Spring meeting and the Division dinner, and a monetary award.
- Nominees must be members of the Institute, but need not be members of the Division.
The Safetyand Health Division of AIChE is proud to announce that the 2011 Norton H. Walton/Russell L. Miller Award recipient is: Raymond A. “Randy” Freeman
The Norton H. Walton/Russell L. Miller Award in Safety/Loss Prevention is given by the Safety and Health Division of AIChE in recognition of outstanding chemical engineering contributions and achievements in the Loss Prevention, Safety and Health fields. Its objective is to encourage the continuation of such contributions and enhance the visibility, recognition and value of the Division within AIChE.
The Safety and Health Division is pleased to announce the election of Randy Freeman as the 2011 Walton-Miller award winner. Randy is a former Monsanto employee, who after his retirement has remained professionally active as a consultant and process safety expert. A graduate of the University of Missouri-Rolla, Randy is a Fellow of AIChE, a Fellow of CCPS, and a member of Rolla’s Academy of Chemical Engineering.
Randy has served on the Chemical Engineering Technology Operating Council (CTOC) of AIChE, a sub-committee of the AIChE Board of Directors (1999-2000), and as a long-time member of the Safety and Health Division, has chaired or co-chaired numerous sessions and symposia, including the 2003 Process Plant Safety Symposium. He served as the Safety and Health Division chair in 1999, and has more than 20 technical publications where he was the sole or primary author.
In addition to his service to AIChE, Randy has served the International Society of Automation (ISA) S84 Committee for the development of standards and methods for Safety Instrumented Systems for the past 16 years, and was awarded their Certificate of Appreciation for work on the S84 Committee In the Development of S84.01 – 1996, “Application of Safety Instrumented Systems for the Process Industries.” He has also served as Chairman of the United States Environmental Protection Agency Region 7- 8 Hazardous Substance Research Center Science Advisory Committee (1992 -1994).
A Professional Engineer in two states, as well as a Certified Safety Professional and a Certified Environmental Specialist, Randy personifies the stated intent of the Walton-Miller award, demonstrating professional expertise and contribution to Loss Prevention for more than 40 years. The Division and its officers
PREVIOUS WINNERS OF THE
Norton H. Walton/Russell L. Miller Award
1987 |
Walter
B. Howard |
1988 |
Eugene
S. DeHaven |
1990 |
Stanley
S. Grossel |
1991 |
William
J. Bradford |
1993 |
T.
A. Ventrone |
1994 |
Gui
LeGendre |
1998 |
Robert
Ormsby |
1999 |
Richard
F. Schwab |
2000 |
John
A. Davenport |
2001 |
Joseph F. Louvar |
| 2002 |
Daniel
Crowl |
| 2003 |
Laurence Britton |
| 2004 |
Henry
Febo |
| 2005 |
Gary
J. Powers |
| 2006 |
Dennis C. Hendershot |
| 2007 |
No recipient |
| 2008 |
John F. Murphy |
| 2009 |
Sam Mannan |
| 2011 |
Randy Freeman |
Please consider nominating a qualified candidate. Further information about the award can be found: Download
Nomination Form (>Adobe PDF 9kB)
William H. Doyle Award
The William H. Doyle Award is presented to the presenter of the best
paper given at each Symposium by the Loss Prevention Committee. The
committee considers both technical content and presentation effectiveness.
The criteria are that the paper:
- Must be clear and well presented. Audio-visual aids must be clear and
effective.
- Should have wide applicability to loss prevention efforts in the
chemical industry.
- Adds substantial knowledge to the field of loss prevention.
- Engages and stimulates the intellect of the audience.
- Would cause BILL DOYLE to rise to his feet, ask a penetrating
question, make decisive comments, and then lead the applause.
PREVIOUS WINNERS OF THE
WILLIAM H. DOYLE AWARD
| 1985 |
James McQuaid |
Trials in
Dispersion of Heavy Gas Clouds |
| 1986 |
Trevor A. Kletz |
Inherently Safer
Plants |
| 1987 |
Laurence G.
Britton |
Thermal
Stability of Ethylene at Elevated Pressures |
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Ian Swift |
The Performance
of Low Pressure Vents |
| 1988 |
Robert A.
Mancini |
The Use (and
Misuse) of Bonding for Control of Static Ignition |
| 1989 |
Dean K. Wilson |
Failure Mode
Management: A Loss Prevention Philosophy for Programmable Logic
Controllers |
| 1990 |
Laurence G.
Britton |
Combustion
Hazards of Silane and Monosilicon Chlorides |
| 1991 |
Daniel A. Crowl |
Using
Thermodynamic Availability to Determine the Energy of Explosions |
| 1992 |
A. M. Dowell |
Flashback from
Waste Gas Incinerators into Air Supply Piping |
| 1993 |
J. E. S. Venart |
To BLEVE or not
to BLEVE: Anatomy of a Boiling Liquid-Expanding Vapor Explosion |
| 1994 |
Norman E.
Scheffler |
Vapor
Suppression of Chemicals Using Foam |
| 1995 |
T. C. Hofelich |
Compatibility
Determination Procedures to Comply with Legislation HM-183 |
| 1996 |
Ronald G.
Eierman |
Improving
Inherent Safety with Seal-less Pumps |
| 1997 |
Franco Tamanini |
Modeling of
Panel Inertia Effects in Vented Dust Explosions |
| 1998 |
Norbert Jaeger |
Determination,
Prevention, and Mitigation of Potential Hazards Due to the Handling of
Powders during Transportation, Charging, Discharging and Storage |
| 1999 |
Dennis C.
Hendershot |
Peroxide Drum
Explosion and Fire |
| 2000 |
Peggy
Westfall-Lake |
Human Factors:
Preventing Catastrophic Human Error in 24-Hour Operations |
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Chad V. Mashuga |
Flammability
Zone Prediction Using Calculated Adiabatic Flame Temperatures |
| 2001 |
Dr. Angela E.
Summers, PE |
Using
Instrumented Systems for Overpressure Protection |
| |
Peter N. Lodal |
Case History:
Steam Line Rupture at Tennessee Eastman Division 11/3/98 |
| 2002 |
Robert W. Johnson
Thomas L. Oakey |
Combustion Safeguards Test Intervals-Risk Study and
Industry Survey |
| 2003 |
Dennis
C. Hendershot |
Connections:
How a Pipe Failure Resulted in Resizing Vessel Emergency Relief
Systems |
| 2004 |
Erdem
A. Ural |
Airplane
Fuel Tank Explosions |
| 2005 |
Peter
N. Lodal |
Distant
Replay: What Can Reinvestigation of A 40-Year Old Incident Tell
You? |
| 2006 |
Erdem A. Ural |
Dust Explosion Venting Through Ducts |
| 2007 |
Ronald J. Willey |
The Accident at Bhobal: Observations 20 Years Later |
| 2008 |
Lisa Long |
Vinyl Chloride Monomer Explosion |
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