Every year the National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA) Standards Council recognizes individuals for outstanding service to the organization in the development of codes and standards. Awards will be presented to 12 individuals at the World Safety Conference & Expo taking place this week in Chicago, Ill.

2009 Recipients for Special Achievement Award

Art Black

Carmel Fire Dept/Carmel Fire Protection Association

Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA

Signaling Systems for the Protection of Life and Property Technical Committees on:

Supervising Station Fire Alarm Systems (1990 – Present, Chair since 1998)

Carbon Monoxide Detection (1996 – Present, Chair from 1996 – 2006)

Technical Correlating Committee on Signaling Systems for the Protection of Life and Property

(1992 – Present)

Technical Committees on:

Cultural Resources (2001 – 2003)

Commissioning Fire Protection Systems (2007 – Present)

Robert J. James

Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.

Tampa, FL

Technical Committees on:

Fire Code Committee (1994 – Present)

Residential Occupancies (1994 – 1999)

Venting Systems for Cooking Appliances (1994 – 1999)

Pyrotechnics (2002 – 2005)

Hazardous Chemicals (2005 – Present), (Secretary 2006 – Present)

2009 Recipients for Committee Service Awards

Nathaniel J. Addleman

The RJA Group, Inc.

Houston, TX

Technical Committees on:

Aircraft Maintenance Operations (1978 – Present, and Chair since 2000)

Airport Facilities (2000 – Present)

Helicopter Facilities (2004 – Present)

John M. Cholin

J. M. Cholin Consultants Inc.

Oakland, NJ

Technical Committees on:

Handling and Conveying of Dusts, Vapors, and Gases (1992 – Present)

Initiating Devices for Fire Alarm Systems (1991 – Present)

Wood and Cellulosic Materials Processing (1992 – Present, Chair 1993 – 2003)

Steve C. Dryden

Poole Fire Protection, Inc.

Olathe, KS

Technical Committees on:

Helicopter Facilities (1991 – Present, Chair since 1999)

Airport Facilities (1991 – 1995)

Cleanrooms (1992 – Present)

Safety at Motorsports Venues (1999 – 2005)

Telecommunications (2003 – Present, Chair since 2008)

Bruce A. Edwards

Liberty Mutual Property

Weston, MA

Technical Committees on:

Building Construction (1995 – 2008)

Water Tanks (1996 – Present, Chair since 1999)

Telecommunications (1997 – 2008)

Sanford E. Egesdal

Egesdal Associates PLC

Minneapolis, MN

Technical Committees on:

National Electrical Code®, Panel 16 (1973 – 2000)

Air Conditioning (1979 – 2000)

Smoke Management Systems (1987 – 2000)

Testing and Maintenance of Fire Alarm Systems (1990 – 2000)

Fundamentals of Fire Alarm Systems (2000 – Present)

National Electrical Code®, Panel 3 (2002 – Present)

E. C. Game

E. C. Game Engineering

Asheboro, NC

Technical Committee on:

Motor Craft (1987 – Present, Chair since 1999)

Chief Jack J. Krakeel

Fayette County Fire & Emergency Services

Fayetteville, GA

Technical Committees on:

Fire Service Organization and Deployment (1995 – 1998)

Emergency Medical Services (1999 as Chair – Present)

Peter A. McMahon

Town of Grand Island

Grand Island, NY

Technical Committees on:

Fire and Emergency Service Organization and Deployment-Volunteer (1998 as Chair – Present)

Hazardous Materials Response Personnel (1991 – 2000, Chair 1991 – 1997)

J. Jeffrey Moore

Hughes Associates, Inc.

Cincinnati, OH

Technical Committees on:

Protected Premises Fire Alarm Systems (1994 – Present, Chair since 1998)

Initiating Devices for Fire Alarm Systems (1994 – 2007)

Pre-Incident Planning (1995)

National Electrical Code®, Panel 16 (1998 – 2001)

Technical Correlating Committee on:

Signaling Systems for the Protection of Life and Property (1998 – Present)

Paul G. Turnbull

Siemens Building Technology, Inc.

Buffalo Grove, IL

Technical Committee on:

Smoke Management Systems (1995 – Present)