August 6, 2023   

The Illuminating Engineering Society Announces 2023 Awards for Technical and Service Achievements

Top (L to R): Heschong, Lewis, Pattison, Hugh, Henderson

Bottom (L to R): Coyle, Blitzer, De Grazio, Noell-Waggoner, Sedlak-Mejia

Lisa Heschong and Alan Lewis Receive Society’s Top Honors

New York, NY: The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) has announced its 2023 Society Awards for Technical and Service Achievement during its annual conference.

This year, the IES’s most prestigious technical achievement, the IES Medal Award, has been bestowed upon Lisa Heschong. The Medal Award recognizes meritorious technical achievement that has conspicuously furthered the profession, art or knowledge of illuminating engineering.

The esteemed Louis B. Marks Award, named in honor of the first President of the IES, is presented to a member of the Society in recognition of exceptional service of a non-technical nature. This year, the IES recognized Alan Laird Lewis with this honor.

The IES Distinguished Service Award is presented to individuals who have significantly furthered the mission of the IES in non-technical areas, with at least 15 years of dedicated service. The 2023 recipients of this honor include Dan Blitzer, Shirley Coyle, Bob Henderson, Peter Hugh and Shelli Sedlak-Mejia.

The IES Fellow Designation awards members of the Society for their valuable contributions to the technical activities of the Society; to the art or science of illumination; or to the related scientific or engineering fields. The 2023 IES Fellows include: Dawn De Grazio, Eunice Noell-Waggoner and Morgan Pattison.

Each year, the IES President recognizes member excellence with the IES Presidential Award. IES President Frank Agraz, Jr. (2022-2023) recognized Liliana Gonzalez (Mexico City Section), Mark Lien, and Dave Young.