This award is conferred annually in memory of our COE volunteer and friend who epitomized an individual from a COE member company, who in the judgment of the Honor Awards Committee, has made valued, balanced contributions to the COE organizations' activities and growth. The Award of Merit is conferred upon an individual - focusing on the person's accomplishments.
2022 Recipients:
Neil Martinuzzi, Lear Automotive
Neil Martinuzzi has been an active contributor with COE for more than two decades, a committee chair on the Design team and has made many contributions to COE thru presentations, managing the EME committee, moderating sessions, feedback & interaction with the Design team, collaborating with Dassault Systemes, and his loyal participation in conference attendance.
Dave Frank, Dasco Engineering
Dave Frank has been a strong advocate of COE within the NC programming community. Dave has submitted countless improvement requests to DS through COE. Recently Dave mentioned to me that DS has implemented many of the deficiencies encounter in the V% NC platform within the new 3DX platform. Dave is a constant force in the COE forums answering questions whenever possible. Dave is a model COE member and I highly recommend him to receive the COE award of Merit for his continuous contributions to COE.
Rani Richardson, Dassault Systemes
Rani has been a longtime collaborator with COE user volunteers and leadership. Helping identify and bring great educational content to our conferences, as a recognized speaker at many conferences and COE Industry Workshops, and now more recently as a liaison to COE’s Board of Directors.
Bruce Gabel, Spirit AeroSystems
Bruce Gabel has served as a committee chair on the Design Composites team and has made many contributions to COE thru presentations, managing his Composites (CMP) committee, moderating sessions, feedback & interaction with the Design team, and collaboration with Dassault Systemes liaisons. Bruce has also brought several years of advice and counsel to COE’s Leadership Management Committee that helps vet and select board candidates and volunteer leaders.
Eric Neuville, Dassault Systemes
Eric Neuville has been a long standing member of the COE organization who has worked tirelessly as a: Presenter (winning Best Presenter in Engineering Simulation & Analysis track 2018), Top Gun Participant (2nd in 2016 & Winner in 2013), 3DExperience Discovery Panel member, COE Website contributor (Community of Experts Contributor Award 2019), Committee Chair Division Manager (Develop & Deploy). He always shares his knowledge freely & has encouraged others at his company to participate in COE.
Past Award of Merit Recipients
2019 - Mike Clare, Lee Krueger of Boeing
2018 - Keith Horton, Nordam Group & Shawn Ehrstein, Wichita State University
2017 - Scott Pokriefka, Dassault Systèmes
2016 - Ray Anderson
2015 - Kevin Albers, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company; Tim Suhr, The Boeing Company
2014 - Tom Brown, The Boeing Company; Charles Chen, The Boeing Company; Tom Crume, The Boeing Company
2013 - Roger Joyal, Beechcraft Corporation; Neil Littel, Viking Range; Ed Popko, Dassault Systèmes
2012 - Colleen Kennedy, Oregon Institute of Technology; Brian Prasad, Parker Hannifin Corporation
2011 - Scott Baker, Deepak Manuel, Rich Perlman
2010 - Lee Encapera, Nate Nalven
2009 - Phil Harrison
2008 - Gary Hornyak
2007 - Tim Enns
2006 - Catherine Bell, William "BJ" Fries, Jeff Toelsin
2005 - Mark Van Horne
2004 - Tom Cisler
2003 - Jim Barkelew, Mark Chitjian, Jim Strawn
2002 - James Cleland, Robert Daniels, Didier Gaillard, Carl "Skip" Seibert
2001 - Stephen Lewis, Glen Norman, Sohair VarnHagen
2000 - Gene Duncan, Al Hoyle, Nancy Rothwell
1999 - Dave Brock, Rick Marickovich
1998 - John Freyman, Katie Barrett
1997 - Bill Abramson, Greg Chaney, Joe Red
1996 - Steve Doncov