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The Illuminating Engineering Society announces 2023 award winners

Aug. 14, 2023

An Icelandic cathedral was given the top lighting design award, and top individual honors were awarded to Lisa Heschong and Alan Lewis.

Architectural SSL Staff

Hallgrímskirkja Cathedral interior lighting design by Liska ehf, winner of the Award of Distinction.

The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) presented the recipients of the 50th Annual Illumination Awards on Aug. 3, during the 2023 IES Annual Conference. Nine projects were recognized, including two Special Citations, six Awards of Excellence, and the coveted Award of Distinction. Technical and service achievements were also presented during the event, along with the recipients of the 2023 Brandston Award and the Besal Lighting Education Fund 2024 Scholarships.

Technical and Service Achievements

IES awards for technical and service achievements were also presented. The IES Medal Award, which recognizes meritorious technical achievement that has furthered the profession, art or knowledge of illuminating engineering, was given to Lisa Heschong.

The Louis B. Marks Award, named in honor of the first president of the IES and presented to a member of the Society in recognition of exceptional service of a nontechnical nature, was given to Alan Laird Lewis.

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

Recipients of the IES Fellow Designation, which 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, are Dawn De Grazio, Eunice Noell-Waggoner, and Morgan Pattison.

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

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