ESD Association Awards Announced at 2004 Symposium

At the 2004 EOS/ESD Symposium in September, in Grapevine, Texas, the ESD Association honored Jack Smith with the Founder’s Award and Philip Kohlhaas with the Industry Pioneer Award. The Association annually recognizes individuals who have made a lasting impact on the Association or in the field of EOS/ESD theory.

The Founder’s Award is given to an individual who has made major contributions to the ESD Association and the EOS/ESD Symposium. This year’s recipient is Jack Smith, who retired from Lockheed Martin in 2000. Smith was a founder of the first EOS/ESD Symposium. Smith holds a M.S. in physics from Syracuse University and a B.S. in physics from Clarkson College of Technology. Smith’s work in the field of EOS/ESD effects on electronics helped make the development of guidelines for protecting electronics from EOS/ESD possible. Smith is also a founding member of the Silicon Valley EOS/ESD Society and served as the Society’s first president.

This year’s Industry Pioneer Award, given to an individual who has been a significant part of the ESD control industry, is Philip V. Kohlhaas. Kohlhaas retired as a general manager from 3M Corporation in 1994. As sales and marketing manager and later sales and marketing director, Kohlhaas was instrumental in the introduction of vital ESD control products during the mid to late 1970s-the most significant period for material and product development-and for bringing 3M Corporation to their first EOS/ESD Symposium. Kohlhaas serves on the board of the Texas Memorial Museum, the Austin Symphony Orchestra Board, and has served as the director of the Umlauf Sculpture Gardens in Austin, Texas.

For more information contact the ESD Association, 7900 Turin Rd., Building 3, Rome, NY 13440; phone: 315-339-6937; fax: 315-339-6793; email: info@esda.org; website: www.esda.org.

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