Recipients of the Exceptional Achievement Service Award
The Exceptional Achievement Service Award recognizes individuals who have provided exceptional service to the electrical apparatus sales and service industry. The award is presented at the annual Association convention.
Individuals nominated must have rendered exceptional service to the electrical apparatus industry on a local, national or international basis. They need not be employed by a member firm.
Any member may nominate an individual to receive the award and may submit more than one nomination in any given year. Companies are not eligible. Nominations must include specific reasons for the nomination and be accompanied by at least three corroborating letters of recommendation. Nominations may be made to present the award posthumously. All nominations are automatically reentered into the pool of nominations for a period of five years after the nomination is received.
The final selection of the award recipient will be at the sole discretion of the International Nominating Committee. Members of the International Nominating Committee are not eligible to submit nominations, second nominations, nor to be nominated for the years during which they serve on that committee.
Note: The design of the Exceptional Achievement Service Award was changed in 2007.
Jasper Fisher is known by a majority of EASA members. Chances are, you’ve had a conversation with him, sat on committee with him, attended an EASA event, or heard him deliver a speech. You may have attended chapter officer training with him, or a training seminar. You may have called him for help, or he may have called you to offer help...
Mr. Walters is known by many EASAns for his extensive involvement in two studies that tested the efficiency of repaired/rewound motors. In the late 1990s, he was instrumental in developing the Code of Good Practice, published by the Association of Electrical and Mechanical Trades (AEMT) in the UK. Subsequently, he was...
Mr. Patterson has spent his entire career in the electrical apparatus industry. Starting at an early age, he worked at a local motor service center in his hometown through a co-op program at his high school. After graduation, he joined the U.S. Navy where he was enrolled in an electrical apparatus repair training...
Mr. Bonnett was nominated for the Exceptional Achievement Service Award by no less than three past Chairmen and two highly-respected, long-serving technical committee members of our Association.
As resident Design Engineer at U.S. Electric Motors, he served the industry for many years, including consulting for...
Mr. Jenkins was born April 19, 1914 in Shelby, North Carolina. His mother was a secretary and a schoolteacher. His father was a salesman, blacksmith, cabinet and furniture maker, and a farmer.
When growing up, it was obvious he was a quick learner. In fact, he learned so quickly that he was able to skip...
Mr. Boreham was an Associate member of our Association for more than 40 years.
Although he has retired, his legacy of commitment and service to our indstry and to his fellow citizens continues as an inspiration to many. And he continues to serve with untiring devotion.
A native of Los Angeles, he was a...
Mr. Stephens has been an active member of our Association for more than 55 years.
He is known to many for his commitment of service to the Association and fellow members. He served as a chapter officer and was a member of EASA’s Board of Directors for two terms. He has also served as chair of the former Technical...
Mr. Weigel is president of Apparatus Repair & Engineering, Inc. in Hagerstown, Maryland and has been an active member of our Association for more than 30 years.
Mr Weigel has quite a varied background. Following graduation from Freedom High School in Freedom, Pennsylvania, he joined the U.S. Navy in 1959 for a four-...
Mr. Silveria was born on November 18, 1906 in Newman, California. His childhood was spent helping out his widowed mother by milking cows. When he was 14, he met Frances Lacerda while she was visiting her aunt and uncle in nearby Gustine. She mentioned that she would never marry a farmer, and therefore our recipient set out...
“As a testament to the character of this man and to his life of service, among the numerous letters in support of his nomination for this award were two from competitors, one from a former EASA International chairman, and one from a current EASA International officer,” Past Chairman William H. Overton said.
“Our...
In 1946, Mr. Anderson and his brother Bud Peterson started A&P Electric in St. Paul, Minnesota, where they repaired electric motors and were members of the National Industrial Service Association (NISA), a forerunner to what is now EASA. He was active in the local chapter, eventually serving as chapter president...
Mr. Potter started his career in 1946 when he went to work for Potter & Rayfield, Inc., which was owned by his father and Fritz Rayfield.
Unfortunately, Mr. Potter's father died on the very day he was meeting to discuss his role in the company. He needed to learn quickly, and so he did. From this tragic and...
Mr. Nailen boasts a career that includes many important contributions. At the time of his nomination, he was the author of more than 360 published articles and 23 IEEE papers on electric motor design and application. His books, The Plant Engineers Guide to Industrial Electric Motors and Managing Motors...
At the time of his nomination, Mr. Heller had served in our industry for more than 65 years. He began his career at age 18 with Berger Electric in New York City. He quickly saw the need for a company that specialized in rewinding DC motors for other service centers, so in 1930, he started Consolidated Electric Motor...