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ESD Association Recognizes Contributors (12/02) During the October 2002 EOS/ESD Symposium in Charlotte, North Carolina, the ESD Association recognized three individuals who have had significant impact on the ESD Association, the EOS/ESD Symposium, or the ESD industry. Three individuals who were recipients of the Association's prestigious awards are: Dave Swenson, Outstanding Contributions Award; Jerry Giuliano, Pioneer Award; and Chuck Ehrenfried, Founder's Award. The efforts, activities, and contributions of these three individuals are summarized below in comments made during the award presentations at the Association's luncheon and annual meeting. David E. Swenson-Outstanding Contributions Award Comments and presentation by Ron Gibson The Outstanding Contributions Award is the highest award that a person can receive from the ESD Association. It is presented to an individual who has made major long-term contributions to the development or operations of the ESD Association and who has had a significant impact in the field of EOS/ESD. David E. Swenson from 3M Corporation has served the standards committee as a member of various working groups, chair of the worksurfaces working group and the packaging working group, and vice chair of technology. He made major contributions to the development of ANSI/ESD S20.20. He has also served as representative of the United States National Committee as a technical advisor to IEC TC 101-Electrostatics Dave has contributed to the ESD Symposium as technical program committee chair, vice general chair, general chair, co-chair of the ESD Association charity golf event, exhibits liaison, and presenter of technical papers and workshops. Dave has served in the operation and growth of the ESD Association as an elected member of the board of directors, vice president, senior vice president, president, and past president. He has also played the unofficial role of ESDA ambassador during his frequent trips around the world. These trips played a major role in getting the ESD Association recognized in Europe and Asia. It might be hard to believe but Dave also has a paying job. Dave has worked at 3M corporation since December of 1968. His first assignment was as a radiochemical technician where Dave played a major role in the development of 3M's radioactive ionization equipment. This work on ionization equipment became one of the cornerstones of 3M's entry into the static control industry. After nine years in the product development lab, Dave became the first technical service representative for the newly formed static control division. In this role, Dave began his traveling career as he assisted 3M facilities in North America in solving their static control problems. In 1984, after moving to Austin Texas, Dave received 3M's Circle of Excellence Team Award. He was also appointed to the position of global tech service manager. In this role Dave started static awareness education through 3M globally as well as many of 3M's customers such as IBM, HP, AT&T, and Motorola. Today, Dave is one of the technical leaders in the 3M static business and he serves as a mentor to many of the new generation 3M scientists. Dave continues to live in Round Rock, Texas with his wife Gerry. Dave is a devoted family man as can be seen in the way he speaks of his four children and five grandchildren. Jerry Giuliano-Pioneer Award Comments and presentation by Stephen A. Halperin The ESDA Pioneer Award recognizes long-term contributions that caused the evolution and growth of our industry. The pioneer is a leader. A true pioneer creates new direction and sets innovative standards of performance. The pioneer motivates and influences others to do new things. We recognize Jerry Giuliano of Julie Industries as such a man. When Jerry's mother was pregnant with him, she was actually struck by lightning. The man was destined for the world of static control. Jerry started his career shortly after high school, working for the Simco Company as assembler, ambassador, instructor, world traveler, and static sleuth. He grew through experience and trial and error, capitalizing on what he learned. He applied his skills in virtually every industry and shared his knowledge with all who needed it. He personally developed innovative demonstrations to teach others the mysteries of static and either created or helped others to create new products. Jerry also worked with Testone Electrostatics Corporation, which merged with a company called Custom Materials. When Custom Materials was later purchased by 3M, Jerry started Julie Associates, which has grown into an international company, today known as Julie Industries. Jerry is an international ambassador for our Association and our industry. During the past 35 years, Jerry developed a reputation for always helping his customers, his suppliers, his friends, and even his competitors, solve ESD problems. He provided the first ESD seminars delivered to local organizations. Jerry was always there when you needed him. When there was a problem without a solution, Jerry created the necessary product or material to solve the customer's problem. Many of those products are still used in today's market place. He not only supported the first EOS/ESD Symposium, but also took on any task assigned to him by the board of directors. For the past 10 years, Jerry provided the Northeast Chapter with a place to meet. And at his own expense he wrote, published, and distributed Threshold for 3 years and never asked for a word of thanks. Well, now we are thanking Jerry for his many contributions. We are thanking him, not only because he is a pioneer of technology and innovation, but also because he is truly a pioneer of fellowship, a pioneer of sharing, and a pioneer who helped develop the ESD industry. He accomplished all this by being the ultimate ambassador. He put people together who could solve problems and provide solutions for those who needed them. He made it possible for all of us to have a vocation in this industry. Chuck Ehrenfried-Founder's Award Comments and presentation by Burt Unger The Founders Award recognizes and honors those who have made significant contributions to the organization and establishment of the EOS/ESD Symposium. This year we are honoring Chuck Ehrenfried. Chuck was born and raised in a little town near Toledo, Ohio, called Tiffin. He attended Bowling Green University in Ohio, where he met his wife Caroline, and was awarded a degree in engineering. Later, while in the Air Force, he was awarded a Ph.D. degree by the Air Force Institute of Technology at Wright Field in Dayton, Ohio. He served in the Air Force for 20 years at the Pentagon and at several of the research and development centers in the United States. Major Ehrenfried's last post was with the reliability branch at Rome Air Development Center (RADC) in Rome, New York. He retired from the Air Force in the mid 70s and took a job as head of IITRI, the Illinois Institute of Technology Research Inc. reliability branch under contract to the Air Force at RADC. Chuck and several others recognized the need for promoting and discussing the reliability concerns of electrical overstress and electrostatic discharge and Chuck provided the full technical and financial support of ITTRI for setting up the EOS/ESD Symposium. Without Chuck's support, the Symposium would not have gotten off the ground. The first Symposium was held 24 years ago. Chuck was a member of the Symposium's board of directors and was the treasurer for many years. He was a tough taskmaster, questioning and requiring justification for every expenditure. Chuck is now retired and living with his wife Caroline in New Bern, North Carolina. He's a busy man with many interests; wood turning, collecting all kinds of woods . . . all for future use, fishing, bridge, photography. He explains that many of his blank photos are attempts to capture bumblebees in flight. He's an accomplished whittler, particularly of woodpeckers. In order to display them he collects woodpecker holes. If he sees a tree limb with a hole, he takes the limb, cuts out the woodpecker hole, cleans and varnishes it, and displays it with the carved woodpecker. A somewhat unusual hobby.
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