Every two years the IEEE DEIS selects an individual in recognition of sustained leadership, support, and contributions to the advancement of the field of electrical insulation and dielectrics. This award, which was first given in 1992, is named in honor of the late Eric O. Forster for his distinguished service on behalf of DEIS. The award is restricted to DEIS members. It is made biennially, generally at the Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena, although the recipient has the prerogative of requesting that the award be made at an alternative DEIS-sponsored event. The award comes with an honorarium of $5000 US.
The DEIS seeks nominations for the 2025 Eric O. Forster Award. The nominator should clearly outline the contributions made by the nominee to the DEIS. The nominator should also provide the nominee’s CV and the written support for the nomination from at least two DEIS members.
Nominations can be submitted via e-mail to the Chair of the DEIS Awards Committee, Greg Stone at [email protected]. Support letters should be directly sent to [email protected]. The deadline for nominations is January 31, 2025.
Past Recipients of DEIS Distinguished Service Award
| 1979 | Joseph Perkins | 1987 | Arend van Roggen |
| 1981 | Ken Mathes | 1988 | John Tanaka |
| 1983 | Eric Forster | 1989 | Phil Alexander |
| 1985 | Emanuel Brancato | 1990 | Scott Hurley, Jr. |
| 1991 | Edward Boulter |
In 1992 the award was renamed the Award Eric O. Forster Distinguished Service Award
| 1992 | Frank Campbell | 1997 | Sachio Yasafuku |
| 1993 | Gregory Stone | 1998 | Keith Nelson |
| 1994 | Ronald Sampson | 1999 | Clive Reed |
| 1995 | Tor Orbeck | 2000 | Rueben Hackam |
| 1996 | Alan Cookson | 2001 | Aime S. DeReggi |
| 2002 | Yoshimichi Ohki |
| 2005* | John J. Shea | 2015 | Hulya Kirkici |
| 2007 | Alexander Bulinski | 2017 | Resi Zarb |
| 2009 | John Berberian | 2019 | Frank Hegeler |
| 2011 | Robert Hebner | 2021 | Paul Lewin |
| 2013 | William McDermid | 2023 | Reimund Gerhard |
