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Established in 1994, The Gordon Johnson Lifetime Achievement Award is given on an as-needed basis to honor an individual who has devoted his career to the betterment of the Association and the industry. This “Member Emeritus” award is only given to such individuals who have retired from the industry and whom the Association feels deserve the title of “member for life.” The award is named in honor of—and was first given to—Past EGSA President Gordon Johnson, whose name has become synonymous with EGSA.

Johnson was employed by Kohler Co. as a Senior Staff Engineer in its Generator Division and was highly active in EGSA for well over two decades. He chaired the Engineering Committee (1973-77) and won the Carpenter Award in 1975. He served as Director (1977-80), Secretary-Treasurer (1981), Second Vice President (1982), First Vice President (1983) and President (1984). After his retirement from Kohler Co. he extended his career in the industry by serving as EGSA Technical Advisor (1997-99).

The Timmler Award is given annually to honor an individual for an outstanding job as committee chairman. The “Outstanding Committee Chair” award was first awarded in 1970. The Award was renamed for William Timmler, Jr. after his death from cancer in the late 1970s.

William (Bill) Timmler was V.P. of Marketing for Lima Electric Co. of Lima, OH. Lima was a subsidiary of Condec Corp. of Greenwich, CT. Bill received a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin. Prior to his work at Lima, he worked for Louis Allis as an Electrical Engineer. Bill was very active in EGSA. He served on the Marketing Committee and chaired the Activities Committee (1973-74). He also served as a Director (1972-74), Secretary-Treasurer (1974-75), Vice President (1975- 76) and President (1976-77). He was honored with the Carpenter Award in 1979.

Established in 2009, The President’s Award is given on an as needed basis to honor an individual who has volunteered their time and energy to the betterment of the Association and the industry through a specific project or endeavor. This “Above and Beyond the Call” award is only given to those individuals who have provided exceptional service and dedication in carrying a single project from its inception to its launch.

2011 President’s Award Recipient - James Wright

Jim Wright has been making in-roads with EGSA since 1973, from being a past president to being an EGSA School Instructor, Jim has served on the Technical & Standards Committee (1973- 78), chaired the Education Committee (1985-94), served as Secretary-Treasurer (1987),