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Section 1.4.4
2003 Lightning Safety Awards
The National Lightning Safety Institute (NLSI), Louisville CO announces
the 2003 recipients of the Annual Lightning Safety Recognition Awards.
Recognized are those groups and individuals who provide leadership for
lightning safety issues and who serve as role models for others. This
year’s Awards are in several categories:
US Government Service (Organization) Award
The NOAA Lightning Safety Awareness Week (LSAW) Team -
For three years of initiative in developing effective campaigns
which have achieved heightened awareness about lightning safety
throughout the USA. Refer to their site at www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov
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US Government Service (Individual) Award
Steve Hodanish, NOAA Warning Coordination Meteorologist, Pueblo,
Colorado - For accomplishments in promulgating lightning safety
information through the Pueblo NOAA website at www.crh.noaa.gov/pub/LTG.html
and for personal volunteer efforts with local, state and federal
groups.
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Individual (International) Award
Hartono Zainal Abidin, Lightning Research Sdn Bhd, Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia - For conclusive studies into conventional and unconventional
engineering practices for lightning protection as they apply to
the Malaysian infrastructure and for leadership within the local,
national and regional IEEE organizations. See more information
at http://202.186.86.35/special/online/hartono/default.html
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Individual (International) Award
Chandima Gomes, PhD, Dept. of Physics, University of Colombo,
Sri Lanka - For leadership in hosting educational conferences
about lightning safety issues in Sri Lanka and the South Asia
regional area and for teaching excellence at the University of
Colombo Department of Physics. Further details may be read in
an article in the May 18, 2003 edition of the Sunday Observer
at
www.sundayobserver.lk/2003/05/18/new25.html
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The Awards are accompanied by a full scholarship to attend NLSI’s intensive
two day Lightning Safety Workshop. The standard tuition of $895 is waived.
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