The Board has selected Ronald D. Stambaugh (General Atomics) to receive the FPA 2005 Leadership Award. FPA Leadership Awards have been given since 1980 to recognize individuals who have shown outstanding leadership qualities in accelerating the development of fusion.

In selecting Ron, the Board recognizes his outstanding leadership of the DIII-D tokamak program at General Atomics over many years, resulting in many important scientific contributions to the fusion venture, and his focus on finding ways to improve the ultimate fusion product, an economic fusion power plant.

The Board has selected Charles C. Baker (UCSD) and Dale M. Meade (PPPL) as recipients of the FPA 2005 Distinguished Career Awards. These awards have been given since 1987 to individuals who have made distinguished, lifelong career contributions to fusion development.

In selecting Baker, the Board recognizes his decades of outstanding contributions to the fusion effort, including but not limited to his roles in leading the fusion technology program and his inspirational leadership of several important planning and FESAC panel activities.

In selecting Meade, the Board recognizes his decades of outstanding contributions to the fusion effort, including but not limited to his roles in leading the TFTR and Next Step Options programs and his inspirational guidance in the search for an affordable path to fusion power.

The awards will be presented at Fusion Power Associates annual meeting and symposium, October 11-12 in Washington, DC. Names of previous recipients are posted at http;//fusionpower.org

Stambaugh can be reached at stambaugh@gav.gat.com
Baker can be reached at cbaker@vlt.ucsd.edu
Meade can be reached at dmeade@pppl.gov