FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 2004-06-14

The 2004 SCC Awards: Honouring Remarkable Contributors

OTTAWA— The Standards Council of Canada (SCC) today announced the recipients of its 2004 SCC Awards.

“These individuals have demonstrated remarkable leadership and commitment through their invaluable contributions to standards-related activities,” commented Peter Clark, Executive Director of the SCC. “ They represent the very best of our National Standards System.”

2004 SCC Award Recipients:

Jean P. Carrière Award	Dr. DJ. Laurie Kennedy
Roy. A. Phillips Award	George R. A. Weiss
Corporate Commitment Award	Hydro-Québec
SCC Leadership Award	Richard Morris
SCC Award of Excellence	David Goodyear
SCC Distinguished Service Award	Keith Rodel
McMahon Dedicated Service Award	Mike Bourassa
SCC Special Achievement Award	Information technology for learning, education and training CAC/JTC 1/SC 36

 

The SCC Awards which recognize outstanding individual and organizational contributions to voluntary standardization, accreditation and conformity assessment are presented every two years at a special recognition ceremony held in conjunction with the National Standards System (NSS) Conference.

The 2004 recipients will be honoured at an Awards ceremony to be held on the evening of Tuesday, November 16, 2004 at The Palliser Hotel, in Calgary, Alberta.

Information detailing each of the awards, the nomination process, eligibility criteria, and past recipients is available from the SCC Member Program.

The Standards Council of Canada is a Crown corporation that promotes efficient and effective voluntary standardization in Canada. It oversees the National Standards System (NSS) in which some 15,000 individuals participate in standards-development and advisory committees and operates a variety of standardization-related programs and services.

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