The Gordon Johnson Lifetime Achievement Award

Diesel Progress North American Edition, Jan, 2008

Established in 1994, The Gordon Johnson 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.

Gordon 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 (1997-1999).

2007 EGSA president Gary Kidwell, ASCO Power Technologies, presented Ken Niekamp with the Gordon Johnson Lifetime Achievement Award. Mr. Niekamp served on the Board of Directors from 1997-1999 and again as a fill-in director from 1999-2000. He has served on the Membership Committee for at least 20 years holding various offices on that committee. He has been a contributing author for the On-Site Power Generation Reference Book for several editions. He also represented EGSA on the PennWell education program committee for Power-Gen, and in 2003 he received the Leroy Carpenter Award.

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2007--Ken Niekamp

2003--Herb Daugherty

2002--Ike Davidson

2001--Arthur Coren

2000--Tom Richards

1999--Don Panetta

1996--Martin W. Bever

1996--Roy Brewer

1996--Glynn Burchette

1996--William Divin

1996--Edward G. Goodpaster

1996--Al Groethe

1996--Ed Hannum

1996--Lawrence Hogrebe

1996--Henry Kadavy

1996--Bill McCall

1996--Ed Newell

1996--Glenn Reist

1996--James Shore

1996--Georg Stromme

1996--Herbert Whittall

1994--John Ford