HATS 2011 Professionals of the Year

The Huntsville Association of Technical Societies (HATS) honored 14 recipients at its annual Professionals of the Year (POY) Awards Dinner on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at the Huntsville Westin.

This year 14 professionals were nominated and selected for the HATS POY Award by their Member organizations for outstanding contributions toward the mission of their awarding organization. Because the professional activities of these professionals have resulted in broad social, technological, and/or economical consequences benefiting the science and engineering community, it is fitting that their hard work has been recognized. Their extraordinary dedication, creativity, and leadership will be an inspiration to all.

The 2011 Professionals of the Year

Left to Right:
Kay L. Detter, Alabama Solar Association (ASA); Christina L. Carmen, Ph.D., American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME); Michael J. Williams, American Society for Quality (ASQ); Clinton W. Criscoe, Calhoun Community College; Bart Leahy, Huntsville Alabama L5 Chapter of the National Space Society ( HAL5); Dale Jobes, Huntsville Association of Small Businesses in Advanced Technology (HASBAT); Stanley Black, HATS; William (Bill) B. Whipple, the 2010 Recipient of the HATS Fifth Annual Joseph C. Moquin Award; Willie J. Fitzpatrick, Ph.D., IEEE and the 2011 Recipient of the HATS Sixth Annual Joseph C. Moquin Award; Jack Stockdale, International Council On Systems Engineering (INCOSE); Martha Warren-Bidez, Ph.D., International System Safety Society (ISSS); Larry Johnson, International Test and Evaluation Association (ITEA); and Byron Butler, National Contract Management Association (NCMA)
Not in photo: Tim Pickens, AIAA; and Connie F. Gipson, P.E.

The Sixth Annual Joseph C. Moquin Award in 2011, named for one of Huntsville’s most outstanding technical and business leaders throughout the past 50 years, was presented to Willie J. Fitzpatrick, Ph.D., IEEE in recognition for his extraordinary technical contribution to the North Alabama technical community. This award is selected each year from among the Professional of the Year honorees.

The 2011 Moquin Award

Left to Right: William (Bill) B. Whipple of the Association of Small Businesses in Advanced Technology (HASBAT), 2010 Recipient of the Fifth Annual HATS Joseph C. Moquin Award; and Willie J. Fitzpatrick, Ph.D., IEEE, 2011 Recipient of the Sixth Annual HATS Joseph C. Moquin Award.

Photos and text by Woody Williams