SOLAR TODAY - June 2010

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ASES Honors Award
Winners, Fellows

Each year, the American Solar Energy Society (ASES) recognizes individuals for their achievements in solar through its;awards;program.;Outstanding;longtime ASES;members;are;also;acknowledged;and named;Fellows;of;the;Society.;The;following award winners and fellows were presented at the;SOLAR;2010,;the;ASES;National;Solar Conference, in May.

Abbot Award:
JANE WEISSmAN
Weissman accepted the
Charles Greeley Abbot Award,
which recognizes individuals
who have made significant con-
tributions to ASES or solar energy.
Weissman has been executive
director of the Interstate Renew-
able Energy Council since 1994.
She is vice chair of the North Ameri-
can Board of Certified Energy Practitioners and was named
an America Solar Energy Society Fellow in 2004. She also
serves on the SOLAR TODA Y magazine Advisory Council.

Weissman has provided expert testimony on workforce

WEissmAN

development and training issues to the Congressional Subcommittee on Energy and Environment. She has also published papers and spoken widely on topics such as renewable energy, photovoltaics, public policy and credentialing.

Hottel Award:

ChuCK ANdRAKA

ANDRAkA

Andraka received the hoyt Clarke hottel Award, which honors individuals who have made a significant contribution to the technology in any area of the solar energy field. Andraka works at Sandia National Laboratories’ National Solar Thermal Test Facility. he has worked in

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