Awards

Ivey Wilson
Board Sponsor
Communications Officer

Paul Rodi
Awards Committee Lead
Team
Chad Myers
Denys Elliot
Dylan Verburg
Monica Block
Chase Krause
Daniel Johnson
Bryan Moseley
Michael Henry
Brian Holman
Tyler Andrews
Seth Harrison
Aria Kennaley
Alex Gomez
Wesley Baush
Cailyn Ludwig
Jacklyn Stanton
Courtney Purciarello
Shelby Karpa
Crystal Bowers
Past Award Winners
For questions, please reach out to Paul Rodi (Awards Committee Lead) by email at Paul.Rodi@GE.com or by phone at 804-304-9341. Or the entire committee can be reached at awards@naygn.org. New committee members are always welcome!
2022 Annual Awards
Best Chapter Overall – Southern Nuclear Company – Vogtle 3&4
Future Awards: Paul Rodi, Christie Fletcher, Nick Wilson, Clean Energy Committee, Benchmarking Committee
Individual Achievement Awards: Geneve Magnan, Kelly Pace, Chris Slaughter, Kim Chaney, Jason Galloway, Maha Chaudhry, Andrew DiGuilio, Kevin Burnett, Jack Lemmer (In Memorium)
Best in Midwest: Constellation West
Best in Atlantic: Dominion Energy – Innsbrook
Best in Carolinas: Dominion Energy – VC Summer
Best in Canada: Durham
Best in West: Enercon San Francisco Bay Area
Best in Northeast: Westinghouse – Pittsburgh
Best in Southeast: Southern Nuclear Company – Vogtle 3&4
Best Up and Coming: GE Hitachi – SMR Canada
Best in Professional Development: Entergy Fleet
Best in Public Information: Southern Nuclear Company- Farley
Best in Community Service: Bruce Power
Best in KT&R: INPO
Best in Diversity & Inclusion: Enercon – Kennesaw
2022 Excellence Awards
Billy Kronenewetter
Katie VanSchooneveld
Jason Galloway
Regan Callan
Wesley Baush
Christine Fletcher
Chris Slaughter
Michael Hayes
Tyler Andrews
Joshua Bell
Kelly Bielen
Connor Woodrich
Samantha Michael
Ashley Bridgemon
Maxwell Bott
David Newton
Harrison Rogers
Dennis Negron
Ashleigh Lyons
Devin Skelton
Chris Focht
Paul Rodi
Moses Barwis
Chelsea Barwis
Tyra Gordon
Brandon Meeks
Jennifer Fritts
Lindsy Davis
Elizabeth Smith
Diana Royal
Kimberly Murphree
Jim Shehee
Erika Cothran
RJ Thomas
Madeleine Burrell
Nick Santos
Jacqueleine Parco
Kevin Burnett
Bridget Worden
Christine Brown
2021 Q1 Excellence Awards
Emma Paul (Bruce Power)
Brooke Bates (Dominion Energy)
2021 Q2 Excellence Awards
William Schoenhals (NuScale)
Greg Meinweiser (Dominion Energy)
Tori Bayush (SNC)
Laura Markus (SNC)
Tyler Andrews (Duke)
Wesley Bausch (SNC)
Stanislav Vichilu (OPG)
Sarah Davis (Enercon)
Riley Greenough (Curtis Wright)
Michael Rekola
Joshua Bell (Dominion Energy)
Jason Galloway (Dominion Energy)
Kelly Stevens (SNC)
Paul Rodi (SNC)
Kim Chaney (SNC)
2021 Q3 Excellence Awards
Kaitlin Giles
Matthew Lynch
Katie Mitchell
Melissa Billingsley
2021 Q4 Excellence Awards
Matthew Przybylowski
Celine Li
Owen Davis
Luke Dolenc
Tiffany Diaz
Patrick Dickerson
Timothy Crook
Kristie Soliman
Jin Whan Bae
Michael Scibetta
Joseph Fick
Elly Mann
Andrew Hughes
Chad Howard
Seven Rice
Arthur Clites
Heather Salter
Chelsey Touchette
Bridget Wood
Ben Carver
Kristi Cruse
Stephen Price
Kayla Smith
Dylan Kudia
Current Items
NAYGN Committees Reloaded
In August 2023, the NAYGN Board of Directors hosted a webinar regarding the status of the various NAYGN Committees. Directors highlighted what has been changing in their committee landscapes, what skillsets were needed, and where members could fit in to move the...
Nominations for 2021 Annual Awards are OPEN!
Annual awards for 2021 are now OPEN! Nominations are open for qualifying activities performed during the 2021 calendar year. The following awards are available for nominations: - Best Chapter in Region - Best Chapter in Knowledge Transfer and Retention - Best...
Keep Sending Your Nominations for Excellence Awards!
Excellence Awards are still open the 3rd Quarter. You can nominate your peers for doing something above and beyond and is a good and easy way to recognize something they are doing. It takes less than 5 mins and if you have any questions you can reach out to Paul Rodi...
Committee Purpose
The Awards committee develops and maintains all submissions and approvals for awards and honors granted by NAYGN. The committee annually solicits nominations for awards and honors in accordance with the guidance for each award or honors. The Awards Chair shall be appointed annually by the President. The NAYGN Communications Officer is the core liaison to this committee.
Award Types
Excellence Award:
This award is given to individuals or groups who have put in significant effort to accomplish NAYGN’s mission. See current recipients here.
Best Chapter in Region:
This Award recognizes the efforts of local NAYGN chapters for services related to the growth of members through social, community service, and professional growth activities. This award salutes chapters for overall excellence in supporting NAYGN’s mission and members and serving the industry.
Best Chapter in Knowledge Transfer and Retention:
This Award recognizes a local chapter’s committment to addressing Knowledge Transfer and Retention (KTR) in the nuclear industry. This award salutes chapters for meeting NAYGN KTR objectives and innovating/advancing KTR practices. Special consideration is given to chapters that corroborate their achievements with references or other recognition.
Best Chapter in Public Information:
This award recognizes a chapter’s outstanding impact to engaging and informing the public.
Best Chapter in Professional Development:
This award recognizes a chapter’s commitment and impact in developing the next generation of nuclear professionals.
Individual Achievement Award: This award recognizes members that strongly exemplify the pillars and mission of NAYGN, as nominated by their peers. Recipients may be recognized for exceptional leadership within NAYGN or outstanding participation in NAYGN events.
Best Chapter in Diversity and Inclusion:
The Diversity and Inclusion award recognizes a chapter’s commitment to significantly promoting diversity, inclusion, and cultural competency development among their site and community. This award is meant to highlight chapters efforts to address key areas of diversity, equity, and inclusion; lead initiatives in capturing outcomes of increased awareness and understanding; implementing steps towards fostering a inclusive environment; or improving cultural competency through educational initiatives.
Best Chapter in Community Service:
The Community Service award recognizes a chapter’s commitment to their community through service, volunteering, and charity. This award is intended for chapters that have demonstrated an outstanding focus on giving back to the community for which they serve and honoring those chapters that are making positive impacts to their community. This award highlights efforts of donating time, raising funds, or supporting initiatives for local causes while demonstrating to local areas the beneficial impacts of nuclear young professionals.
Chapter Achievement Award:
This award is given from those selected from the Best Chapter in the Region and is presented as a suprise at the NAYGN Annual Professional Development Conference.
Future Award:
This award recognizes the efforts of an individual, or a group that best exemplifies the mission of NAYGN to prepare and plan for the future of the young generation in the field of nuclear science and technology in an innovative or unique way.
Founder’s Award:
In 1999, seven people set forth to create an organization that embodied the spirit of young professionals in the nuclear industry. Their goal was to provide an organization that united these young professionals who believe in nuclear science and technology and are working together throughout North America to share their passion. This is the highest award given by NAYGN to an individual. It is presented to a member of NAYGN who exemplifies the efforts of the organization’s Founders.
Hairston Award:
To recognize an executive who has gone above and beyond to support NAYGN by 1) Furthering NAYGN with their executive peers, 2) Supporting both their local and continental chapters of NAYGN (including financially), 3) Spending time mentoring the organization. The Hairston Award winner is determined solely by the NAYGN Core and it is not necessarily given out every year.