Awards
RICHARD DILLING AWARD
Established in 1984 and named for Richard R. Dilling, an industry pioneer and former Vice President of AIM, the Dilling Award is the highest award given to an individual from the vendor community in the Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC) industry. It is presented to executives, scientists, and engineers in recognition of outstanding contributions that have furthered the growth of the industry through important applications and new technological developments. The recipient is nominated and selected by the AIM president, and committee of the industry’s elite. Only one award is made each year, selected from many worthy candidates. The AIDC 100 became a co-sponsor of the Award in 2004.
- 2017 Glenn Spitz, Cognex
- 2016 Chuck Evanhoe, Evanhoe & Associates
- 2015 Matt Schler, Data Logic
- 2014 Frank Sharkey, GS 1
- 2013 Brian Marcel, IBCS Group
- 2012 Arvin Danielson, Intermec
- 2011 Ed Barkan, Motorola
- 2010 Steve Halliday, High Tech Aid
- 2009 Rick Schuessler, Motorola
- 2008 Craig Maddox, NCR
- 2007 Robert Hussey, Hand Held Products
- 2006 Alan Haberman, GS1 US
- 2005 Tom Brady, Uniform Code Council
- 2004 Craig K. Harmon, Q.E.D. Systems
- 2003 George Goldberg, SCAN Newsletter
- 2002 Harry Clark, KTP
- 2001 Charles Biss, Hand Held Products
- 2000 Jerome Swartz, Symbol Technologies
- 1999 Clive Hohberger, Zebra Technologies
- 1998 Jack O’Leary, Paxar IIMAK
- 1997 L. Michael Hone, Centennial Technologies
- 1996 Andy Longacre, Welch Allyn
- 1995 Rick Bushnell, Quad II
- 1994 H. Sprague Ackley, Intermec Corporation
- 1993 Joseph Sheppard, Xico
- 1992 David J. Collins, Data Capture Institute
- 1991 Ted C. Williams, Laserlight Systems
- 1990 Albert Wurz, Accu-Sort Systems
- 1989 Paul Bergé, Symbol Technologies
- 1988 Dr. David Allais, Applied Tactical Systems
- 1987 Chet Benoit, Welch Allyn
- 1986 Richard McDonald, Data Composition
- 1985 Ben Nelson, Markem Corporation
- 1984 Edmund Andersson, Computer Identics
DON PERCIVAL AWARD
The Don Percival Award is presented annually to an individual or organization from the user community recognizing outstanding contributions to the application of automatic identification and data capture technologies. The Percival Award was established in 1982 to honor Don Percival, an early founder and pioneer in the development of barcode scanning. The Award is co-sponsored by SCAN: The Data Capture Report and AIM, Inc.
- 2017 Tesco
- 2016 Omni-ID
- 2015 Rick Lewis, Delta Airlines
- 2014 Rodeina Davis, Blood Center of Wisconsin
- 2013 Jay Crowley, FDA
- 2012 George Wright, Sr., Product Identification & Processing Systems, Inc. (PIPS)
- 2011 Paula Giovannetti, Best Buy
- 2010 Carlo Nizam, Airbus
- 2009 Philipp Blome and Jens Kungl, MGI Metro
- 2008 Rob Leibrandt, DoD – UID Office
- 2007 Mark Reboulet, United States Air Force
- 2006 Dr. Patrick F. King, Michelin Tire
- 2005 Dr. Gerd Wolfram, METRO Group
- 2004 Alan Estevez, Department of Defense
- 2003 Larry Graham, General Motors Corporation
- 2002 Sears Roebuck and Company
- 2001 Kenneth D. Porad, The Boeing Company
- 2000 Alan Haberman
- 1999 Dr. Thomas Young, Department of Defense
- 1998 Dr. James F. Fales, Ohio University
- 1997 Jon Andresen, United Airlines
- 1996 Connie Vinck, Federal Aviation Administration
- 1995 St. Alexius Medical Center
- 1994 United Parcel Service
- 1993 No Award Presented
- 1992 David Carlson, Kmart Corporation
- 1991 Gary Ahlquist, Eastman Kodak Company
- 1990 Bob McQuade, Bell Communications Research
- 1989 Karen Longe, American Hospital Association
- 1988 Jack Loeffler, Automotive Industry Action Group
- 1987 VICS Organization – Retail Automation
- 1986 Alan Gilligan, AT&T Bell Laboratories
- 1985 Uniform Code Council Ad Hoc Committee
- 1984 Eric Brodheim, New York Blood Bank
- 1983 Bill Maginnis, Hunt-Wesson Foods
- 1982 Mike Noll, U.S. Department of Defense
TED WILLIAMS AWARD
The Ted Williams Award is presented annually to a professor or student in recognition of innovative and exceptional contributions that further the growth of the industry through their work as an educator and entrepreneur.
- 2017 Shi Yu, Beijing REN JU ZHI HUI Technology Co. Ltd.
- 2016 Jeff Tazelaar, Dow Chemical
- 2015 Peter Hawrylak, PhD, University of Tulsa
- 2014 Daniel W. Engels, PhD, Southern Methodist University
- 2013 Gisele Bennett, PhD, Georgia Tech
- 2012 Dr. Kevin Berisso, Ohio University
- 2011 Marlin Mickle, Professor University of Pittsburgh
- 2010 AIAG
- 2009 Dr. Bill Hardgrave, Univ. of Arkansas
- 2008 Victor Vega, Alien Technologies
- 2007 Chris Diorio, Impinj
ALLAN GILLIGAN AWARD
The Allan Gilligan Award was established in 2012 to honor a revolutionary developer of supply chain standards across multiple industries. The award is given to a member of the industry who has made outstanding contributions to the development of automatic identification and data communications (AIDC) applications in materials handling and logistics in the supply chain. This award is co-sponsored by AIM, Inc. & Material Handling Institute (MHI)
- 2017 no award given
- 2016 Jim Potter, FLEXcon
- 2015 Richard (Dick) Meyers, Delta Services
- 2014 John Hill, St. Onge Company
- 2013 Adam T. Crossno, OnAsset Intelligence
- 2012 Stuart Crouse, Tobyhana Army Depot
BERT MOORE EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM AWARD
The BERT MOORE EXCELLENCE in JOURNALISM AWARD was established by the AIM Global Education and Public Policy committee to recognize a journalist or media representative in the automatic identification industry whose work exemplifies the qualities of honest, educational and unbiased reporting of the automatic identification and mobility industry.
- 2017 Thorsten Aha, ident
- 2016 Rick Morgan, SCAN-The Data Capture Report (posthumously)
- 2015 John Burnell, Burnell reports
- 2014 Gabriele Edgell, Edgell Communications
- 2013 Sara Howland, Jameson Publishing
- 2012 Daphne Allen, Pharmaceutical & Medical Packaging News
- 2011 Michael Liard, ABI Research
- 2010 Bert Moore, IDAT
- 2009 Laurie Sullivan, RF Edge
- 2008 Mark Roberti, Founder and Editor, RFID Journal
- 2007 Rick Morgan, Editor, SCAN: The Data Capture Report