Fire Protection Person of the Year

This Award was created in 1973 to recognize significant achievement in the protection of humanity and the environment from the ravages of unwanted fire and an outstanding contribution to fire protection from outside the membership of SFPE which is broad in scope and has apparent lasting effects.

 

Recipients of the Award

 

Arthur Sampson, General Services Administration (1973)

Richard E. Bland, Natonal Commission on Fire Prevention And Control (1974)

Anne W. Phillips, M.D., National Smoke, Fire and Burn Institute (1975)

Dick Van Dyke, Movie And Television Star (1976)

Dr. John L. Bryan, Department of Fire Protection Engineering, University of Maryland (1977)

Duane D. Pearsall, Small Business Development Corporation (1978)

Jackson Weaver, WMAL AM630 Radio, Washington, DC (1971)

Professor Howard W. Emmons, Harvard University (1982)

Dr. D. Dougal Drysdale, University of Edinburgh (1983)

Dr. Gunnar Heskestad, Factory Mutual Research Corporation (1984)

Congressman Doug Walgren, U.S. House of Representatives (1985)

Dr. Richard A. Waters, Ove Arup and Partners (1987)

Congressman Curt Weldon, Congressional Fire Services Caucus (1989)

C. Douglas Woodward, OBE, Fire Protection Association (1990)

Robert W. Grant, National Fire Protection Association (1991)

G. Richard Morris, Cerberus Pyrotronics Inc. (1992)

Edward G. Watkins, Simplex Time Recorder (1994)

Jennifer Garland, ABC, Canadian Tire Child Protection Foundation (1995)

George D. Miller, National Fire Protection Association (1996)

Dr. Frederick W. Williams, U.S. Department of the Navy (1999)

Meri-K Appy, National Fire Protection Association (2000)

Chief Daniel A. Nigro, Fire Department New York, (2002)

R. David Paulson, U.S. Fire Administration (2003)

William E. Barnard, Maryland State Fire Marshal (2006)

John R. Hall, Jr., Ph.D.,  National Fire Protection Association (2007)