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136 I-CONNECT007 I REAL TIME WITH... IPC APEX EXPO 2019 SHOW & TELL MAGAZINE And the Award Goes to... At the Tuesday luncheon, IPC presented important awards to some of the outstand- ing IPC volunteers who serve on standards committees, lead professional development courses, and contribute significantly to the industry through IPC. In this section, we highlight the recipients of Corporate Recognition Awards, the IPC Rising Star Awards, and the IPC President's Awards as well as those elected to the IPC Board of Directors. Elsewhere in this magazine, you can find interviews with the recipients of the Dieter Bergman Fellowship Award and the Raymond E. Pritchard Hall of Fame Award, IPC's highest honor for volunteers. Corporate Recognition Awards Peter Sarmanian Corporate Recognition Award: Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC)—Crane Named for former IPC Board Chairman Peter Sarmanian, this corporate award recognizes an IPC member corporation in the PCB industry that has taken a leadership role and made con- tributions to the industry while demonstrating support of IPC through participation in techni- cal and/or management programs. NSWC—Crane—is a naval laboratory and a field activity of Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) with mission areas in expedition- ary warfare, strategic missions, and electronic warfare. The warfare center is responsible for multidomain, multispectral, full life-cycle sup- port of technologies and systems enhancing capability to today's warfighter. Stan Plzak Corporate Recognition Award: NASA This award is named for former IPC Board Chairman and founding member of the IPC Electronics Manufacturing Services Industry Management Council Stan Plzak. The award honors and recognizes a corporation (or divi- sion) in the electronics assembly industry (sup- plier, EMS company, or OEM) that has taken the initiative to actively contribute to enhanc- ing the industry while demonstrating support of IPC through participation in technical and/ or management programs. The National Aeronautics and Space Admin- istration (NASA) is an independent agency of the United States Federal Government respon- sible for the civilian space program as well as aeronautics and aerospace research.