HFES Bestows Prestigious Awards at 66th Annual Meeting

HFES honored many outstanding individuals and teams with its prestigious awards on the first night of the 66th Annual Meeting.

William Marras and Ronald Boring were named the 2022 recipients of the Arnold M. Small and Betty M. Sanders President's Distinguished Service Award. The Arnold M. Small President’s Distinguished Service Award, established in 1985, and renamed The Arnold M. Small and Betty M. Sanders President’s Distinguished Service Award in 2021, commemorates individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the advancement of the human factors profession and the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society over the length of their full career.  The awardees are determined by the president of HFES, in consultation with the immediate past president and the president-elect.

View descriptions of all HFES awards here and view the list of 2022 award recipients below:

The Dr. Brian Peacock Best Student Paper in Ergonomics in Design Article Award 
"A Human-Centered Approach to the Redesign of a Bitumen Trailer"
Sara Pazell & Robin Burgess-Limerick 

The Hal W. Hendrick Distinguished International Colleague Award
Patrick Waterson

The Paul M. Fitts Education Award
Andris Freivalds

The A.R. Lauer Safety Award
Brian Kleiner

The Jack A. Kraft Innovator Award 
Boeing Foreign Object Debris Illuminated Vacuum System Team

The Oliver Keith Hansen Outreach Award 
Holly Handley & Judi See

The William C. Howell Young Investigator Award 
Kapil Chalil Madathil

The Bentzi Karsh Early-Career Service Award
Shannon Roberts

The Jerome H. Ely Human Factors Article Award 
"Human Performance Benefits of The Automation Transparency Design Principle: Validation and Variation"
Greg A. Jamieson & Gyrd Skraaning

The Best Ergonomics in Design Article Award
Play & Tune: User Feedback in the Development of a Serious Game for Optimizing Hearing Aid Orientation"
Madeline Hallewell, Harshada Patel, Davide Salanitri, Lorenzo Picinali, Sue Cobb, Jeena Velzen, Mirabelle D'Cruz, Luca Simeone, & Mauro Simeone 

The Best Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making Article Award
"Levels of What? Investigating Drivers' Understanding of Different Levels of Automation in Vehicles"
Fjolle Novakazi, Mikael Johansson, Helena Stromberg, & MariAnne Karlsson 

The Human Factors Prize 
"Uncovering Neuromuscular Fatigue Difference in Older Women and Men: Shedding Light on Casual Brain Dynamics" 
Oshin Tyagi & Ranjana Mehta