The 2007 class of inductees to the Process Automation Hall of Fame are:
*James H. Christensen*
for his efforts in leading the development of the
IEC61131-3 standard. This standard had a significant impact on the
design of control equipment used in the process industry. More
information on Jim can be found at
http://www.holobloc.com/stds/iec/sc65bwg7tf3/html/jhc/jhc.htm
*Dr. Angela Summers* for her work on the S84 safety standard and her
work on the IEC 61511 safety standard. Information on Dr. Summers can be found at
www.sis-tech.com.
*Professor Thomas F. Edgar*
for his contribution to control technology and
efforts to promote control engineering e.g. co-author of leading text
book on control. More information on Tom can be found at
http://www.engr.utexas.edu/che/directories/faculty/edgar.cfm
Thanks to all who voted. We actually had such a fine collection of nominees that we have a slate already for next year.
