2007 Chicago, IL

• Best Paper:
  • Cory Stutz, "Hi Tech....It's Not Just for Hubs Anymore"
• Honorable Mention:
  • Leroy Blizzard and Richard Farmer, "LED System Test Matching Linear Steps --Regulator to Fixtures"
• Chairperson Award:
  • John Bogart, Integro
• GA Award
  • Greenwood Municipal Airport, Greenwood, IN
• Distinguished Service Award:
• Bill Schai, Jaquith Industries Inc.

2006 Williamsburg, VA

• Best Paper:
  • Ed Runyon, "Advances in LED Technology"
• Honorable Mention:
  • Doron Lean, "Effects of Installation Tolerances on Pilot’s Perception of Photometrics"
• Lean Award for Best Technical Presentation:
  • Doron Lean, "Effects of Installation Tolerances on Pilot’s Perception of Photometrics"
• Air Carrier Lighting Award:
  • Baltimore/Washington Int’l Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)
  • Owner: Maryland Aviation Administration
  • Lighting Designers: Ebrahim Neman and Michael Meyers, URS Corporation

2005 Ft. Lauderdale, FL

• Conference Cancelled due to Hurricane

2004 Scottsdale, AZ

• 1st Arthur S. Schai FIES "Excellence in Innovation Award"
  • Fred Robert Barrow, Tristar Electric Inc.
• Best Paper:
  • Stéphane Dardeau, "Welcome to the NLA 380"
• Lean Award for Best Technical Presentation:
  • Richard Walls, "Denver Int'l Airport - The New 6th Runway"
• Honorable Mention:
  • Baljit Bopari, "SFO Preparedness for the A380"
• Air Carrier Award:
  • Ty Huynh, "Terminal III Low Visibility Route - Toronto Pearson Int'l Airport"

2003 Austin, TX

• Best Paper:
  • Richard Northrup "Series Lighting Circuits and Strobes-Developing Guidelines for Selecting CCRs for Approach Lighting Systems Containing Strobe Flashers"
• Lean Award for Best Technical Presentation:
  • David Fox, "Glass Fundamentals as Applied to LED Technology"
• Honorable Mention:
  • Cory Stutz, "FAA Advisory Circular 150/5345-XX, Specifications for L-890 Airport Lighting Control and Monitoring Systems, and FAA AC 150/5345-XX, Specifications for L-891 Insulation Resistance Monitoring System"

2002 Nashville, TN

• Best Paper:
  • David Rainey, "Series Circuit Measurements: Is Accurate Really Accurate"
• Honorable Mention:
  • Alexander Rizkin, Ph.D., "LED Based Deployable Lighting System"
• G.A. Award:
  • Deer park Municipal Airport, Deer Park, WA - Penni Loomis, Mgr.. - Nominated by: M.J. McIver

2001 San Diego, CA

• Best Paper:
  • Jean-Claude Vandervoorde & Ed Runyon, "Advances in In-Pavement Lighting Technology"
• Honorable Mention:
  • David Rainey, "Airfield Equipment Acceptance Testing - What and How"

1999 New Orleans, LA

• Best Paper:
  • Wayne G. Cook, "Is Potassium Deicer Harmful to Airfield Lighting Electrical Components?"

1998 Albuquerque, NM

• Best Paper:
  • Shay Lean, "Power Quality of AFL Power Systems"

1997 Louisville, KY

1996 Oklahoma City, OK

1995 Salt Lake City, UT

1990 Chicago, IL

1987 Boston, MA