Kelly Honored By IEEE With Leadership In Power Award
The IEEE's Power & Energy Society (PES) recently selected Jim Kelly, senior vice president of Southern California Edison's (SCE) Transmission and Distribution Business Unit, as the recipient of its annual Leadership in Power Award. Kelly personally received the honor during the PES's 2009 General Meeting, held July 26-30 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Kelly was recognized for his leadership in promoting and supporting the engineering profession. He was cited for extensive involvement with academic institutions such as California State University, Los Angeles, the University of Southern California, and the Don Bosco High School in Rosemead to encourage students to pursue careers in power engineering and to ensure those programs were relevant to today's industry needs. In addition, Mr, Kelly initiated the Engineer Celebration which is now an annual event at SCE. Several IEEE meetings are co-sponsored by SCE and held at SCE headquarters with large attendance by engineers. Mr. Kelly often speaks at these meetings as the keynote speaker. He also co-sponsors the Professional Engineering License preparation review classes which are held at SCE every year and are offered at not charge to IEEE members. He was the keynote speaker at SCE's Bring Your Children to Work Day and has motivated several children to pursue careers in engineering.
Mr, Kelly was also recognized for his leadership in many of SCE's efforts to improve the safety, reliability and environmental benefits of electric power transmission and distribution. The efforts cited include the $1.7B, 4,500 MW Tehachapi Renewable Transmission Project—the largest U.S. transmission project devoted primarily to renewable energy; development of a Synchronized Phasor Management System which decreases risk of blackouts; and the Avanti Circuit ("Circuit of the Future"), which incorporates several emerging technologies.
The group's Leadership in Power Award recognizes industry leaders for exceptional contributions to the promotion of the electric power engineering profession and highlights the contributions electric power engineers make to society.
About IEEE
The IEEE, a non-profit organization, is an international professional association for the advancement of technology. The name was originally an acronym for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. Today, the organization's scope of interest has expanded into related fields, including the aerospace and biomedical fields. The IEEE serves more than 375,000 members in more than 160 countries. The Power and Energy Society is a worldwide, non-profit association of more than 24,000 individuals engaged in electric power engineering.
SOURCE: The IEEE