IES Honors Paula Ziegenbein for Distinguished Service

The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) has recognized HLD's Paula Ziegenbein with its 2020 Distinguish Service Award, one of IES' most prestigious honors. IES' citation states:

Paula has applied her vast technical knowledge and lighting industry experience toward the advancement and betterment of the Society for 32 years. Her dedication to the IES has been consistent since joining, rising above simply sharing expertise, to providing leadership and vision to benefit current and future members.

The Distinguished Service Award is presented in recognition of continuous dedicated service to the Society, principally of a non-technical nature, having significantly furthered the purpose for which the Society was founded, and continued over a number of years in various programs and activities at, typically, regional and international levels.

Andrea Hartranft noted "Paula has had a positive impact on the lighting industry at every level, across multiple sectors - she has educated, evaluated, innovated and led with knowledge, experience and humility, always with the best interests of the IES at heart.I cannot think of anyone more deserving of the Distinguished Service Award. 

Paula has worked and led on time intensive, technically and educationally relevant committees since 1990. She has plugged in wherever needed, tirelessly working to create, update and improve whatever she is assigned or has identified as needing additional support. Her impact with IES includes:

• 30 years of service to the Progress Report Committee, including 3 years as Chair
• 12 years of service to the Taylor Technical Talent Committee
• Assisted in the PIF draft of the newly launched IoT Connected Lighting Committee and now serves as Secretary and Subcommittee Chair of Chapter 3.
• Annual Conference Steering Committee

Presentations

• Author of IES ED-100.3 ; ED150, Course Presenter 1990-2006
• IESAnnualConference:Progress Report, 1990-current
• IES Annual Conference: Lighting Design Workshop, 2014-2017
• Lightfair: LED's a Magical Mystery Tour, 2010
• Lightfair: Annual Industry Update, 2003, 2015-2019
• Lightfair: IoT & Lighting: A Designer's Perspective, 2018
• Lightfair: IoT & Connected Lighting, A Design Guide, 2019
• IES Charlotte Section: Controls for Dummies, 2016​

Articles

• IES Progress Report (LD+A)
• DC Powered Lighting - Flexible, Efficient and Sustainable (LD+A)

Regional, Section & Local Activities

• IES New England Section: President, Vice President, Secretary
• IIDA Awards Chair
• IIDA Section Judge
• New England Regional Conference Committee
• IES Maritime Regional Conference: Technical Paper Presentation​