John Malinowski of Fort Smith, Arkansas, has been named an IEEE Fellow. He was senior manager of Industry Affairs at Baldor Electric Company but has since retired. Malinkowski is being recognized for contributions to motor efficiency manufacturing regulations and standards.
According to the organization, the IEEE Grade of Fellow is conferred by the IEEE Board of Directors upon a person with an outstanding record of accomplishments in any of the IEEE fields of interest. The total number selected in any one year cannot exceed one-tenth of one-percent of the total voting membership. IEEE Fellow is the highest grade of membership.
Malinowski is the immediate past chairman of NEMA MG1 motor and generator section, and Baldor’s representative energy advocate organizations. He is also a senior member of IEEE, a member of the IEEE Industry Application Society and past director-at-large of IEEE IAS Executive Committee. He is a member of the IEEE Pulp and Paper Industry Committee and past chairman for the Forest Products and Drives & Control Systems subcommittees. He is also active with IEEE Petroleum and Chemical Industry Committee and serves on several IEEE Standards Working Groups.
The IEEE is a professional association for advancing technology with 400,000 plus members in 160 countries. The association is an authority on a variety of areas ranging from aerospace systems, computers and telecommunications to biomedical engineering, electric power and consumer electronics. The IEEE publishes 30 percent of the world’s literature in the electrical and electronics engineering and computer science fields and has developed more than 1,300 active industry standards. The association also sponsors or co-sponsors nearly 1,700 international technical conferences each year.
