The IAS/PES Chapter proudly presented the Outstanding Engineer Award to Richard Castelein during the Northern Canada Section Christmas Party December 12th 2013.

Richard was nominated by his colleagues from NAIT and elected by the Chapter based on his achievements, some of which are highlighted below:

1. Rick has been a lead educator in the power systems programs at NAIT for his entire tenure.
2. He has always strongly promoted the use IEEE technical information to his students and throughout the Electrical Engineering Technology staff.
3. He has served on several advisory committees for educational content in the power engineering profession.
4. He has trained and taught numerous international Electrical Engineers who are entering the power engineering profession in Canada for the first time through the highly regarded ETIP program. This service was done in addition to his full time position at NAIT, and was voluntarily undertaken by Rick.