Robert W. Flanders SBE Engineer of the Year
This award recognizes an SBE Member who has made the greatest contribution to the broadcasting industry and to furthering the goals and objectives of the society. The Broadcast Engineer of the Year Award was renamed in 2011 to honor Robert W. Flanders, fifth president of the SBE from 1971 to 1973.
Award Recipients
- 2024 – James Dalke, CPBE, 8-VSB, AMD, CBNT
- 2023 – Andrew Gladding, CBT
- 2022 – Andrea Cummis, CBT
- 2021 – Chris Tobin
- 2020 – RJ Russell, CPBE
- 2019 – Charlie Wooten
- 2018 – Mark Persons, CPBE, AMD, CBNT
- 2017 – Stephen R. Brown
- 2016 – Michael Hendrickson, CPBE, CBNT
- 2015 – Roswell D. Clark, CPBE, CBNT
- 2014 – James A. Dalke, CPBE, 8-VSB, AMD, CBNT
- 2013 – Edward J. Miller, CPBE
- 2012 – Wiely Boswell, CBRE
- 2011 – Al Grossniklaus, CBNT, P.E.
- 2010 – John Luff
- 2008-09 – Craig Strom
- 2007 – Cris Alexander, CPBE, AMD, DRB
- 2006 – John M. Lyons, CPBE
- 2005 – Larry J. Wilkins, CPBE, AMD, CBNT
- 2004 – Theodore H. Szypulski, CPBE
- 2003 – James T. Bernier, Jr., CPBE, CBNT
- 2003 – Douglas W. Garlinger, CPBE, CBNT
- 2001 – Joseph L. Snelson, Jr., CPBE
- 2000 – Kenneth J. Brown
- 1999 – Clay Freinwald, CPBE
- 1998 – Dane Ericksen, P.E., CSRTE
- 1997 – Leonard J. Charles, CPBE
- 1996 – Clay Freinwald, CPBE
- 1995 – Leonard J. Charles, CPBE
- 1994 – Donald C. Wilkinson, CSBE
- 1993 – Albin Hilstrom, CPBE
- 1992 – John Soergel, CPBE
- 1991 – Terrence Baun, CPBE
