Outstanding Service
In 1978, the Board of Directors of the Patent and Trademark Office Society (PTOS) established the Outstanding Service Award to recognize individuals who have made outstanding and significant contributions to the Society. In 2007, the award was renamed for Richard T. Stouffer, who won the award in 1983. Rich epitomizes outstanding service to the PTOS - volunteering his time, energy and ideas for over 35 years, including 30 years as an active member of the Board of Directors.
Each year, the Outstanding Service Award is presented at the Society's Annual Meeting when the recipient receives public thanks for their exceptional volunteerism to the Society. The award is not meant to be the conclusion of service to the PTOS, but an acknowledgement of past accomplishments and a "thank you in advance" for continued volunteerism. A committee consisting of all past recipients of the award makes the selection each year.
Richard T. Stouffer Outstanding Service Award Recipients
1979 Frederick C. Edmundson
1980
1981 Robert M. Kilgore
1982 Gerald Goldberg
1983 Morris Kaplan
1984 Richard Stouffer
1985 Stanley D. Miller
1986 Louis S. Zarfas
1987 Craig R. Feinberg
1988 J. Michael Thesz
1989 Raphael B. Penland
1990 Paul A. Bell
1991 Jim Davie
1992 Fred A. Silverberg
1993 Merrell C. Cashion, Jr.
1994 Rolfe Hille
1995 Thomas Waltz
1996 Renee Luebke
1997 Judy Swann
1998 Gary Paumen
1999 Elizabeth Dougherty
2000 Karin Tyson
2001 Al Smith
2002 Heather Shackelford
2003 William Neuder
2004 Matt Smith
2005 Anne Marie Boehler
2006 Christopher Young
2007 Kathleen Bragdon
2008
2009 Eric Keasel
2010 Tonia Dollinger
2011 Michael Mansen
2012 Richard Ellis
2013 Kevin Ellis