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Douglas A. Decker, P.E. is the founder of the Energy Efficiency Forum, co-sponsored by Johnson Controls, Inc. and the U.S. Energy Association, and served as its chairman for 12 years. Mr. Decker spent 43 years with Johnson Controls before retiring as Vice President, Government Business in 2001, and was actively involved with energy issues throughout his career. He participated in a number of congressional hearings, contributed to government studies, and spearheaded legislative and executive initiatives to promote energy efficiency worldwide. He has been interviewed frequently by the media, authored more than 200 articles on energy efficiency issues and is the co-author of the book Policy Evolution: Energy Conservation to Energy Efficiency, The Fairmont Press Inc., 1997.
A registered Professional Engineer in Wisconsin and California and a member of the National Society of Professional Engineers, Mr. Decker has received several awards for his leadership in promoting energy efficiency, including the Association of Energy Engineers Special Recognition award and the Instrument Society of America Distinguished Service Award. He was inducted into the Association of Energy Engineers Hall of Fame in 2001, and the Energy Efficiency Forum has established the Douglas Decker Lifetime Achievement Award in his honor.
Upon retirement Mr. Decker and his wife traveled the world for eight years on their 37- foot sailboat, complete with solar panels, wind generator and other energy efficiency technologies. They currently live in Pawleys Island, S.C
Mr. Decker is a graduate of the University of Denver with a B.S. Degree in Business Administration and Engineering. |
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 Eileen Claussen is the President of the Pew Center on Global Climate Change and Strategies for the Global Environment. Ms. Claussen is the former Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs.
Prior to joining the Department of State, Ms. Claussen served for three years as a Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Global Environmental Affairs at the National Security Council. She has also served as Chairman of the United Nations Multilateral Montreal Protocol Fund.
Ms. Claussen was Director of Atmospheric Programs at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, where she was responsible for activities related to the depletion of the ozone layer; Title IV of the Clean Air Act; and the EPA's energy efficiency programs, including the Green Lights program and the Energy Star program.
Ms. Claussen is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Singapore Energy Advisory Committee, and the Ecomagination Advisory Board. She is the recipient of the Department of State's Career Achievement Award and the Distinguished Executive Award for Sustained Extraordinary Accomplishment. She also served as the Timothy Atkeson Scholar in Residence at Yale University. |
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President, Alliance to Save Energy
Kateri Callahan brings more than 20 years of experience in policy advocacy, fundraising, coalition building, and organizational management to her position as the President of the Alliance to Save Energy. Ms. Callahan spearheads the organization's initiatives to advance energy efficiency worldwide to achieve a healthier economy, a cleaner environment, and greater energy security. She leads a staff of over 50, with operations in 12 countries, and an annual budget of $10 million. Working with the Board of Directors, she directs policy advocacy, market transformation, education and outreach, communications and technology deployment programs at the Alliance.
Prior to her tenure as Alliance president, which began in January 2004, Ms. Callahan spent 14 years as head of the Electric Drive Transportation Association, promoting energy-efficient, advanced transportation technologies powered by batteries, hybrid drive systems and fuel cells. |
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 Since September 2005, Mr. Abraham has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Abraham Group, a business consulting firm based in Washington, D.C., and since 2005, has been a distinguished visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution, a public policy research center headquartered at Stanford University and devoted to the study of politics, economics and political economy as well as international affairs.
He served as the Secretary of Energy, United States Department of Energy, from 2001 through January 2005. Prior to that, he was a United States Senator, representing the State of Michigan from 1995 to 2001. From 1993 to 1994, he was of counsel to the law firm of Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone. He was a co-chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee from 1991 to 1993 and Chairman of the Michigan Republican Party from 1983 to 1991.
Mr. Abraham holds a juris doctorate degree from Harvard Law School. Mr. Abraham also is a director of ICx Technologies and serves as the non-executive chairman of AREVA, Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of the French-owned nuclear company. Mr. Abraham is a trustee of the Churchill Center.
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Energy Efficiency Forum Hall of Fame |
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The Energy Efficiency Forum Hall of Fame is an initiative to pay tribute to outstanding leadership in energy efficiency by honoring professionals who have advanced the mission of the Energy Efficiency Forum: To be the premier forum that promotes an energy efficiency ethic through the presentation of national and worldwide views on energy efficiency and the resulting impact on the environment, national security and economic growth.
The first Hall of Fame inductees were selected at the 20th annual Forum in 2009. The Energy Efficiency Forum Executive Council used the following criteria:
- The nominee must have demonstrated ongoing leadership in energy efficiency, making the topic a significant part of the individual's career and extending his/her impact beyond the organization.
- The nominee must have attained recognition in the field of energy efficiency, either in the public or private sector.
- The nominee must have advanced the Energy Efficiency Forum mission.
- The nominee must have participated or planned to participate in an Energy Efficiency Forum as an award recipient, speaker, or member of the Executive Council.
The Energy Efficiency Forum Hall of Fame will consider new inductees every five years.
Click on the names to the left to read about these pioneers, and where available, watch a video to hear their comments.
Inaugural members of the Energy Efficiency Forum Hall of Fame are inducted in June 2009
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| Back Row: Master of Ceremonies, Clay Nesler, Johnson Controls; Barry Worthington, U.S. Energy Association. Hall of Fame members: Spencer Abraham, former U.S. Secretary of Energy; Branko Terzic, former Federal Energy Regulatory Commissioner; regulatory policy leader - energy & resources, Deloitte Services LP; David Garman, former Under Secretary of Energy; Tom Leppert, former CEO of Turner Construction; mayor of Dallas; James Rogers, chairman, president and chief executive officer, Duke Energy; Kateri Callahan, president, Alliance to Save Energy; Alexander "Andy" Karsner, former Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Also pictured: Betty Arndt, Johnson Controls; Dave Myers, Johnson Controls. |
| Front Row: Doug Decker, Energy Efficiency Forum founder; Mark Ginsberg, former director, Federal Energy Management Program; Hazel O'Leary, former U.S. Secretary of Energy; president, Fisk University; Philip Sharp, former U.S. Congressman, Indiana; president, Resources for the Future; Jack Gibbons, former director, U.S. Congressional Office of Technology Assessment; Christine Ervin, former president, U.S. Green Buildings Council; Kathleen Hogan, director, Climate Protection Partnerships Division. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Dan Reicher, former Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; director, Climate Change and Energy Initiatives, Google.org. |
| Not Pictured: Eileen Claussen, president, Pew Center on Global Climate Change and Strategies for the Global Environment; Byron Dorgan, U.S. Senator, North Dakota; Thomas L. Freidman, NY Times; Thomas Kuhn, president, Edison Electric Institute; Greg Nickels, mayor of Seattle; Governor Edward G. Rendell, governor of Pennsylvania; James Schlesinger, first U.S. Secretary of Energy; Christine Whitman, former Governor of New Jersey, former EPA Administrator; Timothy E. Wirth, former U.S. Senator, Colorado; president, United Nations Foundation |
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