WASHINGTON-Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Personal Communications Industry Association as part of the festivities surrounding the annual Eugene Bowler Award ceremony scheduled for April 29. At press time, this year’s Bowler Award recipient was being decided by the award’s board of directors.
“Sen. McCain has been a staunch supporter of the telecommunications industry and has fostered its growth,” said Jay Kitchen, PCIA president. “He will be establishing the framework of where we will be going during the rest of our lifetimes. We recognize Sen. McCain for the extraordinary sacrifices he has made on behalf of his country and for his commitment to a vibrant telecommunications marketplace fueled by competition.”
Previous Lifetime Achievement Award winners include Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.); Federal Communications Commissioner James Quello; and Rep. Thomas Bliley (R-Va.) who, by tradition, has been asked to present this year’s award.
Two Bowler Foundation scholarships to the Boston University School of Law, awarded last December, will be acknowledged at the awards dinner. The recipients are Vincent Paladini and Theresa Fisher. A third $5,000 scholarship, new this year, has been endowed by Glenayre Electronics and will be awarded to a student attending the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg.
In related news, PCIA announced Michele Farquhar, chief of the FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, will keynote the association’s upcoming New Wireless Spectrum Opportunities conference. The conference will be held April 28 and 29 in Washington.
