QUINCY, MA -- Each year, the NFPA Standards Council recognizes individuals for their outstanding contributions to the development of codes and standards. This year, 12 recipients were honored at the NFPA Stars at Night awards ceremony, held during the annual NFPA Conference & Expo in Las Vegas on Sunday, June 21.

For more information about each award and this year’s recipients, visit the webpages highlighted below.

2026 Recipient for the Standards Medal:

Daniel Madrzykowski, PhD
Research Engineer
UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute
Columbia, MD

2026 Recipient for the Special Achievement Award:

Richard Dunn
South Carolina State Firefighters’ Association
Columbia, SC

2026 Recipients for the Committee Service Awards:

Louis Barrios
Fulshear, TX 

Bruce G. Campbell, FSFPE
Jensen Hughes
Columbia, MD 

Michael Carsillo
West Palm Beach Gardens Fire Rescue
Palm Beach Gardens, FL

Samuel Dannaway
Coffman Engineers
Honolulu, HI 

David Hollinger
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA 

Alwin Kelly
Jensen Hughes
Baltimore, MD 

Ron A. Kirsch, PhD
OHS Associates, Inc.
Brentwood, TN 

Ronald B. Laurence, Jr., PE
Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.
Auburn, NH 

Matthew Mertens
North Shore Fire Department
Glendale, WI

David Nugent
TUV SUD America Inc./Global Risk Consultants
The Woodlands, TX

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