The Howard Maxwell Award for Distinguished Service to the Ohio-Region Section of the American Physical Society is presented to those members of the Section who have rendered outstanding service to the Section. It is named in honor of Howard Maxwell of Ohio Wesleyan University who rendered nearly two decades of such service. Past recipients of this award have been:
Howard Maxwell, Ohio Wesleyan University, Spring 1979
Wave Shaffer, Ohio State University, Spring 1983
Charles Randall, Ohio University, Fall 1984
Thomas Dillman, Denison University, Spring 1985
Samuel Wheeler, Denison University, Spring 1985
John Eichelberger, Monsanto Mounds Labs, Fall 1987
Leonard Jossem, Ohio State University, Fall 1987
Cy Rutledge, Mead Corporation, Fall 1994
Charles Wilson, University of Akron, Spring 1997
Paul Hagelberg, Wittenberg University, Spring 2000
Mike Mickelson, Denison University, Fall 2001
Ron Tabak, Youngstown State University, Spring 2002
Bunny Clark, Ohio State University, Fall 2002
Gordon Aubrecht, Ohio State University Marion, Spring 2004
Bruce Craver, University of Dayton, Fall 2008
Paul Sholter, Miami University, Fall 2008
Barbara Andereck, Ohio Wesleyan University, Fall 2009
Roger Rollins, Ohio University, Fall 2009
Klaus Fritsch, John Carroll University, Spring 2011
Fred Trexler, Spring Arbor University, Spring 2018
Nominees and award and office holders are expected to meet standards of professional conduct and integrity as described in the APS Ethics Guidelines. Violations of these standards may disqualify people from consideration or lead to revocation of honors or removal from office.