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About the Foundation Members
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Kash Husain SM IEEE
Dillon Consulting
London, Ontario, Canada
Kash is a graduate of Mount Allison University and Dalhousie University
where, in 1976 he received a BEng in Electrical Engineering. He is
currently employed with Dillon Consulting Ltd. His expertise is in the
design, construction and commissioning of Power Systems for large
Industries.
Kash has more than 22 years of continuous volunteer service with IEEE
Canada. It all started at the Section level and has progressed to the
National level. He has served on the Canadian Atlantic Section as
Secretary, vice-chair and Chair. When the family moved to London, ON,
Kash joined the ExCom of the London Section and served as Chair for 5
years. He is currently Section Treasurer. In recognition of his efforts
to rejuvenate the Section, Kash received the MB Broughton Central Canada
Merit Award. Kash has also volunteered at the National level where he has been
the Central Area Chair. In 2011, Kash was awarded the W S Read Outstanding
Service Gold Medal for his volunteer efforts with IEEE Canada. Kash has ben a
member of the IEEE Canadian Foundation since 2006.
In April 2000, Kash went on disability leave as a result of his loss of
eyesight. He has Retinitis Pigmentosa a degenerative decease of the
retina - Kash is legally blind! Rather than retreat and shy-away from
society, Kash has done the opposite. He has become a full-time volunteer
not just with the IEEE but with several other organizations which
provide support and services to persons with disabilities.
In April 2011, Kash received the June Callwood Award for Outstanding
Volunteerism in Ontario.
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