(ANSI: Washington) -- American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has announced the recipients of its 2010 Leadership and Service Awards. Recipients have been recognized for their significant contributions to national and international standardization activities, as well as an ongoing commitment to their industry, nation, and the enhancement of the global voluntary consensus standards system. ANSI will honor these 24 distinguished award recipients at the 2010 ANSI Leadership and Service Awards, a banquet and ceremony to be held on Wednesday evening, Sept. 22, at the Sheraton National Hotel in Arlington, Virginia. The ceremony is held in conjunction with World Standards Week 2010.

Ileana Martinez, standards specialist, global standards and information group at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has been awarded the Astin-Polk International Standards Medal, which honors distinguished service in promoting trade and understanding among nations through the advancement, development, or administration of international standardization, measurements, or certification.

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