1984 Instrument Society of America's (ISA) prestigious International Kermit Fischer Award for the conception, design and implementation of an infrared thermometer for the field of environmental science.  1987 American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE) Ag Engineering 50 Award for the design of an infrared sensor for crop monitoring.  1988 American Society of Agricultural Engineers  (ASAE) Ag Engineering 50 Award for the design of an infrared multimeter which displays Crop Water Stress Index.  1989 American Society of Agricultural Engineers  (ASAE) Ag Engineering 50 Award for the design of a computerized infrared temperature transducer.  1991 Fellow Membership status in the Instrument Society of America (ISA) for the design and development of low-temperature infrared thermometers for medical and agricultural applications.  1991 First Place Award from Design Engineering for the Most Innovative Product of 1991.  1999 Best of Sensors Expo '99 for the design and development of the Series 6000 Infrared Temperature Sensors with Light Sighting.  2007 American Society of Agricultural Engineers and Biological Engineers (ASABE) AE50 Honoree for the design of the computerized infrared temperature sensor.  Charles "Gene" Everest was chosen as one of the top ten winners from the last 20 years for having the most innovative invention.