Calendar

2008 AMTA Awards

2008 Hall of Fame Awards

Donald T. Bray
Seymour S. Kremen, Ph.D., J.D. (presented posthumously)
Professor Sidney Loeb, Ph.D.

2008 Water Quality of the Year Award

James “Red” Weddell, P.E., Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

2008 Outstanding Member Award

Lance R. Littrell, P.E., Reiss Engineering, Inc.

2008 Membrane Facility Award

El Paso Water Utilities for the Kay Bailey Hutchison Groundwater Desalination Facility a joint project with the U.S. Army

2008 Robert O. Vernon Award

James Dickerson, Sweetwater Authority

2008/2009 AMTA/NWRI Fellowship

Evan Hatakeyama, University of Colorado at Boulder
William Shane Walker, University of Texas at Austin

2008 Presidential Awards

Steven J. Duranceau, Ph.D., P.E. (University of Central Florida, Florida)
Tom Seacord (Carollo Engineers, P.C., Idaho)
Lynne Gulizia (Toray Membrane USA, Inc., California)
Stuart McClellan (Successfully Applied Membranes, Florida)

2008 Recognition & Service Awards

James Medanich
Paul Shoenberger

2008 Best Paper Award

Donald E. Lindeman, P.E., HDR Engineering, Inc. and Paul Mattausch, Collier County Utilities
“Optimizing Source Water Use in Collier County”

2008 Best Poster Award

Jonathan Brant, Ph.D., HDR Engineering, Inc.
“Assessing the Current Knowledge Base on Membrane Fouling in Desalination Applications”

2008 Best Student Poster Award

Eva Steinle-Darling, Ph.D., Stanford University
“Rejection of Perfluorochemicals (PFCs) by Reverse Osmosis and Nanofiltration Membranes: The Influence of PFC Chemistry, Membrane Type, Fouling, and Feed Water Characteristics”

Past Award Recipients

Every other year during our Biennial Conference, AMTA recognizes outstanding performance by individuals and companies furthering AMTA’s mission to advance the understanding and use of membrane technology to treat municipal, industrial, commercial, agricultural and waste waters.  Below is a list of the awards and respective honorees since 1992.

HALL OF FAME AWARD given in recognition of pioneering and/or lifetime contribution by an individual to water supply or water reuse improvements:

1994     Langdon W. Owen (1972 NWSIA Co-Founder, California)

1994     William E. Warne (1972 NWSIA Co-Founder, California)

1994     Jack Jorgensen (1985-93 NWSIA Executive Director, Maryland)

1994     Bea Jorgensen (1985-93 NWSIA Executive Staff, Maryland)

1995     Walter L. Barnes (Desalting Consultant, North Carolina)

1996     Gordon F. Leitner (Leitner & Associates, Wisconsin)

1996     Floyd Meller (Meller Associates, Massachusetts)

1996     Richard A. Smith (Water Desalination Report, Maryland)

1998     Robert Carnahan (University of South Florida, Florida)

1998     Neil Cline (Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority, California)

2000     Ed Geishecker (Ionics, Inc., Massachusetts)

2000     Lou Beck (Department of Water Resources, California)

2002     Irving Moch, Jr. (I. Moch & Associates, Inc., Delaware)

2004     Ian C. Watson (RosTeK Associates, Inc., Florida)

2006     Richard G. Sudak (Separation Proccesses, Inc., California)

2006     Robert L. Riley (Separation Systems Technology, Inc., California)

2007     John E. Potts (Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc., Florida)

2007     C. Peter Darby (California)

2007     John E. Cadotte (The Dow Chemical Co./FilmTec Corp., Florida)

2008       Donald T. Bray (California)

2008       Seymour S. Kremen, Ph.D., J.D. (presented posthumously)

2008       Professor Sidney Loeb, Ph.D. (Israel)


WATER QUALITY PERSON OF THE YEAR AWARD given in recognition of contribution by an individual in government, academia, research or related field to water supply improvement:

1992     Bill Katz (in recognition of the design of the reversal technique (EDR),
              
“Triple Membrane” technique, privatization of Santa Barbara SWRO,
              and as founding member of AWWA’s Desalting Committee)

1996     Senator Paul Simon (U.S. Senate, Illinois)

1998     Paul Gagliardo (City of San Diego, California)

1998     Peter MacLaggan (Water Resource Consultant, California)

2000     Lou Beck (Department of Water Resources, California)

2002     Congresswomen Karen Thurman (5th Congressional District, Florida)

2004     Kevin Price, (U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Colorado)

2006     James S. Taylor, Ph.D., P.E (University of Central Florida, Florida)

2008       James “Red” Weddell, P.E. (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Texas)


ROBERT O. VERNON AWARD given in recognition of contribution to water supply improvement by an individual working at a desalting or water reuse facility:

1992     Bill Dunivin II (Orange County Water District, California)

1994     Lynn Bolin (City of Dunedin, Florida)

1996     Robert Oreskovich (Dare County Water, North Carolina)

1998     Byron Weightman (City of Fort Myers, Florida)

2000     Randy Hines (Jupiter Water System, Florida)

2000     Randy Garay (Collier County, Public Works Division, Florida)

2002     John Morton (City of Sarasota, Florida)

2004     Philip Noe (The Island Water Association, Florida)

2006     Steve Messner (Collier County Utilities, Florida)

2007     Brad Macek (City of Port St. Lucie, Florida)

2008       James Dickerson (Sweetwater Authority, California)


OUTSTANDING MEMBER, DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD given in recognition of contribution to water supply improvement through individual effort in desalting or water reuse by an AMTA Member:

1994       Walter L. Barnes, Jr. (Desalting Consultant, North Carolina)

1994       William R. Mills, Jr. (Orange County Water District, California)

1996       John E. Potts (Kimley-Horn & Associates, Florida)

1998       Cloice Whitley (Harlingen Waterworks, Texas)

2000       Ian Watson (AEPI/RosTek, Inc., Florida)

2002       Afton Pumps (Harold Derr and David Derr , Texas)

2004       Reiss Environmental, Inc. (Florida)

2006       Carl Spangenberg ( Irvine Ranch Water District, California)

2007       Mehul Patel (Orange County Water District, California)

2008       Lance R. Littrell, P.E., (Reiss Engineering, Inc., Florida)


PRESIDENTIAL AWARD given to acknowledge individuals that have made significant contributions to the growth and development of the American Membrane Technology Association:

1992       Pat Burke (International Desalination Association, Massachusetts)

1992       Bill Everest (Boyle Engineering, California)

1992       Dave Furukawa (Separations Consultants, Inc., California)

1992       Jack Jorgensen (1985-93 NWSIA Executive Director, Maryland)

1992       Bea Jorgensen (1985-93 NWSIA Executive Staff, Maryland)

1992       William R. Mills, Jr. (Orange County Water District, California)

1992       Martin Rigby (Orange County Water District, California)

1992       Suseme H. Suemoto (U.S. Bureau of Reclamation)

1992       U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

1992       Noble Waite (Orange County Water District, California)

1994       Steve Cappos (Fluid Systems, California)

1994       Edward P. Geishecker (Ionics, Massachusetts)

1994       Thomas Leahy III (City of Virginia Beach, Virginia)

1994       James Lozier (CH2M Hill, Arizona)

1996       Leon Awerbuch (Bechtel Corporation, Maryland)

1996       Edward Geishecker (Ionics, Massachusetts)

1996       William R. Mills, Jr. (Orange County Water District, California)

1996       Town of Jupiter Water System (Florida)

1998       Lynne Gulizia (Hydranautics, Inc., California)

1998       Robert Oreskovich (Dare County Water, North Carolina)

1998       David Brown (Jupiter Water System, Florida)

1998       David Derr (Afton Pumps, Inc., Texas)

2000       Robert Yamada (San Diego County Water Authority, California)

2000       Doug Eisberg (Progressive Composite Technologies, California)

2000       Robert Oreskovich (Dare County Water, North Carolina)

2000       Ben Movahed (WATEK Engineering Corporation, Maryland)

2000       Stuart McClellan (The Dow Chemical Company, Florida)

 2002       Robert Yamada (San Diego County Water Authority, California)

2002       Ian C. Watson (RosTeK Associates, Inc., Florida)

2002       Ben Movahed (WATEK Engineering Corporation, Maryland)

2002       Doug Eisberg (Bekaert Progressive Composites, California)

2002       Janet L. Jaworski (Reiter Lowry Consultants, California)

2004       Tom Seacord (Carollo Engineers, P.C, Idaho.)

2004       Michael Pilutti (URS Corporation, Ohio)

2004       Rand y Truby (Hydranautics, California)

2006       Carl Behrens (City of Cape May, New Jersey)

2006       Steven J. Duranceau, Ph.D., P.E. (Boyle Engineering Corporation, Florida)

2006       Casimir F. “Casey” Jaworski (Jawle Consulting, Inc., Florida)

 2006       Kelcia Mazana (Reiss Environmental, Inc., Florida)

2007       Doug Eisberg (Bekaert Progressive Composites, California)

2007       Ben Movahed, P.E (WATEK Engineering, Maryland)

2007       Ian C. Watson, P.E. (RosTek Associates, Inc., Florida)

2007       Bob Yamada (San Diego County Water Authority, California)

2008       Steven J. Duranceau, Ph.D., P.E. (University of Central Florida, Florida)

2008       Tom Seacord (Carollo Engineers, P.C., Idaho)

2008       Lynne Gulizia (Toray Membrane USA, Inc., California)

2008       Stuart McClellan (Successfully Applied Membranes, Florida)


MEMBRANE FACILITY AWARD given in recognition of engineering excellence in the design of a desalting facility:

1996       Jupiter Membrane Desalting WTP (Florida)

1998       Ian C. Watson, (AEPI/RosTek, Inc., California)

2000       Dick Sudak (Separation Processes, Inc., California)

2002       Boyle Engineering Corporation (Sarasota County T. Mabry Carlton Water Treatment Plant and USA largest electrodialysis membrane process in operation today, Sarasota, Florida)

2006       James City Service Authority - Five Forks Facility (Virginia)

2007       North Clackamas County Water Commission, Membrane Filtration Facility (Oregon)

2008       El Paso Water Utilities for the Kay Bailey Hutchison Groundwater Desalination Facility a joint project with the U.S. Army (Texas)


CONFERENCE PAPER PRESENTATION AWARD given in recognition of outstanding preparation and presentation of a technical paper at an AMTA Annual Conference:

1992 Michele Staples (1992 Biennial Conference in Newport Beach, California)

1994 Bob Yamada (1994 Biennial Conference in Palm Beach, Florida)

1996 Greg Leslie (1996 Biennial Conference in Monterey, California)

1998 Mike Mickley (1998 Biennial Conference in Williamsburg, Virginia)

2000 Wayne Bates (2000 Biennial Conference in Lake Tahoe, Nevada)

2002 Christopher J. Martin, P.E. (2002 Biennial Conference in Tampa, Florida)

2004 Robert Yamada (2004 Biennial Conference in San Antonio, Texas)

2006 Steven J. Duranceau, Ph.D., P.E. (2006 Biennial Conference in Anaheim, California)

2007 Roger Noack, P.E. (2007 Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada)

2008       Donald E. Lindeman, P.E. & Paul Mattausch (2008 Joint Conference in Naples, Florida)


CONFERENCE PRESENTATION AWARD given in recognition of outstanding preparation and presentation of a Workshop at an AMTA Annual Conference:

2002 Ben Movahed, P.E., D.E.E. (2002 Biennial Conference in Tampa, Florida)


CONFERENCE POSTER AWARD given in recognition of outstanding poster presentation on a technical paper at an AMTA Annual Conference:

1992 Eli Oklejas (1992 Biennial Conference in Newport Beach, California)

1994 Mike Mickley (1994 Biennial Conference in Palm Beach, Florida)

1996 Seungkwan Hong (1996 Biennial Conference in Monterey, California)

1998 Eric T. Wheatherly (1998 Biennial Conference in Williamsburg, Virginia)

2000 Robert Wright (2000 Biennial Conference in Lake Tahoe, Nevada)

2002 John C. Kiernan (2002 Biennial Conference in Tampa, Florida)

2004 James S. Bays (2004 Biennial Conference in San Antonio, Texas)

2006 Chuck D. Moody (2006 Biennial Conference in Anaheim, California)

2007 Jacimaria Batista, Ph.D. and Walter Johnson, P.E. (2007 Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada)

2008       Jonathan Brant, Ph.D. (2008 Joint Conference in Naples, Florida)


CONFERENCE STUDENT POSTER AWARD given in recognition of outstanding student poster presentation on a technical paper at an AMTA Annual Conference:

2008       Eva Steinle-Darling, Ph.D., (2008 Joint Conference in Naples, Florida)


AMTA FELLOWSHIP AWARD given in cooperation with the National Water Research Institute (NWRI):

2007       Kendra Ruth Colyar (2007 Annual Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada)

2007       Eva Steinle-Darling (2007 Annual Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada)

2008       Evan Hatakeyama (2008 Joint Conference in Naples, Florida)

2008       William Shane Walker (2008 Joint Conference in Naples, Florida)