AMTA Awards

2011 Water Quality Person of the Year Award

Professor Steven J. Duranceau, Ph.D., P.E., University of Central Florida, Civil Environmental & Construction Engineering

In recognition of his years of hard work on behalf of AMTA, most recently his significant contribution and input to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the State Guidance Manuals

2011 Outstanding Member Award

Bob Oreskovich, H2O Innovation

In recognition of his many years as a contributor to AMTA, most recently his positive energy and effort at organizing workshops as well as his service on the Nominations Committee, Chairman of the Technology Transfer Committee and as an Affiliate Affairs Representative to SEDA

2011 Membrane Facility Award

Palm Bay Utilities – South Regional RO Plant

In recognition of their forward thinking policies in the management of a state-of-the-art water treatment facility including their creative use of off peak power to make the most of available resources and their enlisting of local volunteers to actively advance the development of licensed operators

Robert O. Vernon Award

Jim Richardson South Martin Regional Utility

In recognition of his outstanding contribution as a membrane plant operator and for his dedication and commitment to the industry and to water treatment using membranes

2011 Recognition & Service Award

David Derr, Afton Pumps, Inc.

In recognition of his fourteen years of tireless and productive service as an AMTA Board of Director, with special thanks for his contribution and insight while in the office of Treasurer

2011 Recognition & Service Award

John Balliew, P.E., El Paso Water Utilities

In recognition of his excellent organization of the AMTA Workshop in El Paso and his service as a member of the AMTA Board of Directors from 2009 until 2011

2011 Presidential Award

Anai Padilla

In recognition of her coordinator of the AMTA Workshop held in El Paso, Texas, this award acknowledges her leadership and commitment to the highest level of member service offered to the association.

2011 Presidential Award

Winnie Shih

In recognition of her many contributions to the Association, specifically the outstanding coordination of AMTA’s Newsletter “Solutions”.

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)

2009 David Furukawa, P.E. and Professor Julius "Bud" Glater, Ph.D

2010 John W. Arnold, Ph.D and Professor James S. Taylor, Ph.D., P.E.

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)

2009 Claude A. "Bud" Lewis (Mayor of City of Carlsbad and Chair of San Diego County Water Authority

2010 Professor Desmond Lawler, Ph. D. (University of Texas at Austin)

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)

2009 Harley Slater (Yucaipa Valley Water District)

2010 Wayne Wright (Irvine Ranch Water District)

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)

2009 WATEK Engineering Corporation

2010 Steve J. Lash (Reiss Engineering, Inc.)

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)

2009 Clara Ogren-Rubalcaba and Vincent Tursi

2010 Irving Moch, Jr., Ph. D. (I. Moch & Assoc., Inc.), Coley Ali (Professional Water Technologies, Inc.), and Bryan Lovan, P.E. (Kentucky Engineering Group, PLLC)

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)

2009 City of Palm Coast for Water Treatment Plant #2

2010 Yucaipa Valley Regional Water Filtration Facility

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)

2009 Todd Reynolds (Kennedy/Jenks Consultants)

2010 Robert "Bob" McVicker (Mesa Consolidated Water District)

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)

2009 Stefani Harrison (MWH Americas, Inc.)

2010 Jami Cerone (HDR Engineering)

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)

2010 Loreen Villacorte

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)

2009 Evan Hatakeyama (University of Colorado at Boulder) and William Shane Walker (University of Texas at Austin)

2010 Yaolin Liu (George Washington University) and Alberto Tiraferri (Yale University)

RECOGNITION & SERVICE AWARDgiven in recognition of contributions to water desalination, membrane technology and water supply improvment.

2009 Michael R. Gabaldon and Robert S. "Bob" Castle

2010 Steve Messner (Collier County Utilities)