Hall of Fame Awards

Presented to Patricia Burke, Kenkere Channabasappa, and Clarence William “Bill” Saltonstall
                                               
Given in recognition of pioneering and/or lifetime contribution by an individual to water supply or water reuse improvements.

Patricia A. Burke

In recognition of Ms. Burke’s contribution to the application and commercialization of membrane desalination over her more than five-decade career.  She began in freeze desalination and was a founding NWSIA Member and its first Executive Director. Patricia became the first Secretary General for the International Desalination Association (IDA) in 1985 where she served for 33 years as a global desalination advocate, expanding the world-wide influence of desalination and leading many trade missions to advance acceptance of the technology.

 

Kenkere C. Channabasappa accepted by Harold Fravel

In recognition of Dr. Channabasappa’s contribution to the industry in the 1960-70’s as the driving force for government funding to develop reverse osmosis technology. He worked as the Membrane Division Chief for the Office of Saline Water (OSW) in the U.S. Dept. of the Interior and served as a past president of the International Desalination & Environmental Association (IDEA), the predecessor to the International Desalination Association (IDA).

 

Clarence William (Bill) Saltonstall accepted by Harold Fravel

In recognition of Dr. Saltonstall’s contribution to reverse osmosis membrane development throughout his career.  Starting in 1964 as an early innovator as Director of Research at Envirogenics (an Aerojet General company), Bill led his team of engineer-scientists in the development of the cellulose acetate/cellulose triacetate “blend” membrane.  This “blend” RO membrane was the dominant pre-thin film technology and was installed in 100% of the 1978 Yuma Desalination facility.

2019

Patricia Burke, IDA
Kenkere Channabasappa 
Clarence William “Bill” Saltonstall, Envirogenics

2018

Jim Birkett, ADL & West Neck Strategies Nobleboro, MA
Randy Truby, General Atomic Company, Aqua Media, FEDCO, Hydranautics/Nitto & Toray, and RL Truby Associates, Escondido, CA
Clinton V. Kopp, Northstar Research, Travenol Labs, Memtec Ltd. & Osmonics, Minnetonka, MN

2017

Bill Andrews, Polymetrics / DesalCo / Dweer, Bermuda
Charlie Hull, Separation Engineering, California
Srinivasa Sourirajan, UCLA Los Angeles, Ottawa, Canada
Mike Stefanic, Aqua Media, Fluid Systems / Toray Membranes, Inc., California

2016

Paul L. Culler, Basic Technologies, Florida
Jaren F. Leet, Aqua Media, California
Dean Spatz, Osmonics, Inc., Wyoming

2015

2014

Gene Erickson, Northstar Research / FilmTec, Minnesota
Roy Larson, Northstar Research / FilmTec, Alabama
Bob Petersen, Northstar Research / FilmTec, Minnesota

2013

Ben Mohlenhoff, Aerex Industries, Inc., Florida
Hany Said, Pacific Aqua, California

2012

Stuart A. McClellan, S.A.McClellan, Inc., Florida

2010

John W. Arnold, Ph.D, Desalcott, North Carolina
Professor James S. Taylor, Ph.D., P.E., University of Central Florida,Civil and Environmental Engineering Institute, Florida

2009

David Furukawa, P.E., Separation Consultants, Inc., California
Professor Julius “Bud” Glater, Ph.D, University of California, Los Angeles, Engineering Dept., California

2008

Donald T. Bray, Nimbus Water Systems, California
Professor Sidney Loeb, Ph.D., Israel
Seymour S. Kremen, Ph.D., J.D., Presented posthumously

2007

C. Peter Darby, California
John E. Cadotte, The Dow Chemical Co./FilmTec Corp., Florida
John E. Potts, Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc., Florida

2006

Richard G. Sudak, Separation Proccesses, Inc., California
Robert L. Riley, Separation Systems Technology, Inc., California

2004

Ian C. Watson, RosTeK Associates, Inc., Florida

2002

Irving Moch, Jr., I. Moch & Associates, Inc., Delaware

2000

Ed Geishecker, Ionics, Inc., Massachusetts
Lou Beck, Department of Water Resources, California

1998

Neil Cline, Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority, California
Robert Carnahan, University of South Florida, Florida

1996

Floyd Meller, Meller Associates, Massachusetts
Gordon F. Leitner, Leitner & Associates, Wisconsin
Richard A. Smith, Water Desalination Report, Maryland

1995

Walter L. Barnes, Desalting Consultant, North Carolina

1994

Bea Jorgensen, 1985-93 NWSIA Executive Staff, Maryland
Jack Jorgensen, 1985-93 NWSIA Executive Director, Maryland
Langdon W. Owen, 1972 NWSIA Co-Founder, California
William E. Warne, 1972 NWSIA Co-Founder, California