2023
Warren Johnson
Bruce Biltoft
Presented to Warren Johnson and Bruce Biltoft in recognition of pioneering and/or lifetime contribution by an individual to water supply or water reuse improvements.
Warren Johnson
In recognition of Warren’s contribution to the membrane filtration industry. Starting in 1988 as a water chemist at Memcor’s parent company in Australia, Memtec Ltd, Warren was involved in the early days of hollow fiber membrane filtration for use in drinking water systems and wastewater reuse. Throughout his early years, Warren was involved in developing the membrane integrity standards still used today. As Director of Product Development, he was instrumental in developing new markets for hollow fiber filtration technology, before becoming the Global R&D Director for Memcor. Warren’s dedication to the industry to develop and promote hollow fiber membrane systems for microfiltration and ultrafiltration helped expand the acceptance and use of this technology around the world.
Bruce Biltoft
In recognition of Bruce’s contribution to the membrane filtration industry. Starting in 1985 at Memcor’s parent company in Australia, Memtec Ltd, as a Project Engineer, Bruce was heavily involved in the early development of hollow fiber membrane filtration. Through 5 significant ownership changes, and an increasing level of responsibility, Bruce was directly involved in the successful equipment development, application, fabrication, sales and business management of membrane filtration throughout his 37 years with the company. Bruce’s dedication to Memcor and the emerging use of hollow fiber for microfiltration and ultrafiltration was instrumental in the acceptance of this technology around the world.
2022
Ashwin M. Desai
Rick Lesan
Peter MacLaggan
2020/2021
Lynn E. Applegate, PhD, DuPont Company
Donald Hoyt Doud, DuPont, Permasep Division
Theodore J. Larson, General Atomic Company
Craig Netwig, King Lee Technologies
2019
Patricia Burke, Global Desalination Advocate
Kenkere Channabasappa, Membrane Division Chief for the Office of Saline Water
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
Dave Grunau, Polymetrics/Aqua Design, California
Bill Katz, Massachusetts
Melvin Lew, The US Office of Saline Water, Virginia
Frank Leitz, The Bureau of Reclamation, Colorado
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