AWARDS
TECHNOLOGY CONF. & EXHIBITION AWARDS

RHODES PETROLEUM INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARD (OIL DROP) – HOUSTON
T. Paul Bulmahn, ATP Oil & Gas Corporation, 2008
Pete Kinnear, FMC Technologies, 2007
Don Vardeman, Anadarko E&P USA, Inc., 2006
Ed Horton, Deepwater Technologies, Inc. - 2005
Mike Brady - 2004
Joe Fowler, Stress Engineering Services, 2003
Gary Smith, Larry E. Reimert, Michael Walker, Dril-Quip, 2001
William J. Dore, Global Industries, Ltd. - 2000
Stephen A. Holditch, Texas A&M University - 1999
John Huff, Oceaneering - 1998
F. Laurance Fuller, Amoco - 1997
Mike R. Bowlin, Arco - 1996
James Moffett (Freeport-McMoran) - 1995
Riley P. Bechtel (Bechtel) - 1994
W. B. Pieper (Halliburton) - 1993
Constantine Nicandros (Conoco) - 1992
James A. Middleton (Arco) - 1991
Glenn A. Cox (Phillips Petroleum) - 1990
Thomas H. Cruikshank (Halliburton) - 1989
Gordon Cain (Cain Chemical) - 1988
John F. Bookout (Shell Oil) - 1987
William H. Bricker (Diamond Shamrock) - 1986
Roy M. Huffington (Huffco) - 1985
George P. Mitchell (Mitchell Energy) - 1984

 
ARTHUR LUBINSKI BEST PAPER AWARD (OTC)

P.A. Brown, E. Rooduijn and M Lemoël, Single Buoy Moorings Inc.; and G. Stone, Murphy Sabah Oil Co., Ltd., 2008
Robert D. Blevins, Consultant and Mason Wu, Acergy, 2007
J.K. Vandiver, S. Swithenbank, and V. Jaiswal of MIT and H. Marcollo of AMOG Consulting, 2006
R. McInnes, FMCTI; R.S. Arnold, Proforma PSI LLC; D.R. Wieczorek and B. Brooks, FMCTI, 2005
Y. Doreen Chin and Xuegeng Wang (Aker Kvaerner, Inc.), 2004
G. V. Lever (Petro-Canada), B. Dunsmore (Halliburton Brown & Root), J.R. Keen (Petro-Canada) - 2001
Robert L. Byers (Reading & Bates Development Co.), Richard E. Trevitt (Total Offshore Production Systems), William R. Philber (INTEC Engineering, Inc.) - 2000
T.S. Taylor, T. Pendlington, R. Bird (BP Amoco) - 1999
Mike Williams, Jim Hale-1998
Carl Langner, Bharat Shah - 1997
J.E. Hall, W.Z. Sheng, M.J. Krenek, L.D. Couglas, and A.M. MacFarlane, Amoco Liuhau - 1996
R. Swanson, V. Rao, C. Langer, G. Venkmatargman (Shell Dev.) - 1995
J. Johnson (Oryx) M. Dacosta, R. Terrell (FMC) C. Burton (Intec) - 1994
Egil Eide, R. A. Colmer - 1992
R. H. Gunderson, A. Stevenson, J. A. Harris, Gahagan, T. Wimon - 1992
Ga. Z. Forristall, R. S. Mercier, R D. Larrabee - 1991
B. Baugh, W. S. Tillinghast - 1990
S. J. Harding, Hugh Banon - 1989
D. G. Clarke, A. S. Warne - 1988
I. H. Brooks - 1987
R. E. Frishmuth - 1986
J. E. Miller, R. D. Young - 1985
M. B. Allen, L. C. Eichberger TIE WITH M. Sakai, N. Nakazawa, T. Ono, H. Sarki - 1984
J. K. Vandiver - 1983

 
WOELFEL MECHANICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (OTC)

Yantai Raffles (Achievement); Versabar (Innovation) - 2008
V-Tech (Achievement); DES, A Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Cameron (Innovation) - 2007
Noble Corporation (Achievement); Kalsi Engineering (Innovation) - 2006
Viking Technology (Achievement); SEACON Advanced Products (Innovation) - 2005
Halliburton Energy Services (Achievement); Remora Technology (Innovation) - 2004
Shell International Exploration (Achievement); Westech Heavy Machinery Division, A Control Flow Company (Innovation) - 2003
Superior Manufacturing & Hydraulics Clincher Division and Kwick Konnect Tubular Handling Services (Achievement); SPM Flow Control (Innovation) - 2002
Maersk Contractors (Achievement), Big Inch Marine Systems, Inc. (Innovation) - 2001
Stolt Offshore (Achievement), TREFILEUROPE (Innovation) -2000
ABB Offshore Systems AS (Achievement), Francis Torque (Innovation) - 1999
McDermott   ETPM (Achievement),Welltec  (Innovation) - 1998
Apollo Services - 1997
Maritime Hydraulics (Achievement), DPI (Innovation) - 1996
Camco - 1995
SBM, Inc. Monaco - 1994
Camco – 1993      
The Western Company - 1992
Bilco Tools, Inc. - 1991
Bilco Tools, Inc. - 1990
FMC Corporation - 1989
FMC Corporation - 1988
FMC Corporation - 1987
Daniel Industries, Inc. - 1986
Power Tork Hydraulics, Inc. - 1985
No Award - 1984
Hydril Company - 1983

 GEOCA ENGINEERING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Joe Fowler, Stress Engineering - 2008
Gary Harrison, BP - 2007
Carl Langner, Langner and Associates, 2006
Preston Mason, KBR, 2005
Donald R. Ray, Transocean, 2001
Robert C. Malahy, Jr., Global Industries, Ltd. - 2000
Kenneth J. Fewel, Peerless Mfg. Co. - 1999
Steve Wheeler, Texaco DeepStar, 1998
Edmund J. Seiders, Tulsa - 1997
Don Wilson Barry - 1996
Edmund Fisher - 1995
Frank H. Walk, New Orleans - 1994
Dean Hermanson - 1993
Ross Kastor, Houston - 1992
Samuel Collier, Houston - 1991
Paul Koomey,  New Orleans - 1990
Albert E. Woelfel, Houston - 1989
Marvin R. Jones (Ret.), New Orleans - 1988
William Maurer, Dallas - 1987
John V. Fredd, New Orleans - 1986
No Award - 1985
Harry J. Sweet, New Orleans - 1984
Phillip S. Sizer, New Orleans - 1982
Charles Jackson, Houston - 1981
Martin Goland, New Orleans - 1980
Jan Geertsma, Houston - 1978
Herbert Allen, Houston - 1977
Hector R. Lara Sosa, Pemex - 1976
Arthur Lubinski, Tulsa - 1969
Milton S.Nehls - 1968
Jack P. Mooney – 1966

OTC PROGRAM CHAIRS
1969-1971 L.W. Ledgerwood
1972-1973 A. Woelfel
1974-1975 C.R. Neilon
1976-1977 J. Noerger
1978  C.R. Neilon
1979-1980 J. Noerger
1981-1983 N.A. Nelson
1984-1985 J.C. Chung
1986-1988 C. Murphey
1989-1991 B. Baugh
1991-1992 C. Langner
1993  B. Schwind
1994-1998 M. Williams
1998-1999 T. Kelly
1999-2000 C. Burton
2000-2001 C. Burton
2004-2005 C. Burton
2005-2007 C. Burton
2007-Current J. Bell 
 
SILVER PATENT AWARD
Joe Pallini - 2007
Dan Scott - 2006
Jack Miller - 2005
Gerald Baker - 2004
Charlie Bridges - 2002
Rolf Pessier - 2001
Carl G. Langner - 2000
John Baugh  - 1999
Lionel Milberger, ABB Vetco Gray – 1998
Willard W. (Bill) Kemp - 1997
John Ortloff, Houston - 1996
Edward Galle - 1995
John H. Fowler - 1994
Joe Hynes, Houston - 1993
Norman Nelson, Houston - 1992
John V. Fredd, Houston - 1991
Phillip S. Sizer, New Orleans - 1990
Marvin R. Jones, Houston - 1989
Arthur G. Ahlstone, New Orleans – 1988


ROSS KASTOR EDUCATORS AWARD
Charles Royce - 2008

Christopher Lindsey-Curran - 2007
Chuck Richards - 2006
Reagan Flowers - 2005
Darren K. Habetz - 1999
Ross Kastor, Houston - 1998

 
STUDENT PAPER COMPETITION
José de  Jesús Alarcón Celis, a Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Campus Ciudad De México – 2001
Monica Suman, University of Houston – 1999

 
ASME EXCEPTIONAL VOLUNTEER AWARD
Keith Thayer - 2007
Glenn MacDonald - 2006
Sam Collier - 2005
Fred Stoerkel - 2001

Keith Thayer Exceptional Early Career Engineer Award
Established in 2007
Marcos Flores, Chevron - 2007
 
LEWIS SERVICE AWARD
Philip L. Carpentier, 2001
Joe Fowler - 2000
Adel Tawfik, Houston - 1999
Edmund J. Seiders, Tulsa - 1998
Frank Adamek, Houston - 1997
Jim Regan, Dallas - 1996
Ibrahim Konuk, Ottawa - 1995
G.P. (Bud) Peterson, College Station - 1994
Arthur Reine, Houston - 1993
Kenton Chickering, Houston - 1992
Karl B. Geoca, Houston - 1991
John B. Dicks, New Orleans - 1990
Frank H. Walk, Houston - 1989
T. J. Kozik, New Orleans - 1988
J. H. Stokes, New Orleans - 1988
James E. Reagan, Dallas - 1987
Keith Thayer, Dallas - 1987
Walter von Nimitz, New Orleans - 1986
Ross Kastor, Dallas - 1985
Albert E. Woelfel, Monterrey - 1984
C. R. Neilon, Houston - 1983
M. M. Livingston, Dallas - 1981
John E. Ortloff, Denver - 1980
Samuel L. Collier, Tulsa - 1979

 
THAYER MECHANICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Aqua-Dyne, Inc. - 1996


VON NIMITZ ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP AWARD

Gary Hurta, Dril-Quip, 2001
Charlie Peterman, Hydril Company - 2000
Larry Rogers, Peerless Manufacturing Co. - 1999
Tom Kelley, Cameron - 1998
David Mallis, Hydril - 1997
Michael Williams, FMC - 1996

 
EUGENE W. JACOBSON AWARD
Y. Doreen Chin, 2001
Ahmadbazlee Matzain, Mandar S. Apte, Hong-Quan Zhang, James P. Brill, Jeff L. Creek - 2000
Jarl Oyestein, Cem Sarica, Zelimir Schmidt, Dale Doty - 1999
Shoubo Wang, Ram Mohan, Ovadia Shaham, Gene Kouba- 1998
Gary Galle, Rudolf Bond, ABB Vetco Gray - 1997
John V. Kenner, Matthew R. Isbell, Hughes Christensen - 1996
E. Lammine, A. Leseultre, G. Clydsdale (DBS Aberdeen) - 1995
J. Dempsey, A. Al-Gouhi (Saudi Aramco) - 1994
Gary Galle (ABB Vetco) - 1993
M. F. Zabielski, J. D. Freihaut, C. J. Egolf - 1991
M. S. Kalsi, J. Langford, Houston - For 1990
K. Rafa, T. Tomoda, R. Ridley, New Orleans - For 1989
J. F. Kiefner, R. D. Fischer, Houston - For 1988
K. Boltros, M. Weiss, New Orleans - For 1987
W. A. Maxey, Dallas - For 1986
J. C. Wachel, F. R. Szenasi, S. C. Denison, New Orleans - For 1985
Roy S. Marlow, A. L. Mason, Dallas - For 1984
Eronini I. Umez-Eronini, New Orleans - For 1983
K. G. Nikkel, R. Cowan, J. R. Labbe, Houston - For 1982
Virgil J. Lunardinini, New Orleans - For 1981
Ibrahim Konuk, Houston - For 1980
D. W. Dareing, T. Haung, New Orleans - For 1978
Jin Soo Chung, New Orleans - For 1977

 
ECKART SERVICE AWARD
Guoqiang Li, Charles C. Burton, 2001
Christopher Alexander, Ross Kastor, Andrzej (Andrew) K. Wojtanowicz, Alfred W. Eustes, Jennifer Miskimins, Stephen Huang, Houshang Masudi, Su-Seng Pang, Tom P. Kelly - 2000
James Brill - 1999
Bobby Grimes, Michael Williams, Marina Smith, Jim Liou, Kenneth J. Fewel – 1998
Houshang Masaudi, Karan Surana, Su-Seng Pang - 1997
Terry Lechinger, Davind Ringhousen, John Cohen, Travis Stripling - 1996
Kenneth Zipp, Wilhelm Rossak - 1996
I. Ellui, D. Hurley, S. Khurana, B. Shrake - 1995
K. Vargas, N. Ismail, C. Hilgert, E. Seiders - 1994
Richard Urquhart, Bulent Ovunc, M. Vikram Rao, Ernest L. Kistler, Kenneth Vargas - 1992
Murat M. Tanik, Shyam N. Singh, Adel S. Tawfik, Brian Williams - 1991
Frank Adamek, David Hui, John Rowley, Dzung Nguyen, Y. Jerry Arnoni - 1990
Frank Demarest, Houshang Masudi, Edmund J. Seiders, Richard G. Urquhart - 1989
Ozer Arans, Ibrahim Konuk - 1988
A. Ertas, B. F. Baugh, J. D. Clegg, Dan T. Hisey , J. F. Stokes - 1987
Dr. R. B. Pan, Dan Worobec, George Peterson, C. E. Murphey, B. H. Basavara - 1986
Virgil Lunardini, Joseph K.H. Chou, Peter K.S. Tso, Robert J. Mann, Jerry Arnoni - 1985
Gregory E. Brazaitis, John R. Dicks, William B. Thomas, John D. Leitch  - 1985
Luis E. Montemayor, Harold C. Lowe, William Collins, S. K. Chakrabarti - 1985
O. A. Ayorinde, Ken Chickering - 1985
Dals S. Baird, Edmund J. Seiders, .Neil Finlayson, Norman Nelson, Greta Brooks - 1984
Donald R. Hayes, Arthur H. Reine, Joseph W. Galate - 1983
Earl J. Hicks, Dean E. Hermanson, John Echols - 1983
John Martinez, Roland O. Cox, Karl T. Geoca, Thomas J. Kozik, J. M. Kovacik - 1982
David P. Herd, Earl Seaton, Joseph Rozewics, L. Z. Shuck, J. B. Cheatham - 1981
John Zimmerhanzel, Jin Soo Chung, James E. Reagan - 1980
Dennis J. Bilyeu, William B. Bradley - 1979


COLLIER SERVICE AWARD

Karan Surana, Stephen Huang, Andrew Wojtanowicz, Su-Seng Pang, Marina Q. Smith, Houshang Masudi - 2001
Alfred W. Eustes, III., Kenneth J. Fewel, Jim Brill - 2000
Thomas Kozik, Heinz-Dieter Knoell, Arnoldo Muyshondt, Bulent Ovunc, Travis Stripling, Bobby Grimes, Karan Surana, Houshang Masudi - 1999
Ernest Kistler, Margaret Wooldridge - 1998
Bill Flanders - 1997
Thomas Kozik, Ernest Kistler, Kenneth Vargas - 1996
Ernest Kistler, Richard Boswell - 1995
Craig Redding - 1995 (Was Division Service Award)
Benton F. Baugh, Dzung Nguyen, Kenneth Vargas, C. A. Bollfrass - 1992
Hal Oliver, Richard Urquhart, Carl Langner - 1992
Peter Weiner, Atila Ertas,  Peter Tso, P. L. Carpentier,  B. Pinkowski, I. Shparber- 1990
Carey E. Murphey, Ibrahim Konuk,  Edmund J. Seiders,  John Martinez - 1988
Bud Peterson, Rick Welch, Y. (Jerry) Aroni, John McCaskill  - 1988

 
CHAIR'S AWARD
Carl G. Langner - 2000
Philip Carpentier - 1999
Joe Fowler -1998
Adel Tawfik -1997
Edmund J. Seiders - 1996
Frank Adamek - 1995
Benton F. Baugh - 1994
Ibrahim Konuk - 1993
Bud Peterson - 1992
Arthur H. Reine - 1991
Kenton Chickering - 1990
Karl B. Geoca - 1989
John B. Dicks - 1988
T. J. Kozik - 1987
James E. Regan - 1986
K. B. Thayer - 1985
J. H. Stokes - 1984
W. W. von Nimitz - 1983
A.. E. Woelfel - 1982
Frank L. Evans - 1981
Ross Kastor - 1980
Frank H. Walk - 1978-79
M. M. Livingston - 1977

 
COMPOSITES SYMPOSIUM BEST PAPER AWARD
GT. Mase, P.L.N. Murthy, C.C. Chamis, Houston - 1991
Peter W. R., Beaumont - 1990
A. T. Russell, T. Y. Reddy, S. Reid, P.D. Soden - 1989

 
TEN PAPER CUP AWARD
Richard Bannerot - 1991 Larry Witte - 1991 John Leinhard - 1991
Virgil Flanigan - 1991 G. A. Karim - 1991 S. R. Gollahalliu - 1991
John Rowley - 1991 G. P. (Bud) Peterson - 1991 Benton Baugh - 1991
Charles Dalton - 1991 Thomas Kozik – 1991
 D. Yogi Goswami - 1992 Sachin Bhaduvi - 1992 Ida Wierzba - 1992
Richard M. Baldwin - 1992 Harold R. Simmons - 1992  T. E. Horton – 1992
Su-Seng Pang – 1997
K.C. Kettleborough – 1999 Houshang Masudi - 1999 Abdul Sadat – 1999
Guoqiang Li – 2001  Samuel I. Ibekwe – 2001 Patrick F. Mensah –2001
Don W. Dareing –2001


OTHER AWARDS

HENRY R. WORTHINGTON MEDAL
Tom Fritsch, West Chester, PA, 1997 (presented 1998 ETCE)
Dara W. Childs, Houston - 1991
Irving Taylor, New Orleans - 1990
Kenneth L. Treiber, Houston - 1989
Raymond B. Furst, WAM, Anaheim -  1988
John E. Miller, New Orleans - 1987
Warren H. Frazer, Dallas  -  1986
Warren H. Frazer, Dallas -  1986
Samuel Collier, New Orleans -  1985
H. H. Anderson -  1984
Calvin W. Gongwer -  1983
Allan J. Acosta -  1982
Warren G. Whippen - 1981
Igor K. Karassik - 1980

 
ASME CENTENNIAL MEDALLIONS - 1980
Frank H. Walk Phillip S. Sizer Howard R. Sharp
Patrick A. Randolph John E. Ortloff Gale E. Nevill 
H. H. Meridith Mickey M. Livingston Ross L.Kastor
Ralph H. Clarke

SPECIAL AWARDS
Tom Kozik    Special Oil Drop Award for service

Ozer Arnas    Valued contributions to Petroleum Division and Houston - 1989    service as Sr. Technical Editor of JERT.

Paul Drummond   For valuable service and innovative ideas in the area Houston - 1989    of Administration.

Walter von Nimitz   Special recognition for many years of valuable New Orleans - 1988   service to the Petroleum Divison.

Samuel Collier For many years of Expert Technical and  Dallas - 1987 Administrative Leadership in the ASME Petroleum Division.

Lester S. O'Bannon   For Unique Contributions To The Study of  New Orleans - 1986   Economics By the Use of Engineering and Scientific      Principles

 
1999 75TH ANNIVERSARY MEDALLION
Numerous ASME Volunteers and Members