Previous Winners
1974 - Wilbur K. Hess
1978 - Riley O. Ostby
1979 - Robert L. Moody
1980 - Gerald T. Shannon, Gerald Shannon
1981 - Willard B. Neal, Neals Water Cond. Service, Inc.
1982 - Jerome R. Peterson
1983 - Donald M. Porth
1984 - G. Keith Funk, Sr.
1985 - Ray E. Cross
1986 - William J. Van Allen
1987 - George H. Klumb
1988 - Douglas R. Oberhamer, Culligan Water Conditioning
1989 - Walter J. Polens
1990 - Lucius Cole, P.E.
1991 - Wes McGowan
1992 - Don E. Akre
1993 - Donald A. Mahlstedt
1994 - Gilbert Boerner
1995 - Donn R. Dresselhuys
1996 - Andrew J. Fleckenstein, Fleck Family Foundation
1997 - Joanne W. Grace
1998 - Bill Peltier
1998 - A. Eugene Burton, A. Eugene Burton
1999 - William C. Prior, Tangent Company LLC
2000 - Mel Entingh
2001 - John M. Scott (Posthumously - Lifetime Achievement)
2001 - F. Stuart Mitchell
2002 - Duane D. Nowlin, Ph.D., Duane D. Nowlin - Consultant
2003 - Robert Morley
2004 - Curtis O. Abendroth, Abendroth Water Conditioning, Inc.
2005 - Edward J. Fierko, EJF Associates
2005 - J. Downing Johnson
2006 - I. Donald Rosuck, Rosuck Management Services
2007 - Sharon Peterson, Water Conditioning & Purification Magazine (WC&P Intl.)
2008 - J. Christopher Layton, Chris Layton Water Consulting
2009 - Robert B. Ruhstorfer, II, RS Water Holdings LLC dba Culligan of Houston
2010 - Michael Gottlieb, ResinTech, Inc.
2011 - Peter S. Cartwright, PE, Cartwright Consulting Company
2012 - Douglas C. Haring, Clack Corporation
2013 - Regu P. Regunathan, Ph.D., ReguNathan & Associates
2014 - Robert Slovak, AROMAN Incorporated
2015 - W. Gordon Miller, Cleanwater Corporation Of America dba Culligan Water Cond.
2016 - Michael Mecca, Performance Water Products
2017 - Arvind S. Patil, PhD, Ricura Water Technology, LLC
2018 - Frank A. Brigano, PhD, Marmon Water Inc.
2019 - Vincent M. Kent, Abendroth Water Conditioning, Inc.
2020 - Richard A. Mest, Master Water Conditioning Corp.
2021 - Joseph J. Huemann, CWS, CI, Huemann Water Conditioning