Candidates Sought for 2019 WJTA Awards
Updated September 11, 2019
Note: the period for nominations for 2019 WJTA Awards ends September 2, 2019 September 10, 2019.
Members are invited to submit candidates for special awards presented by the WJTA. Awards honor a company, organization, or individual who has made a significant contribution to the industry through accomplishments that directly enhance waterjet technology and/or industrial vacuuming.
Award recipients will be selected by the WJTA Awards Committee and honored at a presentation ceremony on Tuesday, November 12, 2019, in conjunction with the 2019 WJTA Conference & Expo in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
WJTA Awards
Distinguished Pioneer Award – The nominee must have made contributions to the waterjet and/or industrial cleaning industries; have made contributions to the achievement of the goals of WJTA; have high moral character; have strong personal and business ethics; and be dedicated to the future of the waterjet and/or industrial cleaning industries and to the growth of WJTA
Service Award – How has the nominated company, organization, or individual contributed in time and talent toward improvement in the industry or in the WJTA?
Technology Award – What has the nominated company, organization, or individual done to introduce new and innovative ideas in engineering or manufacturing? This could include, but is not limited to, new products, new manufacturing techniques, patents…any unique activity that advanced the technology of the waterjet and/or industrial cleaning industries.
Safety Award – What has the nominated company, organization, or individual done to introduce new and innovative ideas in safety? This could include, but is not limited to new products, new concepts, new safety techniques…any unique activity that increases the overall safety of waterjet and/or industrial cleaning equipment.
Awards Nominations
The deadline for nominations has passed. Nominees and supporting documentation will be reviewed by the WJTA Awards Committee, and awards will be presented at the 2019 WJTA Conference & Expo in New Orleans. Nominations for the 2021 WJTA awards will be opened in or around November 2020.
Previous Award Recipients
A list of previous WJTA award recipients appears below:
| 2017 | Safety Award - Terydon, Inc. |
| 2016 | Safety Award - WJTA High Pressure Safety Committee and Owner Working Group for High Pressure Safety |
| 2015 | Pioneer Award - Lydia Frenzel, Ph.D. Safety Award - BASF Corporation and The Dow Chemical Company Service Award - Kathy Krupp Technology Award - StoneAge, Inc. |
| 2013 | Pioneer Award - Kenneth C. Carroll Safety Award - WOMA Corporation |
| 2011 | Pioneer Award - Bill McClister Technology Award - Jerry Zink |
| 2009 | Pioneer Award - John Wolgamott Safety Award - Gary W. Toothe and Philip Stein Service Award - Bill McClister Technology Award - Seiji Shimizu, Ph.D. |
| 2007 | Pioneer Award - Forrest Shook Safety Award - Vacuum Equipment Safety Committee Service Award - Tony Fuller and Jim Petillo Technology Award - Mamidala Ramulu, Ph.D. |
| 2005 | Pioneer Award - Dr.-Ing. Hartmut Louis Safety Award - TurtleSkin WaterArmor Service Award - NLB Corporation Technology Award - Jay Zeng, Ph.D. |
| 2003 | Pioneer Award - Pat DeBusk Service Award - Mohamed Hashish, Ph.D. Technology Award - Ernest S. Geskin, Ph.D. |
| 2001 | Pioneer Award - George A. Savanick, Ph.D. Technology Award - Richard Ward |
| 1999 | Pioneer Award - Mohamed Hashish, Ph.D. Safety Award - Bruce Wood Service Award - John Wolgamott Technology Award - Ryoji Kobayashi, Ph.D. |
| 1997 | Pioneer Award - David A. Summers, Ph.D. Service Award - Andrew F. Conn, Ph.D. Technology Award - Dr.-Ing. Hartmut Louis |
| 1995 | Pioneer Award - George Rankin Safety Award - Autoclave Engineers Service Award - Thomas J. Labus Technology Award - Thomas J. Kim, Ph.D. |
| 1993 | Pioneer Award - Fun-Den Wang, Ph.D. Safety Award - David Summers, Ph.D., and NLB Corporation Service Award - George A. Savanick, Ph.D. and Mohan Vijay, Ph.D. Technology Award - Mohamed Hashish, Ph.D., Autoclave Engineers and Hammelmann Corporation |
| 1991 | Pioneer Award - John H. Olsen, Ph.D. |
| 1989 | Pioneer Award - Richard Paseman |
| 1987 | Pioneer Award - Norman Franz, Ph.D. |
| 1985 | Pioneer Award - William Cooley, D.Sc. |
| 1983 | Pioneer Award - H.D. Stephens |
| 1981 | Pioneer Award - Jacob Frank |