• Description of Award Categories & Award Recipients

• Hanlon
• Katz
• Citation for Service
• Recognition
• Committee Leader of the Year
• Committee Volunteer of the Year

AN INVITATION ....

This is an invitation for you to submit nominations for the Awards that will be presented at the next GPA Convention. Nominations for any award category may be submitted at any time by anyone associated with the gas processing industry. However, to assure consideration for next year’s presentation, nominations should be received no later than November 14, 2008.

The GPA Awards program is one of the most visible means by which the Association meets an obligation "to more fully develop the gas producing and processing industry." These awards are also tangible, public evidence of appreciation by the industry, the Association, and industry colleagues to those individuals who have contributed significantly to the advancement and development of the light hydrocarbons industry.

The award categories are described below. Winners will be selected prior to the Convention by the GPA Awards Committee, composed of the GPA Executive Committee, Chairs of the Technical, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, and EHS Committees, the GPSA President, and up to three general appointees made by the current GPA President. The structure of the Awards Committee provides an impartial and objective selection process by industry veterans whose experience and judgment assures recognition of some, if not all, individual achievement and contributions.

All nominations received will be submitted for review by the Awards Committee. As noted above, anyone may submit a nomination at any time for any award category. However, the nomination must be submitted in writing, and should contain the nominee’s biographical information and a detailed summary of the achievements and/or industry contributions appropriate for the particular award category. Nominations should be sent to:

 Awards Committee
Gas Processors Association
6526 E. 60^th Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74145
Fax 918-493-3875; email to: jdreyer@gasprocessors.com

All nominations are retained in the permanent files of the Awards Committee and are considered each year until selection or elimination for other reasons.

AWARD DESCRIPTIONS

THE HANLON AWARD is the most prestigious recognition and highest honor of the gas processing industry, and is one of the ranking awards of the petroleum industry.

It was initiated in 1937 by the late E. I. Hanlon, who was a pioneer in the early gas processing industry of West Virginia. Later, Mr. Hanlon founded the Hanlon Companies in the Mid-Continent oil fields and became Chairman of the National Bank of Tulsa. The Award has been continued in Mr. Hanlon’s name since his death in 1984.

The Hanlon Award is conferred annually on an individual whose career includes prominent achievement and outstanding contributions to the gas processing industry. Such contributions may include, but is not limited to, technical services, business accomplishment, education, research, or other outstanding leadership that has materially advanced the welfare of the gas processing industry. Prior recipients have included engineers, research scientists, business leaders, educators, journalists, and virtually every other discipline associated with the industry.

The Award, consisting of a modest wall plaque and a gift of the recipient’s choice, is not necessarily an annual event, but is conferred as deemed appropriate by the GPA Awards Committee. It is given out at the Opening General Session of GPA’s Annual Convention.

2008 Allen Tarbutton, Devon Gas Services, L.P.
2007 Mike Panatier, GPM
2006 Boyd Anderson, BP
2005 Jim Mogg, Duke Energy
2002 J.P. Herrin, Valero (Retired)
2001 Dan Duncan, Enterprise Products
2000 Dr. A. H. Younger, Solex Energy
1999 Fred G. Russell, Hudson Products Co.
1998 Jack Trench, Mafi-Trench (Retired)
1997 Tom Russell, T. H. Russell Company
1996 R. D. Hankinson, Phillips
1995 Gustavo J. Inciarte, PDVSA
1994 Lyman Yarborough, Amoco Production Research Co.
1993 Daniel W. Kemp, Trident NGL, Inc.
1992 Earl Kirk, CSX (Retired)
1991 Bill Randall, The Randall Corp.
1990 Bruce M. Withers, Jr., Mitchell Energy Corp.
1988 Charles R. Perry, Perry Management Co.
1987 Dr. John M. Campbell, John M. Campbell Co.
1986 William R. Lund, Consultant, (Retired from Gulf Oil Corp.)
1985 Dr. R. N. Maddox, Oklahoma State University
1984 Mel A. Albright, Phillips Petroleum Co.
1983 George Mitchell, Mitchell Energy Corp.
1982 Ronald E. Cannon, Gas Processors Association
1981 William F. "Dink" Dalton, (Retired in '77 from Placid Oil Co.)
1980 W. LeRoy Culbertson, Phillips Petroleum Co.
1979 Fred H. Ramseur, Jr., Cities Service Co.
1978 Kenneth Vaughan, (Retired - Union Oil Co. of California)
1977 Max R. Lents, Miller & Lents, Ltd.
1976 Robert E. Thomas, Mapco, Inc.
1975 Philip A. Arnold, Phillips Petroleum Co.
1974 Dr. Judson S. Swearingen, Rotoflow Corp.
1973 George H. Webber, Oil & Gas Journal
1972 Carl Ritter, Conch Methane Services, Ltd.
1971 Stanley Learned, (Retired - Phillips Petroleum Co.)
1970 Laurance S. (Bud) Reid, Laurance Reid Associates
1969 Kenneth Eilerts, U.S. Bureau of Mines
1968 Sydney S. Smith, (Retired - Formerly Shell Oil Co.)
1967 Gerald W. McCullough, Phillips Petroleum Co.
1966 Wayne C. Edmister, Oklahoma State University
1965 Alvin J. Miller, Phillips Petroleum Co.
1964 Elmer G. Hammerschmidt, Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America
1963 Dr. William H. Carson, University of Oklahoma
1962 Dr. Fred E. Frey, Phillips Petroleum Co.
1961 John C. Diehl, American Meter Co.
1960 Karl H. Hachmuth, Phillips Petroleum Co.
1959 William F. Lowe, NGAA Executive Director
1958 Clare D. Gard, Union Oil Company of California
1957 Charles E. Webber, Sun Oil Co.
1956 W. H. Vaughan, Tidewater Associated Oil Co.
1955 Henry N. Wade, Stearns-Roger Manufacturing Co.
1954 George P. Bunn, Phillips Petroleum Co.
1953 D. E. Buchanan, Hiwan Oil & Gas Co.
1952 T. W. Legatski, Phillips Petroleum Co.
1951 Dr. Walter J. Podbielniak, Podbielniak, Inc.
1950 Dr. D. L. Katz, University of Michigan
1949 F. E. Rice, Phillips Petroleum Co.
1948 Colonel George A. Burrell, Atlantic States Gas Co.
1947 William K. Warren, Warren Petroleum Co.
1946 William Noble Lacy, California Institute of Technology
1945 James E. Pew, Sun Oil Co.
1944 M. H. Kotzebue, Gasoline Plant Construction Corp.
1943 Franklin P.Peterson, (Retired in from Mid-Continent Petroleum Corp.
1942 Edwin Oliver Bennett, Continental Oil Co.
1941 Alois Kremser, Standard Oil Co. of California
1940 George Granger Brown, University of Michigan
1939 George C. Oberfell, Phillips Petroleum Co.
1938 James W. Cowles, Shell Oil Co.
1937 Richard Champney Alden, Phillips Petroleum Co.

THE DONALD L. KATZ AWARD is named in honor of the highly esteemed Professor Emeritus of the University of Michigan.

It was initiated in 1985 to recognize outstanding accomplishments in gas processing research and technology, and for excellence in engineering education. Dr. Katz has been closely associated with GPA and the natural gas and gas industry during all of his long and distinguished career. He and his students developed much of the classic data and many of the correlations that are essential to understanding the science and engineering of light hydrocarbon production and processing. He was the 1950 recipient of the GPA Hanlon Award, the first of some 21 major scientific honors and awards received during his career.

The Award, symbolized by a wall plaque bearing an engraved likeness of Dr. Katz, is not an annual event, but is conferred as deemed appropriate by GPA research leaders and the Awards Committee. It is given out at the Opening General Session of GPA’s Annual Convention.

2008 Peter Clark, Alberta Sulphur Research Ltd.
2007 Ken Marsh, University of Canterbury
2006 Ding-Yu Peng, University of Saskatchewan
2005 Dr. Heng-Joo Ng, P.E., Oilphase - DBR
2004 Dr. Jerry Bullin, Texas A&M University
2003 Dr. Kenneth E. Starling, University of Oklahoma
2002 Dr. P.R (Raj) Bishnoi, University of Calgary
2001 Professor Dominique Richon, Ecole des Mines in Paris
2000 D. E Dendy Sloan, Colorado School of Mines
1999 Dr. Orville Sandall, University of California
1998 Dr. Fred D. Otto, University of Alberta
        Dr. Alan Mather, University of Alberta
1997 Dr. Kenneth Hall, Texas A & M University
1996 Dr. John Erbar (posthumous)
1995 None
1994 Dr. K. C. Chao, Purdue University
1993 Fred Poettmann, Colorado School of Mines
1992 John Prausnitz, University of California, Berkeley
1991 None
1990 Dr. Frank Dotterweich, Texas A & I University
1989 Grant Wilson, Wiltec Research Co.
1988 James P. Kohn, University of Notre Dame
1987 None
1986 Don Robinson, D. B. Robinson & Associates
1985 Professor Riki Kobayashi, Rice University

THE GPA CITATION FOR SERVICE is intended to recognize those individuals who have made significant contributions to the advancement of the gas processing industry - usually through the GPA organization or its committees.

Initiated in 1962, it is a mechanism through which leadership and dedicated service to the Association and the industry can be recognized, even though such service may have been confined to the team effort of committee work, rather than outstanding individual achievement.

The Award consists of an engraved, illuminated scroll which summarizes the individual’s contributions to the industry. It is conferred annually to one or more individuals at GPA’s Annual Convention during the GPA Membership Meeting and President’s Luncheon.

THE GPA RECOGNITION AWARD is bestowed to individuals whose careers include a long association with the gas processing industry.

Initiated in 1949, it annually awards those whose business careers and relationships have been marked by the integrity and cooperative spirit that is characteristic of the gas processing fraternity. While the Citation for Service Award is for service to the association, the Recognition Award extends to GPA Domestic and International Chapters as well.

The Award consists of an attractive, silver-mounted and engraved walnut display box. It is given annually to one or more individuals at GPA’s Annual Convention during the GPA Membership Meeting and President’s Luncheon.

THE GPA COMMITTEE LEADER OF THE YEAR AWARD was initiated in 2003 and is given to recognize outstanding leadership of a GPA committee or subcommittee and which has led to the advancement of the gas processing industry during the previous year. The award is a commemorative plaque summarizing the recipient's accomplishments.

All nominations will be considered, but a specific request for nominations will be solicited from the Executive and Finance Committees and GPA staff. The awards will be presented by the President in the award recipient's committee meetings at the Annual Meeting. In addition, the recipients of the awards will be announced at the Opening General Session at the Annual Meeting.

2008     Wayne Mullins, Enterprise Products Operating LLC
            Al Fatica, Enterprise Products Operating LLC
2007     John Admire, DCP Midstream
            Chuck Dehart, Williams
2006     Mark Scripsick, Gulfsouth Pipeline
            Mitch Griggs, Duke Energy Field Services
2005     Randy Mills ChevronTexaco
            Steve Tatum Koch Hydrocarbons
2004     Don Anderson, Western Gas Resources
            Joe Landes, SPL Inc.

THE GPA COMMITTEE VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD was initiated in 2003 and is given to recognize outstanding committee participation and significant contributions to the advancement of the gas processing industry during the previous year. The award is a commemorative plaque summarizing the recipient's accomplishments.

All nominations will be considered, but a specific request for nominations will be solicited from all GPA committee and subcommittee chairs. The awards will be presented by the President in the award recipient's committee meetings at the Annual Meeting. In addition, the recipients of the awards will be announced at the Opening General Session at the Annual Meeting.

2008    Erin Minter, Williams
            Rob Martinovich, ONEOK Partners
2007    Shari Janata, DCP Midstream
            Jeanette Jones, DCP Midstream
            Bob Tuttle, New Tech Engineering
2006    Harry Workmon, Duke Energy Field Services
            Joel Moxley, Crosstex Energy Services, L.P.
            Kurt Metzler, Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.
2005     Bob Armbruster Enterprise Products Operating
            Al Fatica BP
2004    John Admire, Duke Energy Field Services
            Don Sextro, Dynegy