Original Endowment Committee 2009

2009 Founders Award Recipient
The Original Endowment Committee

The 2009 award recognizes a group of individuals - the original members of the Endowment Committee, established in 1986, that eventually evolved into the NACE Foundation as we know it today. As the award is named after "The Founders" of the NACE Foundation, it is appropriate that this group of individuals be recognized:

Walter Boyd Doug Downing A.C. “Scotty” Flory

Walter K. Boyd*

Douglas D. Downing*

A. C. "Scotty" Flory

Ernest Haycock Gordon Rankin Phillip Sauereisen

Ernest W. Haycock*

T. Gordon Rankin

Phil F. Sauereisen*

Arthur Toncre Ellis Verink Harold Webster

Arthur C. Toncre

Ellis D. Verink, Jr.

Harold A. Webster*

Three other members of the original founding group have previously been recognized with this award: Walter B. Poff in 2008, *Stanley Lopata in 2006 and *Darrel D. Byerley, who had the distinct honor of being the first recipient of the award in 2005.

The NACE Foundation is grateful to this dedicated group of individuals whose vision, financial support and continued efforts have resulted in a one of a kind organization dedicated to promoting knowledge of corrosion science and engineering to our industry's next generation.

*Awarded posthumously.

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