Honorees: 1964 to 2010

2010

MTS Fellow: Julius Rockwell, Capt. (Ret), Diann Karin Lynn, Capt. (Ret)
Compass International Award: Simon Allen, CSIRO Marine Research
Compass Industrial Award: Schilling Robotics
Lockheed Martin Award for Ocean Science and Engineering: Chuck Richards
MTS Outstanding Service Award: Justin ManleyOcean Ne
ws and Technology Young Professional Award: Stephen Faleye, Marcel Montrose
MTS Outstanding Committee Award: Dynamic Positioning
MTS Outstanding Section Award: Gulf Coast
MTS Outstanding Student Section Award: University of Southern Mississippi
MTS Special Commendation and Award: Marine Advanced Technology Education Center

2009

MTS Fellow: John Bomba, Calvin A. Gongwer, Sandeep Khurana, Craig N. McLean, Capt. (Ret)
Compass Distinguished Achievement Award: Calvin A. Gongwer
Compass Industrial Award: VideoRay
Compass International Award: Dughal J. Lindsay, Ph.D.
Lockheed Martin Award for Ocean Science and Engineering: Dana Yoerger
MTS Outstanding Service Award: MTS Houston Section Young Professionals Committee
MTS Outstanding Committee Award: Ocean Observing Systems
MTS Outstanding Section Award: San Diego
MTS Outstanding Student Section Award: Texas A&M University-Galveston
MTS Special Commendation and Award: Stephen R. Hammond, Ph.D

2008

MTS Fellow: Ted Brockett, Dietmar R. Deter, Sandor A. Karpathy, Mark S. Olsson, Daniel S. Schwartz, Richard W. Spinrad
Compass Distinguished Achievement Award: James R. McFarlane
Compass Industrial Award: Samson Rope Technologies
Compass International Award: International Submarine Engineering
Lockheed Martin Award for Ocean Science and Engineering: Mark R. Patterson
MTS Outstanding Service Award: Thomas Consi
MTS Outstanding Committee Award: Ropes & Tension
MTS Outstanding Section Award: Houston
MTS Outstanding Student Section Award: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 13Seas
MTS Special Commendation and Award: The International SeaKeepers Society

2007

MTS Fellow: Landry J. Bernard, III, Herbert T. Ripley, Daniel G. White
Compass Distinguished Achievement Award: Andrew M. Clark
Compass International Award: TSS (International) Ltd.
Lockheed Martin Award for Ocean Science and Engineering: John A. Orcutt
MTS Outstanding Service Award: James D. Case
MTS Outstanding Committee Award: Buoy Technology
MTS Outstanding Student Section Award: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 13Seas

2006

MTS Fellow: William Friedl
Compass Distinguished Achievement Award: Martin Klein
Compass Industrial Award: Phoenix International
Lockheed Martin Award for Ocean Science and Engineering: Joseph R. Vadus
MTS Outstanding Service Award: Larry Nordell
MTS Outstanding Committee Award: ROV
MTS Outstanding Section Award: Washington, D.C.
MTS Outstanding Student Section Award: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 13Seas
Charles A. Richards: MTS Special Commendation and Award

2005

MTS Fellow: Amos Bussmann, John Schiltz
Compass Distinguished Achievement Award: Howard Shatto
Compass Industrial Award: Makai Ocean Engineering, Inc.
Compass International Award: Ferial El-Hawary
Lockheed Martin Award for Ocean Science and Engineering: James Cairnes
MTS Outstanding Section Award: Washington, D.C.
MTS Outstanding Student Section Award: Texas A& M University
MTS Special Commendation and Award: William Friedl

2004

MTS Fellow: William Venezia
Compass Distinguished Achievement Award: Adm. Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr. (Ret)
Compass Industrial Award: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Compass International Award: Noriyuki Nasu
Lockheed Martin Award for Ocean Science and Engineering: James G. Bellingham
MTS Outstanding Committee Award: Ropes & Tension
MTS Outstanding Section Award: Houston
MTS Outstanding Student Section Award: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 13Seas
MTS Special Commendation and Award: Dan Walker

2003

MTS Fellow: Jerry Boatman, William Phoel, Terry Thompson
Compass Distinguished Achievement Award: James Cairns
Compass Industrial Award: RD Instruments
Compass International Award: Manned Submersibles Laboratory, Russian Academy of Sciences
Lockheed Martin Award for Ocean Science and Engineering: Andrew Clark
MTS Outstanding Committee Award: Marine Archaeology
MTS Outstanding Section Award: Gulf Coast
MTS Outstanding Student Section Award: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 13Seas
MTS Special Commendation and Award: Elizabeth Corbin

2002

MTS Fellow: Andrew Clark, Patrick Fell
Compass Distinguished Achievement Award: Norman B. Estabrook
Compass Industrial Award: Sonsub, Inc.
Compass International Award: Jean Jarry
Lockheed Martin Award for Ocean Science and Engineering: Bruce Robison
MTS Outstanding Section Award: Hawaii
MTS Special Commendation and Award: Barry Stamey, The Naval Pacific Meteorology and Oceanography Command Center/Joint Typhoon Warning Center

2001

MTS Fellow: Thomas Coughlin, Lorenz Magaard, Hiroyuki Nakahara, Toshitsugu Sakou, Catherine Woody
Compass Distinguished Achievement Award: Adm. James D. Watkins (Ret)
Compass Industrial Award: Oceaneering Technologies Inc.
Compass International Award: Hiroshi Ohba
Lockheed Martin Award for Ocean Science and Engineering: Frank Debritz
MTS Outstanding Section Award: New England
MTS Special Commendation and Award: Gregory Stone

2000

MTS Fellow: Richard Bloomquist, Jerry C. Carroll
Compass Distinguished Achievement Award: David Himmelfarb
Compass Industrial Award: Ocean Design
Compass International Award: Hisaaki Maeda
Lockheed Martin Award for Ocean Science and Engineering: Carey Ingram
MTS Outstanding Committee Award: Buoy Technology
MTS Outstanding Section Award: Puget Sound

1999

MTS Fellow: Norman B. Estabrook, Will Forman, Bruce Gilman, Frank W. Hughes, George A. Maul, Robert E. Randall
Compass Distinguished Achievement Award: RAdm. J. Bradford Mooney, Jr. (Ret)
Compass Industrial Award: Sound Ocean Systems, Inc.
Compass International Award: Toshitsuguu Sakou
Lockheed Martin Award for Ocean Science and Engineering: D. Richard Blidberg
MTS Outstanding Committee Award: Marine Geodesy
MTS Outstanding Section Award: Washington, D.C.

1998

Compass Distinguished Achievement Award: Robert W. Corell
Compass Industrial Award: Service Argos, Inc.
Compass International Award: Don E. Lennard
Lockheed Martin Award for Ocean Science and Engineering: Robert D. Ballard
MTS Outstanding Committee Award: Dynamic Positioning
MTS Outstanding Section Award: Canadian Maritime

1997

MTS Fellow: Martin J. Finerty, Jr., Drew Michel, John C. Wiltshire, Robert S. Winokur
Compass Distinguished Achievement Award: Sylvia A. Earle
Compass Industrial Award: Dynacon, Inc.
Compass International Award: Joseph Seiler
Lockheed Martin Award for Ocean Science and Engineering: Drew Michel
MTS Outstanding Committee Award: ROV
MTS Outstanding Section Award: Houston

1996

MTS Fellow: Joseph B. Hughes, Craig D. MacDonald, Charles A. Richards, Douglas Stroud
Compass Distinguished Achievement Award: Don Walsh
Compass Industrial Award: Vector Cable Company
Compass International Award: Dominique Girard
Lockheed Martin Award for Ocean Science and Engineering: Craig Mullen
MTS Outstanding Committee Award: Cables and Connectors
MTS Outstanding Section Award: San Diego

1995

MTS Fellow: Sam T. Kelly, Howard L. Shatto, Jr.
Compass Distinguished Achievement Award: Edward A. Frieman
Compass Industrial Award: D.G. O’Brien, Inc.
Compass International Award: Vladimir E. Zuev
Lockheed Martin Award for Ocean Science and Engineering: Ivar Aanderaa
MTS Outstanding Committee Award: Education
MTS Outstanding Section Award: New England
MTS Special Commendation and Award: Maggie Linskey-Merrill

1994

MTS Fellow: T. Philip Gibson, Charles A. Richards, Jr.
Compass Distinguished Achievement Award: John Norton Moore
Compass Industrial Award: Whitehill Manufacturing Corporation
Compass International Award: Seizo Motora
Lockheed Martin Award for Ocean Science and Engineering: John A. Pritzlaff
MTS Outstanding Committee Award: Technology Exchange
MTS Outstanding Section Award: Houston
MTS Special Commendation and Award: William S. Busch

1993

MTS Fellow: J. Brad Mooney
Compass Distinguished Achievement Award: Ned A. Ostenso
Compass Industrial Award: Williamson & Associates
Compass International Award: Alberto G. Lonardi
Lockheed Martin Award for Ocean Science and Engineering: Jack B. Harmon
MTS Outstanding Committee Award: Ropes & Tension
MTS Outstanding Section Award: Washington, D.C.
MTS Special Commendation and Award: Don L. Durhum

1992

MTS Fellow: Charles A. Bookman, Robert E. Haring, Nelson Ross
Compass Distinguished Achievement Award: William McFarlane
Compass Industrial Award: Klein Associates
Compass International Award: Frederico de Strobel
Lockheed Martin Award for Ocean Science and Engineering: John H. Clotworthy
MTS Outstanding Committee Award: Marine Geodesy
MTS Outstanding Section Award: Houston
MTS Special Commendation and Award: Don Walsh

1991

MTS Fellow: Kevin Hardy, Robert C. Spindel
Compass Distinguished Achievement Award: Walter H. Munk
Compass Industrial Award: Western Instrument Corporation
Compass International Award: Cliff Tyner, Canada
Lockheed Martin Award for Ocean Science and Engineering: John E. Flipse
MTS Outstanding Committee Award: Marine Living Resources
MTS Outstanding Section Award: Gulf Coast
MTS Special Commendation and Award: Martin J. Finerty, Jr.

1990

MTS Fellow: William I. Milwee, Eugene M. Russin, Robert L. Swan
Compass Distinguished Achievement Award: Joseph R. Vadus
Compass Industrial Award: John E. Chance & Associates, Inc.
Compass International Award: Ascensio C. Lara, Argentina
Lockheed Martin Award for Ocean Science and Engineering: Andreas B. Rechnitzer
MTS Outstanding Committee Award: ROV
MTS Outstanding Section Award: South Florida
MTS Special Commendation and Award: RAdm. James E. Koehr

1989

MTS Fellow: Ronald L. Geer
Compass Distinguished Achievement Award: W. Stanley Wilson
Compass Industrial Award: Eastport International, Inc.
Compass International Award: IFREMER, France
Lockheed Martin Award for Ocean Science and Engineering: Ocean Systems Engineering, Inc.
MTS Outstanding Committee Award: Cables and Connectors
MTS Outstanding Section Award: Houston

1988

Compass Distinguished Achievement Award: Robert M. White
Compass Industrial Award: Deep Ocean Engineering, Inc.
Compass International Award: Arvid Pardo, Malta
Lockheed Martin Award for Ocean Science and Engineering: James G. Wenzel
MTS Outstanding Section Award: Gulf Coast
MTS Special Commendation and Award: Charles H. Bussman

1987

MTS Fellow: Michael A. Champ , Wayne B. Ingram, Colin M. Jones, Muneendra Kumar
Compass Distinguished Achievement Award: Robert B. Abel
Compass Industrial Award: General Instrument Corporation
Compass International Award: Noboru Hamada
Lockheed Martin Award for Ocean Science and Engineering: Allyn C. Vine
MTS Outstanding Committee Award: Cables and Connectors
MTS Special Commendation and Award: RAdm. J. Bradford Mooney, Jr.

1986

MTS Fellow: Edward Clausner, Michael McCormick, Clifford McLain, Kenji Okamura
Compass Distinguished Achievement Award: James R. McCullough
Compass Industrial Award: Inter. Underwater Contractors, Inc.
Compass International Award: Claude Riffaud
Lockheed Martin Award for Ocean Science and Engineering: Willard F. Searle, Jr.
MTS Outstanding Committee Award: Undersea Vehicle/ROV
MTS Special Commendation and Award: Richard Shamp

1985

MTS Fellow: Michael J. Cruickshank, Ferial El-Hawary, Fred N. Spiess
Compass Distinguished Achievement Award: Phillip Eisenberg
Compass Industrial Award: Ocean Systems Group, Sperry Corp.
Compass International Award: Society for Underwater Technology, UK
Lockheed Martin Award for Ocean Science and Engineering: Fred Noel Spiess
MTS Special Commendation and Award: Robert L. Wernli

1984

MTS Fellow: Howard Talkington, Robert Wernli
Compass Distinguished Achievement Award: Jerome Namias
Compass Industrial Award: Intern. Submarine Engineering, Ltd.
Compass International Award: Japan Marine Science Technology Ctr.
Lockheed Martin Award for Ocean Science and Engineering: Howard S. Talkington
MTS Special Commendation and Award: Capt. Donald R. Wells

1983

MTS Fellow: Jack Jaeger, Ned A. Ostenso, William O.Rainnie, Jr.
Compass Distinguished Achievement Award: Hon. Lowell P. Weicker, Jr.
Compass Industrial Award: Jet Propulsion Laborator
Compass International Award: A. R. Bayoumi, Egypt , Adm. Yohay Ben Nun, Israel
Lockheed Martin Award for Ocean Science and Engineering: Francis P. Shepard
MTS Special Commendation and Award: Larry Booda

1982

MTS Fellow: Jack Harmon, Maxwell S. McKnight, John Norton Moore, Morris A. Ransone, James Wenzel
Compass Distinguished Achievement Award: Jack W. Boller (Ret.)
Compass Industrial Award: Harbor Branch Foundation, Inc.
Compass International Award: COMEX, S.A., France
Lockheed Martin Award for Ocean Science and Engineering: John P. Craven
MTS Special Commendation and Award: NRC, Marine Board

1981

MTS Fellow: Steven N. Anastasion, Charles B. Bishop, Frank Busby, Donald Keach, Harley Nygren , Andreas Rechnitzer, Joseph Vadus
Compass Distinguished Achievement Award: Athelstan F. Spilhaus
Compass Industrial Award: Raytheon Ocean Systems, Company/Submarine Signal Division
Compass International Award: Jacques Piccard, Switzerland
Lockheed Martin Award for Ocean Science and Engineering: André Galerne
MTS Special Commendation and Award: Robert Frosch

1980

MTS Fellow: Robert B. Abel, John C. Calhoun, Jr., John P. Craven, Phillip Eisenberg, Paul M. Fye ,Gilbert L. Maton, James Wakelin, Don Walsh , Elmer P. Wheaton
Compass Distinguished Achievement Award: Robert Cohen
Compass Industrial Award: Vetco, Inc.
Compass International Award: Kenji Okamura, Japan
Lockheed Martin Award for Ocean Science and Engineering: Phillip Eisenberg
MTS Special Commendation and Award: Charles D. Matthews

1979

Compass Distinguished Achievement Award: Carl H. Savit
Compass Industrial Award: Shell Oil Company
Lockheed Martin Award for Ocean Science and Engineering: Alfred A.H. Keil
MTS Special Commendation and Award: RAdm. J. Edward Snyder, Jr.

1978

Compass Distinguished Achievement Award: David H. Wallace
Compass Industrial Award: Lockheed Ocean Systems Organization
Lockheed Martin Award for Ocean Science and Engineering: Harold E. Edgerton
MTS Special Commendation and Award: Sen. Claiborne Pell

1977

MTS Fellow: Martin Klein
Compass Distinguished Achievement Award: Robert D. Ballard
Compass Industrial Award: Deepsea Ventures, Inc.
Lockheed Martin Award for Ocean Science and Engineering: Ben C. Gerwick, Jr.
MTS Special Commendation and Award: Robert M. White

1976

MTS Fellow: Norman Cima, Eugene C. LaFond, Kenneth, V. MacKenzie, Stewart B. Nelson, John A. Pritzlaff, Charles Stephan
Compass Distinguished Achievement Award: William Q. Wick
Compass Industrial Award: United States Steel Corporation
Lockheed Martin Award for Ocean Science and Engineering: Thomas G. Lang
MTS Special Commendation and Award: David S. Potter

1975

MTS Fellow: Charles H. Bussmann, John H. Clotworthy, Robert P. Dinsmore, John E. Flipse, Mary Alice McWhinnie, George V. Shaefer, Richard M. Shamp, Allyn C. Vine, Odale D. Waters
Compass Distinguished Achievement Award: William A. Nierenberg
Compass Industrial Award: DomSea Farms, Inc.
Lockheed Martin Award for Ocean Science and Engineering: John Isaacs
MTS Special Commendation and Award: National Pollution Strike Force, US Coast Guard

1974

Compass Distinguished Achievement Award: Kenneth O. Emery
Compass Industrial Award: Western Geophysical Company
Lockheed Martin Award for Ocean Science and Engineering: Capt. Joseph P. Kelly
MTS Special Commendation and Award: NUC-CURV 111 Team, NUC

1973

Compass Distinguished Achievement Award: Warren S. Wooster
Compass Industrial Award: Industrial Nickel Company
Lockheed Martin Award for Ocean Science and Engineering: William S. Richardson
MTS Special Commendation and Award: Sen. Ernest F. Hollings

1972

Compass Distinguished Achievement Award: Butler King Couper
Compass Industrial Award: Hydronautics, Inc.
Lockheed Martin Award for Ocean Science and Engineering: Christian J. Lambertsen
MTS Special Commendation and Award: Dr. & Mrs. F. G. Walton Smith

1971

Compass Distinguished Achievement Award: Fred N. Spiess
Compass Industrial Award: Perry Oceanographic, Inc.
Lockheed Martin Award for Ocean Science and Engineering: Lauren M. Donaldson

1970

Compass Distinguished Achievement Award: Willard Bascom
Compass Industrial Award: Humble Oil and Refining Co.
Lockheed Martin Award for Ocean Science and Engineering: Johannes A. Kylstra Francis J. Falvczyk
MTS Special Commendation and Award: NSF/Scripps Inst./Global Marine

1969

Compass Distinguished Achievement Award: Allyn C. Vine
Compass Industrial Award: Varian Associates
Lockheed Martin Award for Ocean Science and Engineering: Walter H. Munk , Frank E. Snodgrass
MTS Special Commendation and Award: Julius Stratton

1968

Compass Distinguished Achievement Award: James M. Snodgrass
Compass Industrial Award: Sippican Company
MTS Special Commendation and Award: Glenn A. Flittner , Capt. Paul N. Wolff

1967

Compass Distinguished Achievement Award: Roger Revelle
Compass Industrial Award: Reynolds Metal Company
MTS Special Commendation and Award: Richard B. Kershner

1966

Compass Distinguished Achievement Award: Henry B. Bigelow
Compass Industrial Award: HyTech Marine Products Division, BissettBerman Corp.
MTS Special Commendation and Award: National Research Laboratory Team directed by C.L. Buchanan