Awards
Recognizing significant achievement and outstanding individuals in beet sugar technology and the beet sugar industry.
Savitsky Award
This is the highest award available from the Society. There are no specific criteria for this award. It is given at the discretion of the Board of Directors, and must be by unanimous agreement of the Board.
Savitsky Award Recipients
| Year | * Indicates Deceased |
| 1991 | * Dr. Richard A. McGinnis, Spreckels Sugar Company (Retired) |
| 1995 | * James H. Fischer, Beet Sugar Development Foundation (Retired) |
| 2001 | Dr. James E. Duffus, U. S. Department of Agriculture (Retired) |
| 2003 | Dr. Marius Christian George Middelburg, van der Have (Retired) |
| 2005 | No Honoree |
| 2007 | Dr. Alan G. Dexter, North Dakota State University & the University of Minnesota (Retired) |
| 2009 | Alvin W. Erichsen, Holly Hybrids (Retired) Robert T. Lewellen, US Dept. of Agriculture – Agricultural Research |
| 2011 | No Honoree |
| 2013 | No Honoree |
| 2015 | Dr. Allan W. Cattanach |
| 2017 |
Luther Markwart and Thomas K. Schwartz |
| 2019 |
Mr. Arne S Jensen |
Honorary Membership
This award is given to individuals who have rendered outstanding service to the beet sugar industry or have by virtue of scientific accomplishments acquired the admiration and respect of the Society. Honorary Membership includes all the privileges of an Individual Member for life, without payment of dues.
Honorary Membership Recipients
| Year | * Indicates Deceased |
| 1954 | * Frank Kemp, Great Western Sugar Company * V. F. Bozemen, John Deere Wagon Works |
| 1958 | * Dan Gutleben, Editor of the Sugar Tramp |
| 1960 | * Oswald Rose, British Sugar Corporation |
| 1964 | *J. Earl Coke, Bank of America * Albert Carruthers, British Sugar Corporation |
| 1966 | * C. von Englebrechten, Institut International de Recherches Betteravieres |
| 1968 | No Honorary Members |
| 1970 | * Harvey E. Brewbaker, Great Western Sugar Company * Charles E. Cormany, Holly Sugar Corporation * Phillip B. Smith, Great Western Sugar Company |
| 1971 | * Dr. C. W. Bennett, U.S. Department of Agriculture * Dewey Stewart, U.S. Department of Agriculture * Bion Tolman, Utah-Idaho Sugar Company |
| 1974 | * Richard A. McGinnis, Spreckels Sugar Division/Amstar * Helen Savitsky, U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| 1976 | * George H. Coons, U.S. Department of Agriculture * Lysle D. Leach, University of California, Davis * Henk Rietberg, IIRB President |
| 1978 | * James H. Fischer, Beet Sugar Development Foundation * Russell T. Johnson, Spreckels Sugar Division/Amstar (Retired) * Asa C. Maxson, Great Western Sugar Company (Retired) |
| 1981 | No Honorary Members |
| 1983 | * Raymond Hull, Broomâs Barn Experimental Station, England (Retired) * Dr Hugh Rounds, Amalgamated Sugar Company (Retired) |
| 1985 | Dr. Albert Ulrich, University of California (Retired) |
| 1987 | * Dr. John S. McFarlane, U.S. Department of Agriculture (Retired) * Lloyd W. Norman, Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative (Retired) |
| 1989 | Dr. Donald D. Dickenson, Holly Sugar Company (Retired) |
| 1991 | * Dr. Robert K. Oldemeyer, Hillshog Mono-Hy, Incorporated (Retired) * Arthur E. Benning, The Amalgamated Sugar Company * David C. Carter, U.S. Beet Sugar Association Dr. Donald Oldemeyer, The Amalgamated Sugar Company (Retired) Dr. Richard J. Hecker, USDA-ARS (Retired) |
| 1993 | No Honorary Members |
| 1995 | Aldrich Bloomquist, American Crystal Sugar Company (Retired) Laurent Weickmans, Institute for Beet Research (IIRB) (Retired) |
| 1997 | J.E.A. “Bob” Rich, Holly Sugar Corporation (Retired) * Margaret A. Clarke, Sugar Processing Research Institute Giorgio Mantovani, Italy M.C.G. Chris Middelburg, D. J. van der Have (Retired) |
| 1999 | Roger W. Hill, Holly Sugar Corporation (Retired) * Leif Nielsen, Michigan Sugar Company, posthumous Dr. Richard Zielke, Michigan Sugar Company (Retired) |
| 2001 | Allan M. Lipman, Jr., Amalgamated Research Incorporated (Retired) |
| 2003 | Dr. Jim N. Widner, Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative (Retired) Dr. Susan S. Martin, USDA-ARS (Retired) Dr. Alan G. Dexter, North Dakota State University, University of Minnesota (Retired) |
| 2005 | Michel Desprez, Florimond Desprez (Retired) Robert Levos, American Crystal Sugar Company (Retired) Stewart Bass, American Crystal Sugar Company (Retired) |
| 2007 | Ralph C. Burton, The Amalgamated Sugar Co., LLC (Retired) Dr. A. Philip Draycott, Draycott Plan |
| 2009 | E. Joe Dahmer, Betaseed, Inc. Robert L. Hetzler, Michigan Sugar Company (Retired) John A. Richmond, Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative (Retired) |
| 2011 | K. Pete Chertudi, The Amalgamated Sugar Co., LLC (Retired) |
| 2013 | Dr. Allan Cattanach, American Crystal Sugar Company Mr. Ken Hoff Dr. Robert Lewellen, USDA-ARS, Salinas, California. Mr. Robert Strickland, Holly Sugar Corporation |
| 2015 |
Klass van der Woude, SESVanderHave Vic J. Jaro, The Amalgamated Sugar Company |
| 2017 |
Dr. John Lamb – University of Minnesota Dr. Larry Campbell – USDA/ARS |
| 2019 |
Rick Mont – BSDF Director of MIBST Dr. Don Morishita – University of Idaho Dr. Gerhard Steinrucken – SESVanderHave |
Meritorious Service Award
This award is given to a member who has been outstanding in promoting the objectives of the Society or has made significant contributions to the beet sugar industry.
Meritorious Service Award Recipients
| YEAR | * INDICATES DECEASED |
| 1950 | * Samuel Benton Ninckols, U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| 1952 |
* Elmer W. Brandes, U.S. Department of Agriculture * Wilford Y. Cannon, Utah-Idaho Sugar Company * Dan Gutleben * J. G. Lill * Wilfred William Robbins, University of California * Anton William Skuderna, American Crystal Sugar Company * Harry Bruce Walker, University of California |
| 1954 |
* Eubanks Carsner, U.S. Department of Agriculture * Geoffrey S. Childs, Michigan Sugar Company * J. Earl Coke, U.S. Department of Agriculture * George H. Coons, U.S. Department of Agriculture * R. H. Cottrell, The Amalgamated Sugar Company * Henry W. Dahlberg, The Great Western Sugar Company * David J. Roach, The Great Western Sugar Company * Douglas E. Scalley, Utah-Idaho Sugar Company * Arthur A. Schupp, Farmers & Manufactures Beet Sugar Association * Herman Edward Zitowski, American Crystal Sugar Company |
| 1956 |
* Charles E. Cormany, Holly Sugar Corporation * Nahum J. Giddings, U.S. Department of Agriculture * Asa C. Maxson, The Great Western Sugar Company * John C. Overpeck, New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts * Forrest V. Owen, U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| 1958 |
* C. W. Bennett, U.S. Department of Agriculture * H. E. Brewbaker, The Great Western Sugar Company * Ray L. Cook, Michigan State University * Frank A. Kemp, The Great Western Sugar Company * Dewey Stewart, U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| 1960 |
Roy Bainer, University of California * Vernal Jensen, The Amalgamated Sugar Company * J. C. Keane, Utah-Idaho Sugar Company * R. A. McGinnis, Spreckels Sugar Company * Helen Savitsky, U.S. Department of Agriculture * V. F. Savitsky, U.S. Department of Agriculture * LeRoy Powers, U. S. Department of Agriculture * Harold Silver, Silver Engineering Works |
| 1962 |
* Harvey P. H. Johnson, American Crystal Sugar Company * Phjlljp B. Smith, The Great Western Sugar Company * Bion Tolman, Utah-Idaho Sugar Company * H. M. Tysdal, U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| 1964 |
* Guy Rorabaugh, Holly Sugar Corporation * E. Jackson Maynard, The Great Western Sugar Company * Austin A. Armer, Spreckels Sugar Company |
| 1966 |
Beverly E. Easton, Canada & Dominion Sugar Company, Ltd. (Retired) * James H. Fischer, Beet Sugar Development Foundation * John 0. Gaskill, U.S. Department of Agriculture * John S. McFarlane, U.S. Department of Agriculture Perc A. Reeve, Farmers & Manufacturers Beet Sugar Association (Retired) |
| 1968 |
* Herbert L. Bush, The Great Western Sugar Company Robert S. Gaddie, Utah-Idaho Sugar Company (Retired) * Frank H. Peto, British Columbia Sugar Refining Company, Ltd. Albert Ulrich, University of California (Retired) |
| 1970 |
* Sam C. Campbell, West Coast Beet Seed Company * Charles William Doxtator, American Crystal Sugar Company Harry A. Elcock, The Amalgamated Sugar Company (Retired) * Lloyd T. Jensen, The Great Western Sugar Company George Edward Rush, West Coast Cooling Company (Retired) R. Ralph Wood, The Great Western Sugar Company (Retired) |
| 1972 |
M. G. Frakes, Michigan Sugar Company (Retired) * Russell T. Johnson, Spreckels Sugar Company (Retired) * Arnold A Mast, Western Seed Production Corporation * Lloyd Norman, Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative * Hugh G. Rounds, The Amalgamated Sugar Company |
| 1974 | No Awardees |
| 1976 |
Dr. Donald D. Dickenson, Holly Sugar Corporation (Retired) John W. Hall, Manitoba Sugar Company (Retired) Ernest M. Hartmann, Spreckels Sugar Company (Retired) * Julian R. Johnson, The Amalgamated Sugar Company George W Miles, Jr., Holly Sugar Corporation (Retired) * Dr. R. K. Oldemeyer, The Great Western Sugar Company Charles L. Schneider, U.S. Department of Agriculture (Retired) *R. J. Tingley, Holly Sugar Corporation |
| 1978 |
John T. Alexander, Holly Sugar Corporation (Retired) Lauren M. Burtch, Spreckels Sugar Company/Amstar (Retired) Dr. Gerald E. Coe, U.S. Department of Agriculture (Retired) * F. J. Hills, University of California Dr. Donald L. Oldemeyer, The Amalgamated Sugar Company (Retired) Davis L. Sunderland, Michigan Sugar Company (Retired) Glen W. Yeager, Holly Sugar Corporation (Retired) |
| 1981 |
George W. Cossairt, Michigan Sugar Company (Retired) Dr. Richard J. Hecker, U.S. Department of Agriculture (Retired) Grant E. Nichol, Monitor Sugar Company (Retired) J. E. A. “Bob” Rich, Holly Sugar Corporation (Retired) Edward L. Swift, American Crystal Sugar Company (Retired) M. A. Woods, Union Sugar Company (Retired) |
| 1983 |
Stewart Bass, American Crystal Sugar Company (Retired) Sylvester N. Heiner, The Amalgamated Sugar Company (Retired) William Meggitt, Michigan State University (Retired) Dr. Edward Schweizer, U.S. Department of Agriculture (Retired) Freeman W. Snyder, U.S. Department of Agriculture (Retired) 1985 Dr. Stanley E. Bichsel, American Crystal Sugar Company (Retired) Dr. James E. Duffus, ARS, SEA, USDA (Retired) Fredrick G. Eis, (Retired) * Lysle D. Leach, University of California Robert F. Munroe, Riley Stoker Corporation (Retired) Karlheinz W. Schoenrock, The Amalgamated Sugar Company (Retired) |
| 1987 |
Peter Bergen, Agriculture Canada Research Station (Retired) Roland F. Olson, American Crystal Sugar Company (Retired) Dr. Earl G. Ruppel, U. S. Department of Agriculture Dr. Edward F. Sullivan, Retired |
| 1989 |
J. Phillip Abbott, Holly Sugar Corporation (Retired) Elmer Bonetti, Holly Sugar Corporation (Retired) Dr. Susan Martin, U.S. Department of Agriculture (Retired) Robert Sanborn, Monitor Sugar Company (Retired) Dr. Richard Zielke, Michigan Sugar Company (Retired) |
| 1991 |
Dr. Robert H. Helmerick, Hilleshog Mono-Hy, Incorporated (Retired) * Irvin O. Skoyen, USDA-ARS *Phil B. Brimhall, Michigan Sugar Company Dr. Robert Lewellen, USDA-ARS Dr. Clair Theurer, USDA-ARS (Retired) Dr. Garry Smith, USDA-ARS (Retired) Dr. Devon Doney, USDA-ARS (Retired) |
| 1993 |
Dr. William M. Bugbee, USDA-ARS (Retired) Dr. Allan W. Cattanach, North Dakota State University, (Retired) American Crystal Sugar Company Dr. Alan G. Dexter, North Dakota State University, University of Minnesota (Retired) *Dr. Joseph W. Saunders, USDA-ARS Gerald M. Simantel, Hilleshog Mono-Hy, Incorporated (Retired) *E. D. “Ike” Whitneäy, USDA-ARS (Retired) |
| 1995 |
* Dr. Larry Gholson, Western Sugar Company, posthumous Roger Hill, Holly Sugar Corporation (Retired) Dr. Lynn Hoefert, U.S. Department of Agriculture (Retired) John Kolberg, Spreckels Sugar Company (Retired) Duane Melling, Betaseed, Incorporated (Retired) Dr. James Schulke, Spreckels Sugar Company (Retired) Dr. Larry Smith, North West Experiment Station, University of Minnesota Dr. J. R. Stander, Betaseed, Incorporated Dr. Akio Suzuki, Seedex, Incorporated Dr. Laszlo Toth, Western Sugar Company (Retired) |
| 1997 |
Del Traveller, Amalgamated Sugar Company Dr. Jim Widner, Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative (Retired) Richard E. Watkins, American Crystal Sugar Company David Hilde, American Crystal Sugar Company Dr. K. James Fornstrom, University of Wyoming |
| 1999 |
Dr. Larry Campbell, U.S. Department of Agriculture Dr. Don Christenson, Michigan State University Robert Levos, American Crystal Sugar Company (Retired) Dr. Stephen Miller, University of Wyoming Dr. Steven Winter, Texas A & M University |
| 2001 |
Douglas Emek, Rogers Sugar Ltd. Dr. Alvin Ericksen, Holly Hybrids (Retired) George Hobbs, The Amalgamated Sugar Company, LLC Dr. John Kern, American Crystal Sugar Company Dr. Charlie Rush, Texas A & M University |
| 2003 |
Dr. Joseph F. Giles, North Dakota State University Dr. Robert Wilson, University of Nebraska Dr. Arthur Quinn, Betaseed, Incorporated |
| 2005 |
Dr. John Gallian, Univeristy of Idaho Dr. Carol Windels, University of Minnesota George Burt, West Coast Beet Seed Company (Retired) |
| 2007 |
Dr. Stephen R. Kaffka, University of California Dr. Leonard W. Panella, USDA-ARS Thomas K. Schwartz, Beet Sugar Development Foundation |
| 2009 |
Dennis D. Costesso, Amalgamated Research, Inc. Barry J. Jacobsen, Montana State University Hsing-Yeh Liu, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture – Agricultural Research Service 2011 |
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2011 2013 |
Mark Bredehoeft, Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Coop. Dr. Albert Sims, University of Minnesota, Dr. John Lamb Dr. Linda Hanson USDA-ARS – Sugarbeet and Bean Research Unit, East Lansing, Michigan. Dr. Don Morishita, University of Idaho, Kimberly, Idaho. Mr. Paul Pfenninger, Michigan Sugar, Mr. Peter Regitnig, Lantic, Inc. |
| 2015 |
Dr. Mohamed Khan – North Dakota State University & University of Minnesota Mr. Lee Hubbell – Michigan Sugar Dr. Mitch McGrath – USDA/ARS |
| 2017 |
Dr. Karen Fugate USDA-ARS, Sugarbeet and Potato Research, Fargo, ND Dr. William Wintermantel USDA-ARS, Salinas, CA |
| 2019 |
Dr. Gary Secor – North Dakota State University Dr. Ann Smigocki – USDA/ARS |
40-Year Veteran Award
This award is given to individuals who have rendered outstanding service to the beet sugar industry or have by virtue of scientific accomplishments acquired the admiration and respect of the Society. Honorary Membership includes all the privileges of an Individual Member for life, without payment of dues.
40-Year Veteran Award Recipients
| Year> | * Indicates Deceased |
| 1946: (all deceased) |
Carl D. Adams, Holly Sugar Corporation C. M. Bradford, Monitor Sugar Company J. W. Bressler, American Crystal Sugar Company Phil Dale, Great Western Sugar Company G. J. Daley, Woodland, California A. J. Denman, American Crystal Sugar Company H. C. Giese, Great Western Sugar Company A. M. Ginn, Great Western Sugar Company A. H. Helt, Great Western Sugar Company R. L. Howard, Utah-Idaho Sugar Company Frank S. Ingalls, Utah-Idaho Sugar Company Moroni Jensen, Utah-Idaho Sugar Company H. J. Klinge, Franklin County Sugar Company W. L. Lawson, Holly Sugar Corporation N. R. McCreery, Great Western Sugar Company Sidney J. Osborn, Great Western Sugar Company Chas. L. Pioda, Spreckels Sugar Company Douglas Scalley, Utah-Idaho Sugar Company W. D. Scharton, National Sugar Manufacturing Company W. F. Schmitt, Great Lakes Sugar Company Eugene Stoeckly, Garden City Company Fred G. Taylor, Utah-Idaho Sugar Company Henry A. Vallez, Isabella Sugar Company F. A. Wilson, Great Western Sugar Company C. R. Wing, Canadian Sugar Factories, Ltd. T. George Wood, Canadian Sugar Factories, Ltd. H. E. Zitkowski, American Crystal Sugar Company |
| 1948: (all deceased) |
T. E. Gardiner, Holly Sugar Corporation August Ludwig, Superior Sugar Refining Company B. O. McCulloch, Amalgamated Sugar Company J. W. Rooney, American Crystal Sugar Company H. J. Sanders, Gunnison Sugar, Incorporated L. R. Stewart, Michigan Sugar Company R. S. Stewart, Union Sugar Company |
| 1950: (all deceased) |
George P. Wright, Spreckels Sugar Company William H. Paulsen, Spreckels Sugar Company L. J. Arnold, Gunnison Sugar, Incorporated H. W. Dahlberg, Great Western Sugar Company J. B. Bingham, American Crystal Sugar Company Sidney F. Sherwood, U.S. Department of Agriculture Henry Martini, Michigan Sugar Company D. J. Roach, Great Western Sugar Company C D. Barber, Menominee Sugar Company |
| 1952 (all deceased) |
R. M. Daniels, Holly Sugar Corporation James E. Ellison, Layton Sugar Company John Henry Roskelley, Amalgamated Sugar Company R. J. Smith, Holly Sugar Corporation Arthur Aylesworth Wright, Canada & Dominion Sugar |
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Avery A. Clark, Great Western Sugar Company Thomas Heath, Franklin County Sugar Company George Edward Hogan, National Sugar Manufacturing R. Newton Miller, Holly Sugar Corporation |
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| 1956 |
* C. L. Abbott, Holly Sugar Corporation * A. J. Brown, Holly Sugar Corporation * Wilford Y. Cannon, Utah-Idaho Sugar Company * Everton B. Cope, Holly Sugar Corporation J. T. Davis, Great Western Sugar Company * Wallis Edwards, Utah-Idaho Sugar Company * J. Gordon English, Great Western Sugar Company * S. C. Gaddie, Utah-Idaho Sugar Company * T. H. Lacy, Holly Sugar Corporation * A. K. Logan, Holly Sugar Corporation * Bradley M. Martin, Union Sugar Division, Consolidated Foods Corporation * James R. Mason, Great Western Sugar Company * Carl Kasper Sieland, Michigan Sugar Company Robert Irving Smith, Michigan Sugar Company William Eugene Stratford, Utah-Idaho Sugar Company * H. S. Varner, Great Western Sugar Company * J. Arthur Wood, Utah-Idaho Sugar Company * W. H. Ziegler, Holly Sugar Corporation |
| 1958 |
* George Alexander, American Crystal Sugar Company Lyman H. Andrews, Great Western Sugar Company * George W. Atkinson, Great Western Sugar Company J. R. Bachman, Amalgamated Sugar Company * Claude E. Blaney, Holly Sugar Corporation Burnall Brown, Amalgamated Sugar Company Julius Cabutti, Franklin County Sugar Company * De Witt Carson, Holly Sugar Corporation * Horace W. Cole, American Crystal Sugar Company *R. H. Cottrell, Amalgamated Sugar Company Oscar P. Dittman, Great Western Sugar Company Cecil W. Doherty, Great Western Sugar Company * Paul D. Freese, Holly Sugar Corporation * Otto H. Gastler, American Crystal Sugar Company * Albert G. Griep, American Crystal Sugar Company * Herman L. Hartburg, Great Western Sugar Company * Herman Juergens, Great Western Sugar Company Edward C. Kundinger, Michigan Sugar Company John B. McDonald, Great Western Sugar Company W. J. McGregor, Canada and Dominion Sugar * Paul H. McMaster, Great Western Sugar Company * D. R. Newton, National Sugar Manufacturing Company A. A. Norman, Spreckels Sugar Company W. J. Rhyner, Spreckels Sugar Company Joseph H. Trent, Franklin County Sugar Company * E. Ward, Jr., Great Western Sugar Company * Frank Whiting, Great Western Sugar Company * James H. Zisch, Great Western Sugar Company |
| 1960 |
* Harold D. Burk, Great Western Sugar Company Robert E. Burton, Layton Sugar Company Charles M. Crabtree, Franklin County Sugar Company * E. H. Hungerford, Great Western Sugar Company * Vernal Jensen, Amalgamated Sugar Company * John C. Keane, Utah-Idaho Sugar Company * John Landysheff, Canadian Sugar Factories, Ltd. * George W. Miles, Sr., Holly Sugar Corporation * Norman J. Muscavitch, Great Western Sugar Company * O. S. Newsom, Holly Sugar Corporation Donald 0. North, Monitor Sugar Division of the Robert Cage, Coal Company W. J. OâBryant, Utah-Idaho Sugar Company Harold R. Olsen, Franklin County Sugar Company * Ira A. Resch, Spreckels Sugar Company Paul K. Smith, Franklin County Sugar Company * Frank R. Taylor, Canadian Sugar Factories, Ltd. T. A Weir, Holly Sugar Corporation |
| 1962 |
Eugene C. Anderson, Franklin County Division of the Amalgamated Sugar Company * Joseph H. Bingham, Amalgamated Sugar Company * Albert L. Cooper, Holly Sugar Corporation * Ira D. Croghan, Holly Sugar Corporation * W. S. Hallam, Holly Sugar Corporation E. Clark Jones, Utah-Idaho Sugar Company Arthur C. Joost, Northern Ohio Sugar Company * Charles A. Lavis, Holly Sugar Corporation Louis F. Oswald, Utah-Idaho Sugar Company * Charles Price, U.S. Department of Agriculture W. H. Punchard, Canada and Dominion Sugar * J. F. Rasmussen, The National Sugar Mfg Company * James W. Silver, Ogden Iron Works Company * E. L. Tewes, Holly Sugar Corporation Gerald Thorne, University of Wisconsin J. E. Trinnaman, Utah-Idaho Sugar Company W D Warner, Utah-Idaho Sugar Company |
| 1964 |
* George H. Coons, U.S. Department of Agriculture * Charles E. Cormany, Holly Sugar Corporation C. Eliason, Stearns-Roger Corporation Louis R. Garcia, Sr., Holly Sugar Corporation * Douglas W. Love, Utah-Idaho Sugar Company Hugh F. Melvin, Spreckels Sugar Company * J. F. Price, American Crystal Sugar Company * John A. Ratekin, Holly Sugar Corporation * Kurt Schreiber, Manitoba Sugar Company, Ltd. * Phillip B. Smith, Great Western Sugar Company |
| 1966 |
A. J. Bigler, Utah-Idaho Sugar Company J. Earl Browning, Empire State Sugar Company C. J. Edwards, Utah-Idaho Sugar Company Harry A. Elcock, Amalgamated Sugar Company * Charles E. Hirsch, Great Western Sugar Company G. E. Hrudka, Canada and Dominion Sugar Company * Frank A. Kemp, Great Western Sugar Company * Bruce C. Newkirk, Holly Sugar Corporation * George W. Nixon, American Crystal Sugar Company * James L. Porterfield, American Crystal Sugar Company Frank Sabine, Private Consultant, Engineering & Sales Dewey Stewart, U.S. Department of Agriculture * J. N. Sturzenegger, Holly Sugar Corporation * Robert J. Tingley, Holly Sugar Corporation |
| 1968 |
M. K. Afanasiev, Montana State University T. William Cockayne, Utah-Idaho Sugar Company J. Hunter Gaddie, Utah-Idaho Sugar Company George R. Hales, Utah-Idaho Sugar Company * H. B. Henderson, Holly Sugar Corporation * O. P. Kottwitz, Holly Sugar Corporation George L. Lash, Utah-Idaho Sugar Company V. E. Lott, Utah-Idaho Sugar Company * Albert M. Murphy, U.S. Department of Agriculture * Paul Douglas Scalley, Utah-Idaho Sugar Company |
| 1970 |
* C. W. Bennett, U.S. Department of Agriculture W. W. Blankenbach, British Columbia Sugar Company Jesse M. Day, Utah-Idaho Sugar Company E. W. Edwards, Utah-Idaho Sugar Company J. K. Fife, U.S. Department of Agriculture * John 0. Gaskill, U.S. Department of Agriculture * Helen K. Savitsky, U.S. Department of Agriculture Boyd D. Webb, Utah-Idaho Sugar Company Francis A. Wood, Great Western Sugar Company |
| 1972 |
L. J. Abbott, Holly Sugar Corporation B. T. Brown, Holly Sugar Corporation Robert S. Gaddie, Utah-Idaho Sugar Company Claude W. Hogge, American Crystal Sugar Company * Lloyd T. Jensen, Great Western Sugar Company * R. Kenneth Keith, American Crystal Sugar Company * H. W. Kittredge, Holly Sugar Corporation Arnold A. Mast, Western Seed Production Corporation * John E. Maudru, Holly Sugar Corporation G. W. Miles, Jr., Holly Sugar Corporation * William B. Morrow, Western Seed Production Corporation J. C. Nigro, Holly Sugar Corporation R. B. Scanlan, Holly Sugar Corporation Russell D. Soule, Michigan Sugar Company Donald L. Stewart, American Crystal Sugar Company Malcolm Young, California Beet Growers Association, Ltd. |
| 1974 |
S. E. Bragg, Holly Sugar Corporation Rowland Cannon, Utah-Idaho Sugar Company A. E. Heldt, The Great Western Sugar Company Bryon Larsen, Spreckels Sugar Division, Amstar Corporation Peter H. Lott, Utah-Idaho Sugar Company Ford Scalley, Utah-Idaho Sugar Company |
| 1976 |
C. Dick Anderson, U & I Incorporated George W Cossiart, Michigan Sugar Company Fred G. Holmes, The Great Western Sugar Company * J. E. Jarrell, The Great Western Sugar Company Paul Russell, Buckeye Sugar Incorporated Gerald Snow, Canadian Sugar Factories Limited Alden L. Stock, Union Sugar Division, Consolidated Foods Corporation |
| 1978 |
* Sam C. Campbell, West Coast Beet Seed Company Beverly E. Easton, Private Consultant Ernest M. Hartmann, Spreckels Sugar Division/Amstar (Retired) Sabin G. Hooper, The Great Western Sugar Company Ralph S. Lambdin, Spreckels Sugar Division/Amstar (Retired) * Edward F. Lansdown, Holly Sugar Corporation Somers Moore, Spreckels Sugar DivisionlAmstar Dudley E. Sims, American Crystal Sugar Company Edward L. Swift, American Crystal Sugar Co. Wilson 0. Weckel, Spreckels Sugar Division/Amstar (Retired) |
| 1981 |
W. Harry Bingham, Union Sugar Company Frederick G. Eis, Spreckels Sugar Division/Amstar Corporation Stephen L. Force, The Great Western Sugar Company Sylvester M. Heiner, The Amalgamated Sugar Company Leonard Henderson, The Great Western Sugar Company I. L. ãRedä Johnson, The Great Western Sugar Company Julian R. Johnson, The Amalgamated Sugar Company Guy D. Manuel, Spreckels Sugar DivisionlAmstar Corporation Tyler W. Miller, The Great Western Sugar Company Grant E. Nichol, Monitor Sugar Company Perc A. Reeve, Farmers & Manufactures Beet Sugar Association Hanley C. Roe, American Crystal Sugar Company M. A. Woods, Union Sugar Company |
| 1983 |
David H. Eddington, Holly Sugar Corporation James E. (Bud) Gardiner, Spreckels Sugar Division/Amstar Corporation Robert H. McAlpine, Michigan Sugar Company Lloyd W. Norman, Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative T. E. Paxson, Retired Charles E. Sword, Great Western Sugar Company |
| 1985 |
Howard M. Bauserman, Consultant, Retired Fred F. Coons, Spreckels Sugar Company/Amstar Division (Retired) F. J. Hills, University of California W. D. Watson, The Great Western Sugar Company |
| 1987 |
J. Phillip Abbott, Holly Sugar Corporation Walter J. Ambiel, Holly Sugar Corporation William W. Barr, Retired James H. Fischer, Consultant, BSDF Raymond G. Larson, The Amalgamated Sugar Company Robert W. Mitchell, Spreckels Sugar Company R. Gordon Rudolph, Retired Davis L. Sunderland, Michigan Sugar Company |
| 1989 |
Fred Cook, Holly Sugar Corporation Robert Ginn, Holly Sugar Corporation Emmett Gunderson, American Crystal Sugar Company Leland Juve, American Crystal Sugar Company Glenn Kerr, American Crystal Sugar Company Donald Lind, Holly Sugar Corporation Robert Oldemeyer, Hilleshšg Mono-Hy, Incorporated Lawrence Olmstead, American Crystal Sugar Company Gordon Olson, American Crystal Sugar Company Waldo Peterson, American Crystal Sugar Company Norris Twaite, British Sugar, plc Glen Yeager, Holly Sugar Corporation |
| 1991 |
LaVar Varney, Amalgamated Sugar Company Dr. Albert Ulrich, University of California, Berkeley Robert N. Sanborn, Monitor Sugar Company H. Paul Swenson, American Crystal Sugar Company * Robert E. Taylor, Holly Sugar Corporation John Worrall, Holly Sugar Corporation Louis R. Garcia, Jr., Holly Sugar Corporation David F. Johns, Holly Sugar Corporation Elmer A. Bonetti, Imperial Holly Corporation J.E.A. ãBobä Rich, Holly Sugar Corporation |
| 1993 |
Wilbert Blauert, American Crystal Sugar Company Darwin Bliss, Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative Gene DeMinck, American Crystal Sugar Company Helmut Doerr, Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative Kenneth Glenn, American Crystal Sugar Company L. David Hopper, Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative Robert Rohweder, American Crystal Sugar Company Robert 0. Schoen, American Crystal Sugar Company Richard Wagner, Hilleshšg Mono-Hy, Incorporated |
| 1995 |
Peter Bergen, Alberta Sugar Company Willis Clemenson, American Crystal Sugar Company John Cooley, PPG Industries, Incorporated Dr. James Duffus, U. S. Department of Agriculture Francis Gurley, Spreckels Sugar Company Daniel Lesser, Western Sugar Company Dr. John McFarlane, U. S. Department of Agriculture (Retired) Charles Massengale, Spreckels Sugar Company Merl Robertson, American Crystal Sugar Company Lester Ulricksen, Spreckels Sugar Company Calvin ãBabeä Welty, West Coast Beet Seed |
| 1997 |
Robert L. Abrams, Western Sugar Company (Retired) Gene Allan, Holly Sugar Corporation Jack Willson, Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative Donald Antonetti, Spreckels Sugar Company Harvey Metzler, Spreckels Sugar Company (Retired) Wayne Steen, American Crystal Sugar Company Allen Herman, Holly Sugar Company Louis Frison, Holly Sugar Company Martin T. Quinlan, Spreckels Sugar Company (Retired) |
| 1999 |
Bobby C. Beal, Holly Sugar Corporation Howard Beardslee, Michigan Sugar Company Robert Janke, Michigan Sugar Company Loren Nast, Michigan Sugar Company (Retired) Salvador T. Ramirez, Holly Sugar Corporation Harry Schumacher, Michigan Sugar Company Arthur Stephens, Michigan Sugar Company |
| 2001 |
Larry Dunham, The Western Sugar Company Gordon Friede, The Western Sugar Company Roland Elizando, Michigan Sugar Company (Retired) John Groneman, Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative Kenneth Hoff, Beet Sugar Development Foundation Richard Kraus, The Western Sugar Company Donn Krueger, Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative Ray McLaren, Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative Marlene McQueen, US Department of Agriculture Robert Pierce, The Western Sugar Company Robert Skelton, Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative Vernon Vickery, The Western Sugar Company |
| 2003 |
Hans Schweiren, Monitor Sugar Company Gary Fischer, American Crystal Sugar Company Russ Steen, American Crystal Sugar Company John Wyett, Michigan Sugar Company Wesley Thomas, Michigan Sugar Company Roger W. Hill, Holly Sugar Corporation |
| 2005 |
Bob. C. Stephens, Michigan Sugar Company Herbert C. Wilson, Michigan Sugar Company Jack A. Fulton, Western Sugar Company Alice Takacs, Rogers Sugar Company Eugone Kramer, Monitor Sugar Company Verda Rost, The Amalgamated Sugar Company Arlan Olson, The Amalgamated Sugar Company Gilbert Wells, The Amalgamated Sugar Company Bob Dunbar, The Amalgamated Sugar Company Steve Coley, The Amalgamated Sugar Company Charles Schmalz, The Amalgamated Sugar Company |
| 2007 |
Manfred Bieber, Wyoming Sugar Co., LLC Ken Commire, Michigan Sugar Company Manfred Decker, Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative Roger D. Elston , Michigan Sugar Company Donald Hendryx, Wyoming Sugar Co., LLC James Kosik, Michigan Sugar Company Richard Lagos, Michigan Sugar Company Robert Lewellen, USDA-ARS William McGuffey, Michigan Sugar Company (Retired) Rick Mont, American Crystal Sugar Company (Retired) Bob Robertson, Michigan Sugar Company Leopoldo Salinas, Wyoming Sugar Co., LLC. Wenceslado Salinas, Wyoming Sugar Co., LLC. Bruce Snider, Wyoming Sugar Co., LLC J. R. Stander, Betaseed, Inc. Louis I. Wolf, Western Sugar Cooperative (Retired) |
| 2009 |
Martin J. Gagnon, Hydrite Chemical Co. Calvin K. Jones, Wyoming Sugar Company LLC John J. Kern, American Crystal Sugar Company Wayne Nelson, American Crystal Sugar Company Edward L. Powers, Sidney Sugars Incorporated John E. Schaefer, Hydrite Chemical Co. J. Dan Stallings, Betaseed, Inc. John Steen, Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative |
| 2011 |
Alvin Bangart, The Western Sugar Cooperative Dennis Burthwick, American Crystal Sugar Company Dean Campbell, The Western Sugar Cooperative Larry Carlson, American Crystal Sugar Company Dennis Costesso, The Amalgamated Sugar Company, LLC Verdie Crist, The Western Sugar Cooperative Russell Day, The Amalgamated Sugar Company, LLC Robert DeVries, American Crystal Sugar Company Jim Emmons, The Western Sugar Cooperative Reinhard Floeter, American Crystal Sugar Company, Emerald Performance Materials & Putsch Roy French,Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative & Hydrite Chemical Co. Marilyn Fulk, The Western Sugar Cooperative Jerry Garner, The Amalgamated Sugar Company, LLC Dan Hamburg, The Western Sugar Cooperative Lupe Hinojosa, The Western Sugar Cooperative Gerry Holbrook, The Amalgamated Sugar Company, LLC (Retired) Jim LaFrenz, The Western Sugar Cooperative Gary Larson, The Western Sugar Cooperative Bill McNeer, Holly Sugar and Hydrite Chemical Co Dan Mashue, The Western Sugar Cooperative Guadalupe Molina, American Crystal Sugar Company Gary Netherland, The Western Sugar Cooperative Jerry Oren, Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative Harriet Paris, Wyoming Sugar Company Diane Patterson, The Amalgamated Sugar Company, LLC Dave Rademacher, Syngenta Chris Rhoten, The Amalgamated Sugar Company, LLC Dewane Roberts, The Western Sugar Cooperative Michael Rucker, The Amalgamated Sugar Company, LLC Larry Schneider, The Western Sugar Cooperative Ron Sterling, The Western Sugar Cooperative Dale Walker, The Western Sugar Cooperative |
| 2013 |
Donald D. Badt, American Crystal Sugar Company Michael Albert Benson, American Crystal Sugar Company Lonnie Clemson, Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative A. Neal Davie, The Amalgamated Sugar Company, LLC Russ B. Day, The Amalgamated Sugar Company, LLC Michel F. Desprez, Florimond Desprez Robert J. Dregseth, North Dakota University Jerry S. Feltman, The Amalgamated Sugar Company, LLC Jerry. D. Garner, The Amalgamated Sugar Company, LLC David J. Higgins, The Amalgamated Sugar Company, LLC James M. Huckfeldt, The Western Sugar Cooperative James H. Isaak, Jr, The Amalgamated Sugar Company, LLC Donald R. Johnson, The Amalgamated Sugar Company, LLC James O. Keidel, Michigan Sugar Company Leonard D. Kerbs, The Amalgamated Sugar Company, LLC James H. Kurish, Michigan Sugar Company M. Louise Long, American Crystal Sugar Raul R. Lopez, The Amalgamated Sugar Company, LLC Ronald M. Markey, Michigan Sugar Company Gonzalo Martinez, The Amalgamated Sugar Company, LLC Diane V. Patterson, The Amalgamated Sugar Company, LLC Richard Albert Rossol, American Crystal Sugar Company Michael W. Rucker, The Amalgamated Sugar Company, LLC Thomas L. Schlatter, Michigan Sugar Company Ronald E. Schmidt, The Western Sugar Cooperative Charles L. Spencer, The Amalgamated Sugar Company, LLC Paulette M. Suedel, American Crystal Sugar Renee M. Whitmore, The Amalgamated Sugar Company, LLC Kevin L. Wilson, The Amalgamated Sugar Company, LLC J. Kent Wimmer, The Western Sugar Cooperative |
| 2015 |
Amalgamated Sugar Company Delbert Kirk Buckley Matt Bunn Rex Christensen Lanny J. Denton Armando Gomez Victor J. Jaro Mike Legault Alfredo Loya Vincent Rosen Dennis Searle Blaine K. Searle Steven L. Terry American Crystal Sugar Company Paul Anderson David Braseth Leland Bratlie Michael Bruggeman Jack Call Allan Cattanach Lynn Fredrickson Earl Gorsuch Larry Halstad Victoria Hardy Dann Hoffman Robert Kasprowicz Neil Keena Owen Olson Robert Olson Daniel Tuseth Donald Wisk Lantic, Inc Harrold Addy Randy Drake Doug Emek Michigan Sugar Company Gregory Bombyk Jerry Dinsmoore Roger Engelhardt Kenneth Gremel Roger Hallead Robert Kasper Myron Kelley Leroy Kirk Tim Krzywosinski Cliff Leavitt Jesse Mancillas Gary McFarland Dennis Putnam Ed Ruediger Gary Sauer Jeffrey Schulte Wayne (Bob) Trowhill John Wright Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative Wayne Colby Don Doran Richard Leinen James Muller Terrance Steffens Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative Kenneth Dahl John Dean Robert Fischer Syngenta Mike Lopez Western Sugar Cooperative Terry Bathurst John Bretz Randy Buettenback Kenneth Helzer Danny Krien Don Reichert |
| 2017 |
American Crystal Sugar Company Robert Kasprowicz Mark Muhonen Don Burkel Stuart Hesby William Peterson Mary Larson William Carlin John Wagar Robert Reed Mary Johnson Charles Hotvedt Beverly Danielson Lee Norman Robert J Olson R Curt Hansen Earl Gorsuch Gary Phelps Timothy Gunnerson Tommy Klemetson Ellis Arntson Martin Flores Mike Sink Michael K Johnson Russell Brown Sylvester Novak Sande Hodge Gary Kopperud Tim Gust Terry Biewer Bruce Boyer Kenneth Rossol Ross Wilson Gary Garcia Amalgamated Sugar Company David M Elison Jerald W Anderson Gregory D Perdue Michael M Kearney Steven Knopp Gonzalo Martinez Larry Henderson Kevin Asay Elizabeth Sheridan Neal A Davis Marie Radtke Michigan Sugar Company Bob Drysdale Neal Myers Gary Westbrook Minn-Dak Farmers’ Cooperative Richard Leinen Terrance Steffens Wayne Colby John Nyquist Craig Erickson Brent Muehlberg Donald Facey Myron Ehlert Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative Arthur Mendoza Bradley Kurtz |
| 2019 |
American Crystal Sugar Company Anthony M Newquist Amalgamated Sugar Company David R Hawk Beet Sugar Development Foundation Paul D Pfenninger Betaseed Robert Mason Lantic, Inc Edward Derkson Michigan Sugar Company Percilla Owens Minn-Dak Farmers’ Cooperative Donald Facey Sidney Sugars, Inc Brent Coon Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative Stephen J Waldorf Western Sugar Cooperative Gerald Sterkel Wyoming Sugar William Kumpe USDA-ARS Larry Campbell |
Resources
American Society of Beet Sugar Technologists
The objectives of the American Society of Sugar Beet Technologist (ASSBT) are to foster all phases of sugarbeet and beet sugar research, to promote the dissemination of resultant scientific knowledge, to strive to maintain high standards of ethics, and to cooperate with other organizations having objectives beneficial to the beet sugar industry.
Office Location
800 Grant Street, #300
Denver, CO 80203
(303) 832-4460
