SSPC Richard W. Drisko Coatings Education Award

SSPC’s Richard W. Drisko Coatings Education Award

This award recognizes an individual for significant development and dissemination of educational material and technical information relating to protective coatings and their application.

Past Recipients

  • 2020

    Terry New, PCS, TL New Consulting LLC Bill Corbett, PCS, KTA-Tator, Inc.

  • 2019

    Gordon Kuljian, GK Consulting LLC; Russell Norris, Sherwin-Williams Company

  • 2018

    Juan Caballero, Naval and Industrial Solutions S.A.S.; Dejin Feng, Rader Coating Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

  • 2017

    Aaron Williams, Schmidt Abrasive Blasting Sdn Bhd Anthony Kippen

  • 2016

    Anton Ruesing, Finishing Trades Institute (FTI)

  • 2015

    Alison Kaelin, ABKaelin, LLC Terry Gabbert, LEIDOS

  • 2014

    Alejandro Exposito, Optimiza Protective & Consulting, SL.

  • 2013

    Abdul (Bani) Quim, Valiant Consultancy Services Stephen Cogswell, BAE Systems Muniandi Dewadas, SSPC Training Consultant

  • 2012

    Dudley Primeaux, VersaFlex, Inc.

  • 2011

    Ernst Toussaint, The Sherwin-Williams Company

  • 2010

    Pradeep Radhakrishna, WGI Heavy Minerals, Inc. L. Skip Vernon, CLT, Inc.

  • 2009

    Robert Murphy Thomas Murphy Randy Nixon Larry Pack

  • 2008

    Peter P. Judt, Todd Pacific Shipyard Abdul S. Rashid, P.T. McDermott Indonesia Alexander Wijaya, WHW Consulting Services

  • 2007

    Hiromi Yamaguchi, SRF and JRMC DET SASEBO Earle Epperson, Shinko Company, Inc.

  • 2006

    David Boyd, Vulcan Painters, Inc. Thomas Murphy, The Sherwin-Williams Co. Larry Pack, General Polymers/The Sherwin-Williams Co.

  • 2005

    Bill Corbett, KTA-Tator, Inc. Kieran Snow, WIWA Wilhelm Wagner GmbH & Co. KG

  • 2004

    Earl Bowry, Jotun Paints, Inc. Dan Buelk, Carousel Paint Corp.

  • 2003

    Jeffrey Duckworth, NSWC-CD Norm Clayton, NSWC-CD Charles Spencer, NSWC-CD

  • 2002

    Karen A. Kapsanis, Technology Publishing Co.

  • 2001

    Robert “Randy” Nixon, Corrosion Probe, Inc.

  • 2000

    Dr. Richard W. Drisko, SSPC

  • 1999

    Stephen G. Pinney, S.G. Pinney & Associates

  • 1998

    Dr. Lloyd M. Smith, CCC&L

  • 1997

    Eric Kline, KTA-Tator, Inc.

  • 1996

    Kenneth Trimber, KTA-Tator, Inc.

  • 1995

    Tony Cunningham

  • 1994

    Daniel P. Adley

  • 1993

    Gary L. Tinklenberg

  • 1992

    Frank W. Palmer

  • 1991

    E. Crone Knoy

  • 1990

    Robert E. Moore

  • 1989

    Houston Coatings Society

  • 1988

    Gordon H. Brevoort