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 midstream research and technology, or for excellence in engineering education. Dr. Katz has been closely associated with GPA Midstream and the natural gas and gas industry throughout his long and distinguished career. He and his students developed much of the classic data and many of the correlations essential to understanding the science and engineering of light hydrocarbon production and processing. He was the 1950 recipient of the GPA Midstream 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 conferred as deemed appropriate by GPA Midstream research leaders and the Awards Committee. It is presented at the GPA Midstream Convention.

GPA Midstream awarded its first Katz recipients in 1985. For recipients between 1985-90, contact GPA Midstream.

  • 2015

    Dr. Ralph H. Weiland, Optimized Gas Treating Inc.

  • 2014

    Dr. William R. Parrish, Phillips Petroleum Co. (retired)

  • 2013

    Dr. Arthur Kidnay, Colorado School of Mines

  • 2012

    Dr. John J. McKetta, University of Texas at Austin

  • 2011

    Dr. Gary Rochelle, University of Texas at Austin

  • 2010

    Dr. Walter G. Chapman, Rice University

  • 2009

    Dr. James F. Ely, Colorado School of Mines

  • 2008

    Peter Clark, Alberta Sulphur Research Ltd.

  • 2007

    Ken Marsh, University of Canterbury

  • 2006

    Ding-Yu Peng, University of Saskatchewan