The Recognition Award was bestowed to individuals whose careers included a long association with the midstream industry. Initiated in 1949, it awarded those whose business careers and relationships have been marked by the integrity and cooperative spirit that is characteristic of the midstream industry.

GPA Midstream awarded its first Recognition Award recipients in 1950. For recipients between 1950-90, contact GPA Midstream

  • 2000

    Harvey Hensley, Black & Veatch Pritchard

    Steve Swanstrom, Waukesha Engine Div.

  • 1999

    Tom Bennett, (retired) Mustang Fuel Corp.

    Dave Morse, Dresser-Rand Co.

    Ed Raper, (retired) Oxy/Cities Service

    Carter Tannehill, Purvin & Gertz

  • 1998

    Ron Steffan, Assoc. Of Major Power Consumers of Ontario

    Jim Ford, (retired) Dorchester Gas Producing Co.

  • 1997

    Chuck Adams, (retired) Caterpillar Inc.

    Joe Cloessner, (retired) Mitchell E&D Corp.

    John Kelly, Vanguard Petroleum

  • 1996

    Robin Pate, Enterprise Products Co.

    Tom Russell, T. H. Russell Co.

  • 1995

    E. E. Ellington, (retired) Purvin & Gertz

    Jerry Gulsby, Gulsby Engineering, Inc.

    James R. Moore, Enserch Processing Co.

  • 1994

    Don Amsden, Union Pacific Resources Co.

    Jim Clark, Weskem-Hall

    Sam Segnar, (retired) Enron

  • 1993

    Fred Isaacs, (retired) Mid-America Pipeline

    John Long, (retired) Warren Petroleum Co.

    E. Gordon Rieg, Koch Engineering Co.

    Vincent Doyle, C.C.C. International

  • 1992

    Ralph Ball, Mapco Inc.

    Bob Short, Bob Short & Associates

    Quinton Darnell, Darnell Engineering Corp.

    Brian Stevens, BP Chemicals

  • 1991

    Gary Bartlett, Bartlett Equipment Co.

    Phil McGowan, (retired) Transco Energy Marketing Co.

    Jack Chesney, (retired) Exxon Co.