Join SPE in congratulating the 2017 International Award recipients. SPE presents international awards to recognize those who have made significant technical and professional contributions to the industry, and those who have contributed exceptional service and leadership to the society. SPE international awards are presented at the Annual Awards Banquet at ATCE which takes place 9-11 October 2017 in San Antonio, Texas.
Honorary Membership
Akhil Datta-Gupta
Anil Kumar
Robert Moore
Alexander Neyin
Dean Oliver
Sidney S. Smith, Sr.
Dongxiao Zhang *
Distinguished Membership
Sidqi Abu-khamsin
Nabeel Al-afaleg
Matthew Balhoff
Jose Bashbush
John de Wardt
Effiom Edet
Steve Flew
Barrett Hanson
Mehdi Matt Honarpour
Hui-hai Liu
Rustom Mody
Nobuo Morita
Quoc Nguyen
Okurerie Ogedegbe
Sara Ortwein
Donald Paul
Teri Reed
Sidhartha Sur
Ruud Weijermars
Murtaza Ziauddin
Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award
Amin Nasser
John Franklin Carll Award
Mukul Sharma
Anthony F. Lucas Gold Medal
Karen Schou Pedersen *
Lester C. Uren Award
Quoc Nguyen **
DeGolyer Distinguished Service Medal
Sameh Macary *
Charles F. Rand Memorial Gold Medal
Nasir Al-Naimi
Robert Earl McConnell Award
Charles Williams *
Public Service Award
Saka Matemilola *
Distinguished Service Award
Colin A Black *
Maria Capello
Frederic Jean-Bernard Guinot *
Anuj Gupta *
Distinguished Achievement Award for Petroleum Engineering Faculty
Ramona Graves
Young Member Outstanding Service Award
Mohamed Abd Elrahman
Ali Alkhatib
Alexey Borisenko
Pringle Egbe
Augustina Ovuema
Babatunde Yusuf
Cedric K. Ferguson Medal
Lu Chi
Zoya Heidari
Directional-Permeability Assessment in Formations With Complex Pore Geometry With a New Nuclear-Magnetic- Resonance-Based Permeability Model [SPE-179734 –PA]
Completions Optimization and Technology Award
D. V. Satya Gupta
Drilling Engineering Award
Eric van Oort
Formation Evaluation Award
Mark Proett
Health, Safety, Security, Environment, and Social Responsibility Award
J. Jack Hinton
Management and Information Award
Reidar Bratvold
Production and Operations Award
Kenneth Sorbie
Projects, Facilities, and Construction Award
Jean-Francois Saint-Marcoux
Reservoir Description and Dynamics Award
Tayfun Babadagli
* Automatically elected as SPE Distinguished Member
** Also elected as SPE Distinguished Member
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Honorary Membership
Anthony F. Lucas Gold Medal
DeGolyer Distinguished Service Medal
Charles F. Rand Memorial Gold Medal
Robert Earl McConnell Award