Honorary Members & Benefactors
IGS HONORARY MEMBERS
IGS Honorary Membership is an award given to a person who has made a vast and long-term commitment to the Society and its aims. This award is bestowed by the IGS Council to a limited number of persons on the basis of distinguished position, scientific achievement, outstanding service to the Society, or major contributions to the promotion of geosynthetics and their applications.
The IGS Honorary Members
NAME | COUNTRY | YEAR AWARDED |
Prof. Masami Fukuoka* | Japan | 1989 |
Mr. Gert den Hoedt* | The Netherlands | 1994 |
Dr. J.P. Giroud | France | 2002 |
Dr. R. K. Rowe | Canada | 2006 |
Dr. Robert Koerner* | USA | 2008 |
Mr. Peter E. Stevenson | USA | 2010 |
Dr. Ennio Marques Palmeira | Brazil | 2012 |
Dr. Ing. Daniele Cazzuffi | Italy | 2014 |
Prof. Fumio Tatsuoka | Japan | 2014 |
Dr. Ian Peggs | USA | 2018 |
*deceased
IGS BENEFACTORS
Benefactors are individuals or organizations who voluntarily contribute a minimum of US $ 200 annually to the Society. The IGS recognizes and thanks the companies and individuals listed below who have so generously contributed to the IGS.
Meet the IGS Benefactors
NAME | COUNTRY | COMPANY | BENEFACTOR SINCE |
Mr. Vadim Boubnovsky | Russia | OJSC “494 UNR” | 2003 |
Nigel Wightman | Hong Kong | Aquaterra Consultants Limited | 2012 |
Mr. Graham Fairhead | Australia | Fabtech | 2012 |
Tijl Pieter de zwart | Thailand | Ceteau BV | 2012 |
Mr. Mike Wittmann | South Africa | Aquatan (PTY) Ltd. | 2013 |
Mr. Torki M. Al Nashwan | Saudi Arabia | Rowad International Geosynthetics Co. Ltd. | 2013 |
Ms. Elif Callan | Turkey | Geomas | 2014 |
Zailong Xia | China | Ningbo Honghuan Geotextile Co. Ltd | 2014 |
Mr. Dinh Quang Thanh | Vietnam | Vietnam Geotextiles Joint Stock Company | 2015 |
Mr. Juan Pablo Broissin Lopez | Mexico | Individual | 2016 |
Mr. Dinesh Kanodia | India | Manas Geo Tech India Pvt Ltd | 2016 |
Mr. Peter Riegl | Austria | Individual | 2016 |
Mr. Boyd Ramsey | USA | Individual | 2017 |
For more information on the Benefactors program contact the IGS Secretariat: IGSsec@GeosyntheticsSociety.org.