Awards Received

  
T. Gordon Rankin, Farwest Corrosion President, Receives NACE Foundation Founders Award

The NACE Founders Award was created to recognize exceptional contributions by individuals who have significantly enhanced the stature of the NACE Foundation and have made significant contributions toward its goal of advancing corrosion education. The award recognizes a group of individuals - theoriginal members of the Endowment Committee, established in 1986, that eventually evolved into the NACE Foundation as we know it today:

Walter K. Boyd*	Douglas D. Downing*	A. C. "Scotty" Flory
Ernest W. Haycock*	T. Gordon Rankin	Phil F. Sauereisen*
Arthur C. Toncre	Ellis D. Verink, Jr.	Harold A. Webster*

Three other members of the original founding group have previously been recognized with this award: Walter B. Poff in 2008, *Stanley Lopata in 2006 and *Darrel D. Byerley, who had the distinct honor of being the first recipient of the award in 2005.

The NACE Foundation is grateful to this dedicated group of individuals whose vision, financial support and continued efforts have resulted in a one of a kind organization dedicated to promoting knowledge of corrosion science and engineering to our industry's next generation.

* Awarded posthumously.

The R.A. Brannon Award recognizes a current NACE International member whose outstanding service has contributed to the development and improvement of NACE at the association, committee, or board level.

The 2009 Brannon Award recipient is Candy Balerio for consistent and enthusiastic promotion of NACE and the benefits of membership for over 20 years through public endorsements and by initiating the NACE wearables program.

A member of NACE since 1987, Balerio has held every position in the Rocky Mountain Section, including career development and scholarship chair, where she currently serves as section trustee.

Balerio is the District Manager of Farwest Corrosion Control in Denver, Colorado, where she has been employed for 20 years.