Category: Roll of Honor

After service in the Navy, Ken started his professional career with Amoco/BP and spent his entire career with the company, supporting asphalt in some way throughout it.  The last 12 or so years were spent on the sales and marketing side and in this capacity, Ken was a frequently traveler world-wide in support of BP … Continue reading Kenneth H. Dozier, Jr.

L.E. (Lyle) Moran, Imperial Oil Ltd (IOL), Asphalt team lead, Sarnia research department, products and chemicals, elected to retire on June 30, 2010, following more than 33 years of service in the asphalt field. Lyle joined the IOL research department in 1977 after receiving his MSc in chemistry from the University of Ottawa.  Lyle spent … Continue reading Lyle E. Moran

Professor Byron Ruth is best known in the industry for his practical approach to teaching and research in asphalt technology.  Throughout his 35-year academic career, his impact on the asphalt industry extended past his own contributions to the influences he exerted on his colleagues and students – including many industry leaders.  He is a Professor … Continue reading Byron E. Ruth

Dr. E. Ray Brown is best known in the asphalt industry for his work as Director of the National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT) at Auburn University.  Dr. Brown started with NCAT in 1987 after working for 18 years with the Corps of Engineers Waterways Experiment Station.  During his tenure as Director, NCAT grew from … Continue reading Dr. E. Ray Brown

Ron was born on November 16, 1944 in Wauseon, Ohio and passed away on October 4, 2008 in Sandusky, Ohio following a battle with cancer.  He was a native of Archbold, Ohio.  Ron is survived by his wife Elaine, son Tim, and daughter Kim, to whom this award is presented in Ron’s honor. Ron was … Continue reading Ronald L. Rupp

David R. Jones IV started his asphalt career with Owens Corning in 1985 as the supervisor of the Asphalt Technology Laboratory.  In 1989, Dave made a significant career decision by joining the Asphalt Research Team at the University of Texas at Austin as a research chemist working on the Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP).  As … Continue reading Dr. David R. Jones

Knut Søraas is a native of Oslo, Norway and is a career long employee of Esso/ExxonMobil.  The last 17 years of his service with Esso, he worked almost exclusively on asphalt related matters.  As Global Technical Advisor, Bitumen from 2001 to 2003, Knut was responsible for the bitumen product line, its performance, technical support, maintenance … Continue reading Knut Soraas

Vaughn began his professional career with the California Division of Highways in June 1942, but only worked a short time before serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II. During the war he served in Europe, North Africa, and Italy from November 1942 to November 1945. Upon returning to civilian life, he … Continue reading Vaughn Marker

David Lyall began his bitumen career in 1979 when recruited by Shell as a refinery technologist working with the economics of investments/production of special petroleum products. Between 1984 and 1988 he was closely involved with the creation of the integrated manufacturing/marketing organization Shell Bitumen UK.  In the 1970’s he worked for the UK Department of … Continue reading David Lyall

Dr. David Anderson has been involved with asphalt Technology for nearly forty years and has been intimately involved with innovations in asphalt technology, ranging from accelerate pavement testing and pothole repair to the application of rheology to asphalt binder specifications. After graduating with his SBCE and MS degrees from the University of Connecticut, he attended … Continue reading Dr. David A. Anderson