SUT Award Winners
President’s Award
Houlder Cup
Lennard-Senior Memorial Prize
David Partridge Underwater Technology Award
The SUT Oceanography Award
Alan Greig Memorial Award
Fugro GEOS Awards
Educational Support Fund Awards
BP/SUT Awards
Vincent Cardone Memorial Award for Marine Meteorology
Oceanology Lifetime Achievement Award
The Captain Don Walsh Award for Ocean Exploration
Gwyn Griffiths Underwater Robotics Award
President’s Award
1986 John Houlder
1987 Dr Brian McCartney
1988 Henri Delauze
1989 Dr Val Hempleman
1990 Andre Galerne
1991 Mike Borrow OBE
1992 Dr Nic Flemming OBE
1993 Mike Somers
1994 Don Lennard
1995 John Kenny
1996 Dr Colin SummerHayes
1997 Dr Robert Ballard
1998 Sir Anthony Laughton FRS
1999 Gordon Senior CBE
2000 Prof Andrew Palmer FRS
2001 Stewart Adamson
2002 Dr Bil Loth
2003 Dr David Pugh
2004 David Pridden
2005 Ian Ball
2006 Jean-Louis Michel
2007 Peter Metcalf
2008 Ian Gallett
2009 Martyn Witton
2010 Prof Gwyn Griffiths
2011 Dr Ralph Rayner
2012 Dr Colin Grant
2013 David Brookes
2014 Dr Graham Shimmield
2015 Dr Kjell Olav Stinessen
2016 Dr Bob Allwood
2017 Charles John Partridge
2019 Peter French
2020
2021 John Howes
2022 Mensun Bound & The Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust
2023 Mr Ali Hynd, Deputy Principal of Mintlaw Academy, and the pupils of Mintlaw ROV
Houlder Cup
For best contribution to underwater operations
1986 Bill Norton
1987 Peter Cobby
1988 Jack Eaton
1989 Peter Wilmshurst
1990 Joe Brooks
1991 Garry Jones
1992 Surgeon Capt Ramsay Pearson
1993 —
1994 John Hendrick & Don Shiers
1995 John Mair
1996 Don Langrock
1997 Tom Hollobone
1998 Cdr Alan Bax
1999 Tony Sparrowe
2000 Dr Tom Hennessy
2001 John Balch
2002 Dr John Bevan
2003 Ralph Mavin
2004 Raymond ‘Wally’ Wallace
2005 Georges Arnoux
2006 Roger O’Kane
2007 Lt Cdr Harry Wardle
2008 Dr Martin Sayer
2009 Dr Phil Nuytten
2010 Dr Nic Flemming
2011 Dr John King
2012 Michael Cocks
2013 Mike O’Meara
2014 Chris Sherman
2015 Jane Bugler
2016 Gavin Anthony
2017 Dave Shaw
2018 Michael Fellows
2019 Phil Bryson
Lennard-Senior Memorial Prize
2011 Neil Kermode
2012 Oliver Wragg
2013 Barry Johnston
2014 Dr Sian George
2015 Andrew Hunt
2017 Tim Cornelius
2018 Sue Barr
2019 Andrew Scott
2020 Simon Cheeseman
2021 Neil Kermode
2022 Norma Hogan
David Partridge Underwater Technology Award
1988 John Turner
1989 Nigel Kelland
1990 Dick Winchester
1991 Ian Ball
1992 Dr David Kirkley
1993 Derek Clarke
1994 Prof John Billingham
1995 David Brookes
1996 Dr Bil Loth
1997 Dr Marco Fabbri
1998 Peter Metcalf
1999 Gwyn Griffiths
2000 Jean Rigaud
2001 Eric Abraham
2002 Hans Hopper
2003 David Jordan
2004 Laurie Ayling
2005 David Turner
2006 John White
2007 Dr Patrick O’Brien
2008 Peter Turner
2009 Ray Phillips
2010 Gerhard Rohlfing
2011 —
2012 Peter Foden
2013-15 —
2016 Nino Fogliani
2017-18 —
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The SUT Oceanography Award
1986 Mike Somers
1987 Dr Joseph King
1988 Laurence Draper
1989 Dr Neil Hogben
1990 Prof Michael Longuet-Higgins
1991 Dennis Ardus
1992 MJ ‘Tom’ Tucker
1993 David Carter
1994 Prof Klaus Hasselmann
1995 —
1996 Dr George Z Forristall
1997 Dr W John Gould & David Ellett
1998 Dr Vincent J Cardone
1999 Prof J A Battjes
2000 Dr David Cartwright
2001 Prof D Howell Peregrine
2002-03 —
2004 Dr Colin Grant and Christopher Shaw
2005 —
2006 Dr Ralph Rayner
2007-09 —
2010 Prof John Huthnance
2011 Jon Turton
2012 Dr Neville Smith
2013 Dr Steve Rintoul
2014 Prof Stuart Cunningham
2015 Prof Karen Heywood
2016 Prof Scott Glenn
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Alan Greig Memorial Award
2006 Ian Bellamy
2008 Dr Chris Graham
2010 Rhoderick Powell
2012 Garry Mardell
2013-2019 –
2020 Roger Scrivens
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Bob Barton Memorial Award
2006 Olive Heffernan
2008 Ewen Callaway
2010 Phil McKenna
2012-18 —
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Fugro GEOS Awards
For best applied marine science and technology student projects
Postgraduate
1995 Carlo Colombo, Liverpool University
1996 Robert Potter, University of Southampton
1997 Paul Tims, Cranfield University
1998 Andrew Sample, Southampton Institute
1999 Lauri Green, Southampton Institute
1999 (PhD) Paul Craven, University of Plymouth
2000 Rachael Broughton, University of Southampton
2001 John Riis, University of Glasgow & Strathclyde
2002 Simone Medonos, University of Southampton
2005 Laura Baxter, Heriot-Watt University
2006 Simon Oliver, University of Wales, Bangor
2008 Amanda Maycock, University of Reading
2009 Benjamin Loveday, University of Southampton
Undergraduate
1995 Mark Lee, University of Southampton
1996 Owen Wilson, Aberdeen University
1997 Emma Burlow, University of Southampton
1998 Samuel Purkis, University of Southampton
1999 Soo Khoon Chua, University of Glasgow
2000 Ewan Hind, University of Southampton
2001 Jonathan Burnett, University of Southampton
2002 Adrien Chan Lu-Shen, University of Glasgow & Strathclyde
2003 Timothy Poate, University of Southampton
2004 Bernhard Godderidge, University of Southampton
2005 Luke John William Pinson, University of Southampton
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Educational Support Fund Awards
Gold / Tom Patten Memorial
1997 Heather Tucker, University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
1998 Francesca Lazzarini, Heriot-Watt University
1999 Nicola Hiorns, University of Southampton
2000 Lorna Campbell, University of Aberdeen
2001 —
2002 Jimmy Brasse, Heriot-Watt University
2003-04 —
2005 Cathy Huang, Imperial College London Charlotte Main, University of Southampton
2006 —
2007 Sophie Clayton, University of Wales, Bangor
2008 Jan Seiler, University of Wales, Bangor
2009 Melissa Saeland, University of Wales, Bangor
2010-17 —
Platinum
1997 Nigel Court, Univeristy College London
1998-01 —
2002 Christine Sams, Cranfield University
2003-05 —
2006 Claire Biggs, University of Wales, Bangor
2007 —
2008 Sandra Forrest, National Oceanography Centre, Southampton
2009-17 —
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BP/SUT Awards
For best applied marine science and technology student projects
Postgraduate
2008 Anders Kloven, Universities of Glasgow and Strathclyde
2009 Ani Bede Chinedu, University of Aberdeen
Undergraduate
2008 Blair Anderson, Universities of Glasgow and Strathclyde
2009 Ben Smith, University of Southampton
2011 Vijit Vishwanathan, The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen
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Vincent Cardone Memorial Award for Marine Meteorology
2017 Val Swail
2019 Dr Donald Resio
Oceanology Lifetime Achievement Award
2019 Dr Margaret Leinen
The Captain Don Walsh Award for Ocean Exploration
2020 Dr Edie Widder
2021 Patrick Lahey & Victor Vescovo
2022 Dr Samantha Joye
2023 Peter Girguis
Gwyn Griffiths Underwater Robotics Award
2021 Aleksandra Tomaszek
2022 Rustom Jehangir