Life Members
Past Chairman
History of Chemists
Life Members
A life member shall have all of the powers and privileges of a regular member but shall be exempt from paying dues. A Life Membership is considered to be a very special honor and should only be given to those whose service to the industry and the MCA is considered exceptional. (Typically, a member being considered for a life membership meeting the definition of extraordinary service would have served on the executive board, been a chairman and served on one or more committees serving the industry, such as the MCQB, MGHCP, 306 technical committee, Insurance fund, OSHA committees, local industry boards and made presentations to the MCA or other industry groups).
In order to become life member a nominee must have:
- Twenty years continuous membership.
- Retired from Marine Chemist Activities.
- Recommendation of three Certified Marine Chemists, one from each section.
- Endorsement of the Executive Committee.
- Membership election at the annual meeting.
Past Chairman
MCA National Chairman
1940 – 1941: Frank L. Healy | 1969 – 1970: Marcel R. Blanco | 1993 – 1995: Troy Corbin † |
1941 – 1944: John B. Beltz | 1970 – 1971: John W. Sansing | 1995 – 1997: Edward J. Willwerth ‡ |
1944 – 1946: John M. Techton | 1971 – 1973: Albert C. Holler | 1997 – 1999: Dorvan Turner |
1946 – 1947: Harvey L. Hunt | 1973 – 1974: Thomas A. Wolfe | 1999 – 2001: Leslie Blaize |
1947 – 1948: W. E. Edwards | 1974: Duane S. Beck (Passed in office) | 2001 – 2003: Christopher Scott |
1948 – 1950: John N. Danneker | 1974 – 1976: Seymour Levinson | 2003 – 2005: Gregory G. Grondin |
1950 – 1952: Harry M. Burkholder | 1976 – 1979: William Hataway | 2005 – 2007: John T. Bell † |
1952 – 1954: John N. Danneker | 1979 – 1981: Linwood Temple ‡ | 2007 – 2009: Donald P. Sly † |
1954 – 1960: George A. Hale | 1981 – 1983: Frank McEacharn | 2009 – 2011: Donald V. Raffo |
1960 – 1964: Lynn S. McWaters | 1983 – 1985: Tagay Kang | 2011 – 2013: Thomas D. Littlepage † |
1964 – 1965: Robert H. Swoboda | 1985 – 1987: Doyle Smith | 2013 – 2015: Philip Dovinh |
1965 – 1966: Richard O. Fleming | 1987 – 1989: Lamar Labauve | 2015 – 2017: Robbie Walker |
1966 – 1967: James McM. Backes | 1989 – 1991: Robert H. Walker, Jr. † | 2017 – 2019: Brian Axelrad |
1967 – 1969: Donald W. Smith ‡ | 1991 – 1993: Kenneth L. Mercer | 2019 – 2021: Michael Schmidt |
History of Chemists
101 Frank L. Healy | 314 Lynn S. McWaters | 528 Warren L. Danford |
102 J. Shaw Kavanaugh | 315 Fredrick W. Kerr | 529 Stanley L. Riddle |
103 W. Faitoute Munn | 316 Harry J. Erickson | 530 John P. Steiner |
104 Raymound F. Bacon | 317 Duane S. Beck | 531 Thomas N. Tolar |
105 Dr. Charles V. Bacon | 318 Mark H. Taylor | 532 Marion W. Shifley |
106 Dr. Felix Paquin | 319 H. J. Robertson | 533 Raymond J. Poust |
107 Col. J. T. R. Bowles | 320 Louis E. Malina | 534 Linwood E. Temple LM ‡ |
108 Alfred E. Roberts | 321 Francis J. Limacher | 535 J. W. Miller |
109 Gerald J. Horvitz | 322 Edward J. Powers | 536 James M. Bryant, Jr. |
110 W. B. D. Penniman | 323 Bert Altman | 537 William B. Hataway, LM |
111 Philip McG. Shuey | 324 Richard R. Bolton | 538 Charles D. Johnson, LM |
112 (Unknown) | 325 Irwin H. Carlitz, LM | 539 John W. Sansing |
113 Dr. A. L. Browne | 326 Robert P. Thornton | 540 Dr. M. M. Phillippe |
114 Irving C. Bull | 327 J. M. Dannecker | 541 Robert H. Walker, Jr., LM † |
115 Joseph S. Carlitz | 328 C. J. Stratford | 542 James W. Chinn, LM |
116 H. L. Payne | 329 Harold Chorney | 543 Carl L. MacDonald |
117 J. H. Linton | 330 John H. Berglund, LM | 544 DeCourcey Martin |
118 G. Guy Via | 331 Edwin V. Umstead | 545 August V. Bailey |
119 L.S. Bushnell | 332 Charles A. Mayer | 546 Albert C. Holler, LM |
120 I. F. Laucks | 333 Anthony H. Mazeika | 547 W. T. Baldwin, Jr. |
121 G. L. Klein | 334 Ralph C. Vollmar | 548 Archie F. Shannon |
122 Dr. Allen Rogers | 335 William E. Janes | 549 George W. Schubert |
123 Prentiss T. Bee | 336 Ernest H. Ziel | 550 John B. Ward |
124 G. L. McCreery | 337 Herman G. Siefert | 551 Doyle H. Smith |
125 Duncan Anderson | 338 Michael J. Tarantino | 552 Seymour Levinson, LM |
126 J. W. Calnan | 339 Clifford Perry | 553 Edwin V. Beuhler |
127 L. W. Parsons | 340 Gordon C. Anthony | 554 Charles A. Murray |
128 C. F. Ramey | 341 James T. Carniaux | 555 Joseph D. Milchling |
129 Samuel Ruben | 342 William P. Donnovan | 556 Michael A. McGlue |
130 J. A. Callenback | 343 John Finn | 557 Robert N. Secor |
131 M. H. Coblenetz | 344 Robert E. Cornish | 558 Frank McEacharn,Jr. |
132 J. Edward Brewer | 345 Santo Cuchinotto, LM | 559 Curtis Corn |
133 (Unknown) | 346 John F. Banner | 560 Thomas F. Shaw |
134 Dr. C. A. Mohr | 347 (Unknown) | 561 Peter B. Stead |
135 (Unknown) | 348 Dr. Benno Lowy | 562 Tagay Kang LM † |
136 (Unknown) | 349 Frank W. Valls | 563 Ray E. Bowles |
137 Clarence V. Ekroth | 350 Maurice J. Ferris, LM | 564 Marley Carter, Jr. |
138 Frank W. Liepsner | 351 Jay Peter Bourma. | 565 Frank A. Valls |
139 Gilbert O. Bergeran | 352 Ralph S. Holt | 566 Alton R. Oxendine |
140 (Unknown) | 353 Harold V. B. Voorhis | 567 Bertil Anderson |
141 (Unknown) | 354 H. E. Wiedeman | 568 David Barnard |
142 Dr. H. M. Shilstone | 355 Lawrence E.Robertson | 569 Charles D. Lilly |
143 (Unknown) | 356 Oren A. Mason | 570 C. W. Dauphinne |
144 Paul L. DeVerter | 357 Charles C. Thornton, LM | 571 K. R. Congleton |
145 Dr. C. A. Neusbaum | 358 Fredrick B. Tuttle | 572 E. M. Nakanishi |
146 (Unknown) | 359 Odin W. Otto | 573 John E. Powell |
147 Harry F. Brons | 360 Edmund G. Carbone | 574 G. E. Fields |
148 Prof. J. T Morrill | 361 Victor R. Mooza | 575 Martin J. Byrne |
149 (Unknown) | 362 Frank I. Broeman | 576 Lamar E. Labauve |
150 S. W. Dean | 363 Andrew J. Juhas | 577 Kenneth L. Mercer |
151 (Unknown) | 364 Jack L. Grillo | 578 Rodolfo Meloni |
152 G. A. Hope | 365 Alvin L. Allyn | 579 Martin D. Smyth |
153 (Unknown) | 366 Vincent R. Collura | 580 Rodney M. Styles |
154 S. R. Thurston | 367 Wilmot H. Decker | 581 Robert K. Fleming |
155 (Unknown) | 368 Allen J. Weaver | 582 J. W. Jeffries |
156 Charles H Lynam | 369 Ira A. Garbut | 583 Arthur P. Kirk |
157 Myron L. Myers | 370 O. C. Mullen | 584 William R. Ferrigno |
158 F. R. Robertson | 371 Eldon Sloan | 585 John T. Bell † |
159 H. Y. Waterhouse | 372 E. F. Gallagher | 586 Leslie E. Blaize, Jr. † |
160 Walter W. Peters | 373 P. K. Wong | 587 Robert D. Holan |
161 (Unknown) | 374 Karen H. Haub | 588 James T. Arrington |
162 Gerald Fisher | 375 George P. Pross, Jr. | 589 James R. Herndon |
163 Samuel E. Calvin | 376 Pio Massetti | 590 James C. Curtis |
164 C. W. Starkey | 377 Sydnor B. Tucker | 591 Erwin Allen |
165 William Schirmer | 378 Robert E. White | 592 Leo F. Focha |
166 Charles D. Griffith | 379 R. K. Hundley | 593 Gerald W. Bernardo |
167 Theran B. Sausser | 380 R. O. Holmes | 594 Thomas D. Beck |
168 J. B. Hayward, Jr. | 381 Henry G. Brann | 595 Walter O. Seifert, LM |
169 (Unknown) | 382 Irving B. Kaplan | 596 S. T. Harrison, Jr. |
170 Jesse C. Jones | 383 Ralph Schwartz | 597 Wei Wu Yuan |
171 O. C. Beck | 384 Colton DeLaney | 598 Donald P. Sly † |
172 H.T. Vulte | 385 Michael DiMartino | 599 Peter W. Wiggins |
173 John H. Beltz | 386 B. B. Burbank | 600 Anthony B. Zebouni |
174 H. H. Wyman, III | 387 Allan H. Preston | 601 Gerhardus Helmich |
175 C. K. McWilliams | 388 Robert D. Harrison | 602 Bobby Toshio Lee |
176 W. E. Edwards | 389 George Bellows | 603 Kimball R. Lehman |
177 R. F. Dimmitt | 390 Henry E. Becker | 604 Kenneth D. Davis |
178 J. E. Lyles | 391 Clifton Adams | 605 Danny R. Bruce |
179 (Unknown) | 392 Fred Sherson | 606 Charles W. Barrett |
180 (Unknown) | 393 Harry A. Cobden | 607 Donald S. McGinnis |
181 Dr. A. C. Purdy | 394 A. A. Gibeaut | 608 Dorvan L. Turner, LM |
182 (Unknown) | 395 L. S. Gaurracini | 609 Carlton Bruce |
183 Joyce McKinney | 396 Harold P. Smith | 610 Glenn R. Nehrkorn |
184 (Unknown) | 397 John L. Burda | 611 Beadie L. Holden |
185 J. K. Cook | 398 B. Bille | 612 Owen B. Douglass, Jr. |
186 A. B. Hechner | 399 Dr. D. B. Charlton | 613 Jeffrey L. Greer |
187 (Unknown) | 400 Alfred B. Joy | 614 Richard K. Kemmerer |
188 Gerald S. Mapes | 401 C. Eugene Kirk | 615 Robert F. Lanier |
189 John M. Techton | 402 B. Logan Bishop | 616 Harry T. Mooza |
190 John G. Campbell, LM | 403 W. P. Steele | 617 James M. Wadatz |
191 Forman D. Canning | 404 M. W. Edelstein | 618 Eric J. Allen |
192 H. C. Doscher | 405 W. H. Brookes | 619 Charles Watkins, Jr. |
193 Charles D. Holmes | 406 A. J. Koewing, Jr. | 620 Edgar N. French, Jr. |
194 (Unknown) | 407 J. A. McDaniel | 621 Christopher Scott |
195 John M. Dannecker | 408 Carl F. Wilkens | 622 Kenneth A. Oistad |
196 (Unknown) | 409 John M. Vyn | 623 John G. Flynn † |
197 (Unknown) | 410 Herbert J. Cooke | 624 Gary R. Graham |
198 C. A. Lathrop | 411 V. S. Skinner | 625 Kenneth K. C. Chang |
199 George V. Roark | 412 P. C. Wharff | 626 Eric L. Moore |
200 Kirk A. Thomas | 413 H. R. Catlett | 627 Gus L. Johnson |
201 (Unknown) | 414 Clyde W. Leaf | 628 John G. Walker |
202 R. C. Diehl | 415 John T. Roberts | 629 Thomas Littlepage LM † |
203 Elmer B. Palmer | 416 Ben T. Cheek, Jr. | 630 Frederic S. Dudley |
204 C. M. Coguenhem | 417 R. L. Cuthbert | 631 Carrol E. Precht |
205 (Unknown) | 418 Lynn M. McCray | 632 David J. Capen, Sr. |
206 Paul K. Wilson | 419 L. P. Aker | 633 Henry Sorensen, III |
207 Albert L. Hall | 420 C. F. Smith | 634 Anthony Matthews |
208 H.V. Bonnickson | 421 L. R. Massetti | 635 Thomas L. Beacham |
209 Earl F. Luther | 422 Albert T. Holt | 636 Glynn Hair |
210 John H. Parkins | 423 S. R. Raymond | 637 George D. Blair |
211 Harvey L. Hunt | 424 G. A. Sellers | 638 Peter Rimmel |
212 Alfred B. Carlson | 425 F. B. Seacrest, Jr. | 639 James R. Bishop |
213 William B. Gavin | 426 T. J. Skewes, Jr. | 640 Martin H. Finkel |
214 Wendell A. Moor | 427 J. L. Mayfield | 641 H. Evans Rustad |
215 (Unknown) | 428 Stephen Prevost | 642 Michael A. Schmidt |
216 (Unknown) | 429 Wylie H. Boyd, Jr. | 643 Denis Weiffenbach |
217 (Unknown) | 430 H. C. Lawrence | 644 Troy D. Corbin † |
218 (Unknown) | 431 John W. Markham | 645 Robert H. Walker, III |
219 (Unknown) | 432 J. L. Lindinger | 646 Stephen J. Meith |
220 (Unknown) | 433 J. A. Wilkerson | 647 Johnny C. Phillippi † |
221 John W. Stemmle | 434 Donald W. Smith, LM | 648 Scott P. Hernandez |
222 L.T. Holt | 435 Joseph F. Lee, LM | 649 Edward J. Willwerth |
223 (Unknown) | 436 Charles D. Ziel | 650 Thomas F. Gibson |
224 (Unknown) | 437 Frank K. Lee | 651 John R. Ward, Jr. |
225 Robert S. Shirkliff | 438 Gilson H. Krispien | 652 August V. Bailey, Jr. |
226 G. W. LeMaire | 439 Ernest Street, LM | 653 David E. Hughes |
227 Hugh F. Rippey | 440 Thomas J. Dawson | 654 Leland S. Pitt |
228 John M. Kniseley, LM | 441 Edmond Gonzales | 655 Ronald B. Morris |
229 Edgar T. Holmberg | 442 C. R. Johnson | 656 Frank G. Monaghan |
230 (Unknown) | 443 David E. Paterson | 657 Roy L. Lutz, Jr. |
231 J. H. Loomis | 444 Dennis W. Keef | 658 Al H. Watson, Jr., LM |
232 (Unknown) | 445 Robert D. Otter, Jr. | 659 Stephen F. Gronda |
233 L.D. Weston | 446 Edward H. Gliss | 660 Joseph Schneider, Jr. |
234 J. B. Hoag | 447 Gilbert J. Chuhran | 661 John P. Godfrey |
235 R. B.Chamberlin | 448 George J. Gerhas | 662 W. Rick Wellons |
236 William F. Barwich | 449 John B. G. Branson | 663 David J. Miller |
237 (Unknown) | 450 Edward J. Kulisek | 664 Jeffrey H. Carr |
238 J. E. Corcoran | 451 E. M.OÕBrien, Jr. | 665 Kerry L. Nunn |
239 (Unknown) | 452 O. M. Duncan | 666 (Unassigned) |
240 Philip W. Oland | 453 Howard W. Stephen | 667 Philip P. Dovinh |
241 Dudley C. Smith | 454 R. A. Holvorsen | 668 Donald V. Raffo |
242 B. A. Axelrad | 455 Adam H. Cicere | 669 J. Patrick Hickey |
243 J. G. Priestley | 456 Jay Harold Dotson | 670 Philip J. Giles |
244 Charles G. Greenlaw | 457 J. Stephen Ogden | 671 James P. Bruff |
245 (Unknown) | 458 W. Jackson Bennett | 672 Duane R. Smith |
246 Rolland G. Bowers | 459 Nolan G. Hooper | 673 Douglas C. Dykes |
247 E. R. Maurer | 460 John Stark, Jr. | 674 David J. Raffray |
248 Mahlon O. Earle, LM | 461 Ralph Erman Deeds | 675 Paul M. Webster |
249 Dan W. Cambell | 462 L. C. Barrow | 676 Gregory G. Grondin |
250 Dr. M. H. Daskais | 463 Clinton E. Coleman | 677 Thomas T. Govey |
251 T. A. Borradaile | 464 L. J. Fentiman | 678 Pernell Huey |
252 Andrew B. Kennedy | 465 Frank Donies | 679 James F. Chandler |
253 Bazil Bider | 466 Thomas A. Wolfe | 680 Alan Bonds |
254 I. L. Foley | 467 Dennis A. DeMaio | 681 David C. Bennett |
255 Harold Seymour | 468 H. S. W. Lacefield | 682 Bradford Holman |
256 Robert Hastings | 469 Thomas E. OÕNiell | 683 Troy Hebert |
257 Bauman S. Mundie | 470 David T. Burhans | 684 Jason D. Babin |
258 Dr. E. S. Merriam | 471 L. G. Vela | 685 Geoffrey A. Jenny |
259 James Backes, LM | 472 Clarence A. Faires, LM | 686 John Edgar |
260 Alfred E. White | 473 Rodney B. Allen, LM | 687 Robert Dean |
261 Elliot S. Marshall | 474 G. B. Abbott | 688 Craig Trettevik |
262 W. G. Freeland | 475 Joseph A. Ross | 689 Darrel E. Collins |
263 Charles W. Morse | 476 John D. Boardman | 690 Robert V. Albert |
264 Harry M. Burkholder | 477 H. R. Wyman | 691 Brian A. Axelrad |
265 P. S. Midboc | 478 Frank Thomas | 692 Scott Godfrey |
266 M. M. Lachowski | 479 Stewart Strassner, LM | 693 Vince M. Fleming |
267 Seth S. Walker | 480 Irving S. Schrod | 694 Richard Marstellar |
268 Howard B. Warren | 481 Richard B. Lawrence | 695 Joseph E. Graham |
269 J. E. Jeffries | 482 H. E. Westbrook | 696 John M. Fernandez |
270 J. J. Zion | 483 Rex B. Buckley | 697 Gary B. Snell |
271 James J. Nagle | 484 John J. OÕRourke | 698 Blair Duff |
272 Rae D. Brown | 485 Joseph E. Labauve, LM | 699 James Bell |
273 G. P. Hamstreet, Jr. | 486 G. F. Pattengill | 700 Jeff Zile |
274 Herbert M. ShilstoneJr | 487 Carl K. Heltzel | 701 Robert Landry |
275 Harrison P. Smith | 488 Victor F. Roys | 702 Jack Rebstock |
276 W. E. Decker | 489 Harvey C. Gray, Jr. | 703 Lynn R. Jones |
277 Joseph J. Broening | 490 Jan Lenderink | 704 John Phillippi |
278 Cecil M. Shilstone | 491 C. A. Kuhlke | 705 Toby Turcotte |
279 Louis Sherman | 492 R. E. OÕConnor | 706 Amy Sly |
280 Gordon N. Owen | 493 J. F. Rogers | 707 Matthew Kemmerer |
281 Edwin L. Lawshe | 494 Randall F. Ross | 708 Robert Simpson |
282 P. K. Hagan | 495 R. C. Wilcoxen | 709 Ryan Ball |
283 Franklin E. Bailey | 496 Max A. Price | 710 John Lee Bell |
284 Horace C. Porter | 497 Marcel Rene Blanco | 711 Michael Schmitt |
285 George S. Gardner | 498 Gerald L. West | 712 Robert W. Tew |
286 Marvin F. Beltz | 499 Gerald J. Harvey | 713 Blain J. Petite |
287 Carl Bussow | 500 Harold J. Johnson | 714 Jason Todd Taylor |
288 T. B. McDow | 501 W. C. Harrell, Jr. | 715 Adam M. LaRue |
289 James H. Holden | 502 M. S. Maddess | 716 Christopher R. Thompson |
290 Edward F. McKittrick | 503 D. M. van Steenvoort | 717 Kevin T. Korver |
291 Leroy L. Ryder | 504 C. B. Melton, Jr. | 718 Greg M. Gadbois |
292 Benjamin F. Tracy | 505 Dr. Walter I. Dobar | 719 Vince W. Pempeit |
293 George A. Hale | 506 Charles C. Scheu, Jr. | 720 Vincent Dickinson |
294 Hugh N. Evans | 507 William T.TouTant | 721 Joshua E. Marshall |
295 Wayne T. Dimm, Jr. | 508 Leo V. Zacarria | 722 John Loprino |
296 John R. Topping | 509 John L. Jordan | 723 Robert Hughes |
297 Francis P. Owens | 510 R. W. Waterhouse | 724 Brent R. Campbell |
298 Wilfred R. Arick | 511 Stanley D. Robertson | 725 Joseph Trettevik |
299 J. H. Pickren | 512 Galen B. Prine | 726 Jeffery D. Hanson |
300 (Unknown) | 513 Richard O. Fleming | 727 Austin L. Montanti |
301 Edward W. Gorham | 514 Lloyd E. Williams | 728 Lucas G. Kuebler |
302 Charles N. Cox | 515 Edward M. OÕBrien | 729 Garet S. Clemons |
303 Walter M. Appley | 516 Charles M. Rhodes | 730 Robert R. Rodriguez |
304 Charles C. Hightower | 517 James A. Nort | 731 Mark R. Bruff |
305 Dwight H. Woods | 518 E. L. Fennimore | 732 Charles. D Warner |
306 Wayne F. Bales | 519 Robert H. Swoboda | 733 Max Chou |
307 George W Wilder | 520 Ken H. Hubbard, LM | 734 Tyler J. Bennett |
308 George F. Stradar | 521 Fred J. Hanly | 735 Peter J. Raffo |
309 W. Parker Worrell, Sr. | 522 M. Kenneth Cusick | 736 Jonathan D. Van Huis |
310 O. M. Duncan | 523 Frank D. Roberts | 737 Matthew S. Gillespie |
311 W. P. Hammerick | 524 Marshall Worsham | 738 Franklin Li |
312 J. Paul Sloan | 526 Albert J. Barnes | 739 Bryan E. Berna |
313 Henry L. Rosa | 527 John M. Boyles, Jr. | 740 Patrick Beringer |
741 Kayla S Aird | ||
742 Casey M Rawson |
Notes.
† : MCA professional service recognition‡ : Distinguished service award