Water Well Journal
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The Hydraulic Institute (HI) honored Patrick Hogg, vertical and variable speed motor product manager for Nidec Motor Corp., as HI's Young Engi- neer of the Year award recipi- ent. The award was established to recognize the efforts and contributions of young pump engineers from member companies and standard partners who have made a significant impact within their current position and have also contributed to the advancement of the work of the Hydraulic Institute. The Water Research Foun- dation, a sponsor of research supporting the water commu- nity, is celebrating 50 years of dedication to the advancement of water research. Officially incorporated in 1966, WRF has provided its subscribers with a high level of research and tools to solve the most complex challenges of the water community. The geothermal heat pump industry lost one of its key leaders with the passing of Tom Huntington of WaterFurnace International. He died on February 10 after a long battle with cancer. Huntington, who was a member NGWA, led a distinguished career in the heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning business. He served in many differ- ent roles over his career, including division marketing general manager at Carrier Corp., director of sales and marketing at KeepRite, vice president of corporate marketing at Climatic Corp., vice president and general manager of Evcon Industries, vice president of global marketing and sales for Bristol Compressors, and president of Unitary Products Group of York International/Johnson Con- trols. He concluded his career as the president and CEO of geothermal heat pump manufac- turer WaterFurnace International in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Following Huntington's hiring at WaterFurnace International in May 2009, Water Well Journal interviewed him for its December 2009 issue. Then-U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu toured the company's headquarters in June of that year in Fort Wayne and engaged company representatives in a roundtable discussion. Huntington served as chairman of the Geothermal Exchange Organization (GEO) and Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association. Additionally, he also served on the board of di- rectors for North American Technician Excellence and the planning board for the Air-Con- ditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute. "Our industry has lost a good friend and leader with the passing of Tom Huntington," said GEO Chairman Steve Smith. "Tom was a great advocate for the geothermal industry, and a great supporter of GEO. His positive attitude, wealth of ideas, and friendly encourage- ment will be sorely missed." Tom Huntington IN MEMORIAM ANNIVERSARY AWARD Patrick Hogg WWJ April 2016 47 Twitter @WaterWellJournl age ack ting P LED Ligh Servic inch e W c TH A DU e or , F 9 7 e 19 Sinc ed on the er deliv o t tinue on c y he T tivit oduc o the pr t a or F . orldwide w i l ' h T E ORIGINAL Y ARY TAR AL RO e v otary drills ha s Dual R ' t mos e ormanc er perf t t omise of be pr tribution on c t significan e mak o or t a y of oper ofitabilit y and pr t s or t ac tr on c of number wing o gr d ill t t t b e . e s s s, orth T800W w Hy 50 T Elec w en m K 25 X 5 ummins IS C T 3 / 900 omp Air C Oiler ARD FEAT ANDA TA S en ilt Out asing R v on C o RC T d T y e op Driv To C TURES tional/ or n e p Driv t ota R DR-24HD DR-12 OREMO F s simply no e' her T D DR-24 DR-40 T DR S O LINE-UP o drill. y t a er w t t be t Oiler clone Moun y C clone optiona y c ( g l) 4" 2 " DIA DR-24HD o learn mor To learn mor To learn mor 1.9190 .66 1.800 Canada/U ( D visit DR-40 e r f , visit e r ca/DR t. emos or f .S.A.) ada/U 5.5800 3.29 1.40 orldwide (Wo R e) e