Honorary Life Members
Honorary life membership may be conferred upon individual members of the ISSCT who have distinguished themselves in the sugar cane industry and/or have made an outstanding contribution to the Society over a considerable period of time. They are elected by Council on the recommendation of the Executive, following nomination by their peers. A copy of the Nomination Form which gives also some of the conditions attached, can be accessed on this website.

At the XXVII Congress, Council elected the following ISSCT members as Honorary Life Members for their outstanding service to the Society and the Sugar Cane Industry at large.

Louis Jean Claude Autrey (Mauritius)
Mario Melgar (Guatemala)


These two members have been long serving members of ISSCT and have occupied leading positions in their respective disciplines. The total number of Honorary Life Members is now 24 as follows:

J. R. Allen Australia (1986) E. A. L. Lincoln France (1989)
O. Almazan Cuba (1983) D. T. Loupe USA (1986)
L. J. C. Autrey Mauritius (2010) V. Mason Australia (2007)
M. C. Bennett UK (2001) M. Melgar Guatemala (2010)
T. G. Cleasby South Africa (1983) S. G. Patil India (1999)
B. T. Egan Australia (1995) C. B. Raymond Philippines (1980)
S. Flores Caceres Mexico (2007) P. W. Rein USA (2005)
R. M. Hadipoero Indonesia (1992) B. C. Ricaud Mauritius (2005)
D. M. Hogarth Australia (2007) D. M Sawhney India (2001)
S. Kartasasmita Indonesia (1986) J. P. Stupiello Brazil (1989)
B. L. Legendre USA (2005) O. W. Sturgess Australia (1992)
M. Leopairote Thailand (1992) G. D. Thompson South Africa (1992)

THOSE WHO HAVE PASSED AWAY

E. V. Abbott USA (1968) J. E. Irvine USA (2001)
R. Antoine Mauritius (1983) E. Hugot Reunion (1974)
G. Arceneaux USA (1971) H. W. Kerr Australia (1974)
L. Baissac Mauritius (1965) N. J. King Australia (1971)
F. Cordovez Venezuela (1989) C .L. Locsin Philippines (1968)
J. L. Clayton Australia (1983) G. P. Meade USA (1971)
H. F. Clements Hawaii, USA (1968) H. Morganti Brazil (1977)
H. H. Dodds South Africa (1965) J. M. Paturau Mauritius (1977)
K. Douwes-Dekker Spain (1974) C. E. Pemberton Hawaii, USA (1965)
J. L. du Toit South Africa (1974) J. Saint UK (1965)
C. W. Edgerton USA (1965) K. Shoji Hawaii, USA (1989)
A. L. Fors USA (1995) D. Smith Puerto Rico (1977)
A. G. Gallardo Mexico (1965) A. J. Vlitos UK (1986)
K. Gard Australia (1965) P. O. Wiehe Mauritius (1974)
C. D. Grassl USA (1977)