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.

Honorary life members 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 XXXII 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.

William Lee Burnquist (Brazil)
Raúl Oswaldo Castillo Torres (Ecuador)

They have been long serving members of ISSCT and have occupied leading positions in respective disciplines.

The total number of Honorary Life Members is now 21 as follows:

Name	Country	Year of Nomination	Name	Country	Year of Nomination
P. Allsopp	Australia	2019	F. Martin	USA	2013
L. J. C. Autrey	Mauritius	2010	V. Mason	Australia	2007
W. L. Burnquist	Brazil	2025	M. Melgar	Guatemala	2010
R. O. Castillo Torres	Ecuador	2025	P. H. Moore	Hawaii, USA	2016
T. G. Cleasby	South Africa	1983	T. J. Murray	South Africa	2019
J. C. Comstock	USA	2016	R. Puri	India	2023
R. M. Hadipoero	Indonesia	1992	P. W. Rein	USA	2005
S. Kartasasmita	Indonesia	1986	P. Rott	France	2023
M. R. L. V. Leal	Brazil	2019	D. M. Sawhney	India	2001
M. Leopairote	Thailand	1992	R. J. Steindl	Australia	2016
E. A. L. Lincoln	France	1989

Those who have passed away
E.V. Abbott	USA	1968	H. W. Kerr	Australia	1974
J. R. Allen	Australia	1986	C. D. Grassl	USA	1977
O. Almazan	Cuba	1983	N. J. King	Australia	1971
R. Antoine	Mauritius	1983	B. L. Legendre	USA	2005
G. Arceneaux	USA	1971	C. L. Locsin	Philippines	1968
L. Baissac	Mauritius	1965	D. T. Loupe	USA	1986
M. C. Bennett	UK	2001	G. P. Meade	USA	1971
S. Flores Caceres	Mexico	2007	H. Morganti	Brazil	1977
F. Cordovez	Venezuela	1989	S. G. Patil	India	1999
J. L. Clayton	Australia	1983	J. M. Paturau	Mauritius	1977
H. F. Clements	Hawaii, USA	1968	C. E. Pemberton	Hawaii, USA	1965
H.H. Dodds	South Africa	1965	C. B. Raymond	Philippines	1980
K. Douwes-Dekker	Spain	1974	B. C. Ricaud	Mauritius	2005
J. L. du Toit	South Africa	1974	J. Saint	UK	1965
C. W. Edgerton	USA	1965	K. Shoji	Hawaii, USA	1989
B. T. Egan	Australia	1995	D. Smith	Puerto Rico	1977
A. L. Fors	USA	1995	R. J. Stupiello	Brazil	1989
A. G. Gallardo	Mexico	1965	O. W. Sturgess	Australia	1992
K. Gard	Australia	1965	G. D. Thompson	South Africa	1992
J. E. Irvine	USA	2001	A. J. Vlitos	UK	1986
D. M. Hogarth	Australia	2007	P. O. Wiehe	Mauritius	1974
E. Hugot	Réunion	1974