International Society of Paddy and Water Environment Engineering (PAWEES)

International Award

The Awards are given to those who have made exceptional and valuable achievements to the advancement of Paddy and Water Environment Engineering.

Selection Process

  1. Each Corporate Member recommends candidates to the Nominating Committee.
  2. The Nominating Committee chaired by an Immediate Past President nominates individuals to be awarded from among the candidates.
  3. The Nominating Committee reports the names of nominees to the President of the Society.

Past Awardees

YEAR of 2003

  • Dr. Toshio Sawada, Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University, Japan
  • Dr. Toshisuke Maruyama, President, Ishikawa, Prefectural University,Japan
  • Dr. Toshio Tabuchi, Honorary Member of JSIDRE, Japan
  • Dr. Park,Sung-Woo, Professor Emeritus, Seoul National, University, Korea
  • Dr. Chun-E Kan, Honorary Professor, National Taiwan, University, Taiwan

YEAR of 2004

  • Dr. Koh-ichi Tokunaga, Professor Emeritus, Iwate University, Japan
  • Dr. Mutsumi Kadoya, Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University, Japan
  • Dr. Kinzo Nagahori, Professor Emeritus, Okayama University, Japan
  • Mr. Jae-Sook Ahn,  Korea Agricultural and Rural Development Institute ,Korea
  • Dr. Ru-Yih Wang, Professor, National Taiwan University, Taiwan, R.O.C.
  • Dr. Kenneth Kazuo Tanji, Professor Emeritus, University of California , U.S. A.

YEAR of 2005

  • Dr. Takashi Hasegawa, Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University, Japan
  • Dr. Chul Kee Kim, Professor Emeritus, Chungbuk National University, Korea
  • Dr. Ryoki Nakano, Former Professor, Gifu University, Japan
  • Dr. Charlie C. C. Shin, Professor Emeritus, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
  • Dr. Yasuharu Umeda, Professor Emeritus, Hokkaido University, Japan
  • Datuk Ir. Hj. Keizrul bin Abdullah, Director General, Department of Irrigation and Drainage, Malaysia

YEAR of 2006

  • Dr. Masaharu Kuroda, Professor Emeritus, Kyushu University, Japan
  • Dr. Riota Nakamura, Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo, Japan
  • Dr. Kamaruddin Abdullah, Professor, Darma Persada University, Indonesia
  • Dr. Yu-Piao HSU, Professor, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
  • Dr. Jing-San HWANG, Council for Economic Planning And Development, Taiwan
  • Dr. Ki-Choon Lee, Chonbuk National University, Korea

YEAR of 2007

  • Dr. Yoshio Tohara, Professor Emeritus, Kyushu University, Japan
  • Dr. Masashi Nakano, Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo, Japan
  • Dr. Yohei Sato, Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo, Japan
  • Dr. Yii-Soong TSAO, Professor Emeritus, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
  • Dr. Chae-Ku KOH, Professor Emeritus, Seoul National University, Korea

YEAR of 2008

  • Dr. Toru Mitsuno, Professor, Tottori University of Environment, Japan
  • Dr. Masaru Toyoda, Professor Emeritus, Niigata University, Japan
  • Dr. To Phuc Tuong, Senior Scientist, IRRI, Philippines
  • Dr. Kotaro Takemura, President, Foundation for Riverfront Improvement and Restoration, Japan
  • Dr. Seung Duk SUH, Professor, Kyungpook National University, Korea

YEAR of 2009

  • Dr. Osamu Kitani, Professor, Nihon University, Japan
  • Dr. Shigeyasu Aoyama, Professor, Ishikawa Prefectural University, Japan
  • Dr. David Molden, Dupty Director General, IWMI, Sri Lanka
  • Dr. Min-Hua TSAI, Director, Irrigation Department, Executive YuanCouncil of Agriculture,Taiwan
  • Dr. Ha-Woo Chung, Professor, Seoul National University, Korea

YEAR of 2010

  • Dr. Yoshisuke NAKANO, Professor Emeritus of Kyushu University, Japan
  • Dr. Budi Indra Setiawan, Professor, Bogor Agricultural University ,Indonesia
  • Mr. Tsung-Chi Lee, President, TAES ,Taiwan
  • Dr. Ye-Hwan Choi, The emeritus professor of Kangwon National University ,Korea

YEAR of 2011

Dr. Shen-Hsien Chan (Water Resource Agency,Taiwan)
Dr. Tadatsugu Tanaka (JARUS, Japan)
Dr. Takeo Akae (Okayama University, Japan)
Dr. Soon-Kuk Kwun  (Professor Emeritus Seoul National University, Korea)
  • Dr. Shen-Hsien Chan (Water Resource Agency,Taiwan)
  • Dr. Tadatsugu Tanaka (JARUS, Japan)
  • Dr. Takeo Akae (Okayama University, Japan)
  • Dr. Soon-Kuk Kwun  (Professor Emeritus Seoul National University, Korea)

YEAR of 2012

  • Dr. Tsugihiro Watanabe (Professor, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Japan)
  • Dr. Masayoshi Satoh (Professor Emeritus of University of Tsukuba, Japan)
  • Dr. Takao Masumoto (National Institute for Rural Engineering, Japan)
  • Dr. Chun Gyeong Yoon (Professor, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea)
  • Dr. Soon Hyuk Lee (Professor Emeritus of Chungbuk National University, Korea)
  • Mr. Wei-Fuu Yang (Director-General, Ministry of Economics Affairs, Taiwan)

YEAR of 2013

  • Dr. Akira Goto (Professor, Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Utsunomiya University, Japan)
  • Dr. Ke-Sheng Cheng (Professor, Department of Bioenvironmental Systems Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taiwan)
  • Dr. Keun-Hoo Lee (Professor Emeritus of Gyeongsang National University, Korea)
  • Mr. Kuang-Cheng Haung (Former Chairman of Taiwan Agricultural Engineering Society, Taiwan)

YEAR of 2014

  • Dr. Tatsuo Naka ( Director, National Institute for Rural Engineering, NARO, Japan )
  • Dr. Tetsu NAKAMURA(Medical Doctor, Representative of Peshawar-kai in Pakistan and Afghanistan Executive Director of Peshawar-kai Medical Services)
  • Dr. Sucharit KOONTANAKAKULVONG(Assosiate Professor, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand)
  • Prof. Dr. Tai-Cheol Kim(Emeritus Professor, Irrigation, Drainage and Rural Engineering Chungnam National University, Korea)
  • Prof. Dr. Fi-John Chang(Distinguished Professor, National Taiwan University)

YEAR of 2015

  • Dr. Nobumasa Hatcho(Doctor, Kinki University, Japan)
  • Dr. Kazumi Yamaoka(Doctor, Japan International Reseach Center for Agricultural Sciences, Japan)
  • Ph.D. Joongdae CHOI(Professor and Ph.D., Kangwon National University, Korea)
  • Dr. Ming-Hsi Hsu(Distinguished professor, National Taiwan University, Taiwan)

YEAR of 2016

  • Dr. Kazunori Uchida(Executive Vice President, Kobe University, Japan)
  • Dr. Masaru Mizoguchi(Professor, The University of Tokyo, Japan)
  • Dr. Jin Soo Kim(Professor, Chungbuk National University, Korea)
  • Mr. Ming-Feng Yang(Chairman, Chia-Nan Irrigation Association Taiwan. R.O.C)

YEAR of 2017

  • Dr. Sho Shiozawa(Professor, The University of Tokyo, Japan)
  • Dr. Yoshiyuki Shinogi(Professor, Kyushu University, Japan)
  • Dr. Sun Joo Kim(Professor, Konkuk University, Korea)
  • Mr. Chi-Min Lin(Chairman, LiuGong Irrigation Association, Taiwan)

YEAR of 2018

  • Dr. Kazumi Iwasaki
  • Dr. Hiroshi Nakamichi
  • Dr. Yooman HUH(Honorary Vice President of the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage, ICID)
  • Dr. Yu-Pin Lin(Distinguished Professor, National Taiwan University)
  • Dr. Jae-Kwon Son(Professor and Ph.D., Chunbuk National University, Korea)

YEAR of 2019

  • Dr. Kazumasa Nakamura  (Director, Civil Engineering Research Institute for Cold Region, PWRI (Public Works Research Institute, Japan)
  • Dr. Mikitaro Shobayashi (Vice President of Gakushuin Women’s College, Japan)
  • Professor Jong Hwa, Park(Department of Agricultural and Rural Engineering College of Agriculture, Life and Environment Sciences Chungbuk National University, Korea)
  • Mr. Shih-Wen Chou( Chairman of Chi-Sing Irrigation Association, Taiwan)

YEAR of 2021

  • Dr. Haruhiko Horino (Professor, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Japan)
  • Dr. Kazunari Fukumura (Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Engineering, School of Agriculture, Utsunomiya University, Japan)
  • Mr. Bonghoon Lee( the former VP of ICID, Auditor General, Korea Institute of Hydrologic Survey (2017-2020), Korea)
  • Dr. Chien-Hsin Lai ( Director-General of Water Resources Agency (WRA), Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), Taiwan)

YEAR of 2022

  1. Mr. Nobuyoshi Fujiwara (Director of the institute for Rural Engineering, NARO, Japan)
  2. Dr. Andrew WHITAKER (Associate Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, Niigata University, Japan)
  3. Dr. SeongJoon Kim (Division of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul)
  4. Dr. Ching-Chang Chang (Technical Superintendent, Council of Agriculture, Taiwan)

YEAR of 2023

  1. Dr. Yutaka Matsuno (Professor, Kindai University, Japan)
  2. Dr. Soji Shindo (Director of Rural Development Division, JIRCAS, Japan)
  3. Dr. Kwang-Sik Yoon (College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chonnam National University, Korea)
  4. Dr. Tsang-Jung Chang (Professor, National Taiwan University)

YEAR of 2024

  • Dr. Hiroshi Ikeura (Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences)
  • Dr. Kazuaki Hiramatsu (Professor Emeritus, Kyushu University)
  • Mr. Park Taeseon (Executive Director, Agricultural Infrastructure Development Division, Korea Rural community Corporation (KRC), Korea)
  • Dr. Tsai Sheng-Fu (Director, Irrigation Agency, Ministry of Agriculture)

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