14 June 2010 – One of the most beloved members of the International Erosion Control Association (IECA), Alfred Tsuguo Nitta, CPESC, founder of Nitta Erosion Control, passed away on 31 May 2010 on the family ranch in Loomis, CA where he was born on 19 March 1923. Al was 87 years old.
Al joined IECA in 1977 and was awarded the Environmental Achievement Award for his innovative retrofit designs and, at 85 years of age, was named Contractor of the Year at EC08 in Orlando, FL. For more on this award, please click here:
http://www.ieca.org/resources/Documents/PR021308nitta.pdf
Al also served on the Board of Directors of the Western Chapter IECA for many years. His last annual conference was EC09 in Reno, Nev. where he volunteered as a greeter at the IECA membership booth, where he shared his warmth, stories, laughter and life with everyone.
“Al was one of the first members I met when I started working for IECA 15 years ago. It was a highlight to see him every year at our annual conference, where he never ceased to amaze me with his stories, his warmth, his love of life, and his genuine nature. He was one of a kind, and I feel blessed to have called Al a friend,” said Meg Tully, CAE, IECA’s Association Development Director.
IECA is proud to have called Al a member. He will be dearly missed by all. Please click here for the Member Spotlight article that ran in the December 2008 edition of Erosion Control Journal about Nitta: http:/www.ieca.org/Al Nitta For Web.pdf.
About IECA
The International Erosion Control Association (IECA) is the world’s oldest and largest association devoted entirely to helping members solve the problems caused by erosion and its byproduct — sediment. Founded in 1972, IECA is a non-profit organization that serves as the premier global resource for the prevention and control of erosion. For more information about state-of-the-art educational events and materials, please visit our website at http://www.ieca.org.
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