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The M. King Hubbert Award is an annual award granted by the National Ground Water Association in the United States. Established in 1973, it is named after Marion King Hubbert, an American geophysicist who made foundational contributions to geology and geophysics.
The award is presented to a person who has made a major science or engineering contribution to the groundwater industry through research, technical papers, teaching, and practical applications. As of 2026, fifty-three scientists have received the award.


== List of recipients ==
Starting in 1973, the list of recipients is available from the National Ground Water Association website.

1973: Walter H. F. Smith
1974: Robert Minning
1975: Harry E. LeGrand
1977: Thomas A. Prickett
1979: David M. Miller
1980: Stanley N. Davis
1981: Jack Keeley
1982: Wayne A. Pettyjohn
1983: Otto Helwig
1984: Don L. Warner
1985: John G. Ferris
1986: John D. Hem
1987: John A. Cherry
1988: Shlomo P. Neuman
1989: Leonard F. Konikow
1990: Jacob Bear
1991: John D. Bredehoeft
1992: Mary P. Anderson
1993: Irwin Remson
1994: Donald Nielsen
1995: William Back
1996: R. Allan Freeze
1997: Franklin W. Schwartz
1998: Richard R. Parizek
1999: Thomas C. Winter
2000: Emil A. Friend
2001: David McWhorter
2002: Warren W. Wood
2003: József Tóth
2004: Steven M. Gorelick
2005: Mary C. Hill
2006: Robert W. Gillham
2007: Edward A. Sudicky
2008: Charles Harvey
2009: John E. Doherty
2010: David Rudolph
2011: Craig M. Bethke
2012: Brian Berkowitz
2013: Chunmiao Zheng
2014: Fred Molz
2015: Sorab Panday
2016: Bridget R. Scanlon
2017: Eileen P. Poeter
2018: Beth L. Parker
2019: Bernard H. Kueper
2020: James J. Butler Jr.
2021: Otto D. L. Strack
2022: Peter Dillon
2023: Jimmy Jiao
2024: Stavros Papadopulos
2025: Marvin Glotfelty


== See also ==
List of geology awards
List of earth sciences awards
Prizes named after people


== References ==