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Ingram Barge Company’s Chief Legal Officer Dan Mecklenborg was named one of the National Rivers Hall of Fame the Hall of Fame’s Achievement Award recipients on Wednesday at the Waterways Council, Inc. (WCI) Conference in Paducah, Kentucky. The Achievement Award is a distinction bestowed on individuals making significant contributions to America’s waterways. From the navigation industry, where he distinguished himself as an advocate and problem-solver, to the rivers that s... Read More

Parker Towing Company chairman Tim Parker’s service to river industry since 1974 earned him recognition as a National Rivers Hall of Fame the Hall of Fame’s Achievement Award recipient, a distinction bestowed on individuals making significant contributions to America’s waterways. Parker was formally celebrated at the Waterways Council, Inc. (WCI) Conference in Paducah, Kentucky on Wednesday. Parker has exhibited leadership in action on a national scale for the inland wate... Read More

A family business with more than 80 years of tradition and reputation rooted in Mississippi River history was honored by the National Rivers Hall of Fame on November 4 as the late Eldon Newt, Gary Newt and Carter Newt of Newt Marine were named the recipients of the Hall of Fame’s Achievement Award, a distinction bestowed on individuals making significant contributions to America’s waterways. Eldon Newt (1913-1994) did not shy away from opportunity and his ambition laid the grou... Read More

The late John Banvard and Captain Jones Worden had their contributions to the rivers of America as an artist and captain, respectfully, eternally recognized on November 4, 2022 as the pair were inducted into the National Rivers Hall of Fame at the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium. John Barnvard Banvard (1815-1891) used his innate artistic talents to paint a “three-mile long” and 12-foot high masterpiece termed “Barnvard’s Panorama of the Mississippi... Read More

As pioneers in their respective fields, and for their work connected to the rivers of America, William Harry Clarence Elwell and Julie Hart Beers will be inducted into the National Rivers Hall of Fame on November 5, 2021, at the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium. William Harry Clarence Elwell (1866-1949) moved with his wife and kids to McGregor, Iowa, in 1893. Having worked as a traveling salesman in St. Louis prior to the move, he had experience in the business world. Two yea... Read More

Peter Stephaich has served the river industry for over 30 years. He is currently the Chairman and CEO of Blue Danube Incorporated and Campbell Transportation Company, Inc., which employs approximately 500 people, owns 50 boats and 1,200 barges, and operates two shipyards. For his accomplishments and dedication to the barge industry, Stephaich will be honored by the National Rivers Hall of Fame during the Annual Waterways Symposium hosted by Waterways Council, Inc. in St. Louis, MO, Nov. 2 thr... Read More

Joseph H. Pyne, Kirby Corporation’s former CEO and a significant leader in the river industry, will be honored by the National Rivers Hall of Fame during the Annual Waterways Symposium hosted by Waterways Council, Inc. this November in St. Louis, Mo. Pyne is the recipient of the Hall of Fame’s Achievement Award, a distinction bestowed on individuals making significant contributions to America’s waterways. Pyne was selected as the 2021 Achievement Award recipient for his ded... Read More

Mike Davis, a career conservationist with the Minnesota Department of National Resources (DNR), will be honored Nov. 6, 2020, by the National Rivers Hall of Fame (NRHOF). Davis is the recipient of the NRHOF’s Achievement Award, a distinction bestowed on individuals making significant contributions to America’s waterways. The award celebration will be conducted as part of a virtual event beginning at 6 p.m. and put on by the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium, home of... Read More