Roger
Prescott, ISEE Emeritus Board Member
[1929-2007]
It is with deep regret that we announce the
death of Roger N. Prescott, International
Society of Explosives Engineers Emeritus
Board Member. Mr. Prescott was a
recipient of ISEE's Distinguished Service Award and
also received Austin Powder's prestigious Powderman Award.
After a fifty-one year career with Austin
Powder, Mr. Prescott
will be a profound loss to the industry.
During his active career he served as an
industry representative on many national and
international committees. He worked with
United Nations, NFPA, ANSI 10.7, the United
States Coast Guard, and many federal and
state agencies that have responsibility for
the regulation of commercial explosives. His
knowledge of all regulation that impacts on
the industry was core to many of the ISEE
regulatory efforts.
Mr. Prescott’s work with standard setting
organizations and assisting in developing
standards setting documents related to the
use of commercial explosives has been of
great value to the industry. That work has
continued into Mr. Prescott’s retirement as
he worked as a volunteer Chairman of the
ISEE Government Affairs Committee. Mr.
Prescott has continued that work to the time
of his death.
Mr. Prescott served the Society for 20
years as a member of the Board of Directors,
Corporate Secretary and the first Emeritus
Member. He was a member of the International
Association of Bomb Technicians and
Investigators (IABTI); Society of American
Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and
Petroleum Engineers, Inc; The American
Mining Congress and served on numerous
Institute of Makers of Explosives
Committees.
Donations can be made to the
Roger N. Prescott Memorial Scholarship Fund,
c/o SEE Education Foundation, 30325
Bainbridge Road, Cleveland, OH 44139.
Letter from ATF Acting Director
regarding Roger Prescott.....
