Wed, 08/17/2016 - 10:56

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (Aug. 17, 2016)—The Water Environment Federation (WEF) announced the recipients of the 2016 WEF Awards, which recognize individuals and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to the water environment profession, WEF and its member associations.

Recipients are nominated by their peers and recognized each year for a variety of achievements within the following categories: individual service and contribution; education; organization and association recognition; operational and design excellence; and published papers.

“It is WEF’s great honor to recognize these outstanding water professionals who represent the diversity and depth of our water sector expertise and experience,” said WEF Executive Director Eileen O’Neill. “This year’s winners have joined a distinguished group of award-winning water professionals who have provided exceptional contributions to the water sector that help support and advance sustainable, smart water management.”

The 2016 WEF Award recipients will be recognized during a ceremony at WEFTEC 2016, WEF’s annual technical exhibition and conference, in New Orleans in September.

Here are this year’s WEF Awards recipients:

  • Camp Applied Research Award
    Kartik Chandran
    New York Water Environment Association
  • Collection Systems Award
    Phillip Hubbard
    Virginia Water Environment Association
  • Eddy Wastewater Principles/Processes Medal
    “EBPR Using Crude Glycerol: Assessing Process Resiliency and Exploring Metabolic
    Anomalies”, Erik R. Coats, Zachary T. Dobroth, and Cynthia K. Brinkman, WER,
    January 2015, v. 87, no. 1, pp. 68-79
  • Emerson Distinguished Service Medal
    C. Dale Jacobson
    Nebraska Water Environment Association
  • Fair Distinguished Engineering Educator Medal
    Peter Fox
    Arizona State University
  • Gascoigne Wastewater Treatment Plant Operational Improvement Medal
    “Add it Up”, Chris Maher and Peter LeMontagne
    Water Environment & Technology
    April 2015, v. 27, no. 4, p. 59
  • Industrial Water Quality Achievement Award
    ExxonMobil Baton Rouge Refinery
  • Innovative Technology Award
    ODC system
    Arvia Technology Ltd.
  • Media and Public Education Medal
    Tom Horton
    Salisbury, MD
  • Member Association Achievement Award
    Kentucky-Tennessee Water Environment Association
  • Outstanding Member Association Award
    New York Water Environment Association
  • Outstanding Young Water Environment Professional Award
    Lauren Zuravnsky
    Virginia Water Environment Association
  • Public Communication and Outreach Program Awards
    • Kenneth W. Burgener
      Water Environment Association of Utah
      (Individual Category)
    • Hawaii Water Environment Association
      (WEF Member Association Category)
    • Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority
      (Other Category)
  • Public Officials Award
    George S. Hawkins, General Manager and Chief Executive Officer
    District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority
  • Rudolfs Industrial Waste Management Medal
    “Effect of High Temperature Operations on Wastewater Treatment: Reviewing the
    Resilience of High Temperature Industrial Wastewater Treatment Systems Using
    Microbiological Population Studies and Kinetic Dynamics”, Malcolm Fabiyi and Asun
    Larrea, Proceedings of WEFTEC 2015
  • Schroepfer Innovative Facility Design Medal
    Randall A. Wirtz
    Strand Associates, Inc.
  • W. Wesley Eckenfelder Industrial Water Quality Lifetime Achievement Award
    Kenneth N. Wood
    Chesapeake Water Environment Association
  • Water for People Robert W. Hite Outstanding Leadership Award
    Matt and Marlo Berg
  • Water Heroes Award
    City of Columbia, SC Metro Wastewater Treatment Plant staff – James Foust, Ashley
    Dove, Adrian Martin, and Brandon Wilcox
  • WEF Canham Graduate Studies Scholarship
    Christine M. Dykstra
    Georgia Institute of Technology
    Georgia Association of Water Professionals
  • WEF Project Excellence Award
    • Gresham, Oregon, Cogeneration Expansion Project
      Owner: City of Gresham
      Designer: Carollo Engineers
      Contractor: JRT Mechanical, Inc.
    • Groundwater Replenishment System Initial Expansion
      Owners: Orange County Water District and Orange County Sanitation District
      Designer: Black & Veatch Corporation
      Contractor: McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.
      Construction Manager: Parsons Corporation
    • WaterHub at Emory University
      Owner/Developer: Sustainable Water
      Sponsor: Emory University
  • WEF Safety Award
    Glenbard Wastewater Authority
    Glen Ellyn, Illinois