CWEA AWARDS COMMITTEE NEEDS NOMINATIONS
The CWEA Awards Committee needs nominations for WEF National Awards, WEF Member Association Achievement and Service Awards, and local CWEA awards. A brief description of each award is given below. If you would like more information on WEF Awards, visit http://wef.org/Members/page.aspx?id=275,
contact Kelsey Brown at WEF, 703-684-2477, kbrown@wef.org, or contact Russ Sharpe, CWEA Awards Chair. Please send nominations to Russ Sharpe:
Russ Sharpe
301-498-5678
WEF National Awards (Deadline is February 19, 2010)
Canham Graduate Scholarship, honoring the former Water Environment Executive Director, Robert Canham, provides $2,500 for a post-baccalaureate student in the water environment field
Camp Medal - Unique application to design or development of collection or treatment systems
Collection Systems Award - Contribution to advancement of collection systems
Collection Systems Published Contributions Award - This award recognizes published contributions to the fundamental principles of wastewater collection and transport, as comprehensively described and published in a Federation periodical
Eddy Medal - Paper on fundamental principles of wastewater treatment process
Emerson Medal - Involvement in the problems and activities of WEF
Engelbrecht International Activities Service Award - Improve activities of WEF internationally
Fair Medal - Educator for accomplishments in developing future engineers
Gascoigne Medal - Paper on solving wastewater treatment plant operation problems
Hazardous Waste Management Award - Promote performance on behalf of hazardous waste management
Industrial Water Quality Achievement Award - To a corporation or its engineering firm for excellence in water quality improvement
Innovative Technology Awards - Recognizes WEF Associate Members who have introduced new innovative products or services related to the construction, operation or maintenance of treatment facilities
McKee Award - Paper on groundwater protection, restoration or sustainable use
Morgan Medal - Recognizes valuable contributions to the in-plant study and solution of an operational problem - 1 award for large plants (> 5,000 population) and 1 award for small plants (< 5,000)
Outstanding Achievement in Water Quality - To a water pollution control program that best demonstrates significant, lasting, and measurable excellence in water quality improvement or in prevention of water quality degradation in a region, basin or water body
Outstanding Contribution by a Non-Member - Presented to an individual who shows outstanding lifetime accomplishments and contributions in improving the water environment
Outstanding Young Water Environment Professional - This award recognizes the contributions of young professionals in the water environment field. Nominee must be 35 years old or younger at the time of nomination
Orchard Medal - Extraordinary personal service to WEF
Public Education - Awareness and understanding of water environment issues
Public Officials Award - Presented to an elected or appointed public official who has made a documented, significant contribution in the areas of clean water legislation, public policy, government service, or another area of public prominence that resulted in improvements to the water environment
Quarter Century Operators - 25 years service to the water environment industry, 10 years of which is directly involved in the day-to-day collections, operations, maintenance, laboratory, or management of wastewater transportation or treatment facilities
Rudolphs Medal - Paper on industrial waste control
Schlenz Medal - For non-WEF members, for public education in journalism, film or video
Schroepfer Medal - Innovative or economical facility design
Hatfield Award - Given to a wastewater treatment operator for outstanding performance and professionalism
Bedell Award - Acknowledges extraordinary personal service to the member association
Laboratory Analyst Award - Recognizes an individual for outstanding performance, professionalism, and contribution to the water quality analysis profession
Burke Award - Recognizes an active and effective safety program in a municipal or industrial wastewater facility
Glass Award - To a designer for an outstanding, innovative, cost effective design of wastewater treatment facilities
Wolman Award - To a prominent leader in the public or private sector whose leadership and longtime commitment has effected significant, positive changes in water-quality protection or in the understanding of water-quality issues by the general public