Water Environment Federation Announces Winners Of The 2011 WEF Excellence Awards
The Water Environment Federation (WEF) proudly announces the winners of the 2011 WEF Excellence Awards. The awards will be presented during WEFTEC 2011, WEF's 84th annual technical exhibition and conference, this October in Los Angeles, Calif.
2011 WEF Excellence Award Recipients
Camp Applied Research Award
Dr. Henryk Melcer
Collection Systems Award
Joan Hawley
Eddy Wastewater Principles and Processes Medal
Chakkrid Sattayatewa, Krishna Pagilla, Robert Sharp and Paul Pitt
Emerson Distinguished Service Medal
Dr. Charles A.Sorber
Fair Distinguished Engineering Educator Medal
Dr. Nancy Love
Gascoigne Wastewater Treatment Plant Operational Improvement Medal
Amanda McInnis, Herb Bartle, Tom Adams and Coralynn Revis
Industrial Water Quality Achievement Award
Boehringer Ingelheim Chemicals, Inc.
Innovative Technology Award
Adaptive N-Impeller, ITT Water and Wastewater USA - Collection Systems Category
BNR IntelliPro, Aqua-Aerobics Systems, Inc. – Instrumentation Category
AdvanTex Treatment System, Orenco Systems, Inc. – Process Equipment Category
Smart Conveying Technology, seepex Inc. – Solids Handling/Disposal Category
McKee Groundwater Protection, Restoration or Sustainable Use Award
Hua Cai, Alessia G. Eramo, Patrick J. Evans, Rodney Fricke and Rachel A. Brennan
Morgan Operational Solutions Award
Woodie Mark Muirhead
Member Association Achievement Award
Puerto Rico Water & Environment Association
Outstanding Young Water Environment Professional Award
Tom Johnson
Public Education Award – Two Categories
Jeffrey Kalmes – Individual Category
LOTT Clean Water Alliance – Other Category
Public Officials Award
The Honorable John D. Dingell (15th District, MI), Robert E. Moore; The Metropolitan District Commission (Hartford, Conn.) and Councilwoman Jan Perry (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Water Quality Improvement Award
Loxahatchee River Preservation Initiative
WEF Canham Graduate Studies Scholarship
Trevor Ghylin
WEFTEC 2011 will be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center from October 15-19, 2011. Visit www.weftec.org for the latest conference details. Click here for more information about the WEF Excellence Awards.
About WEF
Formed in 1928, the Water Environment Federation (WEF) is a not-for-profit technical and educational organization with 36,000 individual members and 75 affiliated Member Associations representing water quality professionals around the world. WEF and its Member Associations proudly work to achieve our mission of preserving and enhancing the global water environment.
SOURCE: Water Environment Federation (WEF) - WEFTEC