WEF Announced Recipients of 2014 Awards

The Water Environment Federation (WEF) announced the 2014 WEF Awards recipients. The awards will be presented during WEFTEC 2014, WEF’s 87th Annual Technical Exhibition & Conference this fall in New Orleans.

• Camp Applied Research Award: Sudhir Murthy, Washington, D.C., Chesapeake WEA
• Collection Systems Published Contributions Award: “Green Infrastructure Opportunities in Gray Wet Weather Plans,” Lawrence J. Lennon, Uzair (Sam) Shamsi, Anthony Igwe, John Schombert, and John Maslanik, WEF Collection Systems 2013
• Eddy Wastewater Principles/Processes Medal: 1.“Size Fractionation of Metals Present in Highway Runoff: Beyond the Six Commonly Reported Species,” Marcia Ferreira, Sim-Lin Lau, Michael K. Stenstrom, WER, September 2013, v. 85, no. 9, pp. 793-805. 2.“The Importance of Particle Characterization in Stormwater Runoff,” Marcia Ferreira, Michael K. Stenstrom, WER, September 2013, v. 85, no. 9, pp. 833-842
• Emerson Distinguished Service Award: Howard Neukrug, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania WEA
• Engelbrecht International Achievement Award: Jorge Triana-Soto, Bogotá, Colombia, Colombia - ACODAL
• Fair Distinguished Engineering Educator Medal: Helene Hilger, University of North Carolina – Charlotte, Charlotte, N.C., North Carolina WEA
• Gascoigne Wastewater Treatment Plant Operational Improvement Medal “A Different Disinfectant,” Martha Graham & Glabra Skipp, Water Environment & Technology, May 2013, v. 25, no. 5, Pg. 52
• Industrial Water Quality Achievement Award: Lake City Army Ammunition Plant/ATK Small Caliber Operations, Consulting Engineer: Burns & McDonnell Eng. Co. Inc., Independence, Mo.
• Industrial Water Quality Lifetime Achievement Award: John H. Koon, Atlanta, Georgia AWP; Andrew J. Englande Jr., Madisonville, La., Louisiana WEA
• Innovative Technology Award: Webitat for Lagoons by Entex Technologies Inc., Chapel Hill, N.C.; ThermWin Energy Recovery from Wastewater by Huber Technology Inc., Huntersville, N.C.; WAVE – Water Analysis via Exploration by Industrial and Environmental Concepts Inc., Lakeville, Minn.; Flygt Experior by Flygt a Xylem Brand, Charlotte, N.C.
• McKee Groundwater Protection, Restoration or Sustainable Use Award: “Remediation of Nonaqueous Phase Liquid Polluted Sites Using Surfactant-Enhanced Air Sparging and Soil Vapor Extraction,” Chuan-yu Qin, Yong-sheng Zhao, Yan Su and Wei Zheng, Water Environment Research, February 2013, v. 85 no. 2, pp. 133-140
• Outstanding Contributions to the Water Environment for Non-Members Award: William E. Holman, Chapel Hill, N.C.
• Outstanding Member Association Award: Virginia Water Environment Assn.
• Outstanding Young Water Environment Professional Award: Jeff Sober, Frisco, Texas, WEA of Texas
• Public Education Awards: Individual Category: Mahmoud Moaikel, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabian WEA; Member Association Category: New England Water Environment Assn; Other Category: Fort Wayne Utilities, Fort Wayne, Ind.
• Public Officials Award: Penelope A. Gross, Fairfax County, Va., Board of Supervisors; Ken Ulman, County Executive of Howard County, Md.
• Rudolfs Industrial Waste Management Medal: “Treatment of HMX-Production Wastewater in an Aerobic Granular Reactor,” Jin-hua Zhang, Min-hui Wang and Xiao-Meng Zhu, Water Environment Research, April 2013, v. 85, no. 4, pp 301-307
• Water Quality Improvement Award: Narragansett Bay Commission, Providence, R.I.
• WEF Canham Graduate Studies Scholarship: David Hanigan, Arizona State University, Tempe, Ariz., Arizona Water Assn.
• WEF Safety Award: Orange County Sanitation District, Fountain Valley, Calif.

WEFTEC 2014 will be held at the New Orleans Morial Convention Center from Sept. 27 to Oct.1. 

Source: WEF