IECA Announces Winners of Awards of Environmental Excellence

On Feb. 21 at the 42nd conference and expo of the International Erosion Control Assn. (IECA), the presentation ceremony for the Awards of Environmental Excellence was held. For the past 20 years, IECA has recognized the industry’s best by awarding persons and projects epitomizing the principles of environmental excellence.

The Environmental Achievement Award is IECA’s premier award. This year, the award was presented to Hume Highway Woomargama Alliance. The award recognizes an outstanding erosion and/or sediment control project, program or system that demonstrates excellence in natural resource conservation and environmental protection. Courtney Hoops, Alliance Manager for the Hume Highway Woomargama Alliance, accepted the award at the presentation ceremony.

Doug Wimble, CPESC, was awarded the 2010 Sustained Contributor Award. This award recognizes an IECA member who has provided distinguished service to IECA and has made outstanding contributions to improve the erosion and sediment control industry over a sustained period of time. Wimble first joined IECA in 1979 and has volunteered in a number of capacities, including serving as president of IECA’s board of directors from 2004 to 2007.

The Educational Achievement Award was presented to the North Carolina State University Departments of Soil Science and Biological & Agricultural Engineering. This award recognizes an outstanding training program, public program, university program of study or tool used within the industry that demonstrates advancement in erosion and sediment control education based on experience and factual knowledge. North Carolina State University was honored for the development of a highly integrated research and education program over the past decade.

Jason Lederer, CPESC, LEED AP, was recognized with the Young Professional Award. This award recognizes an IECA member who is 30-years of age or younger and has demonstrated excellence in work in the industry and is viewed by IECA peers as an emerging industry leader through significant engagement with the IECA. Lederer has been involved with IECA for more than three years and is currently serving on the Northeast Chapter of IECA’s board of directors.

The 2011 Most Distinguished Technical Paper Award was presented to David Todd, CPESC, for his paper “A Thousand Little Treatment Plants: A Processed Base Design Approach to Structural BMPs.” This award recognizes the presenter who has demonstrated excellence within the content of their Environmental Connection technical presentation.

Also recognized at the presentation ceremony was Dwayne Stenlund, MS, CPESC, CPRM, winner of the 2010 Presenter of the Year Award for his presentation “Concrete Management Best Practices in Minnesota” at Environmental Connection 2010 in Dallas.

Source: International Erosion Control Assn.