The Water Environment Federation announced the winners of the 2012 WEF Excellence Awards. The awards will be presented in October at the WEF Awards and Presidential Celebration Reception during the WEFTEC2012 technical exhibition and conference in New Orleans Sept. 29 – Oct. 3.

 2012 WEF Excellence Award Recipients

 Collection Systems Award

John Larson

Emerson Distinguished Service Award

Albert (Al) B. Pincince, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE  

Engelbrecht International Achievement Award

Brian Evans

 Fair Distinguished Engineering Educator Medal

Prof. Perry L. McCarty

Gascoigne Wastewater Treatment Plant Operational Improvement Medal

Justin deMello 

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Industrial Water Quality Achievement Award

Rahr Malting Co. 

Industrial Water Quality Lifetime Achievement Award

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Joseph G. Cleary

Innovative Technology Award

SL-RAT™; InfoSense, Inc.

Bio-Dome (aka Poo-Gloos); Wastewater Compliance Systems, Inc.

Model 4100 Liquid Vacuum Doser; JCS Industries, Inc.

McKee Groundwater Protection, Restoration or Sustainable Use Award

Wu Linlin, Zhao Xuan, Zhang Meng

Member Association Safety Award

California Water Environment Association

Morgan Operational Solutions Award

Robert James Baur

Outstanding Member Association Award

Georgia Association of Water Professionals

Outstanding Young Water Environment Professional Award

Amanda Poole

Public Education Award

Andrew Sullivan – Individual Category

Indiana Water Environment Association – Member Association Category

Western Lake Superior Regional Stormwater Protection Team – Other Category

Public Officials Award

James A. Hanlon, Roy Rogers

Ralph Fuhrman Medal for Outstanding Water Quality Academic-Practice Collaboration

Sudhir Murthy, Walter Bailey, John Novak and Perry Schafer

Rudolfs Industrial Waste Management Medal

Kar Munirathinam, Rangesh Srinivasan, Jeff J. Tudini, Tom A. Sandy and Tim D. Harrison

Schlenz Public Education Award

Dr. Samuel Lee Hancock

Water Quality Improvement Award

Malibu Legacy Park Project  

WEF Canham Graduate Studies Scholarship

Matthew Seib

WEFTEC 2012 will be held at the New Orleans Morial Convention Center from September 29 – October 3, 2012. Visit www.weftec.org for the latest conference details. For more information about the WEF Excellence Awards, please visit www.wef.org.

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