The Water Environment Federation announced the winners of the 2011 WEF Excellence Awards, presented during WEFTEC 2011 in October in Los Angeles:
- 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 Awards: Adaptive N-Impeller, ITT Water and Wastewater USA, Collection Systems Category; BNR IntelliPro, Aqua-Aerobics Systems, Instrumentation Category; AdvanTex Treatment System, Orenco Systems, Process Equipment Category; Smart Conveying Technology, seepex, 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: Jeffrey Kalmes, Individual Category; LOTT Clean Water Alliance, Other Category
- Public Officials Award, The Honorable John D. Dingell, Michigan; Robert E. Moore, The Metropolitan District Commission, Hartford, Conn.; and Councilwoman Jan Perry, Los Angeles
- Water Quality Improvement Award, Loxahatchee River Preservation Initiative
- WEF Canham Graduate Studies Scholarship, Trevor Ghylin
