People/Awards
The 2020-21 New England Water Environment Association/WEF Award Recipients include:
-Stockholm Junior Water Prize: Colin Speaker, Amara Ifeji, Shreya Nagri
-Scholarship recipients: Kennedy Brown and Anna LeClair, undergraduates, Cassidy Yates, graduate student
-Alfred E. Peloquin Award: Gary Zrelak, Mac Richardson, Keith Bourassa, Ray Gordon, Stephen Buckley, Margaret Dwyer
-Asset Management Award: John Vogl, Salem, New Hampshire
-Biosolids Management Award: Hawk Ridge Compost
-Clair N. Sawyer Award: Nora Lough, Providence, Rhode Island
-Committee Service Award: Kate Biedron, Manchester, New Hampshire
-E. Sherman Chase Award, John Esler, Enfield, New Hampshire
-Elizabeth A. Cutone Executive Leadership Award: John Sullivan, Roxbury, Massachusetts
-Energy Management Achievement Award: Greater Lawrence Sanitation District, North Andover, Massachusetts
-Founders Award: Jeanette Brown, Darien, Connecticut
-James J. Courchaine Collection Systems Award: Don Kennedy, Lowell, Massachusetts
-Operator Award: Mark Bukowski, Windsor Locks, Connecticut; Scott Lausier, Sanford, Maine; Carl Thurston, Chicopee, Massachusetts; Ray McNeil, Rollinsford, New Hampshire; Jose Da Silva, Bristol, Rhode Island; Marty Frizzell, Brighton, Vermont
-Operator Safety Award: Shannon Eyler, Portland, Maine
-Past President’s Plaque and Pin: Ray Vermette, Dover, New Hampshire
-Paul Keough Award: Bonnie Combs, Whitinsville, Massachusetts
-Wastewater Utility Award: Montville WPCA, Uncasville, Connecticut
-Young Professional Award: Kate Roosa, Boston
-Youth Educator Award: Kerry Reed, Framingham, Massachusetts
NEWEA Committee awards:
-Crystal Crucible: Walter Palm, Providence, Rhode Island
-Golden Manhole: Tom Loto, Amston, Connecticut
-Golden Raindrop: Amy Schofield, Roxbury, Massachusetts
-Green Steps: RMI
WEF-Massachusetts awards:
-Arthur Sidney Bedell Award: Dennis Palumbo, Stamford, Connecticut
-Laboratory Analyst Excellence Award: Andy Wendell, Newport, Maine
-Operations Challenge Competition: Division II, Third Place Overall, Force Maine
-William D. Hatfield Award: Jeff Gamelli, Westfield, Massachusetts
-WEF Student Design Competition: Samantha Kinnaly, Kate Engler, Annie Lamonte and Emma Totsubo, Northeastern University; and Ian Kosnik, Jake Senecal, Olivia Nachbauer and Sam Mikell, University of Vermont
-WEF Fellow: Charles Tyler, Sherborn, Massachusetts
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Events
June 1-2
British Columbia AWWA Section Virtual Conference. Visit www.bcwwa.org.
June 2
New AWWA Water Audit Software v6: Advancing State-of-the-Art KPIs to Propel Water Loss Performance Webinar. Visit www.awwa.org.
June 7-9
California WEA 2021 Annual Conference, online. Visit www.cwea.org.
June 9
AWWA Incorporating Diversity, Equity and Inclusion into Your Workforce Development Strategy Webinar. Visit www.awwa.org.
June 9-10 and 15-16
WEF Innovations in Process Engineering 2021: A Virtual Event. Visit www.wef.org.
June 13-16
ACE21, San Diego (California) Convention Center, California. Visit www.awwa.org.
June 20-23
PennTec Annual Conference and Exhibition (Pennsylvania WEA), Kalahari Resorts Poconos, Pocono Manor. Visit www.mms.pwea.org.
June 22-23
Stormwater Summit 2021: A Virtual Event. Visit www.wef.org.
June 27-30
Michigan WEA Annual Conference, Boyne Mountain Resort, Boyne Falls. Visit www.mi-wea.org.
