The Water Environment Federation proudly announces the 2015 WEF Awards recipients. The annual awards program recognizes individuals and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to the water environment profession, WEF and its Member Associations.
The awards will be presented during WEFTEC 2015 in Chicago. Click here to learn more about the WEF Awards and Recognition program.
Collection Systems Award
Bradley E. Fix, Indiana Water Environment Association
Eddy Wastewater Principles/Processes Medal
“Ammonia-Based Feedforward and Feedback Aeration Control in Activated Sludge Processes,” Leiv Rieger, Richard M. Jones, Peter L. Dold, and Charles B. Bott, Water Environment Research, January 2014, v. 86, no. 1, p. 63
Emerson Distinguished Service Medal
Andrew Richardson, AZ Water Association
Fair Distinguished Engineering Educator Medal
Francis L. de los Reyes III, North Carolina State University
Paul C. Johnson, Arizona State University
Gascoigne Wastewater Treatment Plant Operational Improvement Medal
“Finding the Right System Balance”, Darrell DeWitt, David L. Wagoner and Jacqueline Jarrell, Water Environment & Technology, February 2014, v. 26, no. 2, p. 32
W. Wesley Eckenfelder Industrial Water Quality Lifetime Achievement Award
James C. Young
Innovative Technology Award
Algaewheel – OneWater Inc.
McKee Groundwater Protection, Restoration or Sustainable Use Award
“Performance Evaluation of a Dual-Flow Recharge Filter for Improving Groundwater Quality”, Manoj P. Samuel, S. Senthilvel, and Abraham C. Mathew, Water Environment Research, July 2014, v. 86 no. 7, pp. 615-625
Member Association Achievement Award
Chesapeake Water Environment Association
Outstanding Member Association Award
New England Water Environment Association
Outstanding Young Water Environment Professional Award
Haley Falconer, Pacific Northwest Clean Water Association
Public Education Awards
Member Association Category:
Indiana Water Environment Association
Other Category:
San Antonio Water System Youth Education IMPACT Program
Public Officials Award
Commissioner Frank Avila, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
Maggie Brooks-Monroe County, New York County Executive
The Honorable Laurel Prussing, Mayor of Urbana, Illinois
Rudolfs Industrial Waste Management Medal
“Start up and Commissioning of a Membrane Bioreactor Plant Treating a High TDS Refinery Wastewater”, Mauro Marinetti, Kar Munirathinam, Bernardino Ciongoli, Carlo Zaffaroni, Ali Redha, Proceedings of WEFTEC 2014, pp. 2245-2260
Schlenz Public Education Medal
Ashley Halsey III & Bonnie Berkowitz
Water Quality Improvement Award
Roseburg Urban Sanitary Authority, Ore.
WEF Canham Graduate Studies Scholarship
Ryan Ziels, University of Washington
WEF Safety Award
AR Wastewater Treatment Plant, Montrose, Michigan
Orange County Sanitation District, Fountain Valley, California
About WEF
The Water Environment Federation is a not-for-profit technical and educational organization of 36,000 individual members and 75 affiliated Member Associations representing water quality professionals around the world. Since 1928, WEF and its members have protected public health and the environment. As a global water sector leader, our mission is to connect water professionals; enrich the expertise of water professionals; increase the awareness of the impact and value of water; and provide a platform for water sector innovation. To learn more, visit www.wef.org.
