People/Awards
The American Water Works Association has announced these 2009 award recipients:
Leadership: James A. Craig, Abel Wolman Award of Excellence; Dr. Michael J. McGuire, A.P. Black Research Award; Pete McCarty, Outstanding Service to AWWA; Donald R. Kaiser, Distinguished Public Service Award; Lisa Star, Archie E. Becher Jr. Award; John C. Anderson, Daniel T. Bradley, Steve L. Burian, Richard Figurelli, Tage I. Flint, Kathryn L. McCain, Millard P. Robinson Jr., Susan S. Seacrest, Alan Silbovitz, Curtis L. Truss, Honorary Member Awards.
Publications: Frederick W. Pontius and William B. Evans, Distribution & Plant Operations Division; Timothy D. Hirrel, Engineering & Construction Division; Regan Murray, Robert Janke, James Uber, William E. Hart, Jonathan W. Berry, Tom Taxon, Management & Leadership Division; Peter Mayer, William DeOreo, Thomas Chesnutt, Lyle Summers, Water Conservation Division; June Weintraub, Duc Vugia, Lisa Gelling, James J. Salerno, Michael J. Conroy, Brendan Flannery, Valerie A. Stevens, Charles E. Rose, Richard E. Besser, Barry S. Fields, Matthew R. Moore, Water Quality & Technology Division; Darren A. Lytle, Michael R. Schock, Guanghui Hua, David A. Reckhow, Water Science & Research Division.
Operations: City of Big Rapids, Mich., Medium System; Louisville Water Company (Kentucky) and Metropolitan Water District of Salt Lake and Sandy, Utah, Large System; Denver Water, Utility Serving More than 25,000 Connections; City of Grand Prairie (Texas) Public Works Department, Utility Serving 5,000 to 25,000 Connections.
Student: Mark G. Mueller, Doctoral Dissertation; David Scott, Master’s Thesis; Meagan Mauter, Abel Wolman Fellowship; Taylor C. Dixon, LARS Master’s Scholarship; Darryl B. Jones, LARS Ph.D. Scholarship; Carolina B. Mendez, Holly A. Cornell Scholarship; Jessica Fosbrook, Thomas R. Camp Scholarship.
Section and Membership: Stephen Geschke, Thomas Arizumi, Chuck Van Der Kolk, Cuauhtemoc Guajardo Ortiz, Jon Van Arsdel, Elizabeth Cerda Andrade, Diamond Pin Awards; John Van Arsdel (volunteer), Kenneth McCool (section staff), Zenno A. Gorder Award.
The Florida Stormwater Association announced these award recipients: City of Winter Park Stormwater Program, Excellence Award; City of Clearwater Stormwater Utility Program, Outstanding Achievement Award; City of Jacksonville Stormwater Management Program, Outstanding Achievement Award; Weeki Wachee Springs Stormwater Project, Excellence Award.
Pacific Environmental Resources Corp. and Alinda Capital Partners LLC received the 2009 Water Deal of the Year Award of Distinction from the Global Water Awards.
Mike Worlton has been named a leader of a new water and wastewater practice in Arizona for AMEC, an international engineering and project management company.
Frederick Liberatore has been named Global Director-Process Separations for GE Water.
Calendar
Sept. 1
Water Treatment and Monitoring for Dialysis, Minneapolis, Minn. Visit www.ameriwater.com.
Sept. 1-4
Chesepeake Water Environment Association Conference, Clarion Fontainebleau Hotel, Ocean City, Md. Visit www.wef.org.
Sept. 13-16
WateReuse Symposium, Sheraton Seattle Hotel, Seattle, Wash. Visit www.wef.org.
Sept. 13-16
Pacific Northwest Clean Water Association Annual Conference, Boise Centre on the Grove, Boise, Idaho. Call 208/455-8381 or visit www.pncwa.org.
Sept. 13-16
Rocky Mountain Water Environment Association Annual Conference, Hyatt Regency/Albuquerque Convention Center, Albuquerque, N.M. Visit www.rmwea.org.
Sept. 13-16
American Public Works Association Congress — The Best Show in Public Works, Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio. Call 816/595-5241 or visit www.apwa.net.
Sept. 13-17
Virginia Water Environment Association Annual Conference, Greater Richmond Convention Center, Richmond, Va. Visit www.vwea.org.
Sept. 14-16
International Conference on Forest and Water in a Changing Environment, Raleigh, N.C. Visit www.awra.org.
Sept. 16-18
South Dakota Water Environment Association, Spearfish Holiday Inn, Spearfish, N.D. Visit www.wef.org.
Sept. 20-23
National Rural Water Association Leadership Forum and Technology Exhibit, New Orleans, La. Call 580/252-0629 or visit www.nrwa.org.
Sept. 20-23
Western Canada Water Environment Association, Winnipeg Convention Centre/Delta Winnipeg Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Visit www.wcwwa.ca.
Sept. 22
Water Treatment and Monitoring for Dialysis, Phoenix, Ariz. Visit www.ameriwater.com.
Sept. 28-29
Water Resources Conference, Wilmington, N.C. Visit http://northcarolina.apwa.net.
Oct. 10-14
WEFTEC, Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Fla. Visit www.weftec.org.
Oct. 20-23
National Association of Flood & Stormwater Management Agencies, Broadmoor Resort, Colorado Springs, Colo. Call 719/634-7711 or visit www.nafsma.org.
Learning Opportunities
University of Wisconsin-Madison Courses
The University of Wisconsin Department of Engineering-Professional Development is offering the following courses in Madison:
• Oct. 19-21 – Modeling Unsteady Flow Using HEC-RAS K731
• Oct. 22-23 – Advanced Steady Flow Modeling Using HEC-RAS K307
• Oct. 27-28 – Essentials of Hydraulics for Civil Engineers and Designers.
Call 608/262-2061 or visit http://epdweb.engr.wisc.edu.
