People/Awards
Ceren Burcak Dag of Nisantasi, Turkey, won the 2009 Stockholm Junior Water Prize.
Kathy J. Caldwell was voted by the American Society of Civil Engineers membership as president-elect for 2010.
Dr. Dixie Griffin, a professor of civil engineering at Louisiana Tech, received the Prosper Toups Training Award from the Louisiana Rural Water Association. The association received a 2009 Environmental Leadership Program Award, presented by the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality.
Learning Opportunities
Atlantic Canada Water & Wastewater Association
The ACWWA is offering a course in Chlorine Handling and Disinfection in Truro, N.S., Nov. 16-19. Visit www.acwwa.ca.
Kansas Water Environment Association
The KWEA is offering the following courses:
• Nov. 4 – Safety, Ulysses
• Nov. 4-5 – Basics of Surface Water, Emporia
• Nov. 5-6 – Small Water Systems, Chetopa
• Nov. 5-6 – Motors and Drives, Lawrence
• Nov. 13 – Confined Space Safety, Emporia
• Nov. 13 – Small Systems Water, Phillipsburg
• Nov. 18-19 – Wastewater Math, Manhattan
• Nov. 19-20 – Advanced Electrical, Pittsburg
• Dec. 2 – Safety, Dodge City
• Dec. 2 – Small Systems Water Operations, Hays
• Dec. 16-17 – Installation of Mains and Appurtenances, Colby
• Dec. 17-18 – Motors and Drives, Olathe
• Dec. 23 – Small Systems Water, Dodge City
Visit www.kwea.net.
University of Wisconsin
The University of Wisconsin Department of Engineering-Professional Development is offering the following courses in Madison:
• Nov. 16-17 – Storm Sewer System Design
• Nov. 18-19 – Designing Storm Water Detention Basin Facilities
Visit http://epdweb.engr.wisc.edu.
Calendar
Nov. 5-7
Nebraska Water Environment Association Annual Joint Conference, Holiday Inn, Kearney. Visit www.wef.org.
Nov. 9-12
American Water Resources Association, Red Lion Hotel, Seattle, Wash. Call 540/687-8390 or visit www.awra.org.
Dec. 2
National Utility Contractors Association Safety Directors Forum, New York New York Hotel, Las Vegas, Nev. Call 518/885-2560 or visit www.nuca.com.
