Darrin Drollinger was named the executive director of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, which also named award recipients for its student branches:
• Group A, Iowa State University
• Group B, University of Wisconsin
The American Water Works Association announced its award recipients:
• A.P. Black Award, R. Rhodes Trussell
• Archie E. Becher, Jr. Award, Greg Kail
• Distinguished Public Service Award, David Phillips
• Jack W. Hoffbuhr Award, Laurie Dougherty
Congressman Earl Pomeroy of North Dakota received the Friend of Rural Water Award from the National Rural Water Association.
Patrick Credeur of the Louisiana Rural Water Association has been named an advisory member of the Louisiana Municipal Association.
MSW welcomes your contribution to this listing. To recognize members of your team, please send notices of new hires, promotions, service milestones, certifications or achievements to editor@mswmag.com.
Learning Opportunities
APWA
The American Public Works Association is offering an audio/Web broadcast of “Lessons Learned from Extreme Winter Events” on Oct. 7. Visit www.apwa.net.
AWWA
The American Water Works Association is offering the following courses:
• Sept. 29-Oct. 1 – Financial Management: Cost of Service Rate-Making, Denver
• Oct. 6 – Water Quality Management Within the Water Storage Tank Part 2, webcast
• Oct. 13 – Practical Asset Management, webcast
• Oct. 25-26 – Water and Health, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Visit www.awwa.org.
University of Wisconsin
The University of Wisconsin Department of Engineering-Professional Development is offering the following courses in Madison:
• Oct. 26-27 – Essentials of Hydraulics for Civil Engineers and Designers
• Nov. 15-16 – Advanced Steady Flow Modeling Using HEC-RAS L682
• Nov. 17-19 – Modeling Unsteady Flow Using HEC-RAS L683
Visit www.epdweb.engr.wisc.edu.
Calendar
Oct. 12-15
WateReuse Symposium, Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, D.C. Visit www. awwa.org.
Oct. 17-20
National Conference on Water System Optimization, Hershey, Pa. Visit www.awwa.org.
Oct. 21-23
The American Society of Civil Engineers Annual Civil Engineering Conference, Las Vegas. Visit www.asce.org.
Oct. 26-28
The National Utility Contractors Association Safety Directors Forum, Las Vegas. Visit www.nuca.com.
Nov. 1-4
2010 Annual Water Resources Conference, Loews Philadelphia Hotel, Philadelphia. Visit www.awra.org.
Nov. 14-17
Green Streets & Highways Conference, Renaissance Denver Hotel, Denver. Visit www.asce.org.
Nov. 14-18
Water Quality Technology Conference and Expo, Savannah, Ga. Visit www.awwa.org.
March 2-5
Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo International, Louisville, Ky. Call 800/257-7222 or visit www.pumpershow.com.
