Water Environment Federation Announces its 2005-2006 Officers

Alexandria, VA – The Water Environment Federation (WEF) elected its 2005-2006 officers on Tuesday, November 1 in Washington, DC during a ceremony at WEFTEC.05, the Federation's 78th annual technical exhibition and conference.

J. Michael Read, Vice President of HDR Engineering, Inc. in Portland, Ore. was elected President; Mohamed Dahab, Professor and Chair of the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Nebraska (Lincoln) became President-Elect; Adam Zabinski, First Deputy Commissioner of the Westchester County Department of Environmental Facilities from White Plains, New York, was elected Vice President; Lynn Orphan, watershed sector leader at Kennedy/Jenks Consultants in Reno, Nev., will serve as Immediate Past President; and Mike Godfrey, supervisor in Environmental Affairs for the Alabama Power Company from Birmingham, Ala., will complete a three-year term as Treasurer. 

The officers were inducted during the Federation’s 64th annual Awards Celebration which recognizes the outstanding achievements of some of the most talented and dedicated professionals in water quality. The Federation presented over 25 awards and recognized Orphan for her outstanding contributions and service to WEF during the 2004-2005 year. Orphan then conducted the ceremonial "passing of the gavel" to Read who assumed the leadership of WEF for the 2005-2006 year.

WEFTEC.05 drew 18,132 water quality professionals from around the world to learn the latest practices, solutions, regulations, and emerging technologies in their field during the five-day event (October 29 through November 2). WEFTEC.06, the Federation’s 79th annual technical exhibition and conference will be held October 21-25, 2006 at the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. For more information, visit the conference Web site at www.weftec.org.

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For photos and complete biographies of each officer, please contact Lori Burkhammer.   

About WEF
Founded in 1928, the Water Environment Federation (WEF) is a not-for-profit technical and educational organization with members from varied disciplines who work toward the WEF vision of preservation and enhancement of the global water environment. The WEF network includes water quality professionals from 76 Member Associations in 30 countries. www.wef.org

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