WEF is honored to annually recognize and congratulate those who make an immense impact on the world of water in many ways.
Through the WEF Awards Program, you will find below the vast and varied list of Awards and recipients we are pleased to present.
WEF FellowS Published Papers Education Awards Individual Service and Contribution Awards Operation Design and Excellence Awards Organization and Association Recognition Awards
Join us at the Morial Convention Center at WEFTEC 2024 for the WEF Awards & Presidential Celebration Ceremony on Monday, Oct. 7, at 5 p.m., in Great Hall A & B.
Created to celebrate outstanding contributions to the global water sector by long-time Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Virginia) members, the WEF Fellows Recognition Program each year recognizes the professional achievement, stature, and contributions of WEF members to the preservation and enhancement of the global water environment. These professionals have made a lasting difference for public health and the environment.
Georgia Association of Water Professionals, Water Environment Association of South Carolina
New York Water Environment Association
Chesapeake Water Environment Association, Federal Water Quality Association
Chesapeake Water Environment Association
New England Water Environment Association
AZ Water Association
Hawaii Water Environment Association
Kansas Water Environment Association
Water Environment Association of Texas
Rocky Mountain Water Environment Association
Water Environment Association of Texas
California Water Environment Association
Virginia Water Environment Association
Rocky Mountain Water Environment Association
Arkansas Water Environment Association
Yi Cao
“Monitoring biofilm thickness using the membrane aerated biofilm reactor (MABR) fingerprint soft sensor to optimize nitrogen removal”, Yi Cao, Zihao Cui, Glen T. Daigger, WER, Vol. 95, Issue 12 (December 2023)
Zihao Cui
“Monitoring biofilm thickness using the membrane aerated biofilm reactor (MABR) fingerprint soft sensor to optimize nitrogen removal”, Yi Cao, Zihao Cui, Glen T. Daigger, WER, Vol. 95, Issue 12 (December 2023)
Glen T. Daigger
“Monitoring biofilm thickness using the membrane aerated biofilm reactor (MABR) fingerprint soft sensor to optimize nitrogen removal”, Yi Cao, Zihao Cui, Glen T. Daigger, WER, Vol. 95, Issue 12 (December 2023)
Alonso Griborio, Ph.D., P.E.
“Continuous-flow densification helps facilities unlock treatment capacity – and substantial cost savings,” Alonso Griborio, Ph.D., P.E., David Jones, Dr. Wendell Khunjar, P.E., Ron Latimer, P.E., Melissa Meyer, P.E., Gayathri Ram Mohan, Ph.D., P.E., Haley Noteboom, Dr. Paul Pitt, and Yewei Sun, Ph.D., WE&T, Pg. 67 (September 2023)
David Jones
“Continuous-flow densification helps facilities unlock treatment capacity – and substantial cost savings,” Alonso Griborio, Ph.D., P.E., David Jones, Dr. Wendell Khunjar, P.E., Ron Latimer, P.E., Melissa Meyer, P.E., Gayathri Ram Mohan, Ph.D., P.E., Haley Noteboom, Dr. Paul Pitt, and Yewei Sun, Ph.D., WE&T, Pg. 67 (September 2023)
Dr. Wendell Khunjar, P.E.
“Continuous-flow densification helps facilities unlock treatment capacity – and substantial cost savings,” Alonso Griborio, Ph.D., P.E., David Jones, Dr. Wendell Khunjar, P.E., Ron Latimer, P.E., Melissa Meyer, P.E., Gayathri Ram Mohan, Ph.D., P.E., Haley Noteboom, Dr. Paul Pitt, and Yewei Sun, Ph.D., WE&T, Pg. 67 (September 2023)
Ron Latimer, P.E.
“Continuous-flow densification helps facilities unlock treatment capacity – and substantial cost savings,” Alonso Griborio, Ph.D., P.E., David Jones, Dr. Wendell Khunjar, P.E., Ron Latimer, P.E., Melissa Meyer, P.E., Gayathri Ram Mohan, Ph.D., P.E., Haley Noteboom, Dr. Paul Pitt, and Yewei Sun, Ph.D., WE&T, Pg. 67 (September 2023)
Melissa Meyer, P.E.
“Continuous-flow densification helps facilities unlock treatment capacity – and substantial cost savings,” Alonso Griborio, Ph.D., P.E., David Jones, Dr. Wendell Khunjar, P.E., Ron Latimer, P.E., Melissa Meyer, P.E., Gayathri Ram Mohan, Ph.D., P.E., Haley Noteboom, Dr. Paul Pitt, and Yewei Sun, Ph.D., WE&T, Pg. 67 (September 2023)
Gayathri Ram Mohan, Ph.D., P.E.
“Continuous-flow densification helps facilities unlock treatment capacity – and substantial cost savings,” Alonso Griborio, Ph.D., P.E., David Jones, Dr. Wendell Khunjar, P.E., Ron Latimer, P.E., Melissa Meyer, P.E., Gayathri Ram Mohan, Ph.D., P.E., Haley Noteboom, Dr. Paul Pitt, and Yewei Sun, Ph.D., WE&T, Pg. 67 (September 2023)
Haley Noteboom
“Continuous-flow densification helps facilities unlock treatment capacity – and substantial cost savings,” Alonso Griborio, Ph.D., P.E., David Jones, Dr. Wendell Khunjar, P.E., Ron Latimer, P.E., Melissa Meyer, P.E., Gayathri Ram Mohan, Ph.D., P.E., Haley Noteboom, Dr. Paul Pitt, and Yewei Sun, Ph.D., WE&T, Pg. 67 (September 2023)
Dr. Paul Pitt
“Continuous-flow densification helps facilities unlock treatment capacity – and substantial cost savings,” Alonso Griborio, Ph.D., P.E., David Jones, Dr. Wendell Khunjar, P.E., Ron Latimer, P.E., Melissa Meyer, P.E., Gayathri Ram Mohan, Ph.D., P.E., Haley Noteboom, Dr. Paul Pitt, and Yewei Sun, Ph.D., WE&T, Pg. 67 (September 2023)
Yewei Sun, Ph.D.
“Continuous-flow densification helps facilities unlock treatment capacity – and substantial cost savings,” Alonso Griborio, Ph.D., P.E., David Jones, Dr. Wendell Khunjar, P.E., Ron Latimer, P.E., Melissa Meyer, P.E., Gayathri Ram Mohan, Ph.D., P.E., Haley Noteboom, Dr. Paul Pitt, and Yewei Sun, Ph.D., WE&T, Pg. 67 (September 2023)
Dr. Guido Borzi
“Assessment of cation exchange as conditioning processes of water chemistry in freshwater lenses”, Dr. Guido Borzi, Dr. Eleonora Carol, Dr. Sebastián Richiano, Dr. Lucía Santucci, and Dr. Carolina Tanjal, WER, Volume 95, Issue 3 (February 2023)
Dr. Eleonora Carol
“Assessment of cation exchange as conditioning processes of water chemistry in freshwater lenses”, Dr. Guido Borzi, Dr. Eleonora Carol, Dr. Sebastián Richiano, Dr. Lucía Santucci, and Dr. Carolina Tanjal, WER, Volume 95, Issue 3 (February 2023)
Dr. Sebastián Richiano
“Assessment of cation exchange as conditioning processes of water chemistry in freshwater lenses”, Dr. Guido Borzi, Dr. Eleonora Carol, Dr. Sebastián Richiano, Dr. Lucía Santucci, and Dr. Carolina Tanjal, WER, Volume 95, Issue 3 (February 2023)
Dr. Lucía Santucci
“Assessment of cation exchange as conditioning processes of water chemistry in freshwater lenses”, Dr. Guido Borzi, Dr. Eleonora Carol, Dr. Sebastián Richiano, Dr. Lucía Santucci, and Dr. Carolina Tanjal, WER, Volume 95, Issue 3 (February 2023)
Dr. Carolina Tanjal
“Assessment of cation exchange as conditioning processes of water chemistry in freshwater lenses”, Dr. Guido Borzi, Dr. Eleonora Carol, Dr. Sebastián Richiano, Dr. Lucía Santucci, and Dr. Carolina Tanjal, WER, Volume 95, Issue 3 (February 2023)
Christopher Beranek, P.E.
“Using Ultrafiltration to Achieve Stringent Heavy Metal Discharge Limits and Effluent Reuse for Engine Remanufacturing Wastewater”, Christopher Beranek, P.E., Divya Malyala, P.E., Bob Stolt, P.E., and Lara Thurn, P.E., Access Water Proceedings of the Water Environment Federation, WEFTEC Conference Paper (October 2023)
Divya Malyala, P.E.
“Using Ultrafiltration to Achieve Stringent Heavy Metal Discharge Limits and Effluent Reuse for Engine Remanufacturing Wastewater”, Christopher Beranek, P.E., Divya Malyala, P.E., Bob Stolt, P.E., and Lara Thurn, P.E., Access Water Proceedings of the Water Environment Federation, WEFTEC Conference Paper (October 2023)
Bob Stolt, P.E
"Using Ultrafiltration to Achieve Stringent Heavy Metal Discharge Limits and Effluent Reuse for Engine Remanufacturing Wastewater," Christopher Beranek, P.E., Divya Malyala, P.E., Bob Stolt, P.E., and Lara Thurn, P.E., Access Water Proceedings of the Water Environment Federation, WEFTEC Conference Paper (October 2023)
Lara Thurn, P.E.
“Using Ultrafiltration to Achieve Stringent Heavy Metal Discharge Limits and Effluent Reuse for Engine Remanufacturing Wastewater”, Christopher Beranek, P.E., Divya Malyala, P.E., Bob Stolt, P.E., and Lara Thurn, P.E., Access Water Proceedings of the Water Environment Federation, WEFTEC Conference Paper (October 2023)
Berrin Tansel, Ph.D., P.E., F ASCE, F WEF
Florida Water Environment Association
Old Dominion University Environmental Engineering Student Association
Lilia Ochoa Romero
Rutgers University
Kahao Lim
AZ Water Association
Hamline University’s Center for Global Environmental Education (CGEE)
“Adopt-a-Drain” Program
City of Tacoma Environmental Services (ES)
“If it Hits the Ground, It Hits the Sound!” Program
Oliver Morrison
Brendan Casey Jr.
New York Water Environment Association
Javian Conley
Alabama's Water Environment Association
Colinrae James Gonzalez
Water Environment Association of Utah
Cody Graeve
Iowa Water Environment Association
Brice Hall
Pennsylvania Water Environment Association
Mathew Scott Hazelwood
Iowa Water Environment Association
Stephen Kelly
AZ Water Association
Carrie LaFond
New England Water Environment Association
Jordan Lewis
Water Environment Association of South Carolina
Chrystal Pointer
Pacific Northwest Clean Water Association
Marcos Quintero
Missouri Water Environment Association
Javier Rondon
Iowa Water Environment Association
Holly Ruble
Iowa Water Environment Association
Mr. Theodore Jackson Sammon
Rocky Mountain Water Environment Association
Ms. Tara R. Simmon
New York Water Environment Association
Chris Tatum
New York Water Environment Association
Stacy Thompson
New England Water Environment Association
Jeffrey Allen
“Benzene Removal in a Petroleum Refinery Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor System”.
Greg Elliott
“Benzene Removal in a Petroleum Refinery Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor System”.
David R. Marrs, P.E.
“Benzene Removal in a Petroleum Refinery Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor System”.
Dr. Francis L. de los Reyes III
NC One Water
Rasheed Ahmad, Ph.D., P.E.
Georgia Association of Water Professionals
Jeff VanVoorhis
Central States Water Environment Association
Roy Coley, MBA, Director
Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department
Berrin Tansel, PhD, P.E., F ASCE, F WEF
Florida International University / Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department
Trenton Thomas Woodward
Awarded Posthumously
Nicole E. Brown
New Jersey Water Environment Association
Pennsylvania Water Environment Association
Paul T. Bowen, Ph.D.
Georgia Association of Water Professionals, Water Environment Association of South Carolina
Michael K. Stenstrom
California Water Environment Association
Jacobs - Farmington Water Operations Team
Houston Water
Knoxville Utilities Board
Sam Hawkinson
California Water Environment Association
Michael Holland
Central States Water Environment Association
Alexandria Gagnon
Virginia Water Environment Association
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality & United States Forest Service
Clayton County Water Authority Safety program
Roanoke Rapids Sanitary District
City of Santa Monica Sustainable Water Infrastructure Project (SWIP)
Honorees: City of Santa Monica - Water Resources Division, Kiewit, ARCADIS, PERC Water
City of Santa Monica Sustainable Water Infrastructure Project (SWIP)
Honorees: City of Santa Monica - Water Resources Division, Kiewit, ARCADIS, PERC Water
City of Santa Monica Sustainable Water Infrastructure Project (SWIP)
Honorees: City of Santa Monica - Water Resources Division, Kiewit, ARCADIS, PERC Water
City of Santa Monica Sustainable Water Infrastructure Project (SWIP)
Honorees: City of Santa Monica - Water Resources Division, Kiewit, ARCADIS, PERC Water
SacSewer (Sacramento, CA) Echo Water Project
Honorees: SacSewer, Brown & Caldwell/HDR Joint Venture, Dragados USA, Inc.
SacSewer (Sacramento, CA) Echo Water Project
Honorees: SacSewer, Brown & Caldwell/HDR Joint Venture, Dragados USA, Inc.
SacSewer (Sacramento, CA) Echo Water Project
Honorees: SacSewer, Brown & Caldwell/HDR Joint Venture, Dragados USA, Inc.