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AAWRE Recognizes Darell D. Zimbelman, Darryl W. Davis, and Albert J. Clemmens for Service and LeadershipOn September 15, 2007, the AAWRE Board of Trustees recognized three of its founding trustees, for their sevice and leadership on the board. After three-years of dedicated and valuable service, Darell D. Zimbelman, Ph.D., P.E., D.WRE, F.ASCE, Albert J. Clemmens, Ph.D., P.E., D.WRE, and Darryl W. Davis, P.E., D.WRE completed their terms on the AAWRE board. As founding trustees that began the Academy, all three made invaluable and vital contributions in devising and implementing policies and guidelines in the AAWRE program and provided guidance on the direction of the Academy. All three received special plaques from AAWRE founding-president, Jeffrey B. Bradley, Ph.D., P.E., D.WRE, F.ASCE. Dr. Zimbelman served as first AAWRE past-president and chair of the nominations and election commitee on the board. He will continue to stay active in technical committees involved with the design and operations of water resource systems, including irrigation, hydroelectric power generation, water supply, and flood control. Dr. Clemmens served as chair of the admissions commitee and played a vital role in developing guidelines in the candidates' admissions process. He will continue to work as research leader at the USDA-ARS in Maricopa, AZ. Mr. Davis served as chair of the eminence commitee and will continue to serve part-time as senior advisor for the USACE Institute for Water Resources. He recently was the recipient of the 2007 ASCE Parcel-Sverdrup award. AAWRE says 'thank you' to these distinguished leaders for their service and leadership. These outgoing trustees are replaced by Daniel W. Boyd, P.E., D.WRE, Jonathan E. Jones, P.E., D.WRE, and Erika P. Moonin, P.E., D.WRE. AAWRE welcomes these new trustees and they will be featured in the next newsletter. Recruit a Colleague Please encourage your fellow colleagues and engineers to apply to become a diplomate of the Academy. Any diplomate(s) that refer a prospective candidate to apply for the D.WRE credential, you will receive a brand new Academy diplomate golf shirt! (value $40) For more information, please contact the Academy! Diplomate Credential Renewal If you earned your D.WRE credential last fall in 2006, there is a grace period until December 15, 2007 to submit your renewal. If you have any questions regarding your renewal, please contact AAWRE at certification@aawre.org. To download the renewal application (word format)
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AAWRE Diplomates - D. Wayne Klotz Elected as ASCE 2008 President-Elect & Dennis L. Richards Elected as ASCE Region 8 GovernorMr. D. Wayne Klotz, P.E., D.WRE, F.ASCE won the ASCE election for ASCE president-elect and was announced at the ASCE Annual Conference in Orlando this past week. Mr. Klotz currently is president of Klotz Associates, Inc., and has served ASCE as the Region 6 Governor, as chair of the Task Force for Political Involvement and on the Committee on Governmental Affairs in past years. He is also the 2005 recipient of ASCE's Edmund Friedman Professional Recognition Award and has been an AAWRE diplomate since October 2006. To read Mr. Kotz's bio... Mr. Dennis L. Richards, P.E., D.WRE, F.ASCE was voted as the new ASCE Region 8 Governor. Mr. Richards is presently the vice-president of the stormwater division for Pacific Advanced Civil Engineering in Phoenix, AZ, and has been involved with ASCE since 1969. Mr. Richards served as president of the Arizona section in 2005-06, the president of the Phoenix branch in 1996-97, and has been involved with EWRI committees since the Institute's beginnings. He was the recipient of ASCE AZ Civil Engineer Distinguished Service Award in 1999 and was one of AAWRE's inaugural diplomates in 2005. To read Mr. Richards' bio... Save the Date 2008: Mark your calendar for EWRI's 2008 World Environmental & Water Resources Congress on May 12-16, 2008 in Honolulu, Hawaii! This Congress will focus on sustainability issues related to water resources and the environment in more than a dozen technical tracks covering local, national and global issues, with special focus on the Pacific Rim Region. AAWRE will also hold its 4th Diplomate Induction Ceremony and engineering ethics sessions at the Congress. >>To read more about the ethics sessions held at past 2007 EWRI Congress in Tampa >>For more on diplomate induction ceremony at 2007 Congress Sponsorship Opportunities Sponsorship opportunities are available if your agency or organization would like to contribute and participate in future AAWRE meetings and events. For future sponsorship opportunities, please contact AAWRE< |
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AAWRE Announces Professor Rafael L. Bras as Honorary Diplomate, Among Group of New DiplomatesAAWRE welcomes and congratulates fifty-eight new Diplomates from the fall review. Out of this group, Professor Rafael L. Bras, Sc.D., P.E., Hon.D.WRE, of Massachusetts Institute of Technology was nominated and deemed an Honorary Diplomate, Water Resources Engineer (Hon.D.WRE) of the Academy. Professor Bras was given honorary status by the Academy's Board of Trustees for his life's work and research in hydrology, hydro-meteorology and hydroclimatology. AAWRE congratulates Professor Bras and the rest of the group of new Diplomates. The complete list of all new Diplomates will be published in the next newsletter. >>To see list of all diplomates from fall 2006 thru spring 2007 Current Application Deadline AAWRE is currently accepting applications for winter/spring 2008 review. The current application deadline is February 28, 2008. For more information, please visit: http://www.aawre.org/appaawre.cfm
AAWRE Spotlights: Environmental and Water Resources: Milestones in Engineering History - Edited by Jerry R. Rogers, Ph.D., P.E., D.WRE - contains 18 papers, many of which were presented at the Environmental and Water Resources Institute (EWRI) Congress and Fourth National EWRI History Symposium held May 15–19, 2007 in Tampa, Florida. This is the fourth in a series of History and Heritage publications produced from EWRI and ASCE. Unique to this volume are a photo essay of the Hoover Dam taken by Ansel Adams and papers on the remarkable career of James Pugh Kirkwood (1807-1877), waterworks engineer and ASCE leader, on the 200th anniversary of his birth. Other papers address such topics as historic small-scale water projects, the history of U.S. water filtration, the Florida Water Management Project, the history of experimental watershed research in the U.S., and other important historical water issues. To order your copy! World Water Monitoring Day - Adopted by Water Environment Federation (WEF) in July 2006, World Water Monitoring Day (WWMD) is an international outreach program that builds public awareness and involvement in protecting water resources around the world. Held annually between September 18 and October 18, the program engages communities in monitoring the condition of local rivers, streams, estuaries and other water bodies. Since its inception in 2002, more than 80,000 people have participated in 50 countries. To get involved for 2008!... SiteLink magazine - is a storm water trade magazine with a base circulation of 20,000 construction professionals. The aim of the publication is to educate readers about proper construction site storm water and air quality matters; predevelopment, and post construction management issues (including correct Best Management Practices design, installation, maintenance, and inspection); as well as site maintenance and environmental compliance. Visit our website at sitelinkmag.com to start receiving your free subscription today!
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