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AAWRE Diplomates Recognized for Service on ASCE's External Review Panel (ERP)On February 12, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recognized and honored three Diplomates, along with thirteen other individuals for efforts and service on ASCE's External Review Panel (ERP). An award ceremony was held at the U.S. Corps of Engineers' headquarters in Washington, D.C. for the ERP panel members. The ERP was requested to peer-review the efforts of the Interagency Performance Evaluation Task Force (IPET), the group commissioned by the Corps to assess the performance of the hurricane protection system in New Orleans and southeastern Louisiana. The Academy's Board of Trustee member and President of Espey Consultants, William H. Espey, Jr., Ph.D., P.E., D.WRE, along with Thomas L. Jackson, P.E., D.WRE, F.ASCE, Senior Vice President, DMJM Harris and President of Southeast Louisiana Floor Protection Authority-East, and Robert G. Traver, Ph.D., P.E., D.WRE, Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering at Villanova University, with the other panel members were awarded the Outstanding Civilian Service Medal (OCSM). The OCSM award is an honor traditionally given by the Corps' commander and chief of engineers to recognize outstanding service and contributions to society and the nation on the part of civilians. To read the full story< 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< |
Diplomate in Focus: Erika P. Moonin AAWRE spotlights Erika Moonin, P.E., D.WRE, engineering project manager for the Southern Nevada Water Authority, who currently serves on the AAWRE Admissions Committee and participated on the original Task Committee that developed the AAWRE Diplomate credential program. To read more about this leader in civil engineering<
AAWRE Ceremony & Ethics Sessions AAWRE will recognize and honor all new Diplomates that achieved the credential this past fall 2006 and this spring 2007, at a special ceremony and reception at the EWRI’s 2007 World Water and Environmental Resources Congress in Tampa, on May 16, 2007 at 6 p.m. To see program information for EWRI's congress< Also at the Congress, AAWRE will host three separate two-hour Ethics Sessions to provide Diplomates a convenient opportunity to fulfill annual Professional Development Hours (PDH) for renewal requirements. Each identical session will be conducted by Professor Steve K. Starrett, Ph.D., P.E., D.WRE, from Kansas State University. For more information on the content of the Ethics sessions, please contact Steve Starrett< To reserve a seat at a session, please send an email to AAWRE< Diplomate Credential Renewal If you earned your D.WRE credential in the spring of 2005 or 2006, your current renewal deadline is May 31, 2007. If you would like to request for an extension to submit your renewal, contact AAWRE at certification@aawre.org. |
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AAWRE Announces Professor Asit K. Biswas as Honorary Diplomate, Among Group of New Diplomates AAWRE welcomes and congratulates fifty-eight new Diplomates from the spring review cycle. Out of this group, Professor Asit K. Biswas, Ph.D., Founder and President of the Third World Centre for Water Management in Mexico, was nominated and deemed an Honorary Diplomate, Water Resources Engineer (Hon.D.WRE) of the Academy. Professor Biswas was given honorary status by the Academy's Board of Trustees for his life's work and achievements in global water issues. Professor Biswas founded the International Journal of Water Resources Development and continued as Editor-in-Chief for the past 21 years, and his latest noteable achievement was receiving the 2006 Stockholm Water Prize. Presently, Mr. Biswas has been appointed by
Prime Minister of Japan to serve as the Chief Advisor for the Asia Pacific Water Summit, which is scheduled to be held in December 2007, in Japan. AAWRE congratulates Professor Biswas and the rest of the group of new Diplomates. The complete list of all new Diplomates will be published in the next newsletter.
Current Promotion and Application Deadline The reduced program fee of $100 has been extended thru fall 2007 review. We are currently accepting applications for fall 2007 review at the reduced program fee of $100 and current application deadline is August 24, 2007. For more information, please visit: http://www.aawre.org/appaawre.cfm Please pass on the information and encourage your peers and colleagues to apply for the Diplomate credential at this reduced fee. If you have any news, achievements, announcements that you would like to share with us and other fellow Diplomates to be featured in future newsletters, please e-mail us. Please send us your feedback on any suggestions for improvements in our newsletter, web site, and services that we may provide at certification@aawre.org or by phone at (703)295-6414. We are here to serve YOU! Spread the word to your friends and colleagues that may be interested in receiving information about AAWRE program activities, the Academy's Diplomate members, or wish to pursue the Diplomate credential.
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