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IECA Environmental Connection

Awards of Environmental Excellence

The deadline to submit your nomination has passed. Please consider submitting an award for 2012.

Award Categories

Environmental Achievement Award

The Environmental Achievement Award is the IECA’s premier award. It recognizes an outstanding erosion and/or sediment control project, program, or system that demonstrates excellence in natural resource conservation and environmental protection. Recipients will have shown a high level of environmental benefit by clearly identifying objectives, methods used, results obtained and detailing the benefits to the environment. The recipient does not need to be a member of the IECA.

EC11 Winner: Hume Highway Woomargama Alliance

Sustained Contributor Award

The Sustained Contributor Award recognizes an IECA member who has provided distinguished service to the IECA and has made outstanding contributions to improve the erosion and sediment control industry for a sustained period of time. Winners of this Award will have demonstrated leadership by example through a significant and long-term contribution to the erosion and sediment control industry and to the IECA through one or more of the following: education, government involvement, research, establishment of standards or policies or the development of technology. The recipient must be an active member of the IECA and have held membership for at least 10 years.

EC11 Winner: Doug Wimble, CPESC

Educational Achievement Award

For the outstanding training program, public program, university program of study or tool used within the industry which demonstrates advancement in erosion and sediment control education based on experience and factual knowledge. Entry must clearly document the success of the educational program.

EC11 Winner: North Carolina State University Departments of Soil Science and Biological & Agricultural Engineering

Most Distinguished Technical Paper Award

Honoring the presenter who has demonstrated excellence with the delivery and within the content of their Environmental Connection technical presentation.

EC11 Winner: David Todd, CPESC for his paper "A Thousand Little Treatment Plants: A Processed Base Design Approach to Structural BMPs"

Presenter of the Year Award

Honoring an outstanding presenter that demonstrates excellence in presentation skills, educational delivery and content preparation.

EC10 Winner: Dwayne Stenlund, MS, CPESC, CPRM for his course "Concrete Management Best Practices in Minnesota"

Young Professional Award

The Young Professional Award recognizes IECA member 30-years old or less who demonstrates excellence in their work in the industry and is viewed by his/her IECA peers as an emerging industry leader through significant engagement with the IECA. The recipient must be an active member of the IECA.

EC11 Winner: Jason Lederer, CPESC, LEED AP