An EWRI Endowed Award has been initiated to honor the memory of
Dr. Quentin Martin, an innovative and successful water resource planner
and frequent contributor to ASCE water resource planning and management
committees, conferences, and journals.
At his death on May 11, 2003, Dr. Martin was Chief Water
Resources Planner of Texas' Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA). Among
his many contributions in 18 years at LCRA, he led development of the
first water management plan in Texas in 1989, followed by the first
drought management plan in 1991. In the late 1990s, Dr. Martin was
instrumental in developing a regional long-term water plan under a
statewide planning process required by the Texas Legislature. Prior to
joining the LCRA, he was employed for 13 years by the Texas Water
Development Board and its predecessor, the Texas Department of Water
Resources. Dr. Martin also served as a consultant on United Nations
water resource projects in Brazil, Spain, and India, and generously
shared his knowledge and experience with the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers.
Naming the award for the best practice-oriented paper in the Journal
of Water Resources Planning and Management after Dr. Martin is
particularly appropriate, because he won this award for his paper,
"Drought Management Plan for Lower Colorado River in Texas," published
in 1991. He later served as Associate Editor and then Editor of the
Journal. In 2001, he received the ASCE Julian Hinds Award for his
distinguished service and contributions advancing the field of planning,
development, and management of water resources.
The Quentin Martin Award will be presented annually to the author(s)
of the outstanding practice-oriented paper in the ASCE Journal of Water
Resources Planning and Management.
The Quentin Martin Award was first presented in 2009 to the following
individuals:
Arjumand Zaidi
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Sharon deMonsabert
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Raed El-Farhan
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