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Julian Hinds Award Rules

The Julian Hinds Award was endowed in 1974 by John R. Kiely, F.ASCE, in recognition of the outstanding professional contributions of Julian Hinds, Hon.M.ASCE. The award was established by the Board of Direction in 1974.

  1. The award is to be made annually to the author(s) of that paper which is judged to be the most meritorious contribution to the field of water resources development such as multi-purpose water projects for irrigation, flood control, municipal and industrial water, hydroelectric power or any combination thereof. The award can also be made to an individual for notable performance, long years of distinguished service, or specific actions that have served to advance engineering in the field of planning, development, and management of water resources.

  2. To be eligible, papers must have been published by the Society during the twelve-month period ending with June of the year preceding the year of the award.

  3. Only an individual holding any grade of membership in the American Society of Civil Engineers is eligible for the Award. In the case of papers written by more than one person, at least one author must be a member of ASCE.

  4. The Award Committee shall be the Awards Committee of the Environmental and Water Resources Institute which shall recommend a recipient or recipients to the Executive Committee of the ASCE Board of Direction for approval.

  5. The Award shall consist of a wall plaque, a certificate, a cash prize determined annually by and subject to the approval of the Executive Committee of the Board of Direction based on the income from the award endowment. When all recipients are members of the Society, they will each receive a certificate and plaque and they will divide the honorarium equally. When the recipients are members and nonmembers all shall receive certificates and plaques, but only members shall share in the cash honorarium.
To nominate a paper, submit the following: Electronic submissions are encouraged to awards@asce.org by November 1. Paper submissions are also accepted, in which case one copy of the complete nomination package should be received by the Honors and Awards Program at the ASCE headquarters: 1801 Alexander Bell Drive, Reston, VA 20191-4400.

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