Nomination Deadline: October 1st

The Samuel Arnold Greeley Award was instituted in 1968 by the Sanitary Engineering Division (now the Environmental and Water Resources Institute) of the American Society of Civil Engineers, and is endowed by professional associates of Samuel A. Greeley, Hon.M.ASCE and Past Director.

Recent winners

2025:

  • Dennis G. Grubb, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE; Dusty Rose Berggren, EIT, A.M.ASCE Brian K. Schroth, Aff.M.ASCE and Mark Whalen

Read the 2025 award-winning paper

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Rules

  1. All original papers dealing with the design, construction, operation or financing of water supply, pollution control, storm drainage or solid waste collection and disposal facilities published in a print issue of an ASCE journal in the twelve-month period ending with June of the year preceding the year of award are eligible.
  2. The award may be made annually to the author(s) of the paper that makes the most valuable contribution to the environmental engineering profession. An individual author must be an ASCE member engaged as a principal or employee in the private practice of environmental engineering. In the case of two authors, one must be an ASCE member engaged as principal or employee in the private practice of environmental engineering. If there are more than two authors, a majority of the authors must be ASCE members engaged as principals or employees in the private practice of environmental engineering.
  3. The eligible papers will be reviewed by the awards committee of the Environmental Council of the Environmental and Water Resources Institute, which selects a nominee for final action by the Executive Committee of the ASCE Board of Direction.
  4. The lead author shall receive an appropriate plaque and cash prize determined annually by and subject to the approval of the Executive Committee of the Board of Direction, with the advice of the Governing Board of the Environmental and Water Resources Institute, based on the income from the award fund. All other recipients shall receive only a certificate.

Nominations

To nominate, submit the following via the nomination form:

  • A cover letter, signed by the nominator.
  • 1 copy of the paper as it appears in print
  • A completed list of contributing authors (PDF)

For questions, or concerns regarding the nomination process, please reach out to Awards & Honors at [email protected].

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