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    Simon W. Freese Environmental Engineering Award and Lecture

    Nomination Deadline: October 1st

     
    This award and lectureship was established by the Environmental Engineering Division (now the Environmental and Water Resources Institute) and endowed by the firm of Freese & Nichols in honor of their distinguished partner Simon Wilke Freese, F.ASCE. It was instituted by the Board of Direction on November 5, 1975.

    Rules

    I. At about yearly intervals and upon recommendation of the Governing Board of the Environmental and Water Resources Institute, the Executive Director of the Society will invite a distinguished person to prepare for publication and deliver the Simon W. Freese Environmental Engineering Lecture at an appropriate meeting of the Society.

    II. The lecturer shall be tendered a certificate and a cash prize determined annually by and subject to the approval of the Executive Committee of the ASCE Board of Direction based on the income from the award endowment.

    III. The lecturer will be selected without restrictions as to Society membership.

    To nominate, submit the following:

    • A cover letter, signed by the nominator
    • An Official Award Nomination form
    • The nominee's CV or biographical information
    • Two or three letters of recommendation (max)

    You can submit your nomination electronically to Awards & Honors, or by mail to:

    ASCE Honors and Awards
    1801 Alexander Bell Drive
    Reston, VA 20191

    Award Recipients

    2019
    Paul F. Boulos, Ph.D., Hon.D.WRE, Dist.D.NE, Dist.M.ASCE, NAE

    2018
    R. Rhodes Trussell, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, NAE, M.ASCE

    2017
    James L. Barnard, Ph.D., C.Eng., Dist.M.ASCE

    2016
    George Tchobanoglous, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, NAE

    2015
    Lisa Alvarez-Cohen, Ph.D., NAE

    All Recipients