Nomination Deadline: October 1st
The Wesley W. Horner 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 Horner Shifrin, Inc. and the family of Wesley W. Horner, Past President of the Society. The award is made in accordance with the rules of the Society and the following rules:
Rules
- All papers dealing with hydrology, urban drainage, or sewerage that are published in a print issue of an ASCE journal in the twelve-month period ending with June of the preceding year of award are eligible.
- The eligible papers will be reviewed by a committee of the Environmental and Water Resources institute, which shall select a nominee for final action by the Executive Committee of the ASCE Board of Direction.
- The award may be made to the author(s) of the paper that makes the most valuable contribution to the environmental engineering profession, with preference given to those authors who are in the private practice of engineering.
- Membership in the Society is not a requirement for consideration.
- The award shall consist of a 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. The lead author shall receive the plaque and cash prize. All other authors shall receive only a certificate.