​Distinguished Service Award

Awarded to recognize individuals or groups affiliated with the Section who have made exceptional contributions to enhance the quality of water resources in Wisconsin.

Examples of exceptional contributions include major contributions to education in water resources, significant scientific contributions towards improving the quality of water resources in the state, or several years of dedicated service to the Wisconsin Section of the AWRA.

Criteria

Past or present member(s) of AWRA - Wisconsin Section. Life-time or single exceptional contribution to the enhancement of Wisconsin's water resources

Nominations

Include documentation of nominee's contributions. Additional letters of support can be included. Please send nominations to the current President.

Selection Process

Solicit nominations from the membership in the fall with the call for papers. Nominations will be reviewed by the Wisconsin AWRA board at the January meeting. It is up to the discretion of the Board to make the award; it is not necessary to give an award every year. The winner will be announced at the annual meeting at the business meeting. A permanent display listing each year's winner will be kept at the Water Resources Institute.

Recipients

2021
Timothy Grundl 
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

M. Carol McCartney
Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey

2020
Dave Johnson
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

2019
Maureen Muldoon
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh

2018
Pat Jurcek
INTERA Inc

2017
Jeffery Helmuth
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

2016
Jean Bahr
University of Wisconsin - Madison

Irene Lippelt
Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey

2015
Kenneth W. Potter
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

2014
David Mechenich
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
Center for Watershed Science and Education

2013
Randall J. Hunt
US Geological Survey

2012
Douglas S. Cherkauer
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Department of Geosciences

2011
Roger T. Bannerman
Wisconsin DNR
Watershed Management

2010
George Kraft
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point 
UW Extension Central Wisconsin Groundwater Center 
Center for Watershed Science and Education

2009
James P. Hurley
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Senior Scientist

2008
Mary Anderson
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Professor of Geology and Geophysics

2007
Ken Bradbury
Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey

2006
Michael Lemcke
Wisconsin DNR 
Bureau of Drinking Water and Groundwater

2005
Chris Mechenich
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
Groundwater Center

Jim Krohelski
US Geological Survey

2003
Ron Hennings
Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey
University of Wisconsin - Extension

2002
David E. Lindorff
Wisconsin DNR
Bureau of Drinking Water and Groundwater

2001
N. Earl Spangenberg
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
Professor of Forestry and Water Science

2000
Byron H. Shaw
​University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point