Awards

A. Ivan Johnson Award For Young Professionals

This award recognizes a young professional who has demonstrated outstanding achievements, talents, and leadership potential through their professional activities related to water resources.

David R. Maidment Award for Exemplary Contributions to Water Resources Data

This award (formerly the Award for Exemplary Contributions to Water Resources Data) was established in 2008 and is presented to an individual or institution achieving a status of eminence in some aspect of the provision of data describing the nation’s waters.

Honorary Member Award

This award recognizes an individual who has obtained acknowledged eminence in a branch of water resources science and technology.

Fellow Member Award

This award recognizes an AWRA member with an eminent record in some branch of water resources science and technology.

Henry P. Caulfield, Jr., Medal For Exemplary Contributions To National Water Policy

This award recognizes an individual who has achieved a status of eminence in shaping national water policy.

Icko Iben Multidisciplinary Communications Award

This award recognizes persons who have made outstanding contributions in promoting communication among the various disciplines concerned with water resources issues.

Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) Award

This award recognizes outstanding IWRM teamwork on a complex water resources effort.

Mary H. Marsh Medal For Exemplary Contributions To The Protection And Wise Use Of The Nation's Water Resources

This award recognizes an individual who has achieved a status of eminence in some aspect of public service related to water resources education and/or management.

N. Earl Spangenberg Outstanding Student Chapter Award

This award recognizes the Student Chapter that has provided outstanding service in the furtherance of the Association's objectives.

Outstanding State Section Award

This award recognizes the State Section that has provided outstanding service in the furtherance of the Association’s objectives.

Sandor C. Csallany Institutional Award For Exemplary Contributions To Water Resources Management

This award recognizes a water resources institution that has achieved a status of eminence in some aspect of managing the nation’s waters.

William R. "Randy" Boggess Award

This award was established by AWRA in 1973 to honor the author of the best paper published in the Journal of the American Water Resources Association during the previous year.

William C. Ackermann Medal For Excellence In Water Management

This award recognizes an individual who has achieved a status of eminence in the design and/or implementation of exemplary water management practices at the state, regional, or local government level.