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Current Projects
R ecognizing Those Who Improve Dam Safety
NOTE: The deadline for submitting nominations for ASDSO's 2009-2010 Regional Awards of Merit and National Rehabilitation Project of the Year has been extended to June 14, 2010.
ASDSO annually honors those individuals and organizations providing exemplary contributions to the improvement of dam safety in the U.S. These awards are given out during the Annual Conference every year. These awards include the following:
Regional Awards of Merit
Given to individuals, companies, organizations, municipalities, or other entities working in the dam safety field that have made outstanding contributions to dam safety on a regional level. Past winners include companies owning or operating dams that have shown marked improvement in maintaining or rehabilitating their dam(s) and their dam safety programs; individuals who have made exemplary contributions to dam safety in their communities; and local agencies with innovative ideas for improving their dam safety programs. Download the Regional Merit award application.
National Rehabilitation Project of the Year
This award recognizes a unique remedial design that advances the state-of-the-art in the field of dam safety and exemplifies the high professional engineering standards that dam safety requires. The award is presented to the rehabilitation designer, and recognition is given to the dam owner at the ASDSO Annual Conference. Nominations must be approved by a state representative to ASDSO. Selection Guidelines:
• Nominees (individual/organization) must be ASDSO members in good standing.
• Projects must be completed & in full operation by April 30 of the award year.
• The rehabilitation project must demonstrate any or all of the following:
(a) resourcefulness in planning and in the solution of design problems;
(b) pioneering in the use of materials and methods;
(c) innovations in construction or operations;
(d) a high degree of reliability in operation, consistent with accepted practices in the field of dam safety engineering.
Download the Rehabilitation Project of the Year applilcation.
National Award of Merit
Chosen by the ASDSO Board of Directors, this award honors and individual or entity contributing to dam safety on a national level.
President's Award
The ASDSO president annually acknowledges someone that he/she feels is worthy of recognition either for contributions to the advancement of dam safety or for specific assistance to the president over his/her term of office.
Terry L. Hampton Medal
The Terry L. Hampton Medal was established in 2007 by ASDSO's Affiliate Member Advisory Committee to recognize Terry's lifetime achievements in the field of hydrology and hydraulics and his contributions to ASDSO and the AMAC.
ASDSO Honorary Members
The Board of Directors will occasionally honor and individual who has contributed to the improvement of ASDSO and the advancement of dam safety over a lifetime of work. This is a rare award and only goes to a select few. Current honorary members are:
Harold (Bud) Andress
Catalino Cecilio
Jeris Danielson
Delbert Downing
Joseph Ellam (deceased)
Charles Gardner
Ken Hansen |
John M. Healy
Bill Irwin
Charles Karpowicz
Thomas A. Kelly
Danny McCook
George Mills
Charles Pearre |
Alan Pearson
J. Bruce Pickens
Marty Stralow
Constantine "Gus" Tjoumas
Bruce A. Tschantz
Homer B. Willis |
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