ASDSO Awards

ASDSO Awards

ASDSO Award Program - Rehabilitation Project of the Year

ASDSO Award Program - Regional Award of Merit

ASDSO Award Program - Young Professional of the Year

ASDSO Award Program - Public Safety At Dams

ASDSO Award Program - National Award of Merit

2022 Annual Awards

ASDSO annually honors those individuals and organizations making exemplary contributions to the improvement of dam safety in the U.S. through its awards program.

2023 Dam Safety Awards Program

ASDSO is currently accepting nominations for the following awards:

Regional Dam Safety Awards*

Regional Dam Safety Awards recognize smaller projects, dam owners, and other entities that have made an impact at a local, county, state, or regional level. While efforts may not be state-of-the-art or impact the industry nationally, recipients have made exemplary community contributions. The awards recognize collaboration, community impact, innovative funding, and cost-effectiveness. They also recognize social and environmental responsibility.

ASDSO regions (represented by the ASDSO regional and state representatives) will select a recipient from each of the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, and West regions. The state representative must approve the nomination, and ASDSO will forward nominations for approval.

Download Nomination Form

*NOTE: This award has replaced the Regional Awards of Merit. Closely review the criteria before submitting a nomination.

Due by COB on May 26, 2023.

The nomination window is closed for the following awards:

National Dam Rehabilitation Project of the Year
Media Outreach Award
Bruce Tschantz Public Safety at Dams Award
Young Professional of the Year
Terry L. Hampton Medal
Danny McCook Medal

Procedures

Carefully review the award overview, criteria & procedures included in each nomination form.
Nominations should be sent to [email protected]. ASDSO staff will send confirmation emails to the nominator.
Nominees will only be contacted if they are selected for the award. If the nomination is selected for the award, the nominee (or primary contact) will be contacted with an award announcement and invitation to the awards luncheon. Nominators will be copied on these initial communications.

Recognition

Award recipients will be recognized at an awards luncheon on September 18, 2023, held in conjunction with Dam Safety 2023 in Palm Springs, California.
Award recipients will be recognized in select Dam Safety 2023 materials, on the ASDSO website, in The Journal of Dam Safety, and in ASDSO’s FY24 Annual Report.