IWA Outstanding Service Award
(Given in honour of Dr Samuel H Jenkins)
The IWA Outstanding Service Award is given for consistent and outstanding service to the Association. Awardees may be individual members, representatives of corporate members, members of editorial boards and permanent staff of the Association.
Nominations may be made by any IWA member. A nomination must set out in detail the nominee’s contribution to IWA, stating roles/positions held and dates of these and how they have contributed to the Association. Nominations should be supported/endorsed by a person who would be eligible to make a nomination, preferably someone from another country. Evaluation will be by the Honours & Awards Committee.
This year we have introduced a new online nominations system on the IWA website to simplify the nominations process. If you wish to submit a nomination for the Outstanding Service Award then please click here to begin the nomination process.
The deadline for receipt of nominations is 1 June 2012.
Current Award Holder
Prof. Jiri Wanner, Czech Republic
Professor Wanner is being honoured through this award for consistent and outstanding service to IWA. Professor Wanner is recognised by the scientific community and within IWA as one of the leading experts in the field of biological wastewater treatment and in particular, activated sludge population dynamics. Beyond this however, he has been a leader in IWA activities and governance for thirty years.
Professor Wanner is credited with a long list of accomplishments within the Association. Highlights include: formation of the Activated Sludge Population Dynamics Specialist Group with Dr Grau; leadership of the Czech National Committee of IAWQ/ IWA for over 25 years through changes in both Czechoslovakia and the IWA merger; a leading figure in the Large Wastewater Treatment Plant Conferences for over 20 years, and chairman of the 2nd Leading Edge Technology Conference in Prague. There are many other examples of Dr Wanner’s sustained commitment to the field and to IWA for which he is being recognised through this award.
