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Edward J. Cleary Award
The Cleary Award is given to an individual who is an outstanding performer in the management of environmental protection enterprises conducted under either public of private auspices who have demonstrated exemplary professional conduct, personal leadership, originality in devising new environmental protection techniques and sensitivity and responsiveness to social, economic, and political factors in environmental protection.
For the full list of eligibility criteria and information on how you can submit nominations for a worthy Environmental Engineer, click here.
2012 Edward J. Cleary Award Recipient: Joseph F. Malina, Jr., Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, D.WRE
Dr. Joseph F. Malina, Jr., P.E., BCEE, D.WRE, is the C.W. Cook Professor in Environmental Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. A Diplomate of the AAEE since 1972 and Life Member since 2004, Dr. Malina’s service to AAEE includes Committees on Goals and Administration (1980-81), Membership (1982-88), Education (1982-88), and Board of Trustees (1991-94). He is currently a Trustee-at-Large. He continues to represent AAEE in the ABET Accreditation process as a program evaluator since 1981, and served on the Engineering Accreditation Commission from 1982 to 1987.
Born in Brooklyn, NY, Dr. Malina earned a BCE at Manhattan College in 1957, an MSCE in 1959, and a Ph.D. in 1961, at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He has dedicated more than 50 years teaching and mentoring undergraduate and graduate students at The University of Texas at Austin. He presented short courses on wastewater and sludge treatment in the U.S. and overseas and has published numerous technical and professional papers.
His professional contributions are recognized by numerous awards such as the Gordon Maskew Fair Award 1984 (AAEE) the Lifetime Achievement Award, 2006 (WEAT), Outstanding Civil Engineer Award 2005 (Austin Branch, ASCE), and most recently, the TSPE 2012 Engineer of the Year Award, Travis Chapter.
He is a Life member of ASCE, AWWA, WEF, AAEE, and TSPE. He is a Founding Member of the ASCE Environmental and Water Resources Institute, and a Diplomate of the American Academy of Water Resources Engineers. He is a licensed professional engineer in Texas and a member of the TSPE and the NSPE.
Past Winners
2011 -- Richard F. Lanyon
2010 -- Stephen R. Maguin
2009 -- Walter J. Bishop
2008 -- Jeanette A. Brown
2007 -- Leo Weaver
2005 -- James E. Foxworthy
2003 -- James M. Symons
2001 -- James F. Stahl
1999 -- Thomas M. Hellman
1997 -- N.C. Vasuki
1995 -- Frank Dalton
1993 -- Duane L. Georgeson
1991 -- William K. Reilly
1989 -- Jay D. Hair
1987 -- LTG E. R. Heiberg, III
1985 -- William D. Ruckelshaus
1983 -- William J. Carroll
1981 -- Joseph T. Ling
1979 -- John D. Parkhurst
1977 -- Paul D. Haney
1975 -- Martin Lang
1973 -- Samuel S. Baxter
News
May 23, 2012
AAEE thanks the following sponsors of the 2012 AAEE Annual Awards and Technical Conference.
AEESP/AAEE Department and Program Chairs Conference, July 29-31, Ohio State University
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