Highpoints
Volume 28, No. 1 -- January 2012

2012 Excellence in Environmental Engineering Competition (E3)

Get your entries in TODAY. The deadline for entries is February 1, 2012. Last year's program achieved outstanding results in both entries and attendance. The E3 Awards competition is a prerequisite for entering the North American Category of the IWA Project Innovation Awards.

New E3 Category for 2012 - Industrial Waste Practice. The top winner in this category earns AAEE's Award as well as the W. Wesley Eckenfelder Industrial Waste Management Medal!

The E3 Competition for 2012 is an entirely electronic submission process. Participants may submit their completed entry directly online. Judging will also be conducted electronically allowing for an unlimited geographic representation of judges. For details, click here, or for questions, email Sammi at JSOlmo@aaee.net. Remember, the entry deadline is February 1, 2012.

New Marketing & Communications Competition

We all know how important it is to communicate complex and challenging issues to the public at large and other constituents. With this in mind, AAEE is inviting you to enter the inaugural year of this important new award. In cooperation with the International Water Association and the PIA Awards, the Academy is proud to offer a new area of competition and invites Consulting firms and municipalities alike to enter. The winner will be announced at the Excellence in Environmental Engineering Awards Banquet & Conference. The winner will also automatically qualify to enter the IWA's International competition in the North American section. For details, and to enter, email JSOlmo@aaee.net.

Annual Certification Renewal

Renewal notices for the 2012 Certifications were emailed to all Certified Members Wednesday, October 5, and Friday, November 4 and mailed the week of January 9. Please renew as soon as possible. To renew, log into the AAEE Center, and go to "Renew Now." If you are logging in for the first time, your log in name is your primary email address. Your temporary password is Password1. The system will force you to change passwords. Once you have successfully logged in, follow the simple instructions. For help, contact Joyce Dowen at JDowen@aaee.net; or call 410.266.3311. Please review and update your Personal Data under "My Information" no later than January 31, 2012. IMPORTANT: Make your corrections in your "My Information" file online to ensure those changes are printed in the 2012 edition of Who's Who in Environmental Engineering.

Click Here! To renew your specialty certification! If you have any problems, email JDowen@aaee.net.

Encourage a Worthy Associate - As You Were Encouraged

It's time to encourage your worthy colleagues to join the Academy. Do you remember who encouraged you to join? Most of us were recommended by a colleague to become Board Certified, usually in a brief conversation. You can play that same role today with only a small investment of your time. This year, for each applicant who lists you as referring them, your name will be entered in a drawing for a Canon EOS Rebel T3 digital single lens reflex camera ($500 value). For details, click here.

Volunteer of the Month

This month's Volunteer of the Month is James D. Herberg, P.E., BCEE, Assistant General Manager for Orange County Sanitation District, was selected because of his gifted leadership. Jim occupies a key role on the Academy's Membership and Outreach Committee. To access Jim's write up, visit www.aaee.net.

2012 Environmental Engineering Selection & Career Guide

The 2011 Environmental Engineering Selection & Career Guide once again exceeded all expectations! Four thousand guides were printed and distributed to members, affiliates, colleges and universities. The guides have been distributed in 2011 and will continue to be distributed through mid-April 2012 at the respective conferences of NYWEA, LMOP, NJWEA, AWWA, A&WMA, SWANA, APWA, WQTC, EPA's Annual National Sustainable Design Expo; US EPA's P3 Competition on the National Mall; Wasser Berlin, Germany; FWRC; EWRI, AEESP Education & Research Conference; AAEE Dinner Seminar, Orange County; WEFTEC; and other events. Invitations to participate in the 2012 edition will be e-mailed early January. Distribution will begin in April 2012 through mid-April 2013! Reserve your space by February 15, 2012. It is fantastic exposure for a very reasonable cost. For details, email JSOlmo@aaee.net.

Committee Appointments

2012 President Mike Selna has finalized committee appointments for the Academy's next program year (January 1 to December 31) and appointment letters were mailed to those newly appointed this year. Following is a list of those who will chair the Academy's committees:

Audit Committee - Richard P. Watson
Awards Committee - Brian P. Flynn
Honorary Member Selection Sub-Committee - Brian P. Flynn
Brewster Snow Student Selection Committee - James R. Mihelcic
Bylaws, Policies & Procedures Committee - Stephen G. Lippy
Admissions Committee - Sandra L. Tripp
Certification by Eminence Committee - Cecil Lue-Hing
Membership, Development & Outreach Committee - Michael W. Selna
Re-Certification Committee - Lisa Woodward
Development & Upgrading of Examinations - Robert H. Gilbertsen
Air Pollution Control Committee - David A. Weeks
Environmental Sustainability Committee - Brian P. Flynn
General Environmental Engineering Committee - Clement B. Potelunas, Jr.
Hazardous Waste Management Committee - James D. Fitzgerald
Industrial Hygiene Committee - Frederick W. Boelter
Radiation Protection Committee - Ronald L. Kathren
Solid Waste Management Committee - Robert B. Gardner
Water Supply and Wastewater Committee - Jeffrey H. Greenfield
Engineering Education Committee - David A. Chin
Excellence in Environmental Engineering Committee - Stephen R. Maguin
Finance Committee - Howard B. LaFever
International Relations Committee - Kumar Topudurti
K-12 Committee - Richard J. Pope
Nominating Committee - Brian P. Flynn
Planning Committee - Brian P. Flynn & C. Hunter Nolen
Publications Committee - Otis J. Sproul
Revenue Generation Work Group - Michael E. Tatlovich
Seminars and Workshop Committee - Wendy A. Wert
Students & Young Professionals - Stephanie Bolyard
Website Work Group - Dan Wittliff

AAEE Meetings

New England Water Environment Association will hold its Annual Conference and Exhibition January 22-25, 2012 at the Marriott Copley Place Hotel in Boston. For registration information, go to the NEWEA's website, www.newea.org.

New York Water Environment Association will hold its 84th Annual Meeting & Exhibition February 5-8, 2012 at the NY Marriott Marquis Hotel. For registration information, go to the NYWEA's website, www.nywea.org.

The California Water Environment Association will hold its Annual Conference April 17-20, 2012 at the Sacramento Convention Center. The Engineering and Research Committee/AAEE Breakfast will be held from 7:00 am to 8:30 am Friday, April 20, featuring Dr. Julian Sandino, P.E., BCEE, IWA Fellow. Dr. Sandino's presentation is titled "A Brief History of Biological Wastewater Treatment". Click here to download the registration information.

New Jersey Water Environment Association will hold its 97th Annual Conference May 13-17 at Bally's Hotel in Atlantic City, NJ. AAEE is presenting its 3rd Annual full-day preconference workshop (with TCHs, PDHs and CEUs) on Monday, May 14. The title is - Appalachian Shale Gas - Environmental Policy, Development Activities, and Management Practices. The AAEE breakfast will be held at the hotel on Tuesday, May 15 at 7 a.m. AAEE will also be exhibiting at this event and volunteers are needed. To volunteer, e-mail JSOlmo@aaee.net. Registration information is available on the www.njwea.org website.