Stanley E. Kappe Award

Stanley E. Kappe Award

The Stanley E. Kappe Award honors the man whose dedicated leadership, strong devotion, and tireless efforts contributed so much to the growth and advancement of AAEE during the period he served as its Executive Director, 1971 to 1981.

This Award is presented to the Board Certified Environmental Engineer who has performed extraordinary and outstanding service contributory to significant advancement of public awareness to the betterment of the total environment. Those recognized are outstanding performers in the management of environmental protection enterprises conducted under either public (local, state, federal or international) or 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

2008 Award Recipient: Brian P. Flynn, P.E., BCEE

Brian Flynn received his BS degree in Chemical Engineering from the Newark College of Engineering and earned an MS in environmental/chemical engineering at the University of Connecticut. He is a nationally recognized expert in wastewater treatment, solid and hazardous wastes, and the management and operating practices of environmental consultants. Mr. Flynn worked for the DuPont Company for eight years and then became a Founding Partner of the ERM Group, working as a consultant for 30 years. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of ERM-New England.

Mr. Flynn currently serves as the Academy's Assistant Treasurer, Chairs the User Outreach Committee and has led the effort to develop a 5 year strategic plan for the Academy. As a contributing editor of Environmental Engineer, he has also written a number of management articles for the Academy.

Mr. Flynn worked for the DuPont Company for eight years and then became a Founding Partner of the ERM Group, working as a consultant for 30 years. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of ERM-New England.

Mr. Flynn has led the development and operation of two groundbreaking technical achievements: the world's first and largest PACT wastewater treatment plant, and an innovative hazardous waste perched bed land treatment facility at a major refiner. His wastewater experience includes NPDES permitting, expert witness testimony, design and operations of municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plants, and lab and pilot scale treatability studies. Hazardous waste activities include RCRA permitting, design of landfills, innovative use of statistics to analyze environmental data, and numerous ground water contamination studies. His clients include refiners, chemical plants, steel mills, Department of the Army, and DOE's Los Alamos and WIPP sites.

He has taught project and financial management training seminars has provided management consulting to poorly-functioning firms. He is also the author AAEE-published Profit Fundamentals.

Past Winners
2007 -- Matthew Dominy
2006 -- Wayne F. Echelberger, Jr.
2005 -- H. Lanier Hickman, Jr.
2004 -- Robert C. Williams
2003 -- DeVere W. Ryckman
2002 -- William C. Boyle
2001 -- William P. Dee
2000 -- Charles A. Willis
1999 -- Richard A. Conway
1998 -- Charles O. Velzy
1997 -- Alvin F. Meyer, Jr.
1996 -- Joseph F. Lagnese, Jr.
1995 -- Frederick G. Pohland
1994 -- Alan H. Vicory
1993 -- Peter B. Lederman
1992 -- Robert C. Marini
1991 -- William H. Busch
1990 -- Robert R. Perry
1989 -- Louis L. Guy, Jr.
1988 -- Howard E. Hesketh
1987 -- Ralph C. Graber
1986 -- James B. Coulter
1985 -- Donald L. Snow
1984 -- Charles F. Niles, Jr.
1983 -- Ralph C. Palange

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