2025 Honors and Awards Recipients
Each year, the Air & Waste Management Association recognizes individuals and companies for outstanding accomplishments in the promotion of a clean environment through its Honors and Awards Program. These awards were created by the Association to encourage environmental professionals, educators, researchers, and industry leaders to serve as models for others to emulate and, in doing so, further the mission and objectives of the Association.
The 2025 award recipients are:
- Andrew Grieshop – Frank A. Chambers Excellence in Air Pollution Control Award
- Jeffrey Collett Jr. – Frank A. Chambers Excellence in Air Pollution Control Award
- Helen Ginzburg – Charles W. Gruber Association Leadership Award
- Christia Meidiana – Richard I. Stessel Waste Management Award
- Mingming Lu – Lyman A. Ripperton Environmental Educator Award
- John Watson – Honorary Membership
- Mark Rood – Honorary Membership
- Chenxing (Ann) Teng – Outstanding Young Professional Award
- Harish Rao – Fellow A&WMA Member
- Richard Tropp – Fellow A&WMA Member
- Michele Karnes – Fellow A&WMA Member
- Jordan Haywood – Fellow A&WMA Member
- Brian Bunger – Fellow A&WMA Member
- Jim Walker – Fellow A&WMA Member
- H. Christopher Frey et al. – Arthur C. Stern Distinguished Paper Award
Section & Chapter Awards
West Coast Section — Minasian Award Winner
West Michigan Chapter — Chapter Cup Award Winner
Congratulations to this year's student and young professional award recipients! Check out which students and YPs excel at fulfilling the A&WMA mission.
2025 Student Award and Scholarship Recipients
2025 YP Best Paper Award Winners
