Outstanding Young Professional Award
Nomination Form
The Outstanding Young Professional Award will recognize an individual or individuals who are pursuing excellence in their careers and have made a valuable contribution to A&WMA by serving in a leadership position. To be eligible, a candidate must be a young professional working in the environmental profession. A young professional is defined by the Association as being 35 years of age or younger.
Any Association member can submit nominations for this award. The nominee's contribution to A&WMA must be documented to include leadership at the local level and/or the international level. Evidence may be provided in the form of references containing personal testimonies or corroboration of committee, section, chapter, and/or council experiences; commendations from the Board of Directors and/or other professional associations or societies; commendations from governmental and/or private sector groups.
Selection will be based on how the individual provided leadership for the A&WMA at the local (Section, Chapter) level and/or the international (Association) level, and how the individual is actively pursuing excellence in his or her environmental career.
Past Recipients
2022 Stephanie C. Bolyard 2021 Stephanie Taylor 2020 Shira Colsky Jason Krawczyk 2019 Ryan Ozment 2018 Paul Algu Jessica Miller 2017 Laura Cremer 2015 Cynthia A. Carter Jason S. Midgett 2014 Laurel Peterson |
2013 Jen Cowman Monica I. Sandoval 2012 Abhilash Vijayan 2011 Holly Krutka Benjamin Sessions Jennifer Tullier 2010 Steve Rybolt Brad Waldron 2009 Ferdinand Alido Fawn Bergen 2008 D. Laurie Bates-Frymel Nancy E Meilahn Fowler |