Association of State Dam Safety Officials

2013 Award Nominations

Nominations will be due June 3, 2013.  Interested parties may download the 2013 application flyer as a reference.

ASDSO will accept nominations for 2013 Regional Awards of Merit, the National Dam Rehabilitation Project of the Year and the Terry L. Hampton Medal.

Winners will be announced by early August and invited as honored guests to attend the Annual Awards Ceremony during Dam Safety ’13, September 8-12, 2013 in Providence, RI

Additional recognition of the award is given to the winners in the ASDSO Annual Report, in the ASDSO E-News and in the Journal of Dam Safety.

The individual, company, agency, or organization being nominated for the National Rehabilitation Project of the Year and the Regional Awards of Merit must be a member in good standing of ASDSO. 

Questions may be directed to (855) 228-9732 or info@damsafety.org.

Regional Awards of Merit

The Regional Awards of Merit are given to individuals, companies, organizations, municipalities, or other entities working in the dam safety field that have made outstanding contributions to dam safety on a regional level. Past winners include companies owning or operating dams that have shown marked improvement in maintaining or rehabilitating their dam(s) and their dam safety programs; individuals who have made exemplary contributions to dam safety in their communities; and local agencies with innovative ideas for improving their dam safety programs.

These awards are intended to recognize the overall contributions of an individual or organization, not to recognize the merits of a dam project. Rehabilitation projects may be nominated for the National Rehabilitation Project of the Year Award.

The nominated individual or organization should demonstrate recent, noteworthy efforts and accomplishments in the field of dam safety.

National Dam Rehabilitation Project of the Year

This award recognizes a unique remedial design that advances the state-of-the-art in the field of dam safety and exemplifies the professional engineering and construction standards that dam safety requires.  The award is presented to the individual, company, agency, or organization whose project is judged to best represent those qualities from among this year’s group of qualified nominees.  Recognition is given to the dam owner and the designer.

All project construction must be completed, and the project in full operation by April 30, 2013.   Unfinished projects will not be considered for this year’s award.

Terry L. Hampton Medal 

The Terry L. Hampton Medal was established in 2007 by ASDSO’s Advisory Committee (ADCOM) to recognize Terry L. Hampton’s lifetime achievements in the field of hydrology and hydraulics and his contribution to the ADCOM. Nominations for the award are accepted from any ASDSO member and will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
 

• Hydrologic and/or hydraulic research related to dams of significant impact to dam engineering.
• Significant contribution to the practice of hydrologic and/or hydraulic engineering for dams.
• Cumulative portfolio of contributions in hydrologic and/or hydraulic engineering for dams (compilation of the body of work papers, training, education, advancement of the practice, etc.).
• Involvement in organizations focused on dams, dam safety, dam engineering, etc.
• New nominations must be submitted to the Awards Committee by June 1st. Although not awarded every year, if a nominee is selected, he or she will be presented with the award at the ASDSO annual conference.

In order to be deemed complete, each nomination must include the following, at a minimum:

• Completed Terry L Hampton Award Nomination Form identifying the nominee, nominator and other pertinent information
• Nominee’s curriculum vitae or biographical information
• Two or three letters of recommendation

Danny K. McCook Award of Merit

National Award of Merit

Chosen by the ASDSO Board of Directors, this award honors and individual or entity contributing to dam safety on a national level.

President's Award

The ASDSO president annually acknowledges someone that he/she feels is worthy of recognition either for contributions to the advancement of dam safety or for specific assistance to the president over his/her term of office.

ASDSO Honorary Members

The Board of Directors will occasionally honor and individual who has contributed to the improvement of ASDSO and the advancement of dam safety over a lifetime of work. This is a rare award and only goes to a select few.  ASDSO Honorary Members are: