Water Environment Association of Texas

Earnest Gloyna Pillars of the Profession Award Nomination

The Earnest Gloyna Pillars of the Profession Award shall be presented to an individual who has demonstrated meaningful and substantial contributions toward the improvement of the water environment via a distinguished career in the wastewater treatment or water quality industry. The recipient must have been a member of WEF for a significant portion of their career and have had a direct or indirect positive impact on the success and growth of WEAT. The award will be presented to no more than one recipient in a single year and may also be awarded posthumously. It will not necessarily be presented every year.

General Criteria:

The nominee shall be a current or past member of WEF or one of its Member Associations. The WEF Membership Number must be provided.
The nominee shall be a person of proven preeminence in the wastewater treatment or water quality profession.
The nominee shall have either:
1. Held a position of leadership in the WEF organization such as an officer, director or major standing committee chair, or
2. Shaped a body of technical work in the wastewater treatment or water quality industry in either research, academia or practice that has furthered the wastewater profession, or
3. Been centrally involved in implementing policy, promoting legislation or leading organizations that made meaningful contribution to improvement of water quality in the State of Texas.
The nomination shall include a short biography of the nominee.
The nomination shall include a summary of how the nominee has distinguished himself/herself in the wastewater treatment or water quality industry and how this has positively impacted WEAT.
The nomination shall include three or more letters of recommendation with at least one of those letters from either a current or past WEAT officer.
A one-page summary of how the nominee meets the criteria and why the nominee should receive the award is required.

Your First and Last Name

Your Email Address

Full name of nominee

What is the nominee's WEF/WEAT member number? Call the WEAT office if you do not know: 512.693.0060.

Has the nominee held a position of leadership in WEF/WEAT such as an officer, director or major standing committee chair? If so, provide information on position held.

Has the nominee shaped a body of technical work in the wastewater treatment or water quality industry in either research, academia or practice that has furthered the wastewater profession. If so, provide information on the technical work.

Has the nominee been centrally involved in implementing policy, promoting legislation or leading organizations that made meaningful contributions to improvement of water quality in the State of Texas? If so, provide information on their contribution.

Provide a short biography of the nominee including a summary of activities in WEAT, education and work experience.

Provide a summary of how the nominee has distinguished himself/herself in the watewater treatment or water quality industry and how this has positively impacted WEAT.

Provide at least three letters of recommendation with at least one coming from a current or past WEAT officer.

Provide a one-page summary of how the nominee meets the criteria and why the nominee should receive the award.

2 delivery options: Provide in paragraph form above or attach file below.

Provide a one-page summary of how the nominee meets the criteria and why the nominee should receive the award.