WEDA Hall of Fame

2021 Virtual Dredging Summit Awards 

2020 Safety Excellence Award Winners

 2021 Environmental Excellence Award Winners

Best Paper Awards for Virtual Dredging Summit '21

• Anchor QEA Young Author Award
  • River Remediation Case Study: Contact Water Separation and Treatment to Capture PCBs
     Scott Ponstein ¹, Connor McNeely ¹, Amber Wilson ¹ (1. Infrastructure Alternatives, Inc.)
    • View Paper
• DSC Dredges "Why Dredging is Good Award"
  • Vibracore Sediment Acquisition Monitoring (V-SAM) for Remediation Dredging Design at the Portland Harbor Superfund Site
     Paul Fuglevand ¹, Dave Browning ², Connor Lamb ¹, Bill Jaworski ² (1. Dalton, Olmsted & Fuglevand, Inc., 2. Marine Sampling Systems, LLC)
    • View Paper
• Moffatt & Nichol / WEDA Best Paper Award 
  • Revisiting historic dredged material habitat improvement sites informs the future of beneficial use initiatives
     Jacob Berkowitz ¹, Kevin Philley ¹, Nathan Beane ¹ (1. US Army Engineer Research and Development Center)View Paper

 WEDA Young Professional Award

• Was presented to Jason Raimondi from Wood.

2019 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner

 2019 Dredger of the Year Award Winner

2019 Safety Award Winner

2019 Environmental Excellence Award Winners

Best Paper Awards for Dredging Summit & Expo 2019:

Moffatt & Nichol / WEDA Best Paper Award:
The Presence of Microplastics in Bottom Sediments from US Waterways  - view paper
Justin. L. Wilkens, Andrew D. McQueen, Burton C. Suedel, and Joshua J. LeMonte

DSC Dredge, LLC "Why Dredging is Good" Paper Award:
Geospatial Modeling and Suitability Analysis for Beneficial Use: An Integrated Approach - view paper
Hametz, Isaac and Davis, Brian

Anchor QEA, LLC Young Author Best Paper Award:
A Synergistic Approach to Restoring the Caminada Headland - view paper
Taylor, Amanda M., and Dartez, Steve

Best Booth Awards for Dredging Summit & Expo 2019:

The best booth awards were given to:

J. F. Brennan Company, Inc. - Most educational

Survey Equipment Services  - Most eye appealing 

2018 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner

 2018 Dredger of the Year Award Winner

2018 Safety Award Winners

2018 Environmental Excellence Award Winners

Best Paper Awards for Dredging Summit & Expo 2018:

Dredging Contractors of America / WEDA Best Paper Award:
Evaluating Biological Effects of Dredging-Induced Underwater Sounds  - view paper
Andrew McQueen (United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE ERDC)

DSC Dredge, LLC Best Paper Award:
Save Our Indian River Lagoon Project funded Muck Removal, Brevard County Natural Resources Management Department, Brevard County, Florida - view paper
Joe Wagner (Wood plc.)

Anchor QEA Young Author Best Paper Award:
Navigating the Future of Dredging Safety, One Project Launch Meeting at a Time - view paper
Margaret Davis (Hile Group)

Best Booth Awards for Dredging Summit & Expo 2018:

The best booth awards were given to:

Pearce Pump & Supply - Most educational

TENCATE Geotube - Most eye appealing 

2017 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner

 2017 Dredger of the Year Award Winner

2017 Safety Award Winners

2017 Environmental Excellence Award Winners

Best Paper Awards for Dredging Summit & Expo 2017:

Dredging Contractors of America / WEDA Best Paper Award:
Application of Laboratory and Modeling Tools to Design Thin Layer Placements Projects for Marsh Nourishment  - view paper
Susan Bailey, Zachary Tyler and Timothy Welp (United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE))

DSC Dredge, LLC Best Paper Award:
Optimizing Construction Equipment for Long-Reach Excavation in the Dredging Industry - view paper
Ben Evans (Caterpilliar, Inc.)

Anchor QEA Young Author Best Paper Award:
System Thinking Approach to Modernization and Maintenance of Aging Inland Waterways Infrastructures - view paper
Zeynep Alkas (PhD Student George Washington University)
Dr. Anna Franz, Ph.D. (Office of the US Courts)
Dr. James S. Wasek, D.Sc. (MITRE Corporation)

Best Booth Awards for Dredging Summit & Expo 2017:

The best booth award was given to the HYPACK / XYLEM Booth

Past Lifetime Achievement Award Winners

• 2019 Craig Vogt
• 2018 William Gahagan
• 2017 Anthony Binsfeld
• 2016 Bob Randall
• 2015 Greg Hartman
• 2014 Larry Patella
• 2013 Ruud Ouwerkerk & Judy Powers
• 2012 Albert J. Savage III
• 2011 Donald R. King
• 2010 Eric H. Seagren
• 2009 James P. Rausch
• 2008 Mort Richardson
• 2007 Thomas J. Wetta III
• 2006 John B. Herbich
• 2005 George Watts
• 2004 Robert J. Hopman

Past Dredgers of The Year

• 2019 Matthew Binsfeld
• 2018 David Simonelli
• 2017 Donald Hayes
• 2016 Michael Palermo
• 2015 Michael Gerhardt
• 2014 Bob Wetta
• 2013 Tom Verna
• 2012 Anchor QEA, LLC
• 2011 Ancil S. Taylor
• 2010 Raymond Bergeron
• 2009 Peter Armistead Bowe
• 2008 Judith Powers
• 2007 Victor Buhr
• 2006 Charles "Chuck" Hummer and Robert E. Randall
• 2005 Ram K. Mohan
• 2004 Thomas Wang
• 2003 Leonard Juhnke
• 2002 Thomas M. Verna and Glenn Thomas
• 2001 U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers
• 2000 Craig Vogt
• 1999 Frank Hazen
• 1998 Hannon Hairston
• 1997 William R. Murden
• 1996 T. L. James Company
• 1995 John B. Herbich
• 1994 William F. Zenga
• 1993 Gregory L. Hartman
• 1992 Charles E. Settoon
• 1991 George Watts

Past Environmental Award Winners

• 2016 Dredging for Coastal Reinforcement
  • Medmerry Managed Realignment, Medmerry, England, United Kingdom.
• 2016 Environmental
  • Boeing’s Plant 2 Sediment Remediation and Urban Waterway Restoration at the Duwamish Waterway in Seattle, Washington, USA.
• 2015 Navigational
  Strategically Placing Dredged Material Enhancing Horseshoe Bend Island
• 2015 Environmental
  East Branch Grand Calumet River Remediation
• 2014 Navigational
  Port of Kalama TEMCO Berth
• 2014 Environmental
  Sheboygan River, WI
• 2013 Navigational
  Deer Island Restoration Project near Mobile, Alabama
• 2013 Environmental
  Environmental Dredging and Aquatic Enhancement of Lake Beauclair, FL
• 2012 Port of Anacortes, Washington
• 2011 Navigational
  Corps of Engineers (PNWA)
• 2011 Environmental 
  CH2M HILL and Ryba Marine Construction Company

Past Safety Award Winners

• 2016 Dredging Contractor - J.F. Brennan Company, Inc.
• 2016 Dredging Project - Pine Bluff Sand and Gravel Company
• 2015 Dredging Contractor - Manson Construction Company
• 2015 Dredging Project - Terra Contracting Services, LLC
• 2014  - Enbridge Ceresco Dam Dredging Project & Onondaga Lake Remediation Project
• 2013  - Hile Group
• 2012  - Anchor QEA, LLC

Past Booth Awards Winners

• 2015 Most Eye Appealing
  Survey Equipment Services
• 2015 Most Educational
  Pearce Pump & Supply
• 2013 Most Appealing
  Anamar Environmental Consulting, Inc.
• 2013 Most Educational
  Aqua Survey
• 2012 Most Appealing
  Anamar Environmental Consulting, Inc.
• 2012 Most Educational
  HB Wick Drains, A Division of Hayward
• 2011 Most Appealing
  Rain For Rent
• 2011 Most Educational
  American Chemical Technologies Inc
• 2010 Most Appealing
  ARC Surveying and Mapping
• 2010 Most Educational
  Tencate Geotube
• 2009 Most Appealing
  HYPack, Inc
• 2009 Most Educational
  Earth Cam, Inc