WEDA Dredger of the Year Award - 2025

Nominations due April 18, 2025, to Steve Shaw, Chair of WEDA’s Award Committee. SCShaw@sevenson.com

WEDA’s Dredger of the Year Award recognizes laudable contributions of significant value toward WEDA and the dredging community during the past year or recent years.

DOWNLOAD 2025 DREDGER OF THE YEAR NOMINATION FORM AND CRITERIA (PDF)

Criteria:

• Member of WEDA at time of nomination
• Award recipient shall be selected by the WEDA Awards Committee based upon review and assessment of the nominations received.
• The examples of accomplishments, contributions, and achievements provided below are not exclusive and are provided as guidance to the qualities to be addressed in the nomination.
  1. Author of recent dredging industry related technical/scientific paper(s)
  2. Advancement of dredging technology (e.g., construction, monitoring, design, safety, environmental, or survey)
  3. Contributions to the WEDA organization
  4. General achievements and leadership in dredging community
  5. Significant project accomplishments or milestones
  6. Mentoring For example, outreach to students in elementary, high school, or college; development/mentoring of a WEDA chapter at a local university/college

The Winner: WEDA Dredger of the Year

• The winner is expected to accept the award in person at WODCON 2025.
• The award recipient will receive a plaque, and be recognized on the WEDA website, in a press release, and in an email to all WEDA members.

Deadline:

Only nominations by April 18, 2025, will be considered for current year awards. Submit nominations to Steve Shaw, Chair of WEDA’s Award Committee. SCShaw@Sevenson.com