2018 Excellence in Irrigation honorees announced

The 2018 Excellence in Irrigation honorees were presented with awards at the American Society of Irrigation Consultants (ASIC) National Conference in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. A total of six projects were identified as deserving special acknowledgment as examples of unique or outstanding irrigation design challenges and solutions.

The submittals were judged by a panel comprised of an academic team from Cal Poly Pomona and Kansas State University and peer review.

Honor Awards are given as outstanding examples of unique problem solving and forward-thinking
water resource management solutions.

COMMERCIAL AND PUBLIC WORKS, LARGE PROJECTS HONOR AWARD:
Dayton National Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio
Robert Beccard, Aqua Engineering, Inc., Consultant

COMMERCIAL AND PUBLIC WORKS, SMALL PROJECTS HONOR AWARD:
Eighth and Harrison, San Francisco, California
Janet Luehrs, Brookwater, Inc., Consultant

PARKS, RECREATION & SPORTS FIELDS HONOR AWARD:
Fort Missoula Regional Park, Missoula, Montana
Greg Baer, Baer Design Group, LLC, Consultant
Pacific Avenue Athletic Complex, Yuma, Arizona
Douglas Macdonald, Aqua Engineering, Inc., Consultant

Merit Awards are given to projects that are worthy of recognition and represent solid and well
thought out solutions to irrigation and water resource management challenges.

PLANNING & ANALYSIS/PARKS, RECREATION & SPORTS FIELDS MERIT AWARD:
Houston Arboretum & Nature Center, Houston, Texas
Jeffrey Bruce, Jeffrey L. Bruce & Company, Consultant

RESEARCH MERIT AWARD:
Washington University East Campus, St. Louis, Missouri
Jeffrey Bruce, Jeffrey L. Bruce & Company, Consultant

For additional information about each project, visit Excellence in Irrigation