Awards

The Industry Award

In 2001 the Louisiana Section of the Air & Waste Management Association established an annual award to recognize outstanding achievement in the fields of air pollution control or waste management. Air pollution technical specific processes which minimize or more effectively control air pollution; new air pollution equipment; and improved management practices which reduce air pollution or examine its impacts (i.e. sophisticated models). Material/waste engineering projects may include: production process changes that minimize by-product formation; processes for recycling/reuse of by-products and/or waste; applied novel techniques for destroying waste; and overall improved systems for waste disposal. The award recipient will be a company or individual whose contribution to the state of the art technology has been accomplished within the last two years.

• How to apply?

Please submit the name of the company or individual being nominated, plus a short description of the project or achievement to the current Louisiana Section A&WMA Awards Chair. Submittals should not exceed ten pages (including text, figures, calculations, photographs, etc.) The company being nominated should either be a Corporate Sponsor of the Louisiana Section of the Air & Waste Management Association or
have at least one employee who is a member of the Association.

• How are they judged?

A panel (3 or more) usually consisting of Louisiana Section Board or Chair Members volunteer to rank projects. Depending on the number of nominations several votes may be required to narrow the field.

• What is the Timing?

Nomination request period opens in May through August, after the LDEQ ELP Awards are given. The award is usually presented at the Sections September Dinner Meeting and/or Annual Fall Conference.

Past Award Recipients

2010 - Monsanto Company “Reducing Monsanto’s Carbon Footprint through Hydrogen Recovery”

2009 - Monsanto Company “Catalyst Use Reduction Project”

2008 - PPG Industries, Inc. “Membrane Cell Unit Project”

2007 - Cytec Industries, Inc. “Burn Landfill Gas in Process Air Preheater”

2006 - East Baton Rouge City-Parish DPW Environmental Division “Hurricane Woody Debris Converted Into Boiler Fuel.”