Held in sunny Orlando, Florida at the Coronado Springs Resort in Walt Disney World and featuring four tracks of sessions over three days, two exciting evening parties, and ample opportunities for networking and socializing, the 27th Annual Symposium of the North American Lake Management Society was a huge success.

The plenary talk was given by Dr. Hans Paerl of the University of North Carolina and is available below. The final attendee list is available to members of NALMS under the plenary link. Also on this page are recipients of this years awards. Further down this page you can find photos taken by NALMS members during the week.

The Orlando page as it existed up to and during the symposium has been archived here.

Related Documents

Slides from the plenary session Hans Paerl's CyanoHABS website

Awards Presented

• Secchi Disk Award: Tom Davenport
  
  

  The Secchi Disk Award

  Tom Davenport of the USEPA, Region V, recipient of the 2007 Secchi Disk Award.

  The Secchi Disk Award, given annually to honor an individual who has contributed the most to achieving the mission of NALMS, was presented to Tom Davenport of the USEPA. Tom was unfortunately not able to stay to receive the award in person, but expresses his feelings with a thank you letter below.

  It is with sincere gratitude and a deep sense of responsibility that I accept the North American Lake Management Society’s 2007 Secchi Disk Award. It is the greatest honor that has ever been bestowed upon me in my professional career, and I am deeply moved. I am especially disappointed that I was unable to attend the Awards Ceremony last Thursday evening at NALMS’ Annual Symposium to receive this award in person.

  When I reflect on past recipients of this award and the magnitude of their accomplishments, I feel humbled to be among a group of such extraordinary individuals. To receive this honor on the night when NALMS renamed its outstanding corporation award after Jim Flynn -- an individual whose commitment to NALMS is perhaps without parallel -- makes this recognition extra special to me.

  Over the years, I have really done nothing more than serve NALMS to the best of my ability. Frankly, most of my contributions would have been for naught had it not been for the hard work and personal sacrifices of NALMS members on behalf of our lakes. I want to thank you and all of NALMS for making what I do so personally rewarding. Ken Wagner, I am especially encouraged that under your recent leadership, NALMS has strengthened its foundation to support many new and exciting initiatives, and I look forward to serving NALMS and its members for as long as I am able.

  Again, thank you so very much. More than you might know, the Secchi Disk Award is something I will forever cherish.

  Tom Davenport

• Jim Flynn Award for Outstanding Organizational Support of NALMS: ENSR
  
  
• Technical Merit Award for Research
  1. Brian Kotak & Ron Zurawell
  2. Doug Larson
  3. Saint Johns River Water Management District and the Southwest Florida Water Management District
  
  
  
• Friend of NALMS – Florida Lake Management Society
  
  
• Best Journal Paper - Whole-lake Herbicide Treatments for Eurasian Watermilfoil in Four Wisconsin Lakes: Effects on Vegetation and Water Clarity by K.I. Wagner, J. Hauxwell, P.W. Rasmussen, F. Koshere, P. Toshner, K. Aron, D.R. Helsel, S. Toshner, S. Provost, M. Gansberg, J. Masterson and S. Warwick
  
  

Student Awards

The 2007 first-place winner of the student presentation award was Shane Bradt from the University of New Hampshire for his paper “Use of On-Lake Hyperspectral Remote Sensing to Measure Water Quality in New England”. Shane was our 2006 poster award winner. This year we had so many excellent student papers that we had two second-place winners who received honorable mention. The first honorable mention was Dana Bigham from the University of Florida, who is an expert in water slides, for her paper “A Survey of Microcystin in Florida Lakes”. The other honorable mention was Darrin Hoverson from the University of Wisconsin for the paper “Boating Impacts on Water Clarity in Clark Lake”.

The 2007 first-place winner of the student poster session was Justin Vogel from the University of Florida for his paper “Spectral Analysis of Sediments from Lake Okeechobee.” Honorable mention for the poster session went to Lindsey Bloodworth from Kennesaw State University for her paper “Alum Treatment for the Removal of Chemical Wartime Agents.”

Sponsors

Staff and members of the North American Lake Management Society would like to express our sincere gratitude to the following sponsors of our 27th internation symposium.

Cosponsors

Sponsors