NALMS 2025 Achievement Award Winners

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 20, 2025

Contact: Alyssa Anderson, Development & Marketing Director
Phone: 608-233-2836
Email: info@nalms.org

North American Lake Management Society Honors Members & Partners with 2025 Achievement Awards

Shining a spotlight on deserving individuals and organizations who have made valuable contributions to the goals of the North American Lake Management Society (NALMS), or have made significant strides in lake management, NALMS Annual Achievement Award winners represent the very best amongst its members and partners.

NALMS Achievement Awards are presented annually at the Society’s International Symposium, which was recently held November 4-7, 2025 in iconic Myrtle Beach, SC. This year, NALMS was pleased to honor and recognize a variety of individuals and groups, who were nominated by their peers.

Pictured: (left to right) Christine Neff (Friends of the Eau Claire Lakes Area) and representatives from WAMSCO: Shanda Hubertus, Libby Stein, and Kori Halstead.

NALMS Leadership & Service Awards, formerly known as the Technical Merit Awards, are given annually to recognize and honor individuals or groups for Successful Projects, Volunteer Actions, Research Efforts, and Public Education/Outreach. The 2025 Leadership and Service Award recipients are as follows:

The Lake Management Success Stories Award is awarded to an individual or team who has demonstrated improvement in lake/reservoir condition or watershed management in a cost-effective manner. The Advancements in Lake Management Technologies Award is awarded to an individual or team who have completed research projects that contribute to the science of lake management. The 2025 Appreciation Award winners are as follows:

The Jim LaBounty Best Paper Award, established in 2003, is given annually to recognize and honor the best paper published in the Lake and Reservoir Management journal. This year’s honor went to:

  • R. Gorney, E. Nystrom, M. Stouder, A. St. Amand, C. Sauve, D. Clark, E. Stelzer, C. Givens & J. Graham
    An evaluation of cyanobacterial occurrence and bloom development in Adirondack lakes

Special awards also included the Secchi Disk Award, the Jim Flynn Outstanding Corporation Award, and the Friends of NALMS Award, given annually, respectively, to the individual and the corporation who has made the most significant contributions to the goals and objectives or the Society. The 2025 special award winners are as follows:

  • Amy Smagula
    Secchi Disk Award
  • Mobley Engineering
    Jim Flynn Outstanding Corporation Award

More information on the 2025 NALMS Achievement Awards, including the full nomination letter for each award winner, can be found at https://www.nalms.org/2025-achievement-award-recipients/.

This press release is available as a PDF at this link.

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Founded in 1980, the North American Lake Management Society (NALMS) is a member-driven nonprofit organization focused on the management and protection of lakes and reservoirs. Welcoming anyone with an interest in lakes, NALMS strives to forge partnerships among citizens, scientists, and professionals to achieve this mission.