NALMS Achievement Awards

The Secchi Disk Award

The Secchi Disk Award is given annually to recognize and honor the NALMS member who has made the most significant contributions to the goals and objectives of the society.

Award Recipients

Nomination should articulate how an individual member is considered to have contributed the most to the achievement of NALMS’ goals.  Award recipient must be a NALMS member.  How to nominate?

2015 Secchi Disk Award recipient, Gene Welch, with 2016 recipient, Jack Jones

Dave Deardorff accepts the 2016 Jim Flynn Award for Abraxis, Inc.

Nick Spinelli accepts the 2016 Friends of NALMS Award for the Pennsylvania Lakes Management Society, as well as the 2016 Lake Management Success Stories Award for Lake Wallenpaupack

Jim Flynn Outstanding Corporation Award

The Jim Flynn Outstanding Corporation Award is given annually to recognize and honor the corporation considered to have made the most significant contributions to NALMS goals and objectives.

Award Recipients

Nomination should recognize how an organizational member is considered to have contributed the most to NALMS’ goals.  Recipient must be a NALMS member.  How to nominate?

Friends of NALMS Award

The Friends of NALMS Award is given annually to recognize and honor individuals or corporations making major contributions to NALMS. Recipients do not have to be NALMS members, and “contributions” extend beyond monetary donations.

Award Recipients

Nomination should detail major contributions of an individual or team to NALMS.  Contributions extend beyond monetary donations.  How to nominate?

Jim LaBounty Best Paper Award

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.

Award Recipients

2016
Deriving nutrient criteria to minimize false positive and false negative water use impairment determinations
Eric Smeltzer, Neil C. Kamman, and Steven Fiske
2014
Lakeshore and physical habitat structure in a national lakes assessment
Philip R. Kaufmann, David V. Peck, Steven G. Paulsen, Curt W. Seeliger, Robert M. Hughes, Thomas R. Whittier, and Neil C Kamman
2013
Landscape factors influencing lake phosphorus concentrations across Minnesota
Timothy K. Cross and Peter C. Jacobson
2012
Phosphorus, nitrogen and the designated uses of Florida lakes
Bachmann, Bigham, Hoyer and Canfield
2011
Variations in the aluminum:phosphorus binding ratio and alum dosage considerations for Half Moon Lake, Wisconsin
William F. James
2010
Phosphorus reduction by dilution and shift in fish species in Moses Lake, Washington
Gene Welch
2009
Relative influence of lake age and watershed land use on trophic state and water quality of artificial lakes in Kansas
E. Carney
2008
Monitoring periphyton in lakes experiencing shoreline development
D. Lambert and A. Cattaneo
2007
Whole-lake herbicide treatments for Eurasian watermilfoil in four Wisconsin lakes: Effects on vegetation and water clarity
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
2006
Determining ecoregional reference conditions for nutrients, Secchi depth and chlorophyll a in Kansas lakes and reservoirs
W.K. Dobbs, E. Carney and R.T. Angelo
2005
Long-term changes in iron and phosphorus sedimentation in Vadnais Lake, Minnesota, resulting from ferric chloride addition and hypolimnetic aeration
D.R. Engstrom
2004
Artificially induced Planktotrix rubesces surface bloom in a small kettle lake in Southern Ontario compared to blooms world-wide
Gertrud K. Nürnberg, Bruce D. LaZerte and Daniel D. Olding
2003
For four papers published in LRM Volume 19-2
John R. Jones

Technical Merit Awards

NALMS Technical Merit Awards are given annually to recognize and honor individuals or groups for Successful Projects, Volunteer Actions, Research Efforts, and Public Education/Outreach.

Award Recipients

2016
– Beaver Watershed Alliance (Public Education/Outreach)
– Ducks Unlimited-Iowa (Successful Projects)
– Harvey Harper, Environmental Research and Design, Inc. (Lake Management Advancements)
– Lake Wallenpaupack (Successful Projects)
2015
– Deer Lake Conservancy (Successful Projects)
– Town of Barnstable, MA (Successful Projects)
– Indiana Clean Lakes Aquatic Invasive Volunteer Monitoring Program (Volunteer Actions)
– Penn State Extension Water Resources Team (Public Education/Outreach)
– Federation of Ontario Cottagers’ Association (Public Education/Outreach)
– Michigan Natural Shoreline Partnership (Public Education/Outreach)
2014
– Lake Griffin Nutrient Restoration Project (Successful Projects)
– Dr. John Little (Research Efforts)
– Wabash River Watershed Sampling Blitz (Volunteer Actions)
– Clean Lakes Alliance (Public Education/Outreach)
2013
– Chicago Botanic Garden (Successful Projects)
– Deal Lake Commission (Successful Projects)
– Clear Choices Clean Water (Public Education/Outreach)
2012
– Paradox Lake and Adirondack Ecologists LLC (Successful Projects)
– Lake of the Woods Water Sustainability Foundation (Volunteer Actions)
– Extension Volunteer Monitoring Network (Public Education/Outreach)
2011
– Dr. Barry Moore – Washington State University (Successful Projects)
– Dr. John (Jack) Jones – University of Missouri (Research Efforts)
– Ontario Lake Partner Program (Volunteer Actions)
– Fairfax County Watershed Plan (Public Education/Outreach)
2010
– Wetland & Hydrologic Restoration of the Grand Prairie Site, Flying Eagle Wildlife Management Area, Southwest Florida WMD (Successful Projects)
– The Sugar Lake Association, Wright County, Minn. (Volunteer Actions)
– Dana Rizzo & Susan Boser – Pennsylvania State Coop. Extension (Public Education/Outreach)
– J. Clark, B. Swistock, T. McCarty & M. Barkley – Penn State Cooperative Extension (Public Education/Outreach)
– Dr. Robert Doyle (Public Education/Outreach)
2009
– Long Pond, Towns of Brewster & Harwich, Mass. (Successful Projects)
– Town of Warrenton, Va. (Successful Projects)
– Jane & Carroll Johnson (Volunteer Actions)
– Woodridge Lake Property Owners Association (WLPOA) (Volunteer Actions)
2008
– Alberta Lake Management Society (Volunteer Actions)
– Bow River Basin Council (Public Education/Outreach)
– Dick Lathrop (Research Efforts)
2007
– Doug Larson (Research Efforts)
– Brian Kotak & Ron Zurawell (Research Efforts)
– St. Johns Water Management District & Southwest Florida Water Management District (Research Efforts)
2006
– Cobbossee Watershed District (Public Education/Outreach)
– Tennessee Valley Authority Stream, River & Tailwater Assessment (Public Education/Outreach)
2005
– LakeSuperiorStreams.org (Public Education/Outreach)
– Tennessee Valley Authority Spring Sportfish Survey (Public Education/Outreach)
– Lake Hopatcong Commission (LHC) (Public Education/Outreach)
2004
– Las Vegas Wash Coordination Committee (Volunteer Actions)
2003
– Lake Mohawk Lake Community (Successful Project)
– Champlain 2000 (Public Education/Outreach)
– Maine Lakes Conservancy Institute (Public Education/Outreach)
– Tennessee Valley Clean Marina Initiative (Public Education/Outreach)
– Gertrud Nürnberg (Research Efforts)
2002
– Chocorua Lake Project (Successful Project)
– White Meadow Lake Property Owners Association (Volunteer Actions)
– Mount Arab Preserve Association (Volunteer Actions)
2001
– Bhoj Wetland Project, India (Successful Project)
– TVA Clean Marina Initiative (Successful Project)
– Third Lake Project – Mark Pfister, Leader (Successful Project)
– Hartford Union High School Environmental Club (Volunteer Actions)
– Michael Martin (Public Education/Outreach)
2000
– Stafford Pond (Successful Project)
– Lionel Dallas (Volunteer Actions)
– Peter Siver (Research Efforts)
– Gordon Davis (Public Education/Outreach)
– Sidney Post (Public Education/Outreach)
– Scott Williams (Public Education/Outreach)
– WOW/Lake Access Team at University of Minnesota-Duluth (Public Education/Outreach)
1999
– Steve LaMere (Public Education/Outreach)
– John Holz (Research Efforts)
– Madeleine Ducham (Volunteer Actions)
– Bass Bay/Big Muskego Lake Management District and Wind Lake Management District (Volunteer Actions)
1998
– Robert Korth (Public Education/Outreach)
– Pine Lake Restoration Society, Alberta, Canada (Volunteer Actions)
– Paul Garrison (Research Efforts)
– James LaBounty (Research Efforts)
1997
– Upper Tippecanoe Water Quality Project (Successful Project)
– Oster Creek Community (Tex.) Environmental Action Network (Volunteer Actions)
1996
– Lake Shaokatan Restoration (Successful Project)
– Lake Bemidji Watershed Management Project (Successful Project)
1995
– Steve Effler (Research Efforts)
– Friends of Menotomy Rocks Park (Volunteer Actions)
1994
– Wally Christiansen (Volunteer Actions)
– Tom Murphy (Research Efforts)
– Terry Bovee (Volunteer Actions)
– Patricia Chambers (Research Efforts)
– Interactive Lake Ecology (Successful Project)
– Craig Heaton (Volunteer Actions)
1993
– Vadnais Lake/Lambert Creek Watershed Improvement Project (Successful Project)
– John P. Smol and the Paleoecological Environmental Assessment & Research Laboratory (Research Efforts)
– John Barko (Research Efforts)
– Joanna Buehler (Volunteer Actions)
– Florida Lake Watch (Successful Project)
1992
– Ellie Prepas (Successful Project)
– Little Rock Lake, Whole Lake Acidification (Successful Project)
1991
– Lake Delavan (Successful Project)
– Corps of Engineers WES (Research Efforts)
– Bruce Wilson (Research Efforts)
1990
– Robert Munyon (Volunteer Actions)
– Newroth/Welch/Peterson/Cooke (Research Efforts)
– Joe Shapiro (Research Efforts)
1989
– Lake Summerset (Successful Project)
– Lake Morey, VT (Successful Project)
– David Sutton (Research Efforts)
1988
– Ken Reckhow (Research Efforts)
– Bob Carlson (Research Efforts)
– Bill Walker (Research Efforts)
1987
– Lake Jackson, Fla. (Successful Project)
1985
– Lake Geneva, Wis. (Successful Project)

Jody Connor Student Awards

Each year NALMS judges student posters and presentations given at our Symposium. The Jody Connor Student Awards are given to recognize and honor the best of these presentations and posters. Use the links below to explore past award winners.