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

2024 Matthew Scott

2023 Imad Hannoun

2022 William F. James

2021 Julie Chambers

2020 Ann Shortelle

2019 Linda Green

2018 Gertrud Nürnberg

2017 – Al Sosiak

2016 – Jack Jones

2015 – Gene Welch

2014 – Dennis Cooke

2013 – Mark Hoyer

2012 – Harry Gibbons

2011 – Dick Osgood

2010 – Roger Bachmann

2009 – Steve Heiskary

2008 – Tom Conry

2007 – Tom Davenport

2006 – Ann St. Amand

2005 – Jeff Schloss

2004 – Steve Colvin

2003 – Ken Wagner

2002 – Greg Searle

2001 – Chris Holdren

2000 – Bill Jones

1999 – Jim Flynn

1998 – Lisa Conley

1997 – Jim Vennie

1996 – Bruce Wilson

1995 – Dan Canfield

1994 – Jay Sauber

1993 – Jim LaBounty

1992 – Virginia Garrison

1991 – Richard Wedepohl

1990 – Bob Kirschner

1989 – Garth Redfield

1988 – Bill Funk

1987 – Donna Sefton

1986 – Eben Chesebrough

1985 – Bob Johnson

2023 Secchi Disk winner, Dr. Imad Hannoun (center) in Erie, PA. Also pictured: Deena Hannoun (left) and Kareem Hannoun (right).

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?

 


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

2024 – Aquarius Systems

2023 – Arion Consultants

2021 – Aquarius Systems

2020 – SOLitude Lake Management

2017 – HAB Aquatic Solutions

2016 – Abraxis, Inc.

2009 – Hach Hydromet

2008 – USACOE, Waterways Experiment Station

2007 – ENSR Corporation

2006 – AW Research

2005 – Osgood Consulting

2004 – Princeton Hydro, LLC

2003 – Sweetwater Technology

2001 – YSI, Inc.

2000 – F.X. Browne, Inc.

1999 – PhycoTech

1998 – Ecosystems Consulting Service

1997 – Hydrolab Corporation

1996 – Aquarius Systems

1995 – TVA

1994 – Coastal Environmental Services

1993 – ACRT, Inc.

1992 – Aquarius Systems

1991 – Baystate Environmental Consultants

1990 – Judith Taggart & Associates

1989 – General Chemical

1988 – Aqua Technique

1987 – Living Lakes

1986 – Hydrolab

1985 – Mudcat

2024 Jim Flynn Award Recipient, Aquarius Systems. Accepting award is Jane Dauffenbach.

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

2024
Mussel Dogs

2019
Dr. Imad Hannoun

2018
Bob Carlson

Amina Pollard and the EPA NLA Team

2017
Anne Weinberg

2016
Pennsylvania Lake Management Society

SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station

2015
Lake George Association

2014
Linda Green

2012
Doug Knauer

2011
AMEC I&E, Inc.

Jody Connor

Tom & Elinor Eberhardt

2010
Associate Editors of Lake and Reservoir Management

2009
Marty Kelly

2008
Bev Clark

Jim LaBounty

2007
Florida Lake Management Society

2006
Jeff Schloss & Philip Forsberg

2005
Mary-Arthur Beebe

2004
Cynthia Mahigian Moorhead

2003
New England Water Pollution Control Commission

2002
Will Young, Aquatic Research Instruments

1998
Kelly DiNatale

Lawrence Enterprises

1997
US Environmental Protection Agency

1996
State of Minnesota

1995
Jim Vennie

1994
Aquarius Systems

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

University of Florida

1993
Kramer, Chin and Mayo

Tennessee Valley Authority

1992
Jim LaBounty

Vince Williams

Unknown Dates
Dan Canfield
William Jones
Steven McComas
Laura Taggart
Bob Humphrey
Lynn Moore
Tom Davenport
FTN Associates
Ohio Lake Management Society
Pat Tobin
Frank Lapensee
US Bureau of Reclamation
American Fisheries Society
Wisconsin DNR
Rep. Les Aspin
Rep. J. Oberstar
Rep. T. Lewis
Rep. A. Strangeland
Rep. R. Roe
Sen. Patrick Leahy
Sen. D. Durenberger
Sen. William Proxmire

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

Appreciation Awards

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.

2024 Appreciation Award winner, Inventive Resources. Accepting are Evangelina Paoluccio and John Paoluccio.

Award Recipients

2024
Advancements in Lake Management Technologies
Inventive Resources, Inc.

Lake Management Success Stories
John Jablonski III

2023
Advancements in Lake Management Technologies
Living Lakes Canada

Lake Management Success Stories
Floyd Schmidt

2022
Advancements in Lake Management Technologies
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Bureau of
Freshwater and Biological Monitoring

Lake Management Success Stories

The Black Hawk Lake Watershed Project, The City of Lake View, and the Black Hawk Lake Protective Association

2021
Advancements in Lake Management Technologies
CD3, General Benefit Corporation

Lake Management Success Stories
Lake Hopatcong Commission

2020
Advancements in Lake Management Technologies
Jeffery Pasek, City of San Diego Public Utilities

Lake Management Success Stories
Water Quality Committee of the Normanoch Association, Inc.

2019
Lake Management Success Stories
Mélanie Deslongchamps, APEL

2018
Lake Management Success Stories
Columbia Association
Deal Lake Commission
Deep Creek Lake POA & partners
Rice Creek Watershed District & Wenck Associates

2017
Lake Management Success Stories
Dr. Stephen Souza, Princeton Hydro


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

2023 Best Paper Award (left to right): Andrew Paterson (LRM co-editor and paper co-author), Andrea Smith (LRM editor), Liz Favot, and Anna DeSellas.

2024
Environmental DNA for assessing impact and recovery of aquatic communities in an invaded mountain lake.
Julien Beaulieu, Matthew C. Yates, Louis Astorg, Daphné Trépanier-Leroux, Hyung-Bae Jeon, Sydney P. Rudko, Shelly Humphries, Dylan J. Fraser, Melania E. Cristescu, Alison M. Derry.

2023
Cyanobacterial blooms in Ontario, Canada: continued increase in reports through the 21st century.
Elizabeth J. Favot, Claire Holeton, Anna M. DeSellas and Andrew M. Paterson.

2022
Estimates of internal loading of phosphorus in a western US reservoir using 3 methods.
Sarah H. Burnet and Frank M. Wilhelm.​

2021
Low sediment redox promotes cyanobacteria blooms across a trophic range: implications for management.
Lewis A. Molot, Sherry L. Schiff, Jason J. Venkiteswaran, Helen M. Baulch, Scott N. Higgins, Arthur Zastepa, Mark J. Verschoor, and Daniel Walters.

2020
This year’s honor went to a collection of three papers by Alex Horne and colleagues in the 2019 themed issue (35:3). The three winning papers are:

Hypolimnetic oxygenation 1: win-win solution for massive salmonid mortalities in a reservoir tailwater hatchery on the Mokelumne River, California.
Alex J. Horne.

Hypolimnetic oxygenation 2: oxygen dynamics in a large reservoir with submerged down-flow contact oxygenation (Speece cone).
Alex J. Horne, Rodney Jung, Hubert Lai, Bill Faisst and Marc Beutel.

Hypolimnetic oxygenation 3: an engineered switch from eutrophic to a meso-/oligotrophic state in a California reservoir.
Alex J. Horne, Rodney Jung, Hubert Lai, Bill Faisst and Marc Beutel.

2019
Prioritizing lakes for conservation in lake-rich areas.
Paul Radomski and Kristen Carlson

2018
Historical phosphorus dynamics in Lake of the Woods (USA-Canada) – does legacy phosphorus still affect the southern basin?
Mark Edlund, Shawn Shottler, Euan Reavie, Dan Engstrom, Nolan Baratono, Peter Leavitt, Adam Heathcote, Bruce Wilson and Andrew Paterson

2017
Managing lake trout lakes in a warming world: a paleolimnological assessment of nutrients and lake production at three Ontario sites
C. Nelligan, A. Jeziorski, K. M. Rühland, A. M. Paterson and J. P. Smol

2016
Deriving nutrient criteria to minimize false positive and false negative water use impairment determinations
Eric Smeltzer, Neil C. Kamman, and Steven Fiske

2015
Regional distribution of Secchi disk transparency in waters of the United States
Dana L. Bigham Stephens, Robert E. Carlson, Christine A. Horsburgh, Mark V. Hoyer, Roger W. Bachmann & Daniel E. Canfield Jr.

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


Leadership & Service Awards

NALMS Leadership & Award 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.

2024 Appreciation Award winner, Keri Green.

Award Recipients

2024
Community Education and Outreach
Clean Lakes Alliance

Volunteer
Keri Green

2023
Community Education and Outreach
Alberta Lake Management Society

Volunteer
Gary Bodeutsch

2022
Community Education and Outreach
Candy Ramsay

Volunteer
Gabriel Jabbour

2021
Community Education & Outreach
Alberta Lake Management Society

2020
Community Education & Outreach
Lake Champlain Committee

2019
Community Education & Outreach
New York State Federation of Lake Associations, Inc. (NYSFOLA)

Lake Management Advancements
Dr. Dale Chess, Coeur d’Alene Tribe

2018
Community Education & Outreach
Clear Lake Township Land Conservancy
Holly Hudson
Michigan Shoreline Stewards Program

Lake Management Advancements
William (Bill) James

Volunteer
Friends of Deep Creek Lake
Stephen McCord

2017
Community Education & Outreach
Introduction to Lakes Online Certification Course Team, Michigan State University Extension
Parker Water & Sanitation District (PWSD) and the Rueter-Hess Recreation Authority
SOLitude Lake Management – John Phelps

2016
Lake Management Advancements
Harvey Harper, Environmental Research and Design, Inc.

Public Education/Outreach
Beaver Watershed Alliance

Successful Projects
Ducks Unlimited-Iowa
Lake Wallenpaupack

2015
Public Education/Outreach
Federation of Ontario Cottagers’ Association
Michigan Natural Shoreline Partnership
Penn State Extension Water Resources Team

Successful Projects
Deer Lake Conservancy
Town of Barnstable, MA

Volunteer Actions
Indiana Clean Lakes Aquatic Invasive Volunteer Monitoring Program

2014

Public Education/Outreach
Clean Lakes Alliance

Research Efforts
Dr. John Little

Successful Projects
Lake Griffin Nutrient Restoration Project

Volunteer Actions
Wabash River Watershed Sampling Blitz

2013
Public Education/Outreach
Clear Choices Clean Water

Successful Projects
Chicago Botanic Garden
Deal Lake Commission

2012
Public Education/Outreach
Extension Volunteer Monitoring Network

Successful Projects
Paradox Lake and Adirondack Ecologists LLC

Volunteer Actions
Lake of the Woods Water Sustainability Foundation

2011
Public Education/Outreach
Fairfax County Watershed Plan

Research Efforts
Dr. John (Jack) Jones – University of Missouri

Successful Projects
Dr. Barry Moore – Washington State University

Volunteer Actions
Ontario Lake Partner Program

2010
Public Education/Outreach
Dana Rizzo & Susan Boser – Pennsylvania State Coop. Extension
J. Clark, B. Swistock, T. McCarty & M. Barkley – Penn State Cooperative Extension
Dr. Robert Doyle

Successful Projects
Wetland & Hydrologic Restoration of the Grand Prairie Site, Flying Eagle Wildlife Management Area, Southwest Florida WMD

Volunteer Actions
The Sugar Lake Association, Wright County, Minn.

2009
Successful Projects
Long Pond, Towns of Brewster & Harwich, Mass.
Town of Warrenton, Va.

Volunteer Actions
Jane & Carroll Johnson
Woodridge Lake Property Owners Association (WLPOA)

2008
Public Education/Outreach
Bow River Basin Council

Research Efforts
Dick Lathrop

Volunteer Actions
Alberta Lake Management Society

2007
Research Efforts
Brian Kotak & Ron Zurawell
Doug Larson
St. Johns Water Management District & Southwest Florida Water Management District

2006
Public Education/Outreach
Cobbossee Watershed District
Tennessee Valley Authority Stream, River & Tailwater Assessment

2005
Public Education/Outreach
Lake Hopatcong Commission (LHC)
LakeSuperiorStreams.org
Tennessee Valley Authority Spring Sportfish Survey

2004
Volunteer Actions
Las Vegas Wash Coordination Committee

2003
Public Education/Outreach
Champlain 2000
Maine Lakes Conservancy Institute
Tennessee Valley Clean Marina Initiative

Research Efforts
Gertrud Nürnberg

Successful Project
Lake Mohawk Lake Community

2002
Successful Project
Chocorua Lake Project

Volunteer Actions
Mount Arab Preserve Association
White Meadow Lake Property Owners Association

2001
Public Education/Outreach
Michael Martin

Successful Project
Bhoj Wetland Project, India
Third Lake Project – Mark Pfister, Leader
TVA Clean Marina Initiative

Volunteer Actions
Hartford Union High School Environmental Club

2000
Public Education/Outreach
Gordon Davis
Sidney Post
Scott Williams
WOW/Lake Access Team at University of Minnesota-Duluth

Research Efforts
Peter Siver

Successful Project
Stafford Pond

Volunteer Actions
Lionel Dallas

1999
Public Education/Outreach
Steve LaMere

Research Efforts
John Holz

Volunteer Actions
Bass Bay/Big Muskego Lake Management District and Wind Lake Management District
Madeleine Ducham

1998
Public Education/Outreach
Robert Korth

Research Efforts
Paul Garrison
James LaBounty

Volunteer Actions
Pine Lake Restoration Society, Alberta, Canada

1997
Successful Project
Upper Tippecanoe Water Quality Project

Volunteer Actions
Oster Creek Community (Tex.) Environmental Action Network

1996
Successful Project
Lake Bemidji Watershed Management Project
Lake Shaokatan Restoration

1995
Research Efforts
Steve Effler

Volunteer Actions
Friends of Menotomy Rocks Park

1994
Research Efforts
Patricia Chambers
Tom Murphy

Successful Project
Interactive Lake Ecology

Volunteer Actions
Terry Bovee
Wally Christiansen
Craig Heaton

1993
Research Efforts
John P. Smol and the Paleoecological Environmental Assessment & Research Laboratory
John Barko

Successful Project
Florida Lake Watch
Vadnais Lake/Lambert Creek Watershed Improvement Project

Volunteer Actions
Joanna Buehler

1992
Successful Project
Little Rock Lake, Whole Lake Acidification
Ellie Prepas

1991
Research Efforts
Corps of Engineers WES
Bruce Wilson

Successful Project
Lake Delavan

1990
Research Efforts
Newroth/Welch/Peterson/Cooke
Joe Shapiro

Volunteer Actions
Robert Munyon

1989
Research Efforts
David Sutton

Successful Project
Lake Morey, VT
Lake Summerset

1988
Research Efforts
Bob Carlson
Ken Reckhow
Bill Walker

1987
Successful Project
Lake Jackson, Fla.

1985
Successful Project
Lake Geneva, Wis.


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.

Award Recipients

2024

Oral Presentation

Hydrology and oxygen addition drive nutrients, metals, and methylmercury cycling in a hypereutrophic water supply reservoir
Naivy Dennise Rodal Morales, University of California – Merced

Potential contribution of differential cooling to winter mixing and reoxygenation in deep oligotrophic lakes (Honorable Mention)
Julie Critchfield, UC Davis

Poster Presentation

Characterizing Changes in Water Quality and Fish Communities in Two Connected, Adirondack Lakes
Elijah Creedon, SUNY Oneonta

Partitioning Methane Flux Pathways From Reservoirs in Mediterranean Climates (Honorable Mention)
Corrin Clemons, UC Davis

2023

Oral Presentation

Phytoplankton Dynamics in a Large, Semi-arid Reservoir
Charlotte van der Nagel

Using Macroinvertebrates to Assess Aquatic Macrophyte Restoration in Austin, Texas Reservoirs Post Hydrilla Invasion (Honorable Mention)
Katie Vasquez

Poster Presentation

Tracking Long-Term Effects of Aerially Deposited Silver Mining Contaminants Along a Spatial Gradient on Traditional Na-Cho Nyäk Dun First Nation Territory, Yukon
Jamie Would

Evaluating Round Goby’s Use of Lake Erie’s Tributaries Using Otolith Elemental Analysis (Honorable Mention)
Greg Lemke

2022

Oral Presentation

Strategic Floating Treatment Wetlands Arrangement Provides Improved Surface Water Quality
Molly Landon

Measuring Dissolved Silica to Better Understand Water Quality in Indiana Lakes (Honorable Mention)
Lindsey Rasnake

Poster Presentation

Comparison of Human and Digital Algal Bloom Identification via Digital Microscopes and Artificial Intelligence Across Eight States
Danara Dormaeva

Relationships Between Chloride and Conductivity Across Diverse Lake Types in Minnesota (Honorable Mention)
Mayra Velasquez

2021

Oral Presentation

Design and Development of a Water Observatory: An Autonomous Environmental Sampling System for In situ Sensing of Lakes and Rivers
Muwanika Jdiobe

Shifting Baselines: Fish Presence Reduces Food Web Stability by Altering Consumer Diet Composition (Honorable Mention)
Katherine Low

Growth and Ionome-Wide Responses of Phytoplankton to Relative Supplies of Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Trace Metals: From Chemostats to Grand Lake (Honorable Mention)
Yetkin Ipek

2020

Oral Presentation

Clearly Contaminated: BMAA and Non-bloom Forming Cyanobacteria in Oligotrophic Lakes
Katherine Low

Line Diffuser Hypolimnetic Oxygenation: A Pyrrhic Victory for DO? (Honorable Mention)
Mark Seelos

Poster Presentation

Can an Interactive Data Visualization Tool Change Waterfront Property Owners’ Behavior?
Nicole Ward

Using Satellite Imagery to Identify Relationships Between Water Color and Water Quality Parameters for Minnesota Lakes (Honorable Mention)
Martha Burket

2019

Oral Presentation

Diatom and Chironomid Assemblage Shifts Over Several Centuries and Their Relation to Recent Cyanobacteria Blooms in Callander Bay, Lake Nipissing, Ontario
Liz Favot

Multi-Decadal Assessment of Reservoir Nutrient Dynamics Using Bayesian Mechanistic Modeling (Honorable Mention)
Matthew Aupperle

Poster Presentation

Low Dissolved Oxygen in Stratified Stormwater Ponds Causes Release of Phosphorus
Vinicius Taguchi

Evolution of Plankton Community Structure Following a Large Alum Treatment: A Case Study from East Pond (Maine) (Honorable Mention)
Charlie Cobb

2018

Oral Presentation

Some Stormwater Ponds Release Phosphorus
Vinicius Taguchi

Structural Changes to Lake Ecosystems Resulting from Long-Term Browning (Honorable Mention)
Rachel Pilla

Poster Presentation

Neither Wolf nor Dog: P-Management in a Quasi Polymictic Lake
Hayden Henderson

The Effects of Hydrogen Sulfide Within the Hypolimnion of a Dystrophic and Eutrophic Lake on Zooplankton Survival and Vertical Distribution (Honorable Mention)
Keiko Wilkins

2017

Oral Presentation

Spatial Relationship Between Nutrient Availability and Sediment Particle Size in Willow Creek Reservoir, Heppner, Oregon
Sarah Burnet

The Importance of Lake-Specific Characteristics for Water Quality Across the Continental United States (Honorable Mention)
Jennifer Brentrup

Poster Presentation

Long-Term Endothall Control of Curly-Leaf Pondweed in Half Moon Lake, Wisconsin (Poster)
Heidi Lieffort

Reduced Snowpack May Compound Effects of Climate Warming on High-Elevation Lakes (Honorable Mention)
Kyle Christianson

2016

Oral Presentation

Comparing Predictive Modeling Techniques for Cyanobacterial Abundance, Microcystin, and Geosmin in a Eutrophic Midwestern USA Drinking Water Supply Reservoir
Ted Harris

Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Microcystin Congeners in Response to Environmental Change: Potential Impact on the Bioamplification of Cyanotoxins (Honorable Mention)
Zophia Taranu

Poster Presentation

Cold Spots and Cold Moments: The Potential for Sediment Freezing to Depress Denitrification in Wetland Sediments
Kimberly Gilmour

Understanding How Stakeholders Value Scenic Views and Incorporate Viewshed Management into Environmental Decision Making: Lessons from the Lakes Region and White Mountains of New Hampshire (Honorable Mention)
Carolyn Greenough

2015

Oral Presentation

High Resolution Spatial and Temporal Data to Understand Nutrient Concentrations and Loads That Influence Algal Blooms in a Small Lake: How Much Data Do We Need?
Trea LaCroix

Alternative States of Cyanobacteria Dominance (Honorable Mention)
Nicole Alfafara

Poster Presentation

Three Lakes, One Management Plan
Maxine Verteramo

Exploring Thermal Stratification and Mixing of Lake Nipissing Embayments: An Analysis of High Frequency Buoy Data (Honorable Mention)
Megan Prescott

2014

Oral Presentation

Paleolimnological Assessment of Atmospheric Heavy Metal Deposition in Eastern Washington Lakes: Phase 1 – Chemical Analyses of Sediment Cores
Andrew Child

Estimating Methane and Carbon Dioxide Emissions from the Three Gorges Reservoir, China (Honorable Mention)
Lindsey Yasarer

Poster Presentation

Determining Bioavailable Phosphorus in Lake Whatcom (Washington) Stormwater Using Dual Culture Diffusion Apparatus Bioassays
Jonnel Deacon

Lake Diefenbaker Hydrodynamic Model (Honorable Mention)
Amir Sadeghian

2013

Oral Presentation

Feeding Ecology of a Mixed Cold- and Warm-Water Fish Community Following Hypolimnetic Oxygenation in Mesotrophic Twin Lakes, WA
Megan Skinner

Evaluating the Efficacy of Quaternary Ammonium Compounds for Wildland Firefighting Equipment Exposed to Dreissenid Adults and Veligers (Honorable Mention)
Ashlie Watters

Poster Presentation

Sediment Properties Affecting Methane Storage and Ebullition in Southern California Lakes
Jacob Shiba

Feeding Ecology of a Mixed Cold- and Warm-Water Fish Community Following Hypolimnetic Oxygenation in Mesotrophic Twin Lakes, WA (Honorable Mention)
Megan Skinner

2012

Oral Presentation

Detection and Quantification of the Cyanotoxin, Microcystin, in Fish Muscle Tissues
Ellen Preece

Examining Zebra Mussel Habitat Preference and Population Dynamics within and among Lakes in Northeast Wisconsin and Upper Michigan (Honorable Mention)
Maureen Ferry

Poster Presentation

Rapid Response to Control Myriophyllum spicatum in Blackhawk Lake, Wisconsin
Laura Sefton

Applying Community-Based Participatory Research Approach to Water Resources Management: The Case of Lake Diefenbaker, Saskatchewan, Canada (Honorable Mention)
Jania Chilima

2011

Oral Presentation

Remediation of Eutrophic Lakes: Is Iron Treatment Safe for Aquatic Invertebrates?
Lindsey Wilson

Alteration of Nutrient Regimes in Large-scale In-situ Enclosure Experiments to Reduce Cynanobacterial Biovolume and Toxicity (Honorable Mention)
Ted Harris

Influence of Macrobenthos on the Cycling of Mercury at the Sediment-water Interface of Lakes (Honorable Mention)
Suzanne Cox

Poster Presentation

The Role of Insects in the Nutrient Budget of Spirit Lake, Mount Saint Helens, Washington
Katie Royer

Growth and Development Performance of the Milfoil Weevil on Various Ecotypes and Hybrids of Eurasian Watermilfoil Present in Ontario, Canada (Honorable Mention)
Kyle Borrowman

2010

Oral Presentation

The Impact of Alum Based Advanced Nutrient Removal Processes on Phosphorus Bioavailability
Bo Li

Using Real-Time qPCR to Detect Spatial Patterns in Prymnesium parvum in Subtropical Watersheds and Predicting Future Patterns Using Associated Water Quality Variables (Honorable Mention)
Rich Zamor

What Determines Nutrient Concentrations in Florida Lakes: Natural Factors or Human Activities? (Honorable Mention)
Dana Bigham

Poster Presentation

Integrating Major Factors Influencing Nutrient Concentrations to Set Nutrient Standards in Florida Lakes
Dana Bigham

The Impact of Alum Based Advanced Nutrient Removal Processes on Phosphorus Bioavailability (Honorable Mention)
Bo Li

2009

Oral Presentation

Long-term Trophic State Indicator Trends in Florida Lakes
Dana Bigham

Potential for Stocked Watermilfoil Weevils to Sustain Populations in Candlewood Lake: A Possible Biological Control of Invasive Eurasian Watermilfoil (Honorable Mention)
Andrew Oguma

Poster Presentation

Veliger Abundance and Distribution in Four Reservoirs of the Colorado River Aqueduct
Nicole Reid

Determination of the Allelopathic Ability of Reed Canary Grass Grown With and Without Tussock Sedge in Three Different Soils (Honorable Mention)
Jordy Veit

2008

Oral Presentation

Macroinvertebrate and Waterfowl Communities of Rotationally Grazed Temporary Prairie Pothole Wetlands
Carly Silver

Dying to Find the Source – Using Rhodamine WT as a Proxy for Point Source Pollutants in Urban Lake Systems (Honorable Mention)
Conor Mines

Development of Multi-dimensional Littoral Zone Habitat Fingerprints for Classification and Management of Lakes (Honorable Mention)
Sara Schmidt

Poster Presentation

Stable Isotope Analysis Reveals Food Web Shift in Boreal Foothills Lakes Stocked with Trout
Justin Hanisch

Determination of Methylmercury Flux from Lake Sediments Using Flow-through Reactors (Honorable Mention)
G.A. Galicinao

2007

Oral Presentation

The Use of On-lake Hyperspectral Remote Sensing to Measure Water Quality in New England (USA) Lakes
Shane Bradt

Preliminary Data from a Survey of Microcystin in Florida Lakes (Honorable Mention)
Dana Bigham

Boating Impacts on Water Clarity in Clark Lake, WI (Honorable Mention)
Darrin Hoverson

Poster Presentation

Visible/Near-infrared (VNIR) Reflectance Spectroscopy for Field Prediction of Sediment Properties from Lake Okeechobee, Florida
Justin Vogel

Alum Treatment for the Removal of Chemical Warfare Agents in Natural Waters (Honorable Mention)
Lindsey Bloodworth

2006

Oral Presentation

Paleolimnological Assessment of Lake Geneserath, Beaver Island, Charlevoix County, Michigan Using Fossil Diatom Assemblage, Total Phosphorus and Chlorophyll
Jane Schild

Poster Presentation

The Development of a Remote Sensing Technique for Measuring Lake Water Quality in New England (USA)
Shane Bradt

2005

Oral Presentation

Epilimnetic Bacterioplankton Communities Exhibit Interannual Patterns of Composition and Succession in a Eutrophic Lake
Ashley Shade

Poster Presentation

Estimating Sediment and Nutrient Loads in Three Western Lake Superior Streams: Continuous Turbidity Monitoring Versus Spot Sampling and Modeling
Elaine Ruzycki

2004

Oral Presentation

Productivity and Growth Rates of Egeria densa in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
Toni Pennington

Poster Presentation

Laboratory Investigation of Aluminum Solubility and Solid-Phase Properties Following Alum Treatments
Jacob Berkowitz

2003

Oral Presentation

Ecology of Lake Griffin, a Hypereutrophic Cyanobacteria-Dominated Lake in Central Florida
J. Frost

Trophic State and Plankton Nutrition Along a Terrestrial Dominant Gradient in New England Lakes
Jay Lennon

Poster Presentation

Defining Reference Conditions for Measuring the Effects of Shoreline Development in Lakes in Maine
Kristen Ness

2002

Oral Presentation

Phenology and Impacts of Egeria densa in a Drinking Water Reservoir
Toni Pennington

Poster Presentation

Growth of Indicator Bacteria in Surface Waters
Kristal Davis

High School Poster Presentation

A Study of Bacterial Contamination in Ponds and Rivers in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
R. Cromer

2001

Oral Presentation

Atmospheric Deposition of Phosphorus to Lake Tahoe
Marie Liu

Poster Presentation

Lake Classification in the Sand Hills Region of Nebraska
Aris Severn

High School Oral Presentation

Students can Protect Lakes through Political Influence and Communications

2000

Oral Presentation

Potential Biological Removal Mechanisms of Pathogens in Constructed Wetlands
Elena F. Proakis