NALMS 2024 Achievement Award Winners

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 19, 2024

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

North American Lake Management Society Honors Members & Partners with 2024 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 5-8, 2024 in beautiful South Lake Tahoe, CA/NV, co-hosted by the California Lake Management Society. This year, NALMS was pleased to honor and recognize a variety of individuals and groups, who were nominated by their peers, from across the United States and Canada.

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 2024 Leadership and Service Award recipients are as follows:

  • Clean Lakes Alliance
    Community Education and Outreach
  • Keri Green, Smith Mountain Lake Association
    Volunteer

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 2024 Appreciation Award winners are as follows:

  • Inventive Resources, Inc.
    Advancements in Lake Management Technologies
  • John Jablonski III
    Lake Management Success Stories 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. This year’s honor went to:

  • 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. 2024. Environmental DNA for assessing impact and recovery of aquatic communities in an invaded mountain lake. LRM 40(2).

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 2024 special award winners are as follows:

More information on the 2024 NALMS Achievement Awards, including the full nomination letter for each award winner, can be found at https://www.nalms.org/2024-achievement-award-recipients/.

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