March 2020
IECA Southeast Chapter Newsletter
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A Message from Our President
Greetings and salutations Southeast Chapter members! We are experiencing uncharted territory with the COVID-19 outbreak and I hope you and your families are safe and well. It was great to see many of you at the 2020 IECA Annual Conference and Expo in Raleigh, NC this past February 23-26. Thank you to those that attended our Southeast Chapter annual meeting at The Pit, it was another successful and fun event.
THANKS TED SHERROD FOR THE RECOMMENDATION!
The Chapter continues to have many great training events scheduled this year, so please visit our webpage at
www.secieca.org
to view the schedules and dates. Remember to check the webpage periodically so you do not miss out on any of our outstanding educational opportunities.
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The Southeast Chapter Social at The Pit
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IECA Recognizes Southeast Chapter Industry Leaders
Dr. Rich McLaughlin with the
North Carolina State University (NSCU) Erosion, Sediment and Turbidity Control Program
received the environmental excellence award which is IECA’s most prestigious award.
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IECA Recognizes the Southeast Chapter at 2020 National Conference
The Southeast Chapter was once again the recipient of the IECA Partners for Excellence Outstanding Innovative Educational Program Award for the third year in a row. We also were the recipient of the IECA Partners for Excellence Outstanding Leadership
Development Award. And the cherry on top, we were the recipient of the IECA Partners for Excellence Rick Granard Award of Distinction, the highest award for an IECA Chapter! You, our members, made this possible by sponsoring, scheduling, teaching and attending our many events!
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Earl Norton, M.S. CPESC, CPAg
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Outstanding Professional of the Year Award
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Other recognition's include SWCS Fellow, IECA Sustained Contributor, Alabama Wildlife Federation Water Conservationist of the Year, and Alabama Wildlife Federation Soil Conservationist of the Year.
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Young Professionals in the Industry
The first category for young professionals recognizes three outstanding young professionals under 30 years old in stormwater and erosion and/or sediment control projects, programs, or academics that demonstrates excellence in natural resource conservation and environmental protection. One of the three award winners was Southeast Chapter member
Michael A. Perez, Ph.D., CPESC
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The next new award category recognizes four outstanding young professionals under 40 years old in stormwater and erosion and/or sediment control industry that demonstrates excellence in natural resource conservation and environmental protection. One of the award recipients included Southeast Chapter member and Alabama State Representative
Wesley N. Donald, Ph.D., E.I., CPESC
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The IECA 2020 Technical Paper of the Year Award
was given to
Lan Liu M.S., LEED GA, EI
, Graduate Research Assistant Auburn University and
Michael Perez, PhD, CPESC
Assistant Professor Auburn University for their Paper
: Designing Silt Fence Sediment Barriers: A Performance Based Approach .
Student Poster Contest Winners
The IECA Poster Contest was in the IECA Townhall this year. The poster presentations promote the exchange of scientific and technical information within our industry and are presented by students and young professionals. This year’s Second Place poster winner,
Lan Lui
from Auburn University presented “Evaluation of Scaled Lamella Settlers for Treating Suspended Sediment.”
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Women of Water
Women of Water had a social February 25 at Rye with approximately 100 women and supportive gentlemen in attendance. We networked and had a meeting about some changes coming up. The Women of Water are officially becoming an association to help empower, educate, and engage women in the water industry through mentoring, events, and professional development. We were grateful for such a great turnout, the support of the IECA along with their staff and national board members, as well as our event sponsor Apex Companies.
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"I would like to personally thank the Southeast Chapter of the International Erosion Control Association for awarding me a scholarship to the 2020 annual conference. I am honored to be chosen and greatly appreciate the wonderful opportunity.
I found the conference to be very educational and rewarding. I learned new ideas and management practices that I plan to incorporate into my organization. I also learned about new products that I believe will improve water quality.
The conference was great, and I look forward to using the experience in my career. Thank you for all that you do."
Best regards,
Andrew Lake
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2020 Conference Scholarships
The IECA Southeast Chapter was pleased to again provide Scholarships to the 2020 National Conference. Thanks goes out to our Vice President David Snider for coordinating the scholarship efforts.
The following is a list of the 2020 Scholarship Recipients:
Professional Scholarships:
Andrew Lake, Wake County Government
Jeevan Neupane, P.E., Wake County Government
Courtenay Howell, City of Bowling Green, KY
Student Scholarships:
Gleicy Cavalcante, University of Georgia
Lan Liu, Auburn University
Jaime Schussler, Auburn University
Billur Kazaz, Auburn University
Brian Faulkner, Auburn University
Andrea McEachran, Iowa State University
Loulou Dickey, Iowa State University
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The new sustained partner award recognizes a company who has provided distinguished support to IECA and demonstrated long-term support to the industry. The winner of this award was
East Coast Erosion Control
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Seventh Annual Municipal Wet Weather (MS4) Stormwater Conference
Along with EPA Region 4 and International Erosion Control Association (IECA) Region One, I am excited to announce that the southeast Chapter will once again be hosting the Municipal Wet Weather (MS4) Stormwater Conference. The MS4 Conference annually draws 200 attendees consisting of stormwater managers, city/county professionals, designers, engineers, consultants, contractors and distributors.
This year’s conference is scheduled for June 8-10
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in Huntsville Alabama. We have a great program lined up and encourage to attend. I look forward to seeing everyone there!
Moving Forward
The IECA and our Chapter are striving to provide the best services for our members. As President, I continue to have a goal to see our Chapter membership involvement expand. We have a great core group of members that volunteer countless hours to provide the great training opportunities and leadership opportunities for our Chapter. I would like to see more of our over 320 Southeast Chapter members become involved. We continue to investigate ways to provide new local opportunities throughout the Chapter for all members to participate in. These opportunities may include but are not limited to lunch-and-learns and after hour socials with other local members and State Representatives. Please let me, or any of our Officers know if you are interested in helping us with implementing this in your area, or if you have any ideas or recommendations on how we can make this happen.
If you have any comments, questions or feedback, please do not hesitate to reach out to myself or the other Board Members.
J.P. Johns, PE
2019/2021 Southeast Chapter President
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J.P. Johns, President
David N. Snider - Vice President
Melanie McCaleb, Past President
Wilson Borden, Treasurer
Hal Lunsford - FL
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Kellyn Campbell, Secretary
Kim M. Kline,
Administrative Assistant
State Representatives
Dr. Wesley Donald - AL
Victoria Cheplak - GA
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Matt Powell - KY
Eric Marsal, - MS
Ted Sherrod - NC
Jay Sprague - SC
Janette Wold - TN
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