GODDARD-WHITE AWARD

The Goddard White Award is named in honor of the contributions made to floodplain management by Gilbert White and Jim Goddard (1906-1994). This award is given by the Association to individuals who are highly instrumental in carrying forward the goals and objectives of floodplain management throughout the nation. It is an indication of the level of esteem the Association holds for the two namesakes as well as the recipients, and is the Association's highest award. It is not necessarily presented every year.

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TOM LEE STATE AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE

The Tom Lee Award is given annually to recognize an outstanding floodplain management program or activity at the state level. It preserves the memory of Tom Lee (1935-1976), a visionary floodplain manager responsible for some of this country's finest state-level programs and for his instrumental work in developing the regulatory framework which we still seek to implement and improve today. Eligible entries include an overall program or specific outstanding products or activities.

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THE JOHN IVEY AWARD FOR SUPERIOR EFFORTS IN CERTIFICATION

This award was established by the ASFPM board of Directors in 2001 to recognize exceptional efforts to promote the professional certification of floodplain managers. Any individual, agency or organization is eligible.

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JAMES LEE WITT LOCAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE

The Local Award seeks to find and recognize outstanding programs or activities at the front lines of floodplain management -- local programs where "the rubber meets the road". Eligible entries include local units of government such as cities, towns and counties. Certain regional forms of local government are also eligible for the Local Award. As with the Tom Lee Award, eligible entries include either an overall program or a specific project or activities which epitomize the best in floodplain management. In April of 2000, the ASFPM Board of Directors resolved to name this award after FEMA Director, James Lee Witt in recognition of his landmark efforts to support, enhance and encourage local floodplain management capabilities.

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LARRY R. JOHNSTON LOCAL FLOODPLAIN MANAGER AWARD

This award commemorates the life and work of Larry Johnston (1945-1990) who was finishing his work on the highly-acclaimed National Assessment of Floodplain Management at the time of his untimely death. This award seeks to recognize outstanding individual efforts and contributions at the local level. The LRJ Local Floodplain Manager of the Year is designed to honor an individual responsible for the development of a distinguished local program or activity or one who struggles to implement flood hazard reduction at the local level in the absence of sophisticated programs and support. The LRJ Award recipient is invited to attend ASFPM's annual conference as our guest.

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JOHN R. SHEAFFER AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN FLOODPROOFING

The Association created this award to honor its namesake for his pioneering work in demonstrating floodproofing as a viable flood loss reduction measure and for his decades of work in promoting and advancing the knowledge of these measures. Awards may be presented to a nominated individual, private organization, governmental unit, or governmental agency that has completed work involving a particular project, work, research, design or publication that exhibits the incorporation of accepted procedures, practices and constraints of floodproofing or promotes the field or knowledge of floodproofing by enhancing the awareness and use of new procedures, methods, designs and/or products. The work should have been completed within the calendar year preceding the annual conference. This award is not presented every year.

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MEDIA AWARD

This award was established to acknowledge exemplary efforts on the part of communications media to increase information and/or awareness of flood issues with the general public.

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LOUTHAIN DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
	In 1995, the Board established the Jerry Louthain Award for Distinguished Service, the highest award the ASFPM gives to recognize individuals who, through their long term efforts, have clearly influenced the work of the Association. View the recipients of this award

MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT IN FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT AWARD
This award recognizes individuals, other than local officials, who have achieved success in a significant aspect of floodplain management. These efforts shall include, but not be limited to, education, government, policy, research, litigation, outreach, implementation or other actions which demonstrate the advancement of flood loss reduction within the nominee's professional realm. View the recipients of the award

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