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June 27, 2019

Puerto Rico Office of Geology and Hydrogeology earns ASFPM’s 2019 Outreach Award

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L-R: ASFPM Past Chair Maria Cox Lamm; Wilfredo Mas with the Puerto Rico Office of Geology and Hydrogeology; and ASFPM Executive Director Chad Berginnis. Our Outreach/Media Award honors either the media, an individual, private organization or governmental agency that increased information and/or awareness of flood issues with the public. It acknowledges efforts that go above…

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June 27, 2019

Sally Cook received the ASFPM 2019 John Ivey Award for Excellence in Certification

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L-R: Sally Cook, floodplain manager coordinator for the Manatee County, Florida Building & Development Services, and ASFPM Executive Director Chad Berginnis. The John Ivey Award for Excellence in Certification recognizes exceptional efforts to promote the professional certification of floodplain managers. This year’s winner, Sally Cook, is the floodplain manager coordinator for the Manatee County, Florida…

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June 27, 2019

Jamila Johnson received ASFPM’s 2019 John R. Sheaffer Award for Excellence in Flood Proofing

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(L-R) ASFPM Chair Maria Cox Lamm, Jamila Johnson and ASFPM Executive Director Chad Berginnis. The association created the John R. Sheaffer Award for Excellence in Flood Proofing to honor its namesake for his pioneering work in demonstrating flood proofing as a viable flood-loss reduction measure, and for his decades of work in promoting and advancing…

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June 27, 2019

Todd Klietz named ASFPM’s 2019 Larry R. Johnston Local Floodplain Manager of the Year

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Todd Klietz, floodplain administrator for Missoula County, Montana, with ASFPM Executive Director Chad Berginnis. The Larry R. Johnston Local Floodplain Manager of the Year is our floodplain management rock star award. And the big prize is to attend this conference as our special guest. With more than 19,000 members in ASFPM, we are fortunate to…

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June 26, 2019

Chehalis River Basin Flood Authority named ASFPM’s 2019 James Lee Witt Local Award Winner

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L-R: French Wetmore, consultant to the Flood Authority; Lara Fowler, former consultant to the Flood Authority; Mark Sigler, Building Official with Grays Harbor County; Orlando Howell, Building Official and Floodplain Administrator, City of Hoquiam; and David Curtis, consultant to the Flood Authority. The James Lee Witt Local Award for Excellence in Floodplain Management recognizes outstanding…

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June 26, 2019

Help your community prepare for hurricane season before it’s too late.

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To raise awareness about the risks of hurricanes and summer flooding and encourage residents to purchase a flood insurance policy to protect the life they’ve built, FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program is partnering with communities this hurricane season. Outreach efforts will extend from Texas to New England during the peak of hurricane season. Spread the…

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June 26, 2019

North Central Texas Council of Governments named a James Lee Witt “honorable mention” winner

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L-R: Audra Valamides with city of Arlington (NCTCOG member); Mia Brown, environment and development planner for the NCTCOG; and Clair Davis with city of Fort Worth (NCTCOG member). This year we also have a James Lee Witt “honorable mention” winner. The North Central Texas Council of Governments serves as the facilitator of nine cities, two…

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June 26, 2019

Iowa Bridge Sensor Project wins ASFPM’s 2019 Tom Lee State Award for Excellence

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Dr. Ibrahim Demir with the Iowa Flood Center and last year’s Outreach Award winner accepted the award on behalf of the Iowa Bridge Sensor Project. He’s standing with ASFPM’s Past Chair Maria Cox Lamm and Executive Director Chad Berginnis. The Tom Lee State Award for Excellence is given annually to recognize an outstanding floodplain management…

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June 25, 2019

Vince DiCamillo receives ASFPM’s 2019 Meritorious Lifetime Achievement in Floodplain Management Award

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L-R: Diane Rogers, Roger Denick, Krista McCormick, Mike Anderson, Vince DiCamillo, Chad Berginnis, Caroline Cunningham and Marc Pearson. All except Berginnis are with Stantec. Photo by John Hays. The Meritorious Lifetime Achievement in Floodplain Management Award recognizes individuals who, throughout their career, have achieved success in a significant aspect of floodplain management, ranging from policy,…

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June 25, 2019

Steve Samuelson named ASFPM’s 2019 Jerry Louthain Award Winner

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L-R: Steve Samuelson and ASFPM Executive Director Chad Berginnis. The Jerry Louthain Award for Distinguished Service to ASFPM is reserved for individuals who clearly support and advance ASFPM’s work. The path Steve Samuelson took to this organization is probably similar to how many of us came to ASFPM. Several years ago he wanted to attend…

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