June 8, 2022
Reflecting on Hurricane Agnes 50 Years Later
By News Editor
Even decades later, the stories of Agnes still resonate and can help us be better prepared for the threats of the future.
June 7, 2022
Dollars for Dam Safety Being Released
By News Editor
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) gave the nation’s dams a grade of D in its 2021 Infrastructure Report Card . Thousands of the most critical high hazard potential dams included in the more than 90,000 dams listed in the National Inventory of Dams do not meet current safety standards. The Infrastructure Investment and…
June 2, 2022
OFIA’s 2021 Annual Report Released
By News Editor
In this year’s report, the OFIA uses real stories from OFIA inquiries to highlight the issue of affordability across the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
June 1, 2022
Celebrating the 2022 ASFPM Award Winners
By News Editor
At the 46th annual ASFPM Conference in Orlando, attendees came together to recognize the 2022 ASFPM Award winners. Here’s the complete rundown of this year’s honorees.
June 1, 2022
Chad Berginnis Named 2022 Goddard-White Award Winner
By News Editor
This award is given by ASFPM to individuals who have had a national impact carrying forward the goals and objectives of floodplain management.
June 1, 2022
Three Recipients for the 2022 Larry Larson Meritorious Lifetime Achievement Award
By News Editor
Renamed this year to honor ASFPM’s co-founder and director emeritus, this award recognizes individuals who, throughout their career, have achieved success in a significant aspect of floodplain management.
June 1, 2022
Knipe and Nechamen Recognized for Distinguished Service to ASFPM
By News Editor
Much of the success ASFPM achieves as an association is due to the hard work of members who take on leadership roles by serving on the board, co-chair any of our 14 policy committees, or lend their time and expertise in any number of capacities. The Louthain Award for Distinguished Service to ASFPM is for
June 1, 2022
FM Approvals Selected for 2022 John R. Sheaffer Award for Excellence in Floodproofing
By News Editor
This award may be presented to an individual, private organization, governmental unit or 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
June 1, 2022
Doug Wagner Wins 2022 John Ivey Award for Superior Efforts In Certification
By News Editor
This award recognizes exceptional efforts to promote the professional certification of floodplain managers.