ASFPM Updates

    August 9, 2022

    ASFPM Foundation Announces its 2022 Future Leaders Scholarship Winner

    By News Editor

    Esme Nelson, a civil engineering student at Gonzaga University, has been awarded the Future Leaders Scholarship (FLS) for 2022-2024.

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    Collage of Larry Larson through the years

    August 1, 2022

    ASFPM Founder Larry Larson Retires After 60 Years of Service to Floodplain Management

    By Mary Bart

    ASFPM staff members past and present came together to celebrate the retirement of the ASFPM founder and the man whose name has been synonymous with ASFPM since the association began in 1977.

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    July 26, 2022

    ASFPM Creates New Award to Honor Margaret A. Davidson, Recognize Climate Resilience

    By Mary Bart

    When ASFPM opens the nomination process for the 2023 ASFPM Awards later this year, there will be an entirely new award named in honor of this coastal management pioneer and true visionary in the field.

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    June 22, 2022

    ASFPM Continues Push for NFIP Reauthorization at Senate Committee Hearing

    By Mary Bart

    The testimony outlined a number of key recommendations to better protect property owners and communities from flood risk, including considerations for those that are rural, lower-income, or otherwise vulnerable.

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    June 13, 2022

    That’s a Wrap. 2022 ASFPM Conference Draws to a Close

    By News Editor

    We had more than 1,770 attendees who either joined us at the Caribe Royale in Orlando or online — and we had every state in the U.S. represented.

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    June 8, 2022

    ASFPM Testifies at NFIP Reauthorization Hearing Before House Subcommittee

    By Mary Bart

    Testimony centered on the importance of prioritizing mitigating at-risk properties, increasing flood-risk awareness, and ensuring full flood-risk disclosure for all property transactions.

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    2022 ASFPM Award Winners Honored

    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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…

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