Florida Water Environment Association

Award - FWEA YP of the Year Award

Rules
  1. Any active member of FWEA may nominate a YP for this award. You may not nominate yourself.
  2. The YP must meet the guidelines of what constitutes a YP:
  • No more than 10 years’ work experience.
  • Less than 35 years old.
  • Full-time students are not eligible for this award. 
  • If an individual is working full-time while getting a degree, they are eligible. 
*Note members of the S&YP Committee are eligible to be nominated but will be exempt from voting on the winner. 

      3.  Deadline: Nomination forms must be received by February 2026  in order to be  
           considered. Forms shall be submitted to the SYP Chair
      4.  Space to complete the form’s questions is limited to two (2) pages. Two (2) additional pages may be submitted as  
           supplemental information (e.g. flyer or photograph(s) from an event the YP planned, a letter of recommendation, journal
           article, community service thank you letter, etc.). The total packet of maximum four (4) pages must be PDF'd and emailed to
           the S&YP Chair by the deadline in order to be considered. This page of “Rules” and “Award Information” need not be
           included in the nomination packet.  
 
Award Information
  1.  The winner will be presented their award at the Florida Water Resources Conference Awards Luncheon i
  2. The winner will be expected to attend the WEF/AWWA YP Summit. The award includes travel expenses to attend the YP Summit conference. More information on the YP Summit can be found here. 
  3. The winner may also be recognized in the Florida Water Resources Journal, FWEA S&YP Website, and other publications/websites. A headshot of the YP winner will be requested.  
  4. Winner and Non-Winners will be notified early next year.

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