CWRA Awards

The Hoskin Scientific Award

Each year the CWRA holds it's national conference. Professionals and students from across Canada gather to present and share information related to water resources. At each conference the Hoskin Scientific Award for $500 is presented for the Best Student Poster.

Winner for 2010

This year's winner is Ms. Carly Delavau.

Past Winners

2009 Winner

Mr. Patrick Gagnon

2008 Winner

Dr. Dunling Wang

2007 Winner

Ms. Kerri Robinson

2006 Winner

Ms. Elizabeth Tilley

2005 Winner

Ms. Jianxun He

Bill Stolte Student Paper Award

Prof. Bill Stolte, a long-standing Saskatchewan Branch Director and National Director of the CWRA, passed away on June 18, 2001. Bill Stolte was born on August 19, 1943 and raised in the Lacombe area of Alberta. He later moved to Edmonton to attend the University of Alberta, where he completed Bachelor and Master Degrees in Civil Engineering. He went on to complete a PhD at the University of Washington focusing on stochastic hydrology. In 1970, he moved to take up a position in the faculty of Civil Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon.

Prof. Stolte enjoyed working with students and served as a personal as well as a professional guide and mentor to many. He was consistently promoting student involvement in the CWRA, particularly at the annual conference.

The Bill Stolte Student Paper award is presented each year at the CWRA National Conference to the student whos paper contains the following qualities:

• originality;
• contribution to water resources knowledge;
• technical and analytical quality; and
• clarity of their presentation.

Winner for 2010

The winner of the Bill Stolte award for 2010 is Ms. Laurie Neilson-Welch, Ph.D. Candidate, Simon Fraser University, Department of Earth Sciences.

Past Winners

2009 Winner

Mr. Stephen Oni

2008 Winner

Ms. Leah Boutilier

2007 Winner

Ms. Kristina Nelson, University of Regina, Faculty of Engineering

2006 Winner

Ms. Caroline Sanchez Valero

2005 Winner

Ms. Christine Zimmer