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 2008
This years winner was Patrick Gagnon.
Past Winners
- 2007 Winner
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Kerri Robinson
- 2006 Winner
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Elizabeth Tilley
- 2005 Winner
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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 2008
The winner of the Bill Stolte award for 2008 was Stephen Oni.