Thursday, November 10, 2016 | By Lindsay Cashin
Professor Don Mavinic has been named a 2016 Fellow of the Water Environment Federation (WEF). WEF is a technical and educational organization dedicated to improving the quality of water, and boasts a membership of 33,000 water professionals and 75 affiliated Member Associations around the world (including the BC Water & Waste Association). The WEF Fellows Program is designed to recognize the “professional achievements, stature, and contributions of WEF members to the preservation and enhancement of the global water environment.” Professor Mavinic, a first-time nominee, was the only Canadian to be honoured this year. The 2016 Fellowships were conferred in New Orleans in September, during WEFTEC, WEF’s annual technical exhibition and conference, which is the largest of its kind.