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pres i den t ’s award s

2014 President’s Awards Recipients Our annual President’s Awards recognize excellence in professional, technical and community service by APEGBC members. On Friday, October 24, APEGBC will honour eight recipients at the President’s Awards Gala. Please join us in congratulating these members on their achievements.

R.A. McLachlan Memorial Award Paul Willis, P.Eng. With more than 30 years of experience, Paul Willis has been instrumental in help- ing to establish a thriving clean energy sec- tor in BC. In 1985, he formed Willis Energy Services to offer engineering and advisory services to utilities, energy consumers and renewable power developers across Canada. Early in his career, Paul was one of the first to introduce turbo generators into pulp mills and promote condensing boilers to capture waste energy for the cogenera- tion of thermal power. These advancements resulted in significant reductions in energy and long-term costs. While at BC Hydro, he helped design the Power Smart BC program and was founder and past presi- dent of the Independent Power Producers of BC. Shaping a new generation of sustainability-minded professionals, Willis passes on his knowledge through the Green Energy Group at the University of British Columbia. Dedicated to giving back to his community, Willis served as the senior lay person for the First Baptist Church in Vancouver, where he helped champion pro- grams that provide meals and shelter to the homeless. For his exceptional leadership in creating a sustainable energy landscape in BC, APEGBC is proud to present Paul Willis with its highest engineering honour, the R.A. McLachlan Memorial Award.

C.J. Westerman Memorial Award Allan Chapman, P.Geo. As the senior hydrologist and regional water manager with the BC Oil and Gas Commission, Allan Chapman has dedicated his career to responsible water resource management. From the creation of hydrologic models of local watersheds, Chapman led the development of the award-winning NorthEast BC Water Tool and the Northeast Water Portal, two online resources that provide guidance on water availability across northeast BC and help to support the decision-making process for water use approvals and licences. As a member of the Northeast BC Water Strategy Monitoring Committee, Chapman helped identify the need for broad public access to hydrometric and water related data. He also serves on technical flood and drought committees at both a provincial and national level. As a recognized expert in the industry, Chapman’s ability to effectively communicate flood and drought hazard and risk to emergency responders, government and the public has elevated the profile of the geoscience profession. For his thoughtful leadership and significant technical contributions to improving water resource management in BC, APEGBC is pleased to present Allan Chapman with its highest award for a geoscientist, the C. J. Westerman Memorial Award.

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