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In January 2009 an
annual banquet will commence in the Hiwassee River watershed to
celebrate the relatively good water quality still being measured in the
Hiwassee River and its tributaries, while reminding us of the critical
need to act now to prevent further degradation. The
Holman Water Quality Stewardship
Award Banquet & Silent Auction will be held by HRWC on on
January 17, 2009 at the Brasstown Valley resort in Young Harris,
Georgia. At this event, the Holman Water Quality Stewardship Award
will be presented for the first time to the person(s) or group that has
done the most to advance HRWC's mission of facilitating water quality
improvements in the upper Hiwassee River watershed.
Bill Holman (pictured
right) is currently a visiting scholar at the Nicholas
Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions at Duke University where he
regularly teaches and speaks about the need for water resource
protection. Mr. Holman accepted this appointment in 2007 after
serving for six years as executive director of the N.C. Clean Water
Management Trust Fund, an organization that has stimulated widespread
and far-reaching water quality improvements across the state. Bill
also previously served as secretary of the N.C. Department of
Environment & Conservation and has spent his career positively
influencing environmental legislation in North Carolina and beyond.
"I'm very proud to have the award
named for me," Holman said when he accepted the honor. "Thank you
and keep up the good work out there."
"I think
Bill is an excellent choice," HRWC executive director, Callie Moore
commented, who worked for NCDENR while Holman was department secretary.
Throughout
his career in the environmental field, Bill Holman has demonstrated
persistent,
constructive leadership in legislative, administrative, and educational
roles; his accomplishments
have facilitated water quality improvements throughout North Carolina; and his
personal commitment
to the environment and clean water is clear. It is similar characteristics, put
into action in the upper Hiwassee River watershed, that HRWC seeks in
future Holman Water Quality Stewardship Award recipients.
THE DEADLINE FOR AWARD NOMINATIONS IS
JULY 15, 2008 |
