Awards

and Scholarships

Excellence in Irrigation

Celebrate Innovation. Showcase Your Expertise. Gain Recognition.

 

The ASIC Excellence in Irrigation Awards spotlight the very best in irrigation design and planning. These awards honor projects that demonstrate creativity, technical excellence, and environmental responsibility — the kind of work our members are known for.

Winning projects are selected by an independent panel of respected judges, including professors, professional consultants, industry leaders, and public agency officials. They’re looking for projects that:

  • Solve complex challenges in unique ways

  • Advance forward-thinking water management strategies

  • Clearly communicate purpose, planning, and results

Award Categories

  • Commercial / Public Works

  • Parks & Recreational Fields

  • Golf

  • Residential

  • Water Management, Planning & Analysis

  • Existing System Evaluation

  • Research

Why Submit Your Project?

  • Stand out as a leader – Gain visibility across the irrigation and green industries.

  • Build your reputation – Showcase your team’s expertise to peers, clients, and future partners.

  • Promote your success – Leverage national recognition through ASIC marketing, press releases, and industry publications.

  • Celebrate with your team – Honor the hard work that went into creating outstanding solutions.

Recognition & Awards

  • Projects may receive Honor or Merit Awards.

  • Winners receive a personalized plaque (additional plaques available for clients).

  • Projects are spotlighted at the ASIC National Conference Awards Banquet with dedicated signage and recognition.

  • Award winners are featured on asic.org with a dedicated project post.

  • Achievements are promoted through ASIC press releases and industry outreach.

Ready to Showcase Your Work?

The call for entries for the 2026 ASIC Excellence in Irrigation Awards is now open. Don’t miss the opportunity to highlight your project and inspire the industry.

Submit your project today!

2026 Rules and Submission Guidelines
Submit an Entry

There are not many venues available to the irrigation consulting profession to gain recognition from our peers and our industry for the work we do. The ASIC Excellence in Irrigation Awards is one of them. We consider it an honor to have been recognized by our peers for our work in the industry. We also find the awards to be helpful in the marketing and promotion of our firm when pursuing work. We list our award-winning projects in the statement of qualifications packages we submit to our clients, and we feel it sets us apart from our competitors who do not have that type of national industry recognition.

Douglas Macdonald, CPIC, FASIC

2024 Excellence Winner, Aqua Engineering, Inc.

Recent Excellence in Irrigation Award Recipients

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ASIC Honor Awards

ASIC gives special recognition to individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to the irrigation industry.

The Award Process is as follows:

Nominations are solicited by the Honor Awards Committee

The Committee reviews the nominations and submits its final recommendations to the Board of Directors

Awards are chosen at the Board’s discretion and are not necessarily distributed annually

Roy Williams Memorial

Award

This award is given in recognition of significant contributions to the irrigation industry. The award can be given to an individual or an organization.

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David Zoldoske

2025

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Sam Tobey Lifetime Achievement

Award

This award is given to an individual whose long-term support of the Society’s principles and whose efforts to promote the goals of the Society are deserving of special recognition by his or her peers.

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Warren Gorowitz

2025

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Denise Mullikin

2025

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The Ivy Munion Langendorff Women in Irrigation

Award

This award is given in recognition of women who have positively impacted and made a difference in the irrigation industry.

Submit a Nomination

ASIC FELLOWS

A Fellow is recognized for being outstanding in their career. Only 18 people have been named ASIC Fellow since the first Fellow was selected in 1992.

The criteria for an ASIC Fellow is as follows:

Career work advancing their profession

Service to the profession by sharing thier knowledge

Leadership roles resulting in recognition and respect

Freely volunteering for the betterment of the industry

Over 20 Years of Asic Fellows

2025  Janet Luehrs— Brookwater

2023  Carol Colein*—C. J. Colein & Associates

2019  Bob Scott —Irrigation Consultant Services, Inc.

2018  Jeffrey Bruce** —Jeffrey L. Bruce & Company

2017  Steven Hohl —Water Concern, Ltd.

2015  Douglas Macdonald — Aqua Engineering, Inc.

2014  Brian Vinchesi — Irrigation Consulting, Inc.

2014  Brendan Lynch** — Lynch & Associates, Ltd.

2007  James Barrett — James Barrett Associates, LLC

2002  Don K. Burns* —DKB Irrigation Consultants, Inc.

2000  John Blevens* — Irrigation Consultant (formerly ICS, Inc.)

1999  Stephen W. Smith — Aqua Engineering, Inc and Wade Water, LLC

1997  David D. Davis** — David D. Davis and Associates

1996   Richard W. Smith* — Richard W. Smith & Associates, Inc.

1994  David D. Pagano — d.d. Pagano, Inc.

1994  Bob Cloud** — Associated Irrigation Consultants

1994  Russell D. Mitchell — Russel D. Mitchell & Associates, Inc.

1992  Chet Sarsfield** — Irrigation Technical Services

** Deceased
*    Retired

Scholarships and Grants

ASIC Ivy Munion Langendorff Memorial Scholarship

ASIC Past President, Ivy Munion, passed away on May 23, 2016 after a long battle with cancer.  Ivy was very passionate about ASIC and the profession of irrigation consulting. Ivy and her spirited contributions to the industry will be sorely missed.

In order to honor Ivy in a significant and lasting way, ASIC has created a named scholarship in her memory as a fitting memorial to her.  The scholarship recipient will be a student, currently enrolled in a 2 or 4 year college with an emphasis on irrigation.

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NALP NCLC Irrigation Design Workshop & Competition

Currently, ASIC is the lead sponsor for for the Irrigation Design Workshop and Competition Exam at the National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP) National Collegiate Landscape Competition (NCLC).  Each year, the first, second and third place winners in the Irrigation Design Competition are recognized and awarded with a prize for their achievements. We hope that the students’ participation in the competition helps them consider pursuing a career in the irrigation design sector of the landscape industry.

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