Investing In One Water Research and Its Future Workforce
As the demand for innovation in the water industry continues to grow, so does the need for a robust workforce. To help alleviate and elevate this industry need, HDR’s One Water Institute has decided to double down on investment for the future of One Water leaders.
Since 2012, HDR has participated in American Water Works Association’s Scholarship Program. What started as a $5,000 yearly investment honoring HDR’s first water director, Henry “Bud” Benjes, became a $10,000 scholarship in 2020. The goal to award one graduate student advancing water science has remained consistent, yet more intentional outreach to applied water researchers has taken shape.
“I’m very excited about the way this program is evolving,” said Chance Lauderdale, HDR’s drinking water director. “With an emphasis on graduate student researchers, I think our scholarship has the potential to go beyond the laboratory and into the industry. ‘One Water’ innovations need bright minds, and bright minds need our support.”
In 2024, HDR's One Water Institute Scholarship was presented to Alexandra Grant, a civil engineering student pursuing her master's at San Diego State University.
If you, or a graduate student you know, would be interested in applying for HDR’s One Water Institute Scholarship, visit the AWWA’s Scholarship Program website.
Submit your application before December 20, 2024.
