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Central States Water Environment Association, Inc.
Executive Director Mohammed M. Haque, P.E.
1021 Alexandra Blvd Crystal Lake, IL 60014
855-692-7932 [email protected]
Wisconsin – Minnesota - Illinois
Local Arrangements Chair
TIM KORBY Donohue
Technical Program Chair
ANDREW BRADSHAW City of Moorhead
90th Annual Meeting May 22-25, 2017
St. Paul, MN
January 30, 2017
SupportingDocumentationWEFFellowNominationofDr.DanielH.ZitomerTheCentralStatesWaterEnvironmentAssociation(CSWEA)ispleasedtonominateDr.DanielH.ZitomerformembershipstatusasaWaterEnvironmentFederation(WEF)Fellow.Dr.Zitomeriswellrespectedinacademiaandonlocalandnationallevelsinthefieldofwastewaterengineeringandscience.Asindicatedbyhisresume,informationpresentedbelow,inrecommendationlettersforthisapplication,hislicensureasaProfessionalEngineer,andasaBoardCertifiedEnvironmentalEngineer,Dr.ZitomermeetstheeligibilityforFellowsProgramasindicatedbythefollowingcriteria:
• AWEFmemberfor27consecutiveyears(>5years)• Over20yearsofprofessionalexperience(>10years)• Professionalachievementtopreserving/enhancingtheglobalwater
environmentprimarilyinthepracticeareasofEducationandResearch• Documentedcontributionstotheprofessionthroughparticipationin
professionalorganizationsandcommunityinvolvement.
Dr.ZitomerhashadapositiveimpactonthelivesofnumerousengineersintheirpursuitofBachelorofScience(BS),Master’sofScience(MS)anddoctoral(Ph.D.)degreesinthefieldofenvironmentalengineeringandsciencethroughhisteaching,mentoringandsupport.Hislevelofexpertiseissecondtonone.Hehasbeenteachingenvironmentalengineeringsince1995atMarquetteUniversityinMilwaukee,Wisconsin.Hehasshapedthemindsandlivesofmanycurrentengineers,teachersandprofessorsinthefieldofenvironmentalengineering.Hispleasantdemeanorandknowledgeinthefieldhasmadeanimpactonthestudentsthathehasinstructed.Heisoneofthemostpassionatepeoplethatourmembershavemetwhenitcomestowastewaterengineering.WehopeandtrustthatyouwilllearnmoreaboutDr.Zitomer’scontributionstopreservingandenhancingtheglobalwaterenvironmentasyoureadabouthisaccomplishmentsinthefollowingparagraphsthatdescribekeycontributionstotheprofession,ourmembersandthecommitteesthatmakeWEFastrongorganization.ParticipationinProfessionalOrganizationsandCommunityInvolvementDr.Zitomerisanactivememberofthefollowingorganizationsandhasmadecontributionstoallofthemasshowninhisresume:
• AmericanSocietyofCivilEngineers-ASCE• EngineerswithoutBorders
o WisconsinEngineerswithoutBordersVP2004-2010• WaterEnvironmentFederation–WEF
o CentralStatesMA,WisconsinSection§ ViceChair2014-2015§ Chair2015-2016
President PATRICIA OATES Metropolitan Council [email protected]
1st Vice President SUE BAERT Wheaton Sanitary District [email protected]
2nd Vice President DAVID ARNOTT Ruekert & Mielke, Inc. [email protected]
Treasurer BETH VOGT Fox River WRD [email protected]
Immediate Past President KEITH HAAS Racine Water & Wastewater Utility [email protected]
WEF Delegate ‘19 ERIC LYNNE Donohue & Associates [email protected] WEF Delegate ‘17 DOUG HENRICHSEN Brown and Caldwell [email protected]
PWO Representative ‘17 TODD SHERIDAN Northern Moraine WRD [email protected]
Minnesota Section Trustee ’18 TRACY HODEL City of St. Cloud [email protected]
Illinois Section Trustee ‘17 MARK EDDINGTON DeKalb Sanitary District [email protected]
Wisconsin Section Trustee ‘17 RANDY WIRTZ Strand & Associates [email protected]
Young Professionals Representative ‘18 ANNA MUNSON Black & Veatch [email protected]
www.cswea.org
Administrative Year 2016-2017
• InternationalWaterAssociation–IWA• AmericanAcademyofEnvironmentalEngineers–AAEE• AssociationofEnvironmentalEngineeringScienceProfessors-AEESP• AmericanWaterWorksAssociation–AWWA
o WaterForPeopleCommitteemember
Inadditiontobeinganactivememberofeachofthesocietieslisted,hehasalsobeenactiveinnumeroussubgroups,committeesandsubcommitteesthataretoonumeroustolistherebutcanbefoundinhisresume.Inadditiontohisservicetomanynationalorganizationsandtheirstatechapters,hehasalsobeenanactivepartoftheMarquetteUniversitycommunitylocatedindowntownMilwaukee.Hehasservedonnumerousuniversitycommittees,CollegeofEngineeringcommitteesandDepartmentofCivilandEnvironmentalEngineeringcommittees.HehasworkedwithstudentchaptersofmanyorganizationsincludingHabitatforHumanityintheMilwaukeearea.HiscommunityworkspreadsfarbeyondthebordersofMilwaukee,WisconsinandtheUnitedStates.HedevelopedaninternationalserviceprogramatMarquetteUniversityin1999thatlaterbecametheexistingstudentchapterofEngineersWithoutBorders(EWB).HehastakenmanystudentgroupstoGuatemalaandElSalvadorworkingwiththelocalpeopleonhousing,bridges,waterandwastewaterimprovementsfortheunderprivilegedinremotecommunities(Figures1and2).Inaddition,hewasateammemberforthe2009AmericanSocietyofCivilEngineersNationalOutstandingCivilEngineeringAchievementAward(OCEA)nominee(MotaguaBridge-LaGarrucha,Guatemala)fortheprojectthatbestillustratessuperiorcivilengineeringskillsandrepresentsasignificantcontributiontocivilengineeringprogressandsociety.
Figure1:StudentsandvolunteerswithMarquetteUniversity,January2005,Chimaltenango,Guatemalabridgeconstructionserviceproject(Dr.Zitomerwasparticipantandfacultyadvisor)
Figure2:MarquetteUniversityinternationalserviceprogramsitevisitwithDr.Zitomer,wastewatertreatmentplant,Panajachel,Guatemala,2004(grittanksandUASBwithbluecover)LeadershipDr.ZitomerhasdemonstratedhisleadershipskillsinhiseffortsatMarquetteUniversityinthenumerouscommitteesinwhichhehasbeeninvolved.InadditiontohiseffortsatMarquette,Dr.ZitomerhasbeenactivelyinvolvedinmanyWEFcommitteesonthelocallevelinCSWEAincludingbeingthecurrentchairoftheWisconsinSection.HealsochairstheIndustrialWastewaterCommitteeofCSWEA.HisconnectiontotheYoungProfessionals(YP)groupintheWisconsinSectionandCSWEAisinspirational.Manyofhisformerstudentsarewellplacedintheprivatesectorworkinginthefieldofenvironmentalengineering.Throughhisdemonstratedleadershipabilities,hisformerstudentsarenowsteppinguptotakeactiveofficerrolesinCSWEAonastatelevelandwillundoubtedlyaspiretobeactiveinthenationalWEForganizationinthecomingyears.ManyCSWEAmembershavepersonallywitnessedthisconnectionbetweentheYPsandseniorleadersoftheWisconsinSectionasaresultofDanZitomeranditistrulymagical.Heisatrueanddemonstratedleaderofwastewaterprofessionals.EducationDr.Zitomerhasspentthemajorityofhiscareerinthefieldofeducation.InadditiontohisownBSfromDrexelUniversity,hehasattainedaMSandPhDfromVanderbiltUniversity.HewasateachingassistantatVanderbiltduringhisPh.D.studieswhereheworkedwithDr.RichardSpeeceandWesEckenfelder.Hewentontoteachat
MarquetteUniversityintheareaofenvironmentalengineeringthatheteachestodaynearly20yearslater.Dr.ZitomerhassharedhispassionforthescienceswithmanyengineersworkingontheirMSandPhDdegrees.Hisspecialtyisbiotechnologyandanaerobicdigestion,includingco-digestionandothermeansandmethodsofhandlingandbreakingdownwastewatersolidsintousefulproducts.AtMarquetteUniversityheteachescoursesinchemistry,industrialwastemanagement,wastewaterplantdesign,environmentallabandvariousenvironmentalengineeringcourses.Hehascoauthoredmanypapersandtechnicaljournals.Hehasmentoredmanygraduatestudentdissertationandthesisprojectswhichkeepshisattentiontodetailinthefieldonthecuttingedge(Figure3).Tosaythathisresumeandlevelofcontributionstotheeducationoffuturewastewaterprofessionalsisimpressiveisanunderstatement.ResearchItisobviousfromhislistofaccomplishmentsthatDr.Zitomerhasbeenactivelyinvolvedinwastewaterresearchforthepast20years.HehasoverseennumerousMSandPhDcandidatesandtheirresearch.Hehaspresentedpapersandwrittentechnicaljournal
Figure3:Dr.ZitomerinMarquetteUniversityEnvironmentalEngineeringLabwithgraduatestudents,2007articlesintheareaofanaerobicdigestionamongothertopics.Hehastraveledtheglobepresentingpapersandspeakingatconferences.Hehasalsoreceivednumerousawardsandacknowledgementsforhisworkinthefieldofwastewater.HehaspresentednumeroustimesatWEFTECandhasreceivedseveralawardsforhisaccomplishments.In2008,hereceivedtheWEFGordonMaskewFairDistinguishedEngineeringEducatorMedal.In2015,hewasawardedtheBillBoyleEducatoroftheYearAwardbyCSWEA.HehasalsoreceivedtheGusRadebaughawardbyCSWEAforapaperthathepresentedin2011.Additionalaccomplishmentsandeffortsarepresentedindetailinhisresume.DesignInadditiontohisloveofteachingenvironmentalengineeringtofutureleadersinourprofession,Dr.Zitomerhasalsobeeninvolvedintherealworldapplicationofwastewaterengineeringandscience.Inadditiontoworkingwithconsultantsonsolvingnumerousproblemsandinnovationsatmunicipalwastewaterplants,hehasbeenapartofhelpingcompaniesdealwiththeirindustrialwastesandbeinggoodenvironmentalandcorporate
stewardsofourenvironment.Hehasworkedwithsodabottlersandmanufacturers,cheesecompanies,paperindustries,ethanolplantsandbakeriestonameafew.AtMarquetteheisabletoassimilaterealworlddigestionissuesinalaboratoryenvironmentandthenhelpscaleupsolutionsforfullscaledesignapplicationsbeforemillionsofdollarsarespentoninfrastructureconstruction.Hisworkinbenchscaletestingofanaerobicdigestionhasledtocosteffectivewastewatertreatmentdesignsforseveralwastewaterutilities,includingMilwaukeeandGreenBayMetropolitanSewerageDistricts.OperationsBeinglocatedinMilwaukee,WI,Dr.Zitomer’shashadtheopportunitytoworkontheoperationofoneofthelargestwastewatersystemsintheMidwestandthecountry-thatbeingtheMilwaukeeMetropolitanSewerageDistrict(MMSD).TheMMSDhasbeencontractoperatedbyUnitedWater,Inc.,andnowbyVeoliaWater.Dr.ZitomerhashadtheopportunitytoworkwithMMSD,UnitedWaterandVeoliaonsolutionstomakeMMSDmorecosteffectiveandproductive.MMSDproducesMilorganitewhichisafertilizerandsoilamendmentusedforgolfcoursesandgardenersnationwide.MMSDisalsoaleaderandinnovatorinthefieldofwastewaterscienceandtheenvironmentandDr.Zitomerhasaidedthemintheireffortstomaximizemethanegasproductionviaco-digestionaswellasenergyproductionviabisolidspyrolysis.Dr.Zitomeralsoholdstwopatentsthathavebeenlicensedforfull-scaleapplicationstoincreasemethaneproductionfromanaerobicprocessesviabioaugmentation.Hehasalsoconsultedwithprivateindustryindealingwithindustrialwasteandpretreatmentofindustrialwaste.Hehascontributedtotheefficientoperationanduseofdigestiontoreduceandmitigateindustrialwastestoimprovetheirbottomlineandatthesametimebegoodenvironmentalcorporatecitizensbyreducingtheirenergyandwastefootprints.Byhelpingindustryreducetheirconcentrationofwastes,thisalsoreducestheburdenandstressonlocalmunicipalwastewaterplantsthatallowsthemtofunctionbetterandcanreduceplantupsets.WithinhisresearchgroupandlaboratoryatMarquetteUniversity,hehashelpedmunicipalitiesincludingMMSD,GreenBayMunicipalSewerageDistrict,TheCityofRacine,WIandothersimprovefull-scaleoperations.Insummation,theCSWEAispleasedtonominateDr.DanielH.ZitomerforFellowmembershipstatus.IfCSWEAcanbeofanyfurtherassistanceinthereviewofcandidateDanielZitomerforconsiderationasWEFFellow,pleasedonothesitatetoreachouttous.Respectfully,
PatriciaOatesPresident,CentralStatesWaterEnvironmentAssociation