November 9, 2009
Daene McKinney, environmental and water resources engineering professor at The University of Texas at Austin, received the 2009 Richard R. Torrens award from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). McKinney was recognized for his outstanding contributions over the last several years to the ASCE publications program as Editor of the Journal of Water Resource Planning and Management. His contributions include his responsibility for significant growth in the quality and stature of the periodic journal, and an excellent record of timeliness in reviews.
McKinney holds the W.A. (Billy) Cunningham Professorship in Engineering.
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