The Society for the Environment have announced the finalists of the 2020 SocEnv Awards. With two awards available for the first time, a record number of nominations were received, including many of an exceptional standard.
The Environmental Professional of the Year award is designed to highlight the very best work of Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv) and Registered Environmental Technician (REnvTech) registrants. Registrants work across a wide spectrum of sectors and disciplines, making the nominations a melting pot of environmental expertise.
New for 2020, the Registrant Newcomer of the Year also showcases outstanding environmental work but is specifically available to those who have achieved their registration since 1st January 2019; shining a light on those who have really hit the ground running since becoming a REnvTech or CEnv.
Nominations for the 2020 awards have been received for environmental professionals working in science, research, consultancy, training, ecology, infrastructure, water supply, civil engineering, surveying, environmental management and more. There is also an international element, with nominees based in the UK, Denmark, Australia, the USA and Qatar.
The finalists for the 2020 SocEnv Awards are as follows:
Environmental Professional of the Year 2020
Martin Gettings CEnv
Group Head of Sustainability, Canary Wharf Group
Wai Onn Hong CEnv
Business Manager, Palm Milling, Novozymes
David Inman CEnv
Director, DIEM Ltd
Bartlomiej Kolodziejczyk CEnv
Kathryn Norgrove CEnv
Prof. Daniel B. Oerther CEnv
Professor of Environmental Health Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Ololade Okunrinboye CEnv
Environmental Manager, Dragados SA UK & Ireland
John Parker CEnv
Technical Director, Arboricultural Association
Diana Pound CEnv
Director, Dialogue Matters
Mandhy Senewiratne CEnv
Director, Fyrefly Global Sustainability Ltd
David Symons CEnv
UK Director of Sustainability, WSP
Claire Wansbury CEnv
Associate Director of Ecology, Atkins
Registrant Newcomer of the Year 2020
James Hicks CEnv
Senior Ecologist, Atkins
Liaqat Karim CEnv
Senior Project Engineer - Environmental, KEO International Consultants
Tamsyn Kennedy CEnv
Senior Project Manager, Scottish Water
Ololade Okunriboye CEnv
Environmental Manager, Dragados SA UK & Ireland
Chris Landsburgh CEnv
Environmental & Sustainability Manager, Wills Bros Civil Engineering Ltd
The winners and highly commended entries are to be decided by a judging panel consisting of five members of the Society for the Environment Board. The finalist nominations are now with the judging panel for their deliberation, with the announcement at 4pm on Friday 5th June 2020. Chair of the Society, Prof. Will Pope HonFSE FIEnvSc CEnv will announce the winners on a live, online broadcast.
To register your free attendance and to give your support to the finalists, visit: socenv.org.uk/event/2020SocEnvAwards
