Stanley E. Kappe Award

The Stanley E. Kappe Award honors the man whose dedicated leadership, strong devotion, and tireless efforts contributed so much to the growth and advancement of AAEES during the period he served as its Executive Director, 1971 to 1981.

This Award is presented to the Board Certified Environmental Engineer or Board Certified Environmental Scientist who has performed extraordinary and outstanding service contributory to significant advancement of public awareness to the betterment of the total environment and other objectives to the Academy.

For the full list of eligibility criteria and information on how you can submit nominations for a worthy Environmental Engineer or Environmental Scientist, click here.

2024 Stanley E. Kappe Award Recipient

Dr. Christian Davies-Venn, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, BC.WRE, F.ASCE

Dr. Christian Davies-Venn, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, BC.WRE, F.ASCE served as President of the Academy in 2014 and prior to that as Treasurer, Finance Chair, and Vice President. He is a Life Member and serves on the AAEE Certification Board and on various committees. For the past 20 years has served as the Academy’s representative to the Council of Engineering and Scientific Specialty Boards.

He is a board-certified  environmental engineer and water resources engineer with 47 years of experience in the planning, design, and delivery of civil and environmental engineering projects for federal, state, and industrial clients throughout the U.S. and overseas. He served as principal-in-charge, project director, and program manager and as Director of Water and Wastewater Engineering, Chief Engineer, and Vice President for an engineering consulting firm. His international experience includes design of development projects in Liberia, Sierra Leone, and the Gambia sponsored by the World Bank, the European Economic Community, and the African Development Bank.

He holds a Bachelor of Civil Engineering degree from University of Sierra Leone, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Environmental Engineering from University of Cincinnati and University of Arkansas, respectively. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia and a lecturer at Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering. 

He is active in various professional organizations where he has held several leadership positions. He is a recipient of WEF’s William D. Hatfield Award for outstanding performance and professionalism. He has authored several peer-reviewed papers and has made significant contributions to the engineering profession as a leader, teacher, coach, and mentor. 

Past Recipients