Awards | Prizes
Honorary Membership
Honorary membership of the DWA is awarded to outstanding persons who have distinguished themselves to a particularly high degree in the DWA.
List of current honorary members
| deceased | |
| Dr.-Ing. Carl-Heinz Burchard, Stuttgart | Dr.-Ing. Gunther Annen, Essen |
| Dipl.-Bauing. Fritz Conradin, Oberrieden (Schweiz) | Raimund Bach, Wiesbaden |
| Ltd. MinRat a.D. Dipl.-Ing. Hermann Fischer, Neustadt | Prof. J.K. Baars, Den Haag (Niederlande) |
| Dipl.-Ing. Manfred Fischer, Gauting | Dr.-Ing. Walter Benedickt, Dinkelsbühl |
| Prof. Dr.-Ing. Albert Göttle, München | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Herbert Billib, Hannover |
| Prof. Dr.-Ing. E.h. Hermann H. Hahn, Karlsruhe | Ernst Boos, Mainz |
| Dipl.-Ing. Ltd. MinRat. A.D. Karl Hans Heil, Walluf | Dr. phil. Wilhelm Bucksteeg, Essen |
| MinDir a.D. Dipl.-Ing. Jürgen Hulsch, Hemmingen | Prof. Dr. R. Demoll, München |
| Prof. Dr.-Ing. E.h. Klaus R. Imhoff, Essen | Dipl-Ing. Hans Eisel, Aidenbach |
| Dipl.-Ing. Bernhard Jost, Zürich (Schweiz) | Prof. Dr. Richard S. Engelbrecht, Illinois (USA) |
| Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.-techn. Helmut Kroiss, Wien (Österreich) | Dipl.-Ing. Bernhard Frechen, Dusiburg |
| Dr.-Ing. E.h. Erster BD i.R. Ernst Kuntze, Hamburg | Prof. Gordon M. Fair Massachusetts (USA) |
| Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil Klaus Lützner, Tharandt | Dipl.-Ing. Friedrich-Karl Grabhorn, Bremerhaven |
| Dr. jur. Paul Michaelis, Essen | John Griffiths, London (Großbritannien) |
| Dipl.-Ing. Hugo Obländer, Oberursel | Carl Ludwig Grosspeter, Frechen |
| Dipl.-Ing. Udo Passavant, Wiesbaden | Dipl.-Ing. Erwin Hummel, Pforzheim |
| Dr.-Ing. Carl Heinz Plümer, Sankt Augustin-Birlinghoven | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wilhelm Husmann, Essen |
| Dr.-Ing. Joachim Renner, Schwelm | Prof. Dr.-Ing. E.h. Karl Imhoff, Essen |
| Dr.-Ing. E.h. MinDir. A.D. Burkart Rümelin, Gräfeling | Dipl.-Ing. Alfred Jost, Schaffhausen (Schweiz) |
| Dipl.-Ing. Dir. i.R. Hermann Schiechtl, München | Prof. Dr. Dipl.-Ing. Julius Kar, Wien (Österreich) |
| Oberbaudirektor a.D. Prof. Erich Schurr, München | Dr.-Ing. E. h. Erich Knop, Hamburg |
| Univ. Prof. Dr.-Ing. em. Carl Franz Seyfried, Hannover | Dipl.-Ing. Günther Koch, Stuttgart |
| Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Präsident a.D. Ludwig Strobel, Landshut | Dipl.-Ing. Hans Köster, Düsseldorf |
| Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rolf Pecher, Meerbusch | Dipl.-Ing. ObauDir. a.D. Franz Karnovsky, München |
| Dipl.-Ing. Reinhold Lillinger, Mainz | |
| Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E.h. Bauass. Werner Lindner, Mechernich | |
| Dipl.-Ing. Max Lohr, Weilheim/Obb. | |
| Dr. Floyd W. Mohlmann, Chicago (USA) | |
| o.Prof. em. Dr. techn. Dr.hc.mult. Emil Mosonyi, Büsingen | |
| Prof. Dr.-Ing. E. h. Otto Pallasch, Bonn | |
| Dr.-Ing. Wilhelm Passavant, Michelbacher Hütte | |
| Dr.-Ing. E. h. Dr.-Ing. Max Prüß, Essen | |
| Dipl.-Ing. Hans Schaal, Stuttgart | |
| Dr.-Ing. E. h. Franz Schmitz-Lenders, Niederkrüchten | |
| Prof. Dr. Gert Johannes Stander, Pretoria (Südafrika) | |
| Dr.-Ing. Erwin Stier, München | |
| Dipl.-Ing. Walter Triebel, Bad Pyrmont | |
| Geoffrey Asworth Trusedale, London (Großbritannien) | |
| Dipl.-Ing. Heinrich Völk, München |
Badge of Honour (Ehrennadel)
The badge of honour is awarded to those members who have advanced the name and reputation of the DWA through their dedicated activities.
Badge of Honour (Ehrennadel)
| Preisträger A bis D | Dr.-Ing. Rainer Abendt, Nürnberg | Dipl.-Ing. BM a.D. Franz Albrecht, Rottweil | Dipl.-Ing. Michael Aldick, Essen |
| Prof. Dr.-Ing. Matthias Barjenbruch, Berlin | LRDin Dipl.-Met. Hella Bartels, Offenbach | Ltd. BD Dipl.-Ing. Jürgen Bauer, München | |
| Dr.-Ing. Heinz-Christian Baumgart, Essen | Dipl.-Ing. Hans-Peter Becker, Duisburg | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Kurt Bellin, Deutsch Evern | |
| Betriebsleiter Andreas Berger, Buchloe | Dr.-Ing. Dieter Bergmann, Dresden | MR Rüdiger Beyl, Stuttgart | |
| Mechanikermeister Hans Bielesch, Stuttgart | Dr. Helmut Blöch, Brüssel (Belgien) | BD Dipl.-Ing. Heinz Brechtel, Wuppertal | |
| Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hansjörg Brombach, Bad Mergentheim | Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Oberamtsrat i.R. Joseph Bruck, München | MinDir i.R. Dipl.-Ing. Walter Brückner, Erfurt | |
| Dipl.-Ing Klaus Bucksteeg, Gauting | Dr.-Ing. Regierungsbaumeister Carl-Heinz Burchard, Stuttgart | Berat. Ingenieur Hans Dahlem, Essen | |
| Heinrich Denzer, Minden-Leteln | Dr.-Ing. habil. Heiko Doedens, Hannover | LBD a.D. Dipl.-Ing. Hans Donau, Mainz | |
| Dipl.-Ing. Martin Döring, Wahlitz | Roland Duelli, Kressbronn | Herbert Dürringer, Balingen | |
| Dipl.-Ing. Hubert Engelhardt, Eberbach | Klärmeister Dieter Engelmann, Eberbach | ||
| Preisträger E bis K | Dr.-Ing. Hinrich Eylers, Eschborn-Niederhöchstadt | Dipl.-Ing. Heinrich Fathmann, Bergisch Gladbach | Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Hannes Felber, München |
| Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Manfred Fischer, Gauting | Bauass. Dipl.-Ing. Karl-Heinz Flick, Frechen | Dipl.-Ing. Ltd. Baudirektor Hermann Fischer, Neustadt a.d.W | |
| Städt. OBD a.D. Bernhard Frechen, Duisburg | Dipl.-Ing. Martin Fröhlich, München | Dipl.-Ing. Klaus Gebhard, Cottbus | |
| Dipl.-Ing. Hans-Jürgen Glasebach, Dresden | Dipl.-Ing. Manfred Godehardt, Bad Kreuznach | Dipl.-Ing Ltd. MinRat. Johann Großsteinbeck, Dornmagen | |
| Dr.-Ing. habil Doz. i. R. Joachim Gruhler, Dresden | Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil Uwe Grünewald, Cottbus | Prof. Dr.-Ing. E.h. Hermann H. Hahn, Karlsruhe | |
| Dr. rer. nat. Ludwig Hartinger, Leonberg | Dipl.-Ing. Horst Heinemann, Ratingen | Dipl.-Ing. Hans Heym, Suhl | |
| Dipl.-Kfm. Gerd vom Hövel, München | Ltd. Baudirektor a.D. Dipl.-Ing. Volkmar Holzhausen, Frankfurt | Dr.-Ing. Harald Howe, Köln | |
| Dr.-Ing. Werner Jäger, Cossebaude | Dr.-Ing. Karl-Heinz Kalbskopf, Dinslaken | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Helmut Kapp, Ludwigsburg | |
| Dr.-Ing. Baudirektor i.R. Friedrich Kiess, Wuppertal | Dipl.-Ing. Dietmar Kittel, Planegg | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hans B. Kleeberg, München | |
| Dipl.-Ing. Gerhard Klein, Fürth | Dipl.-Ing. Hermann Klotz, München | Dipl.-Ing. Günther Koch, Stuttgart | |
| Dr. rer. nat. Dietz Kollatsch, Hildesheim | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karlheinz Krauth, Stuttgart | Dipl.-Ing Michael Kuba, Zittau | |
| Dr.-Ing. E.h. BD Günther Kugel, Moers | |||
| Preisträger L bis M | em.o.Prof. Prof. E.h. Dr.sc.techn. Dipl.Ing. Kurt Lecher, Hannover | Dipl.-Ing. Ferdinand Leins, Koblenz | Ltd. BD Dipl.-Ing. Gottfried Lempe, Pfinztal |
| Prof. Dr.-Ing. Reimar Leschber, Berlin | Dipl.-Ing. Baudirektor Klaus Martin Liersch, Hannover | Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Loll, Darmstadt | |
| Dr.-Ing. Dieter Londong, Essen | Dipl.-Ing. Alfred Loos, Mainz | Dipl.-Ing. Ltd. Baudirektor Gerhard Lüders, Braunschweig | |
| Dipl.-Ing. Gerhard Mack, Stuttgart | Dr. Dipl.-Ing Theo Mann, Langenfeld | Dr. sc.nat. Erwin Märki, Zürich | |
| Prof. Dr. Peter Matthews, Cambs (Großbritannien) | Dr. Erhard Meißner, Gröbenzell | Prof. Dr.-Ing. E.h. Armin K. Melsa, Viersen | |
| Dr. jur Paul Michaelis, Essen | Dipl.-Ing. Ltd. Baudirektor Peter Miliczek, München | Dipl.-Ing. Knut Möhring, Berlin | |
| Dipl.-Ing. Frank-Wolfgang Möller, Erfurt | Herbert Morneweg, Baunatal | Dipl.-Ing. Josef Mosler, Berlin | |
| Dipl.-Ing. Siegfried Müller, Lebus | Dipl.-Ing. Rainer Münzer, Laatzen | Prof. Dr. Horst Neumann, Hildesheim | |
| Preisträger O bis R | Dipl.-Ing. Ltd. Baudirektor a.D. Hugo Obländer, Oberursel | Ing. Werner Oles, Gladbeck | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hermann Orth, Bochum |
| Dipl.-Ing. Udo Passavant, Wiesbaden | Dipl.-Ing. Ludwig Pawlowski, Berlin | Dipl.-Ing. Rüdiger Prestinari, Pforzheim | |
| Dipl.-Ing. Hans-Joachim Purde, Baldham | Dipl.-Ing. Helmut Radermacher, Aachen | Dr.-Ing. Manfred Reinhardt, Hannover | |
| Prof. Dr.-Ing. Günther Rincke, Zwingenberg | Dr. Klaus Rosenzweig, Langenhagen | Dr.-Ing. Manfred Roth, Weil der Stadt | |
| Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hans Rüffer, Hemmingen | |||
| Preisträger S | Prof. Dr. Bernhard Scheffer, Oyten | RA Dr. Frank Andreas Schendel, Bergisch Gladbach | Dipl.-Ing. Max Peter Schenk, Erfurt |
| Prof. U. Direktor a.D. Dipl.-Ing. Werner Schenkel, Berlin | Dr. rer.nat. Dipl.-Biol. Michael Schirmer, Bremen | Dipl.-Ing. Wolfgang Schlegel, München | |
| Dr.-Ing. E.h. Peter Schleypen, Gröbenzell | Dipl.-Ing. Anette Schlicher, Neustadt | Dr.-Ing. Günter Schmidt, Bochum | |
| Ferdinand Schneider, Lich | Dorothea Scholz, Filderstadt | Herbert Schreuer, Stolberg | |
| Dipl.-Ing. Oberbaudirektor Erich Schurr, Stuttgart | Dipl.-Ing. Ltd. BD Viktor Schweizer, Rottweil | Dipl.-Ing. Georg Schwimmbeck, Weilheim | |
| o.Prof. Dr.-Inf. Carl Franz Seyfried, Hannover | Dr.-Ing. Friedrich Seyler, Augsburg | Dipl.-Ing (FH) Techn. Oberamtsrat Karl Sichler, Erlangen | |
| Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Eberhard Sickert, Hamburg | Dr.-Ing. Hans-Ulrich Sieber, Pirna | Ludwig Silbernagl, Passau | |
| Dr.-Ing. Helmut Sixt, Gladbeck | Hofrat Dipl.-Ing. Gerhard Spatzierer, Eisenstadt, Österreich | Chem.-Ing. Hermann Socher, Stuttgart | |
| Dipl.-Ing. Eberhard Städtler, Euskirchen | Dr.-ing. Volker Stalmann, Essen | Dr. Hans-Arno Stammer, München | |
| Klärmeister Heinrich Stockgreve, Warthausen | Dipl.-Ing. Ltd. BD a.D. Wilfried Storch, Bremen | Dipl.-Ing. Eugen Strähle, Göppingen | |
| Prof. Dr.-Ing. Theodor Strobl, München | |||
| Preisträger T bis Z | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hanns Teichmann, Vatterstetten | MR Dipl.-Hydrol. Helmut Teltscher, Erfurt | Dr.-Ing. Heinz Tessendorf, Berlin |
| Leit. Baudirektor a.D. Dipl.-Ing. Fritz Tolle, Isernhagen | Dipl.-Ing. Berthold Torge, München | Dr.-Ing. Gerhard Tuttahs, Aachen | |
| Prof. Dr.-Ing. Klaus Unser, Mainz | Dr.-Ing. Baudirektor i.R. Wolfgang Vater, Korntal bei Stuttgart | Georg Wack, Dachau | |
| Ing. (grad.) Adolf Wagner, München | Dipl.-Ing. Dietrich Warnow, Berlin | Abwassermeister Günther Weida, Murrhardt | |
| Direktor a.D. Dipl.-Ing. Walter Weiler, Diez | Dr. Thomas Werner, Lübeck | Dipl.-Ing. Anton Wienhusen, Essen | |
| Stadtdir. a.D. Dipl.-Ing. Kurt Wittmann, Schwaig | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Peter Wolf, Kassel | Dipl.-Ing. Hans Wunder, Berlin | |
| Dr.-Ing. Hans-Peter Zerres, Stuttgart-Weilimdorf | MR Dr.-Ing. Günter Zillich, Hannover | Dr.-Ing. Dietrich Zimmermann, Stuttgart |
Max Prüß Medal
The DWA’s Max Prüß Medal is awarded to those persons who have rendered outstanding service to the DWA through the highest scientific or professional achievement or contributed in an outstanding way to the work of the DWA.
Max Prüß Medal
| Year | List of current laureate |
|---|---|
| 1992 | o. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h.c. Wilhelm von der Emde, Baden bei Wien, Österreich |
| 2002 | Dr.-Ing. Harald o. Howe, Frechen Neu-Freimersdorf |
| 2003 | em.o. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Carl Franz Seyfried, Hannover |
| 2004 | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karlheinz Krauth, Stuttgart |
| 2008 | Prof. Dr.-Ing. E.h. Klaus R. Imhoff, Essen |
| 2011 | Prof. Dr.-Ing. F. Wolfgang Günthert, München |
| deceased | |
| o. Prof. em. Dr.-Ing. Botho Böhnke, Aachen | |
| o. Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil Dr. h. c. Dietrich Kehr, Hannover | |
| Dr.-Ing., Dr.-Ing. E. h. Erich Knop, Essen | |
| Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Franz Pöpel, Stuttgart | |
| Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Dr.-Ing. E. h. Friedrich Sierp, Essen | |
| Dr.-Ing. Franz Schreier, Büderich b. Düsseldorf | |
| o. Prof. em. Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Möller, Essen |
Theodor Rehbock Medal
The Theodor Rehbock Medal is awarded to members for outstanding innovations in the DWA’s fields of interest.
Theodor Rehbock Medal
| Jahr | Preisträger |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wilhelm Bechteler, Eching |
| 2008 | Prof. Dr.-Ing. E. Jürgen Giesecke, Gerlingen |
| 2007 | Professor Dr.-Ing. Franz Valentin, Germering |
William Lindley Ring
The William Lindley Ring is awarded to prominent persons who have significantly promoted the work of the DWA.
William Lindley Ring
| Year | List of current laureate |
|---|---|
| 2011 | Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker |
| 2006 | Prof. Dr. Kurt Biedenkopf, Dresden |
| 2002 | Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Hans Tietmeyer, Königstein-Falkenstein |
| 1998 | Prof. Dr. Klaus Töpfer, Nairobi |
Karl Imhoff Prize
The Karl Imhoff Prize serves to encourage scientific work in the DWA’s areas of interest and is awarded for research papers, dissertations or examination theses of outstanding merit.
Karl Imhoff Prize
| Jahr | Preisträger | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Dr.-Ing. Silvio Beier, Aachen | Preisträger |
| 2012 | Dr.-Ing. Jochen Henkel, Karlsruhe | Preisträger |
| 2009 | Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Dittmer, Stuttgart | Preisträger |
| 2009 | Dipl.-Ing. David J. Dürrenmatt, Zürich, Schweiz | Belobigung |
| 2005 | Dr.-Ing. Anke Hippen, Gehrden | Preisträger |
| 2005 | Dr.-Ing. Johannes Kraus, Bühl | Belobigung |
| 2005 | Dr.-Ing. Katja Seggelke-Krebs, Dresden | Belobigung |
| 2002 | Dr. Mark Husmann, Essen | Preisträger |
| 2002 | Dr.-Ing. Andreas Schmid, Plößberg | Belobigung |
| 1999 | Dr.-Ing. Martin Steensen, Vechelde | Preisträger |
| 1999 | Dr.-Ing. Wolf Peter Merkel, Stuttgart | Belobigung |
| 1996 | Dr.-Ing. Norbert Jardin, Plettenberg | Preisträger |
| 1996 | Dr.-Ing. Gerd Kolisch, Essen | Belobigung |
| 1996 | Dr. Michael Wagner, München | Belobigung |
| 1993 | Dr. Sigfried Rettinger, München | Preisträger |
| 1993 | Dr.-Ing. Eckhard Dammann, Hamburg | Belobigung |
| 1993 | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Erzmann, Ralingen-Olk | Belobigung |
| 1990 | Dr.-Ing. Brigitte Gutekunst, Karlsruhe | |
| 1987 | Dr.-Ing. Harro Bode, Essen | |
| 1984 | Dr.-Ing. Dipl.-Chem. Erwin Thomanetz, Stuttgart | |
| 1981 | Dr.-Ing. Helmut Resch, Weissenburg | |
| 1978 | Dr.-Ing. Hans W. Dahlem, Darmstadt | |
| 1975 | Dr.-Ing. Peter Wolf, München | |
| 1971 | Dr.-Ing. Karlheinz Krauth, Stuttgart | |
| 1970 | Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Merkel, Wiesbaden | |
| 1969 | Dr.-Ing. Rolf Pecher, Düsseldorf-Gerresheim | |
| 1967 | Dr. Rüdiger Bartels, Oyten | |
| 1967 | Dr.-Ing. Peter Pfalz, Michelbach/Nassau | |
| 1966 | Dipl.-Ing. Rolf Kayser, Oldenburg i.O. | |
| 1965 | Dr.-Ing. Johannes Pöpel, Darmstadt | |
| 1965 | Dr.-Ing. Volker Stalmann, Essen | |
| 1964 | Dr. rer. nat. Karlheinz Schmidt, Geiseke/Ruhr | |
| 1963 | Dr.-Ing. Klaus Husmann, Oelde/Westf. | |
| 1962 | Dr. Klaus Haberer, Karlsruhe | |
| 1961 | Dipl.-Chem. Dr. Peter Ladendorf, Essen | |
| 1960 | Bauass. Dr. Günther Annen, Essen | |
| 1959 | Dr.-Ing. Manfred Wetzorke, Hannover | |
| 1958 | Dr.-Ing. Hans Peter Bauer, Düsseldorf | |
| 1957 | Dr. Gerhard Stracke, Wuppertal-Vohwinkel | |
| 1956 | Dr.-Ing. Wilhelm von der Emde, Hannover | |
| 1956 | Dipl.-Landwirt Dietrich Kramer, Berlin-Mahlow |
Ernst Kuntze Prize
The Ernst Kuntze Prize serves to encourage young scientists and practitioners in research and invention leading to practical improvements in the DWA’s fields of interest.
Awardee Ernst-Kuntze-Preis
| Year | awardee | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Dr. Ekkehard Christoffels | awardee |
| 2011 | Achim Höcherl | commendation |
| 2008 | Marc Sickelmann, Lingenfeld | awardee |
| 2002 | Bernhard Horstkott, Essen | awardee |
| 2002 | Dipl.-Ing. Jürgen Lewer, Essen | awardee |
| 2002 | Dipl.-Ing. Thomas Kaufmann, Magdeburg | commendation |
| 2000 | Dr.-Ing. Peter Maagh, Erftstadt | awardee |
| 2000 | Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Grabbe, Buttikon, Schweiz | awardee |
| 2000 | Heinrich Winz, Bedburg | commendation |
| 1998 | Henning Marschel, Fallingbostel | awardee |
| 1998 | Hugo Adelhütte, Bad Schlangenbad | commendation |
| 1996 | Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Klaus-Ulrich Giehl, Heimborn | awardee |
| 1996 | Ing. Herbert Gradl, Wien, Österreich | commendation |
| 1996 | Ing. Franz P. Müller, Wien, Österreich | commendation |
| 1994 | Dipl.-Ing. Albrecht Dörr, Rheinstetten | awardee |
| 1994 | Dipl.-Ing. G Kupczik, Hamburg | commendation |
| 1992 | Dipl.-Ing. Klaus Hans Pecher, Erkrath | awardee |
| 1992 | Dipl.-Ing. C. Baumgartner, Karlsruhe | commendation |
| 1992 | Dr.-Ing. C. Xanthopoulos, Karlsruhe | commendation |
| 1988 | Dr.-Ing. Michael Saake, Isernhagen | awardee |
DWA Water Development Prize
The DWA Water Development Prize is awarded for exemplary measures to maintain or shape surface water areas. Water development in this sense includes all measures that aim at preserving or sustainably developing the economic and ecological integrity of waters with regard to their local appearance and recreational value.
Water Development Prize
| Year | List of current laureate | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Stadt Schwarzenberg: Verbesserung Hochwasserschutz und Renaturierung Große Mittweida | awardee |
| 2010 | Stadt Arnsberg: Naturnahe Gewässerentwicklung der Ruhr in der Stadt Arnsberg | commendation |
| 2010 | Stadt Traunstein: Eigendynamik und der Umweltbildung am Grundbach | commendation |
| 2007 | Stadt München und Freistaat Bayern: Projekt Isarplan | awardee |
| 2007 | Stadt Kassel: Verbundprojekt aus Renaturierung von Losse und Wahle | commendation |
| 2007 | Stadt Soest: Freilegung des Soestbaches | commendation |