This award is given annually to recognize an environmental engineering graduate student who has made significant accomplishments in an employment or academic engineering project. The award consists of a plaque and a $250 cash prize. Nominees for this award must be enrolled part or full time in an environmental engineering graduate program pursuing a Master's degree in Environmental Engineering or a closely related degree program, or have completed a Master's in Environmental Engineering, or a closely related program, one year or less from January 1 of the year in which the Brewster Snow Award is presented. Eligible applicants will be judged based on academic program and performance (45%), professional or community service (15%), engineering project accomplishment (25%), purpose and goals (10%), and any other evidence provided (5%).
Refer to the nomination package for the required submission requirements.
*Eligibility: Consideration for this award is limited to students who fit one of the following criteria: (1) Part of full time enrollment and full admission in an environmental engineering graduate program pursuing a Master's degree in Environmental Engineering or closely related degree program, or (2) Completion of a Master's in Environmental Engineering, or closely related degree program, 1 year or less from January 1 of the year in which the Snow Award is presented.
Click here for a summary of past Student Award winners.
Past Recipients
| Year | Recipient |
| 2023 | Josh Fuchs (The Ohio State University) |
| 2022 | Thanh Lam (University of South Florida) |
| 2020 | Megan Patterson (The Ohio State University) |
| 2020 | Ashley Osler (University of South Florida) |
| 2018 | Maria Briones (University of South Florida) |
| 2016 | Gregory Hinds (University of South Florida) |
| 2015 | John Trimmer (University of South Florida) |
| 2014 | Abhinav Gupta (Virginia Tech) |
| 2013 | Dustin Bales (University of South Florida) |
| 2012 | Sarah Ness (University of South Florida) |
| 2011 | John Maxwell (Clarkson University) |