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INDUSTRY NEWS
Post-show Recap: Irrigation Show 2015
The 2015 Irrigation Show & Education Conference was held
Nov. 9-13, 2015 in Long Beach, Calif. Some highlights from
the show are as follows:
Vinchesi wins IA Industry Achievement Award
Brian Vinchesi, CGIA, CIC, CID, CLIA, CLIM, CLWM, received
the 2015 Irrigation Association (IA) Industry Achievement Award.
He was nominated specifically for his exceptional leadership with
the Smart Water Application Technologies initiative and IA's Stan-
dards and Codes Committee. Vinchesi's direct involvement has
led to the development of testing protocols, standards, and codes
that recognize the importance of the managed landscape.
But his commitment to the industry and the association
started long before. For more than 20 years, Vinchesi has
taught courses for IA, several universities, the National As-
sociation of Landscape Professionals, and the Golf Course
Superintendent's Association of America. He has published
articles in more than 20 industry publications, was named
a WaterSense Partner of the Year in 2009, and received the
Hunter Industries Trailblazer Award in 2012.
In addition to the many IA committees on which he has
served over the years, Vinchesi is an IA past president and has
served as a chair of both the Certification Board and the Ir-
rigation Foundation Board of Trustees.
Lou Anella, Ph.D., honored With Excellence in Education Award
The Irrigation Foundation named Lou Anella, Ph.D., of
Oklahoma State University, the recipient of the 2015 Excel-
lence in Education Award.
The Excellence in Education Award recognizes a person
who is actively teaching irrigation, water management and/
or water conservation in affiliation with a two- or four-year
institution. The award honors academics who are playing a
critical role in developing educated professionals with the
knowledge and skills to create efficient irrigation solutions
that will protect water and the environment.
Anella is recognized for his efforts in developing the first
irrigation course for the Horticulture and Landscape Archi-
tecture department, introduced at OSU in 2007. Nearly a
decade later, the highly regarded course is still taught to stu-