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Events

2026

  • The FWQA held its annual awards luncheon on May 14th. The event featured the five winners of the National Capital Environmental Scholars and first place winners of the local high school science fairs. Graduating high school students who received scholarships will be attending universities this fall in curriculums related to advancing protection of public health and the environment.

    Scholarship winners included:
    • Kenneth Kirk Scholarship: Julianne Elam (Winston Churchell HS in Potomac, MD) attending Tuffs University
    • President’s Scholarship: Clare Homer (Severna Park HS in Anne Arundel County, MD) attending Bucknell University
    • Harvey OIem Scholarship: Emily Noh (Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology in Fairfax, VA) attending Georgetown University
    • Richard Barber Scholarship: Aruni Veluri (Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology in Fairfax, VA) attending the College of William and Mary
    • Dr. Gordon McCallum scholarship: Solveig (Sola) Wartchow (McKinley Technology HS in Washington, DC) attending the University of Pittsburgh


    Photo from left to right: Aruni Veluvi, Julianna Elam, Emily Noh, Clare Homer

    Science fairs winners who attended the awards luncheon included:
    • Akundi Srikar and Jaden Ryu – First Place team – Fairfax County
    • Everett Mercer and Riley Kiss – First Place Team – Northern Virginia Regional Science Fair
    • Avery Miller – First Place Senior – Fairfax County


    Photo from left to right: Dylan Owen (science fair coordinator), Akundi Srikar, Jaden Ryu, Avery Miller, Everett Mercer, Riley Kiss

2025

  • 2025 Scholarship and Awards - On May 22, 2025, FWQA held its annual Scholarship and Awards luncheon at the Elephant & Castle Restaurant.

2025

  • 2025 Scholarship and Awards - On May 22, 2025, FWQA held its annual Scholarship and Awards luncheon at the Elephant & Castle Restaurant.

2024

Events Information Archives

  • 2022 FWQA Infrastructure Bill Panel Discussion Webinar. FWQA members and guests are invited to register and participate in a presentation and interactive discussion about the new Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), commonly referred to as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, with a panel of dynamic speakers: Tracy Mehan from AWWA, Adam Krantz from NACWA, and Claudio Ternieden from WEF. President Biden signed the bipartisan $1 trillion IIJA into law, enacting a once-in-a-generation investment in our nation's infrastructure. This key piece of the President's domestic spending agenda will funnel billions of dollars to states and local governments to upgrade outdated infrastructure for public works projects, including water & wastewater infrastructure upgrades. Please join us for an informative discussion by our distinguished panelists on what the IIJA might mean for the water industry! Please send your questions, comments and feedback to fwqadc@gmail.com.

2020

  • March 19, 2020 - Luncheon with speaker Jeff Lape, Director, EPA's National Water Reuse Program at the Elephant and the Castle. For reservations, please email fwqaevents@gmail.org.
  • May 21, 2020 - Annual Scholarship and Science Fair Awards Luncheon at the Elephant and Castle. For reservations, please email fwqaevents@gmail.org.