2010 Royce J. Tipton Award

The Royce J. Tipton Award was presented to Wesley W. Wallender, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE at the 5th National Decennial Irrigation Conference, December 5–8, 2010, in Phoenix. The award was presented to Dr. Wallender for significant contributions to the advancement of irrigation through research, teaching, and international consulting. Dr. Wallender has 28 years of experience in irrigation and water resources research and teaching. He has an extensive record of research and leadership in graduate education. Since 1982, he has been employed by the University of California, where he is presently a professor of hydrology in biological and agricultural engineering. He has obtained in excess of $10 million in research funding to support 40 graduate students, leading to more then 140 peer-reviewed publications. His research has focused on modeling and measurement of precipitation and irrigation in watersheds from the submeter to the kilometer scale. He was editor of the ASABE Soil and Water Division 2004–2008 and ASCE Manual No. 71, Agricultural Salinity Assessment and Management. He serves on a number of journal editorial boards and has consulted internationally on irrigation topics.