Federal Energy and Water Management Awards 2024

The 2024 Federal Energy and Water Management Awards winners were honored in person on August 7, 2025, at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C., at a private ceremony and reception.

Federal Energy Management Program

August 26, 2025

The Federal Energy and Water Management Awards celebrate federal individuals, groups, and agencies for their outstanding contributions within the federal government operations and facilities that cut energy and water waste, saved taxpayer dollars, and advanced America’s progress toward energy dominance.

The 2024 award winners were honored in person on August 7, 2025, at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C., at a private ceremony and reception.

Read more about the 2024 winners.

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The 2024 Federal Energy and Water Management Awards winners were honored in person on August 7, 2025, at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C., at a private ceremony and reception.
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  • Federal Energy and Water Management Awards 2024

    Recognizing individuals, groups, and agencies for their outstanding contributions in the areas of energy and water efficiency, resilience, and technology achievements; distributed energy; cybersecurity; and fleet management at federal facilities.

    Winners are honored in five categories: Career Exceptional Service, Contracting, Program, Project, and Director’s Award  

    Career Exceptional Award Winners

    Steven Smith, U.S. Air Force 

    Melanie Johnson, U.S. Army

    William Lucas, U.S. Army

    Ryan Hernandez, U.S. Army

    Erin Hope, U.S. Department of Energy    

    John Poshka, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

    Steve Rutledge, U.S. General Services Administration

    Matthew Tropiano, U.S. Navy

    Contracting Awards

    Contracting Support in Testing of Fort Riley’s Emergency Substation Generation Plan, U.S. Army
    Martha Gray, Larry Graham, Michael Kerr, Jeff Williamson, Justin Wingo

    Navy Energy Resilience Conservation Investment Program P-950 Camp Lemonnier Djibouti, U.S. Navy
    Knud Hermansen, Kevin Ngo, Jeremy Potts, Matthew Tropiano, Mina Yousef

    Navy Shore Type-Command (Commander, Navy Installations Command) Energy Program Research, Training, and Education, U.S. Navy 
    Keith Benson, Eric Hahn, Guy Warner

    Program Awards

    Minnesota Army National Guard Sustainability Program, U.S. Army
    Justin Knippel, Shawn Manke, Adam Riedel, Lori Ruff, Zachary Sonntag

    U.S. Army Garrison Daegu -– FEMP Energy and Water Management Program, U.S. Army
    Yun Chunsong, In Ki Hong, Joo Im, Chon Kim, Kyong Min Kwon

    U.S. Army Garrison Fort Riley Energy Management Program, U.S. Army
    Hadassa Baker, Larry Graham, Michael Kerr, Daniel McCallister, Jeff Williamson

    Navy Energy Program, Navy Installations Command, U.S. Navy
    Keith Benson, Chris Casne, Scott Gray

    Project Awards

    Energy Savings Performance Contract Yokota Air Base, Fussa, Japan, U.S. Air Force 
    Dean Andrews, Mark Dent, Klaus Guenther, George Matusak, Michael Ringenberg

    Energy Savings Performance Contract Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, U.S. Air Force 
    Dean Andrews, Christopher Archer, Alexander Vincent, Michael Ringenberg, Paul Wenner

    Cascading Water Use at a Wastewater Treatment Plant, U.S. Army
    Ashton Banks, Lane Bomar, Sylvia Farmer, Darneisha Price, Christopher Woodruff

    Power Reliability Enhancement Program, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Black Start Exercise, U.S. Army
    Jack Beverly, Alexis Jones, Jay Jung, Saul Martinez, Andrew Stringer

    National Institute of Standards and Technology Boulder Wing 5 Renovation Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold Project, U.S. Department of Commerce
    Jason Boyd, Benjamin Bullock, Brian Burnham, Allen Cook, Ruben Rodriguez

    U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Data Center Relocation Project, U.S. Department of Commerce
    Jeff Forsyth, Ian Neil, Morris Pearson, Robert Simms, Deborah Stephens

    Fermilab Helen Edwards Engineering Research Center, U.S. Department of Energy
    Gary Brown, Sheila Feddis, Steve Neus

    Installation of Trihalomethane Removal System Water Quality Improvement Project, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs 
    Gabriel Calderin-Vazquez, Sixto Diaz-Ortiz, Jose L. Perez-Velez, Wilfredo Quinones, Rivera Veda-Cruz

    Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Energy Security and Resiliency Infrastructure Project, U.S. Marines 
    Craig Frank, Kenneth Greene, Gary Jackson, Jeffrey Jasinski, Ralph Merrill

    Navy Installation Islanded Microgrid – Naval Submarine Base New London, U.S. Navy 
    Kenneth Curtin, Philip Damicis, Christopher Mason, Andrew Shetland, Joseph Sprague
     

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