NHA Presents Henwood Award to North American Hydro’s Chuck Alsberg
Washington, D.C. (April 5, 2011)
Award honors Alsberg's dedication to and vision for the hydro industry
The National Hydropower Association is pleased to announce Charles F. (Chuck) Alsberg, CEO of North American Hydro, was presented with the Dr. Kenneth Henwood Award at a ceremony during the Association's annual conference today. The Henwood award is given in recognition of a lifetime of achievement and is NHA's most prestigious honor.
Alsberg was selected by a committee of his peers in recognition of his dedication to the hydropower resource throughout his career, spanning more than three decades.
"Chuck Alsberg has made significant contributions to improving and expanding small hydropower plants both here in the United States and abroad," said Linda Church Ciocci, NHA executive director. "In addition to his tireless efforts on behalf of the industry as a past President of NHA, he has forged a strong path on behalf of sustainable and reliable small hydropower, been a leader in NHA's Small Hydropower Council, and served not only on the NHA board of directors, but has been an active leader within his own regional association, We are indebted to his pioneering spirit, his constant enthusiasm, and endless promotion of the benefits of hydropower."
Alsberg is a licensed professional engineer who received his engineering degree from the University of Missouri at Rolla. In 1978 he co-founded North American Hydro and has dedicated himself and his career to the acquisition, restoration and operation of vintage hydro plants. Today North American Hydro owns and operates 43 hydropower facilities in the Midwest and is generally recognized as the leading independent hydropower producer in the region.
Doug Miller, Business Development Director, Weir American Hydro and Chairman of the Selection Committee, was delighted to see this most prestigious award made to Chuck Alsberg. "Chuck has not just invested his career in the growth and enhancement of hydropower as a clean renewable energy source, but has unselfishly shared his vast experience and knowledge with others helping them develop and promote their ideas. Chuck is very deserving of the honor and I wish him continued success in his endeavors."
The Dr. Kenneth Henwood Award is the hydropower industry's most prestigious individual achievement award. NHA established the award in 1990 in memory of Kenneth Henwood, an NHA board member, engineer, and developer who died while working on a project in California. Henwood winners must show persistence in the face of institutional obstacles, exhibit fair dealing and plain speaking, and depict an appreciation of the relationships between project engineering, the environment, and economics.
"In honoring Chuck Alsberg with the Henwood award, the selection committee is recognizing a national leader of the hydropower industry. His determined promotion of hydropower as a valuable and growing resource has benefited all of us," said Church Ciocci. "On behalf of NHA and the hydro industry, I'd like to congratulate Chuck Alsberg on this award and thank him for his remarkable contribution to NHA and the industry."
