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professor David A. Sabatini was selected to receive the 2017 International
Association of Hydrogeologists, U.S. National Chapter’s International Service
Award for his many years of promoting sustainable water resources projects in
developing and impoverished countries, particularly through the creation of the
OU Water Technologies for Emerging Regions Center. Sabatini has shown outstanding
commitment to the international community and its groundwater needs.
“This award is well-deserved and reflects the
international stature of Professor David Sabatini in his field,” said OU
President David L. Boren. “No one has done more to help develop safe water for
those who desperately need it. The OU family is very grateful to Dr. Sabatini.”
Sabatini,
David Ross Boyd Professor and Sun Oil Company Endowed Chair of Civil
Engineering and Environmental Science in the Gallogly College of Engineering, is
being recognized as director of the OU Water Center and for his career-long
commitment to improving the lives of others through the development of water
technologies. He received the prestigious service award at the 2017 Geological
Society of America’s annual meeting in Seattle in October.
Sabatini
founded the OU WaTER Center in 2006 to promote peace by advancing health,
education and economic development through sustainable water and sanitation
solutions for impoverished regions. As the organization’s director, he has been
integral in the success of the center and the biennial University of Oklahoma International
WaTER Conference, which is designed to bring together participants from
multiple disciplines worldwide in response to the United Nations Sustainable
Development Goals of bringing water and sanitation to emerging global regions.
