WMU HOME > ABOUT WMU > WMU NEWS Graduate student wins Best Paper AwardApril 14, 2004 KALAMAZOO--Laurence Picq, a Western Michigan University graduate student pursuing a master's degree in geography, received a Best Paper Award from the Association of American Geographers Water Resources Specialty Group during the association's centennial meeting in Philadelphia in March. Her paper, "Assessing Total Maximum Daily Load Implementation in the Macatawa Watershed, Mich., Using Soil and Water Assessment Tools" was about simulating and evaluating effects of best management practices in reducing phosphorous loading in the Macatawa watershed, which is located in Holland, Mich. Media contact: Cheryl Roland, 269 387-8400, cheryl.roland@wmich.edu WMU News |