Associate Professor Linda Figueroa (CEE) has been elected a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineering. Figueroa’s primary area of focus throughout her 30 years in environmental engineering has involved wastewater reclamation and mine water treatment. In the last decade, her work has focused on synthesizing knowledge to develop and demonstrate sustainable technologies. She has served the profession through her position at Mines and national/international efforts. She had a pivotal role in the establishment of environmental engineering programs at Mines. In 2013, she received distinguished service awards from the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professor and from the Society for Mining Metallurgy and Exploration Environmental Division. She also served as an advisor to the International Atomic Energy Agency from 2009 to 2013. She is co-editor of a book on Mitigation of Metal Mining Influenced Water and has more than 100 technical publications in mine water and wastewater treatment.