Princeton Hydro Receives 2023 Small Business Award from SAME NJ Post

We are thrilled to announce that Princeton Hydro has been honored with the 2023 Small Business Award by the Society for American Military Engineers (SAME) NJ Post. This accolade celebrates the firm’s commitment to advancing the objectives of SAME, fostering collaboration among government and industry leaders to address crucial national security infrastructure challenges.

The award was presented during the SAME NJ Post Annual Holiday and Awards Luncheon, held on December 5 at the Harvest Moon Brewery in New Brunswick. Princeton Hydro’s founding member and President, Geoffrey M. Goll, P.E., Chief Operating Officer Megan Hunter Ruf, and Director of Marketing & Communications Dana Patterson proudly represented our team and accepted this esteemed award from the SAME NJ Post President Edward Blanar.

Since joining SAME as a sustaining member in 2018, Princeton Hydro has played an active role in supporting the organization’s mission. This year, Ms. Patterson was elected as the First Vice President of SAME NJ Post Board of Directors.  Her pivotal role since joining Princeton Hydro in October 2018 has been instrumental in shaping the firm’s involvement within SAME.

Ms. Patterson’s commitment and dedication to SAME have been acknowledged through various appointments and honors, including her election to the SAME New Jersey Post Board of Directors Secretary position in 2019 and the well-deserved “Young Member Award” that same year, followed by her election as Second Vice President in 2021. She is an active member of the SAME NJ Post Small Business Council, co-chair of the annual Coastal Resilience in New Jersey seminar, and assists with the organization’s digital marketing.

SAME annually bestows awards and medals to commend outstanding contributions from individuals, companies, and uniformed teams and units in support of the Society, the A/E/C profession, and national security. In addition to the Small Business Award, the 2023 NJ Post Annual Award categories and winners included:

• Distinguished Service Award: Doug Sullivan of Dewberry;
• Young Members Award: Sydney Blasi of Sovereign Consulting; and
• Notable Achievement Award: Paulo Rodriguez Heyman.

The sponsors of this year’s award luncheon, include Cullen Company, The Engineers Club of New Jersey, The Lewis Group, Montrose Environmental, Solutions³ LLC, Enviroscapes, and Princeton Hydro.

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