Hydraulic Institute (HI) named Paul Ruzicka as its 2015 Member of the Year for his commitment to HI in leading and actively participating in various HI committees in advancement of HI's technical work as well as guiding young engineers. Ruzicka held leadership positions on 10+ technical and education committees over past 2 years. In 2015, he supported industry as HI's technical representative at DOE's public hearing regarding the proposed energy conservation standard for pumps.