Laurie Parsons received the 2025 Honorary Alumni Award from the UWM Alumni Association. The award was presented during the Alumni Awards Evening on February 21, 2025, at The Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee.
Laurie is an engineer, scientist and corporate leader with a passion for sustainable water and environmental solutions. She began her career as a water resources planning analyst with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources after earning her bachelor’s degree in environmental sciences from UW-Green Bay. She went on to earn a master’s degree in civil and environmental engineering from UW-Madison and served as technical manager and engineer for Warzyn Engineering, CEO and principal partner at Natural Resource Technology, market and strategy director for Ramboll for their Water Americas business, and is now transitioning to her retirement. A longtime supporter of STEM education initiatives, Laurie was instrumental in establishing Natural Resource Technology’s endowed scholarship in UWM’s School of Freshwater Sciences. She is chair of the Alumni Visiting Board for UW-Madison Civil and Environmental Engineering, and also serves on other boards, including the River Revitalization Foundation, Ozaukee Washington County Land Trust and Enspired Solutions, a woman-owned water treatment technology company. She is a recipient of the STEM Forward Engineer of the Year Award and distinguished alumni awards from her degree colleges at UW-Green Bay and UW-Madison.