Paul DeBarry

Paul DeBarry (Engr ’82) received the Outstanding Practitioner in Water Resources Engineering Award from the American Association of Water Resources Engineers for his outstanding work and significant contributions as an engineering practitioner, author, and educator in water resources engineering. Mr. DeBarry, who will be partially retiring from engineering consulting in 2021, has been a director of geospatial technologies and watershed management and project manager responsible for hydrologic and hydraulic studies, geographic information systems, and stormwater management plans. Mr. DeBarry was also an adjunct lecturer for Pennsylvania State University’s engineering and surveying department at the Wilkes-Barre campus. He and his wife of 39 years have two children and two grandchildren.