In April, he was awarded the Friend of Lakes Award by the Washington Lakes Protection Association. Funk has edited publications for the Pacific Northwest Water Pollution Control Association and was its president in 1983-84. He cofounded the Washington Lakes Protection Association and was vice president for the Washington section of the American Water Resources Association. Funk served on the board of control for the Water Environment Federation and the Universities Council on Water Resources, and has been president of the Terrene Institute for the past three years. Funk looks forward to flying his airplane in the North and Southwest, visiting his grandson, Will, in Spokane and spending time on and over the lakes and streams he loves.
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