According to the Public Relations Department of Shiraz University, based on Public Relations of Fars Elite Prosperous Society, the awards for the best paper presented at the Conference of Hydrology as well as PhD student scholarships of hydrology at the national level, were named after Prof. Ezatollah Raeisi (Professor of Geology at Shiraz University).
Professor Ezatollah Raeisi (Professor of Geology at Shiraz University), known as the father of Iranian hydrogeology, has received his B.A and M.A. degrees from Shiraz University and a Ph.D. degree in hydrological engineering from the faculty of engineering of Colorado State University. He has previously achieved many successes, including the title of "Distinguished Geologist of Iran" by the Geological Society of Iran (2011), Distinguished Professor of Education at Shiraz University (2011) as well as a distinguished professor at Shiraz University (2002).
It is worth mentioning that these prizes are given annually to the prizewinners across the country. The best paper selection method is done in cooperation with the scientific committee of the conference and the selection of students in the specialized working group of the conference with the presence of experts from Shiraz University and several other universities.