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IWPCA / WEF Awards
| Arthur Sidney Bedell
Award
The Arthur Sidney Bedell Award was
established to acknowledge extraordinary personal service to a Member
Association. The award is named for Arthur Sidney Bedell, the second
president of the Federation who exemplified its purpose by his long
devotion and service to the New York Sewage and Industrial Wastes
Association, now the New York Water Environment Association. He was
Chief of the Bureau of Sewage and Waste Disposal of the New York State
Department of Health.
The award consists of a plaque suitably
inscribed with the recipient's name and presented by a Federation
representative at the Member Association Annual Meeting.
Criteria:
- Must be a member of the Water
Environment Federation.
- Organizational leadership,
administrative service, membership activity, stimulation of
technical functions, or similar participation.
- The size of the membership dictates
the frequency with which Member Associations are eligible to make
nominations for the award.
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past IWPCA recipients of the Arthur Sidney Bedell Award.
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William D. Hatfield
Award
The William D. Hatfield Award is presented to operators of wastewater
treatment plants for outstanding performance and professionalism. The
award was established in honor of Dr. William D. Hatfield,
Superintendent of the Decatur, Illinois Sanitary District, who was
President of the Central States Sewage Works Association in 1944-45
and served as President of the Federation in 1958-59.
The award consists of a plaque suitably
inscribed with the recipient's name and is presented by a Federation
representative at the Member Association annual meeting.
Criteria:
Member Associations control the selection process following the
Federation general criteria indicated below:
- Must be a member of the Water
Environment Federation.
- A successful system of reports from
the operator to his or her superiors that fulfill the information
requirements and provide the operator with a forum for suggestions
for improvements.
- Use of a good public relations
program.
- The nominee should have contributed
to the dissemination of information concerning advancements in the
field.
- The size of the membership dictates
the frequency with which Member Associations are eligible to make
nominations for the award.
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view past recipients of the William D. Hatfield Award.
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| The Wrenchers
The
Maintenance Committee of the IWPCA is awarding individuals who have
exceeded in maintenance in the water pollution treatment process. The
award is given to the individual(s) who has/have gone "beyond
exceptional duties" in the maintenance of equipment. This
prestigious award will be given to the recipient at our annual state
meeting. They will be inducted into an exclusive club of individuals
that have received his award, and share the fraternal responsibilities
of the club. A plaque and lapel pin will be awarded to the recipient of
this award.
Download a Maintenance
Award Nomination FormThe
Wrencher Award Recipients
1999
Lynn Pitts City of Ankeny
Bob Watson Pollution Control Systems
Darrell Hunter City of Ames
Dennis Belkin Iowa Great Lakes Sanitary District
Tom Hansen City of Iowa City
Larry Trout
Dick Burbank Des Moines Wastewater Reclamation Facility
2000
Larry Metcalf City of Ankeny
Terry Lund -
2001
Steve Beeler Des Moines Wastewater Reclamation Facility
John Noid City of Cedar Rapids
Jim Pergande City of Algona
2002
Darin Hoover City of Knoxville
Bob Jones City of Muscatine
2003
Ron Kayser City of Le Mars
2004
Scott Shannon Des Moines Wastewater Reclamation Facility
2005
Alex Allison Allison Mechanical
Tom Fuller City of Cedar Rapids
2006
David Gliem City of Perry
2007
Shawn Worley City of Fairfield
2008
Richard Nelson Cedar Rapids WPCF
2009
Jay Merrill Ottumwa WPCP
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| Golden Manhole Society
Each year at the Annual Meeting of the Iowa Water Pollution Control
Association, individual (field personnel) will be inducted into the
Golden Manhole Society in recognition of their contributions in
Collection System Operation and Maintenance.
Evaluation Criteria
- Years of service and significant participation in one or more of
the following areas: Operations, Maintenance, Education, Training,
Certification, and Collection Systems planning and related areas.
- Promoting the professional recognition of the collection system
field.
- Nominee membership in the IWPCA is not required but is
recommended.
- Contact Duean Wessel, for a detailed listing of evaluation
criteria.
Download a Golden Manhole Society Award
Nomination Form
Golden Manhole Recipients
1999 Steve Gearheart
1999 Jeff Young
1999 Dennis White
1999 Steve Casey
1999 Mike Snyder
1999 Larry Kubli
1999 Glen Petersen
1999 Jim Utter
1999 Paul Vanous
1999 Bob Evridge
2000 Bob Secoy
2000 John Payne
2000 George Evans
2000 Chuck Pendgraft
2000 Harley Vandusseldord
2000 Jeff Oberthein
2000 Robert Moen
2000 Robert MacNamara
2000 Duane Wessel
2000 Blaine Schwingdorf
2001 Larry Smith
2001 Ernest Rundall
2001 Bob Kephart
2002 Charlie Stevens
2002 Lavern Cole
2003 Paul V Nolan
2003 James Wendel
2003 Don Nemitz
2004 Dennis Kinder
2004 Ed Jacobe
2004 Robert Loose
2005 Brian T Lamansky
2005 Paul A. Druivenga
2006 Mark McGuire
2006 Mark Van Gundy
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| Laboratory Analyst Excellence
Award
Criteria for the Award
- To recognize individuals for
outstanding performance, professionalism and contributions to the water
quality analysis profession.
- Employment at an educational facility
laboratory, industrial commercial or municipal laboratory which performs
wastewater related analysis and must have direct analytical
responsibilities.
- Membership and involvement in
professional associations.
- Outstanding efforts in wastewater and
environmental aquatic analyses, including items such as innovative
sampling techniques, solutions to a treatment, analytical or
environmental problem.
- Presentations at professional
conferences, meetings, etc. relevant to water quality analysis.
- Contributions which have been
beneficial to the nominees facility.
- Involvement in professional
certification and continuing education activities. h. Involvement in
community activities or public relations.
- Unusual initiative or performance
beyond the call of duty.
Laboratory Analyst Award Recipients
1994 Sabry Kamhawy
1995 William J. Kenney
1996 Larry J. Kaeding
1997 Cindy McCardle
1998 Jonathan Brown
1999 Dennis Jeppesen
2000 Fred Bayer
2001 Brian Bowman
2002 (none)
2003 Edward Askew
2004 Mike Nyman
2005 Maryann Ryan
2006 (none)
2007 (none)
2008 (none)
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