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IWEA presents awards each year at the annual conference in August.  Some individual awards can only be granted a winner once. If you have any questions regarding submission guidelines or qualifications for any awards, please contact staff@indianawea.org.

The following is to honor and inform IWEA membership of past award winners within the organization. Click on the tabs above to view a past winners roster for the awards in that category. Reach out to staff if you believe someone is missing.

20-Year Club

  • Terry Smith, 2012 
  • Kevin Chaffee, 2012 
  • Charles Horwell, 2012 
  • Dale Bertelson, 2012 
  • Karen Uhlenhake, 2012 
  • Robin Feller, 2012 
  • Kathy Dillon, 2012 
  • David Henderson, 2012 
  • Robert Lovell, 2012 
  • Kevin Wright, 2012 
  • William Ammerman, 2012 
  • Charles Allen, 2012 
  • Jeff Dubois, 2012 
  • Danny Caldwell, 2012 
  • Karen Rodenburg, 2012 
  • Erika Wallace, 2012 
  • John Hardwick, 2012 
  • Patricia Winchester, 2012 
  • Teresa Lewis, 2012 
  • Russell (Rusty) Snyder, 2012 
  • Brian Blair, 2012 
  • Thomas Florkowski, 2012 
  • Butch Barger, 2013 
  • Todd Bigelow, 2013 
  • Todd Chimel, 2013 
  • Michael Darter, 2013 
  • Scott Hood, 2013 
  • Hans Peterson, 2013 
  • Richard Steward, 2013 
  • Dale Tekippe, 2013 
  • Marcus Turner, 2013 
  • Scott Hunsucker, 2014 
  • Ethel Morgan, 2014 
  • Bill Boetcker, 2014 
  • Todd Sattison, 2015 
  • Loren Prange, 2016 
  • Pete Corsaro, 2017 
  • Darren Wells, GRW, 2017 
  • Sue Lehman, 2018
  • Adam Downey, 2018
  • Jeff Lubker, 2019
  • Curt Dowell, 2020 
  • Bob Holden, 2020 
  • Andrew Thompson, 2021 
  • Leon Key, 2021 
  • Kirk Staley, 2021 
  • Vinod Barot, 2021 
  • Andrew Williams, 2021 
  • Jill Norton, 2021 
  • Lance Gaffin, 2021 
  • Mark Powers, 2021 
  • Monty Sawyer, 2021 
  • Gene Hale, 2021 
  • Christie Sawyer, 2021 
  • Richard Hedge, 2021 
  • Dustin Abramson, 2021 
  • Ted Folck, 2021 
  • John M. Collins, 2022 
  • Kevin McBride, 2022 
  • Sharnta Smith, 2022 
  • Scot Watkins, 2022 
  • Emily Wehmeyer, 2023 

Barbara Smith Award

  • Barbara Smith, 2022 
  • Bob Roudebush, 2023 

Honorary Membership Award

  • Rick Littleton, 2012 
  • Ken Sobbe, 2014 
  • Judy Cleland, 2015 
  • Gary Prehm, 2018 
  • Gary Merriman, 2020 
  • Karl Kopec, 2022 
  • Brenda Stephanoff, 2023 

Tumble Bug Award

  • Rose Adams Whitehead
  • Tony Akles
  • Sarah Altizer
  • Eugene Amlin
  • Byron Anderson
  • James Armacost
  • Leonard Ashack
  • Darrell Bakken
  • Doug Baldessari
  • Brett Barber
  • Bill Bardes
  • John Barlow
  • Jessica Bastin
  • David Bates
  • Stu Becker
  • John Bell
  • Rajendra Bhattarai
  • Thomas Bloodgood
  • Don Bloodgood
  • Bill Boetcker
  • Ron Bonar
  • Matt Bond
  • David Book
  • Tom Bowling
  • Tom Bowman
  • Lynn Brabec
  • Randy Braun
  • Tim Brill
  • Ivan Brinegar
  • Doug Brookhart
  • Ron Brown
  • Paul Brunner
  • Floyd Byrd
  • Wayne Campbell
  • Chester Canham
  • Robert Canham
  • Amanda Canida
  • Bill Cantwell
  • Eric Carleton
  • Arthur Caster
  • Heather Cheslek
  • Todd Chimel
  • John Clark
  • Richard Claus
  • Sue Claussen
  • Judith Cleland
  • Jim Collins
  • Richard Condon
  • Rose Cook
  • Herb Corn
  • Pete Corsaro
  • Debi Coughenour
  • Leonard Coventry
  • John Craddock
  • Dianne Crilley
  • Harry Curtis
  • Mark Curtis
  • Mohamad Dahab
  • Maithilee Das
  • Mark Davidson
  • Brian Davison
  • Teddy Deahl
  • Don Deaton
  • David Denman
  • Kathy Dillon
  • Danny Dimmons
  • Ricky Dodd
  • Roger Dolen
  • Scott Dompke
  • Bret Doub
  • Adam Downey
  • Brady Dryer
  • Pat Duncan
  • Dave Dunnuck
  • Harold Dyer
  • Jessica Eckerle
  • Sami El Naggar
  • Richard Engelbrecht
  • George Erganian
  • Rick Erhardt
  • James Etzel
  • Cecil Evans
  • Rodger Fain
  • John Farrar
  • Bradley Fix
  • Arthur Flodder
  • Cindy Fort
  • Myron Frazier
  • Beverly Gard
  • Lora Gartner
  • Mark Gasvoda
  • Dave Gasvoda
  • Philip Gerwert
  • Owen Gilbert
  • Charlene Givens
  • Ernest Gloyna
  • Albert Goodman
  • Harold Gordon
  • Richard Grenat
  • Scott Grimes
  • Duane Griner
  • Harold Griswold
  • Lindsay Grossman
  • William Grout
  • Carmen Guarino
  • Eric Haenlein
  • George Halloran
  • Kent Halloran
  • Julie Hanson
  • Aaron Harter
  • Jenny Hartfelder
  • Olivia Hawbaker
  • David Hawkins
  • Lehmon Haynes
  • Tim Healy
  • Earl Heidlebaugh
  • David Henderson
  • Bruce Henry
  • Amy Herbertz
  • Oral Hert
  • Shelley Higdon
  • Thomas High
  • Henry Hoelscher
  • Hollenbeck
  • Larry Hollingsworth
  • Carl Huber
  • Richard Huyck
  • Bridget Ingram
  • Dale Jacobson
  • Lawrence Jaworski
  • Charles Jones
  • Chuck Jones
  • Lois Joy
  • Charles Kaiser
  • Steve Kim
  • Stephen Kin
  • Pam Kirklin
  • Grant Kissel
  • Ray Kocher
  • Richard Koos
  • Karl Kopec
  • Karen Kreuzman
  • Joseph Krieger
  • Buzz Krohn
  • Jeff Krotke
  • Richard Kuchenrither
  • Paul Kuhn
  • John Kupke
  • Marvin Lambert
  • Martin Lang
  • Alberto Lao
  • Donald Larson
  • Ron Lauristen
  • Rebecca Lee
  • Stanton Lesieur
  • Jason Lewin
  • Maceo Lewis
  • Gene Liegibel
  • Rick Littleton
  • Jackie Makela
  • Jon Mangles
  • Nara Manor
  • Ed McCormick
  • William McElhaney
  • Robert McMillon
  • Bill Mead
  • James Meier
  • Ted Merrell
  • Gary Merriman
  • Kathleen Miller
  • Donald Mink
  • Samuel Moore
  • Karen Morris
  • Brad Musick
  • Mike Napier
  • Brian Neilson
  • Jack Newbould
  • Charles Niles
  • Robert Niles
  • Dodman Nobel
  • Jill Norton
  • Doug Nowlin
  • John Oberlies
  • Marc Ogden
  • Ned Oldenburg
  • Don Ort
  • Bruce Owens
  • Ray Paschke
  • Michael Pollen
  • Loren Prange
  • Gary Prehm
  • Gary Price
  • Garry Pugh
  • Sandra Ralston
  • Michael Read
  • Bill Reed
  • Barb Reynolds
  • John Rigdon
  • Terry Rinehart
  • Dorothy Robinette
  • Karen Rodenburg
  • Bob Roudebush
  • Ruckelshaus
  • Gary Ruston
  • Casimir Rzepnicki
  • Mark Rzepnicki
  • Arthur Saarinen
  • Brent Schumann
  • Gerald Schwartz
  • Alice Serpico
  • Matthew Shaefer
  • J. Short
  • Robin Shrader
  • Donald Silvey
  • Danny Simmons
  • Horace Smith
  • Barbara Smith
  • Rusty Snyder
  • Kenneth Sobbe
  • Charles Sorber
  • Harold Spaetti
  • Joseph Stallsmith
  • Alfred Steffen
  • Brenda Stephanoff
  • Susan Stevens
  • Patrick Stevens
  • Charles Streich
  • Maggie Tanner
  • David Taylor
  • Joe Taylor
  • Nicholas Teliha
  • Claudio Ternieden
  • Paul Thayer
  • Dwight Thompson
  • Philip Thompson
  • Kim Thompson
  • Andrew Thompson
  • Harry Tow
  • John Trypus
  • Beth Turner
  • Marcus Turner
  • Roger Umbaugh
  • Art Umble
  • KC (Kumar) Upendrakumar
  • David Vornehm
  • Victor Wagner
  • David Wagner
  • Kay Walters
  • Roger Ward
  • Sam Warrington
  • Tara Washington
  • Leo Weaver
  • Frank Weaver
  • Emily Wehmeyer
  • Julia Whitson
  • Thomas Williams
  • Craig Williams
  • Ben Wilson
  • Albert Winter
  • Neil Wisler
  • Tina Wolff
  • Tony Wood
  • Frank Wraight
  • Megan Wright
  • Adam Zabinski
  • Ken Zmudzinski

Professional of the Year

  • Michael Haskin, 2012 
  • Larry Purlee, 2013 
  • Joe Hanley, 2014 
  • Mike Hicks, 2015 
  • David Clouse, 2016 
  • Jim Vierling, 2017 
  • John Trypus, 2018 
  • Bradley Fix, 2019 
  • Gary Merriman, 2020 
  • Bret Doub, 2021 
  • Scott Salsbery, 2022 
  • Tim Blagsvedt, 2023 

Small Facility

  • City of Goshen, 2012 
  • City of Seymour, 2013 
  • Town of Brownsburg, 2014 
  • Town of Waynetown, 2015 
  • Town of Middlebury, 2016 
  • Town of Monroe, 2017 
  • City of Kendallville Water Pollution Control, 2019 
  • Town of Danville Wastewater Department, 2019 
  • Montpelier, 2021 

Large Facility

  • Citizens Energy Group, Indianapolis DPW Project, 2012 
  • City of Richmond, 2013 
  • City of Terre haute Wastewater Utility, 2015 
  • Allen County RWSD, 2016 
  • Town of Plainfield, 2017 
  • City of Elkhart, 2018 
  • City of Fort Wayne Utilities, 2021 
  • City of Goshen Rock River Interceptor Project, 2022 

Laboratory Excellence Award

  • Anderson, 1992-2001, 2003-2009, 2011-2012 
  • Aqua Indiana Fort Wayne, 2008-2017 
  • Auburn, 2019, 2022-2023 
  • Belmont AWT Lab, 2005-2014 
  • Brownsburg, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004-2005, 2007-2010, 2012, 2014-2017, 2019, 2022-2023 
  • Carmel, 2001-2020, 2022-2023 
  • Citizens Energy Group, 2021-2022 
  • Clarksville, 1998, 2000-2005, 2011-2012 
  • Clay Township RWD, 1998-2000, 2006-2018 
  • Columbus, 1988-1989, 1991-1999, 2007-2011 
  • Danville WWTP, 2012, 2015 
  • Elden Kuehl, 2015-2023 
  • Elkhart, 1991, 1993-2023 
  • EMC New Albany, 2005, 2009-2010, 2012 
  • EMC of Seymour WWTF, 2004, 2005, 2011 
  • Evansville, 2000, 2004-2020, 2022-2023 
  • Fall Creek RSD, 1992, 1994, 1996-1998, 2000, 2011-2012, 2014-2023 
  • Fort Wayne, 1994-2000, 2002-2023 
  • Franklin, 2017-2018 
  • Fritz Dietrich Environmental Control Facility, 2010-2023 
  • Gary/WREP 2001, 2003, 2006, 2010-2015, 2017-2023 
  • Jeffersonville – Downtown WWTP, 2016-2023 
  • Jeffersonville – North Water RF, 2016-2021 
  • Kendallville, 2016, 2020 
  • Lafayette, 2017, 2022-2023 
  • LaGrange, 2004-2019 
  • Ligonier WPCF, 2005-2008, 2012 
  • Marion Utilities Wastewater Lab, 2011-2015, 2017-2023 
  • Mishawaka, 1993, 1996, 2001-2015, 2017-2023 
  • Muncie, 1990, 1992-2002, 2004-2020, 2022-2023 
  • New Albany, 2002, 2003, 2006-2008, 2011, 2013-2015, 2017-2019, 2023 
  • Newburgh 1991-1992, 1996, 2003, 2007-2015, 2017-2023 
  • North Webster, 2014-2015, 2017-2019 
  • Peru, 2002-2011 
  • Plymouth WWTP, 1995-1996, 1998-2004, 2007-2014 
  • Portage Water Reclamation, 2000, 2012 
  • Rushville, 2001-2004, 2011-2013 
  • Sanitary District of Michigan City, 2021 
  • Seymour, 2000, 2002-2003, 2006-2010, 2012, 2015, 2017-2021 
  • Shelbyville, 1995-1999, 2001, 2003-2008, 2011-2015, 2017-2019 
  • South Bend, 1991, 1995-2002, 2004-2015, 2017-2023 
  • South Henry RWD, 2016-2023 
  • Steuben Lakes RWD, 2006-2011, 2013-2015, 2017 
  • Syracuse WW Plant Laboratory, 2004-2006, 2008-2012, 2014-2016 
  • Terre Haute, 1995-2010, 2012-2014 
  • TriCo Regional, 2019, 2022-2023 
  • Twin Lakes RSD, 2011, 2013 
  • United Water, 2015 
  • Valparaiso, 1989, 1992, 1997-1999, 2001-2004, 2007-2009, 2010-2014 
  • Warsaw, 2003-2015, 2017-2023 
  • West Lafayette, 2005, 2006, 2009-2023 

Laboratory Analyst Award

  • Chuck Jones, 2014 
  • Leah Leimbacher, 2023 

O&M Award of Excellence

  • Citizens Energy Group, under leadership of Pete Corsaro, 2017 
  • Indianapolis Belmont and Southport AWTs, 2021 
  • TriCo Regional Sewer Utility, 2022-2023 

Creation of an Outstanding Device

  • West Central Conservancy District, 2015 
  • TriCo Regional Sewer Utility, 2020 

Operator of the Year

  • Loren Prange, 2020 
  • Gene Hale, 2021 
  • Randy Duckworth, 2022 
  • Nancy Clay, 2023 

John M. Craddock Award

  • I/N-Tek I/N Kote Facility, 2013 
  • Pam Kirklin 2014 
  • Cook Pharmica, 2015 
  • Duane Griner, 2016 
  • Lloyd Lamberton, 2017 
  • Bill Boetcker III, 2018 
  • Manuel Bueno, 2019 
  • Jim Collins, 2021 
  • Mark Curtis, 2022 
  • Natalie Maupin, 2023 

Junior Water Bug Award

Outstanding Website

  • Northern Indiana Operators Association, 2012 
  • Clear Choices Clean Water, 2014 
  • Madison County Storm Water Quality Partnership, 2015 
  • The White River Alliance, 2016 
  • Town of Brownsburg, 2022 

Ricky D. Dodd Public Outreach Award

  • Nevin Longenecker, 2012 
  • Chuck Binkerd, 2013 
  • Kathleen Miller, 2014 
  • Jessica Bastin, 2016 
  • Bob Roudebush, 2017  

Biosolids Award

  • Greenfield Wastewater Utility, 2014 
  • Carmel Utilities WWTP, 2016 
  • Fort Wayne Utilities, 2017 
  • Fort Wayne Utilities, 2019 
  • Fort Wayne Utilities, 2021 
  • City of Fort Wayne Biosolids Handling Facility – Allen County, 2022 
  • City of Carmel WWTP, 2023 
  • Columbus WWTF, 2023 

Resource Recovery Award

  • Shelbyville Water Resource, 2019 
  • West Lafayette Water Resource Recovery Facility, 2020 
  • Carmel Wastewater Treatment Facility, 2021 

Excellence in Safety Award

  • Angola, 1996-1998, 2008, 2011-2012 
  • Aqua Indiana North East Division, 2022-2023 
  • Belmont AWF, 2015  
  • Bremen WWTF, 1986, 2004-2010, 2012-2015, 2017-2023 
  • Brownsburg, 1999-2008, 2010-2015, 2017-2023 
  • Cargill, Inc., 2017-2023 
  • Carmel, 2022-2023 
  • Clarksville, 1998-2006, 2011-2012  
  • Clay Township RWD, 1998-2003, 2008-2018 
  • Connersville, 1997, 2000-2003, 2008-2013 
  • Cumberland, 2002, 2003, 2005-06, 2008, 2010-2011, 2014-2015 
  • Elden Kuehl, 2018-2022  
  • Fall Creek RWD, 1988,  1992, 1996-2001, 2003-2008, 2010-2012, 2014-2015, 2017-2018, 2020-2021, 2023 
  • Fort Wayne, 1999-2008, 2010-2015, 2017-2023  
  • Franklin WWTP, 1994, 1996-2004, 2007-2008, 2010-2015, 2017-2018 
  • Gary, 2002-2005, 2007-2012, 2018-2021  
  • Greencastle, 2007-2009, 2011-2012 
  • Greenfield, 1983, 1996-1997, 2001-2008, 2010-11, 2013-2015, 2017 
  • Jasper, 1997, 2000, 2002-2005, 2007, 2010-2015, 2017, 2019, 2021-2023 
  • Jeffersonville WWTP, 2019-2021 
  • Kendallville WWTP, 2015, 2017-2021, 2023 
  • LaGrange, 2003-2004, 2008-2015, 2017-2020 
  • Lebanon, 2014-2015, 2017  
  • Ligonier WPCF, 2005-2009, 2011 
  • Ligonier WWTF, 2010-2012 
  • Marion, 1990, 1997, 2006, 2008, 2012-2015, 2017-2018, 2020-2023 
  • Mishawaka Utilities WWD, 2016-2023  
  • Monticello WWU, 2020 
  • New Albany 2001-2008, 2011-2014, 2017-2023  
  • Newburgh WWTP, 2017-2023 
  • North Webster, 2011-2015, 2017-2023 
  • Plymouth WWTF, 1996-2009, 2011-2014, 2016, 2020 
  • Rushville, 2002-2008, 2010-2015 
  • Sellersburg WWTF, 1996-2015 
  • Seymour, 1997-2015, 2018, 2020-2023  
  • Shelbyville, 1996-1999, 2002-2005, 2007-2008, 2010-2015, 2017, 2019-2021  
  • South Bend, 1996-2020, 2023  
  • South Henry RWD, 2017-2023 
  • Steuben Lakes RWD, 2008, 2010-2015, 2017-2021 
  • Syracuse, 1998, 2002-2008, 2010-2015, 2017, 2019-2020  
  • Terre Haute, 1982, 1986, 1997, 1999, 2001-2002, 2004, 2006-2010, 2012-2013  
  • TriCo RSD, 2019-2023 
  • Valparaiso, 2001, 2004-2005, 2010-2013, 2015-2017  
  • Warsaw, 2004-2015, 2017-2022 
  • West Central Conservancy District, 2011-2015 
  • West Lafayette, 1997-1999, 2001-2006, 2008, 2011-2014, 2017-2023  
  • Westfield WWTP, 2011-2014, 2017-2021 
  • Whitestown, 2020 
  • Whiteland, 2008-15 

George W. Burke, Jr. Award

  • Clay Township Regional Waste District, 2012 
  • City of South Bend, 2014 
  • West Central Conservancy District, 2015 
  • Town of Newburgh, 2022 
  • Cargill, Inc. CSST Hammond, 2023 

L.L. Larson Safety Award

  • Mark Pierce, 2013 
  • Loren Prange, 2014 
  • Jonathan Love, 2015 

Leo Besozzi Scholarship

  • Daniel Rossman, 2023 

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