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Certification Program Award
1993 | State of Louisiana Committee of Certification for Water and Wastewater Operators |
1995 | Utah Wastewater Operator Certification Program |
1998 | Montana Water and Wastewater Operator Certification Program |
2000 | North Carolina Division of Water Quality Technical Assistance and Certification Unit |
2001 | Georgia State Board of Examiners for Certification of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators and Laboratory Analysts |
2005 | Connecticut Department of Public Health Drinking Water Division Operator Certification Program |
2006 | Colorado Water and Wastewater Facility Operators Certification Board |
2007 | New York State Department of Health Bureau of Water Supply Protection Operator Certification Program |
2008 | New Mexico Utility Operator Certification Program |
2010 | New Brunswick Department of Environment |
2011 | Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection & Department of Professional Licensure |
2012 | Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation |
2013 | NC AWWA-WEA Maintenance Technologist Training and Certification Program |
2014 | United South & Eastern Tribes, Inc. (USET) |
2015 | Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
2016 | Ontario Water and Wastewater Operator Certification Program |
2017 | Massachusetts Board of Certification of Operators of Drinking Water Supply Facilities |
2018 | Iowa Operator Certification Program |
Robert C. McAnespie Outstanding Certification Officer Award
1993 | Gerald Samuel | 2010 | Jenny Chambers |
1995 | Cynthia Finan | 2011 | Bill Hyslop |
1996 | Larry Fox | 2012 | Laurie Sharp |
1997 | Joseph Nestico | 2013 | Kathy Abramowski |
1998 | Robert W. Rivard | 2014 | Judy Carter |
1999 | Cheryl L. Bergener | 2015 | Jennifer McMartin |
2000 | Kathleen M. Cook | 2016 | Brian Gildner |
2001 | Shirley J. Quick | 2017 | Martin Nutt |
2003 | Louise Cordova | 2018 | Ken Smith |
Harris F. Seidel Lifetime Achievement Award
1977 | George Burke and Walter Weers | 1990 | Clarence Sherer | 2006 | Peg O'Donnell |
1978 | Julian Fleming, Allen Jones, and Don Pierce | 1991 | Robert Briggs | 2008 | Howard Hendrickson |
1979 | Ralph Soule | 1992 | J. Andre Provencial | 2009 | Kim Dyches |
1980 | William Hasfurther | 1993 | Donald Razy | 2010 | Margaret Doss |
1981 | Robert Leaver | 1994 | Robert McAnespie | 2011 | Cheryl Bergener |
1982 | Roy Dodson | 1997 | Alva Storey | 2011 | Kathleen Cook |
1983 | Grant Borg | 1998 | James L. Current | 2012 | Robert "Bob" Hoyt |
1984 | A.H. Paessler | 1999 | David Rossiter | 2013 | John Solvie |
1985 | Robert Wubbena | 2000 | John Scheltens | 2014 | Chip Mackey |
1986 | Joseph Hanlon | 2001 | Bob Hegg | 2015 | David Flowers |
1987 | Kenneth Kerri | 2002 | Gerald Samuel | 2017 | Chuck Van Der Kolk, HPO |
1988 | Terry Regan | 2004 | Ernest U. Earn | 2018 | Mike Gosselin, PO |
1989 | Daniel Campbell | 2005 | Peggy Barton |
Jess Jones Excellence in Service Award |
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2008 | Jess Jones | 2014 | Laurie Sharp |
2008 | ABC Cross-Connection Control Validation and Examination Committee | 2015 | Jack Vanderland |
2009 | Chuck Van Der Kolk | 2015 | Margaret Doss |
2011 | Harris F. Seidel | 2016 | Brian Thorburn, PO |
2012 | Collection, Distribution, Water Treatment, & Wastewater Treatment V&E Committees | 2017 | Lonn Rasmussen, PO |
2012 | Chris Wisniewski | 2017 | Paul Krauth |
2013 | Jenny Chambers | 2018 | Cheryl Capron, PO |
2013 | William "Bill" Hyslop | 2018 | "The Math Squad" - Andrew Houlihan, Chris Kerman, AScT, PO, LeAnna Risso, PO, Margaret Doss, PO |
Dr. Kenneth D. Kerri Excellence in Workforce Development Award |
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2016 | Robert Hoyt | 2018 | Dennis Royal Smith, PO |
2017 | LeAnna Risso, PO |
Founder's Award |
Certified Environmental Analyst of the Year Award |
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2002 | Terry M. Regan | 1995 | Jane Winkler |
Lifetime Service Award |
Certified Environmental Operator of the Year Award |
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2002 | Harris F. Seidel | 1996 | Glenn R. Greve |