2011/2012 AWEA Award Applications
Wastewater Manager of the Year
An award designed to recognize a wastewater utility manager who has shown excellence in community service, employee mentoring, or environmental stewardship.
Laboratory Analyst of the Year
An award designed to recognize a laboratory analyst who has demonstrated outstanding professionalism and performance and has made significant contributions to the water quality analysis profession.
Pretreatment Coordinator of the Year
An award designed to recognize a pretreatment professional in an industry or a utility who has demonstrated outstanding professionalism and performance and has made significant contributions to the pretreatment profession.
Safety Award for Cities with Populations > 20,000
An award designed to recognize a safety program that has shown excellence or has shown great strides to improve the safety for the utility/city with a population greater than 20,000.
Safety Award for Cities with Populations < 20,000
An award designed to recognize a safety program that has shown excellence or has shown great strides to improve the safety for the utility/city with a population less than 20,000.
Safety Professional of the Year
An award designed to recognize a safety professional who has shown excellence in improving or increasing the awareness of safety in a utility/city.
An award designed to recognize a safety program within an industrial facility that has shown excellence or has shown great strides to improve the safety of its employees.
A Water Environment Federation Award named after George W. Burke, Jr. This award recognizes active and effective safety programs in municipal and industrial wastewater facilities. The award is presented an an individual safety professional or manager as a representative of the specific municipality or industry.
The Bedell Award was established to acknowledge extraordinary personal service to a WEF Member Association. The award is named for Arthur Sidney Bedell, WEF's second president for his long devotion and service to the New York Sewage and Industrial Wastes Association, now the New York Water Environment Association.
The 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.
Recognizes individuals for outstanding performance, professionalism and contributions to the water quality analysis profession.
James Bailey Memorial Educator of the Year
This honor is awarded to an Arkansan who strives to inspire fellow Arkansans, young and old, with enthusiasm and desire to protect the states's water environment, understand environmental issues and further environmental education.
Young Professional of the Year
An award designed to recognize a Young Professional who demonstrated outstanding professionalism and performance in the wastewater industry
All awards will be presented at the Wastewater Awards Banquet at the Annual AWW&WEA Conference in Hot Springs