Crystal Crucible Award

Online nomination

The Crystal Crucible award was established by the Lab Practices Committee of WEF in 2002.

The award is intended to acknowledge all who contribute to the Wastewater Laboratory field and deserve recognition for their effort. Not only laboratory personnel, but regulators, instructors, and vendors are eligible for the award.

Criteria

The nomination criteria includes years of experience in the field, involvement in KWEA and/or the Laboratory Committee, involvement in promoting the professionalism of the field and membership in WEF.

Past Recipients of the Prestigious Award
2009

Tim Harrell
Pace Laboratories

Michael Bader
City of Great Bend

Jeff Graham
City of Winfield
2008

Ed Kobylinski
Black & Veatch

Fred Riffel
City of Wichita

Peggy Williams
CH2M Hill OMI
2007

Tommy Bowman
City of Arkansas City

Heath Horyna
KDHE - Wichita

Cathy Rider
City of Salina

Clayton Campell
Pace Laboratories, Inc.

2006

Dale South
City of Winfield

DeWayne McAllister
City of Olathe

Brian O'Donnell
Severn Trent Laboratories
2005

Jack McKenzie
KDHE Topeka

Aurora Shields
KDHE Topeka

Carolyn Woodhead
City of Lawrence

Kathy Windham
Johnson County Environmental Dept.

Scott Craig
UGWC Kansas City

Kein Menning
Hach Company

Rod Philo
City of Arkansas City