Golden Manhole Award Society
The Golden Manhole Society Award was established by KWEA to acknowledge extraordinary personal service to the association while working to promote wastewater collection systems understanding, operation and maintenance, training, and continuing education. The award will be presented to an individual for contributions to the advancement of state-of-the-art wastewater collection.
Criteria
Induction will be decided by a minimum of three members of the selection committee. The committee will use the following criteria to select a nominee for the award.
- Years of experience and significant participation in one or more of the following areas: operations, maintenance, design, education, training, certification, management, and planning of sewer collection systems
- Involvement in promoting the professional recognition of the collection systems field;
- Participation in the Kansas Water Environment Associations Collection Systems Committee (helpful, but not required); and
- Papers or articles accepted by state, regional, or national publications.
- Technical presentations at professional conferences.
Selection Committee
The selection committee recognizes and honors separately, both the inductees and their employers for their combined contributions, which promote increased professionalism in the collection systems field.
Deadline
July 1
Past Recipients of This Prestigious Award
2023 | Bridget Harper | Tetra Tech |
2022 | Lucas Gillen | TREKK Design Group |
Troy Young | Johnson County Wastewater | |
2021 | Alex Darby | PEC |
Steve Williams | Key Equipment | |
2019 | Jeffrey Anderson | Unified Gov't WYCOKCK |
Laura Gray | Lamp Rynearson | |
Nick Hoyt | City of Lawrence | |
2018 | David Hamberlin | TREKK Design Group |
Kevin Swearengin | Unified Gov't WYCOKCK | |
Kurt Winters | Unified Gov't WYCOKCK | |
2017 | Wayne Dillard | EPA Region 7 |
Deron Huck | CH2M | |
Kirk Rowland | Unified Gov't WYCOKCK | |
2016 | Bob Brower | City of Lawrence |
2015 | Chris Ramsey | Black & Veatch |
2014 | Dan Ott | Johnson County Wastewater |
2013 | Rod Hofer | Professional Engineering Consultants |
2012 | Patrick Beane | Johnson County Wastewater |
Ron Thomann | TREKK Design Group, LLC | |
Tim Schneller | George Butler Associates, Inc. | |
2011 | Gail Abney | Mayer Specialty Services |
Randy Mather | City of Olathe | |
2010 | Tamara Lorenzen | CDM |
Dave Bries | City of Olathe | |
2009 | Mark Mayer | Enviro-Line Company, Inc. |
Gary Beck | George Butler Associates | |
2008 | Marc Pedrotti | R.E. Pedrotti Co. |
Aaron Witt | Johnson County Wastewater | |
2007 | None | |
2006 | Gary Ray | City of Garden City |
2005 | Joe Botinelly | City of Wichita |
John Tillman | Ray Lindsey Company |
2004 | Dale Howard | City of Ottawa |
Fred Eisenbarth | Alpha Supply Co. | |
Cliff Cate | Wade & Associates | |
Larry Henak | City of Kansas City (Retired) | |
2003 | Bob Brower | City of Lawrence |
Rusty Shadoin | City of Olathe | |
Charles Suchy | City of Great Bend | |
Rex Heape | KDHE | |
2002 | Monty Hole | City of Salina |
Phil Burns | Delich, Roth & Goodwillie | |
Vernon Schrock | Johnson County Wastewater | |
Thad May | George Butler Associates | |
Jack Kirkpatrick | Johnson County Wastewater | |
2001 | Joe Huffman | SAK Construction |
Rick Nelson | CH2M Hill | |
Martha Tasker | Wilson & Associates | |
Kevin Waldron | George Butler Associates | |
2000 | George Johnson | City of Kansas City (Retired) |
Roxann Slater | Alpha Supply Company | |
Jim Stuit | City of Lawrence | |
1999 | Jim Current | KDHE (Retired) |
Ken Almes | ||
Darrel Thornbrugh | Johnson County Wastewater | |
Larry Nelson | Ray Lindsey Company | |
1998 | Bill Carter | George Butler Associates |
Chris Burns | Johnson County Wastewater | |
Mark Wade | Mark Wade & Associates | |
Rick Sewell | City of Derby | |
Joe Maris | Ray Lindsey Company |