Crystal Crucible Award
The Crystal Crucible award was established by the Lab Practices Committee of the Water Environment Federation 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 This Prestigious Award | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Sarah Hoffman | KDHE |
| Jay Lovett | City of Lawrence | |
| Zac Phillips | Westar | |
| 2016 | Kressa Anderson | Unified Gov't of Wyandotte County |
| Jan Copeland | Westar Energy | |
| Greg Cruse | Westar Energy | |
| Jason Patty | City of El Dorado | |
| 2015 | April Batt | City of Great Bend |
| Anna Custer | Pace Analytical | |
| Ron McClure | City of El Dorado | |
| 2014 | Pat Flynn | Pittsburg State University |
| Jerry Grant | KDHE (Retired) | |
| 2013 | Betsy Betros | JCED (Retired) |
| Michael Wilson | City of Derby | |
| 2012 | Ed Carney | KDHE |
| Anca Jucan | City of Garden City | |
| Terryl Pajor | City of Wichita | |
| 2011 | Sara Crumrine | A&E Laboratories |
| Katy Gondring | Midland Scientific | |
| Karla Pierce | City of Hutchinson | |
| 2010 | Manuel Carrera | |
| Tori Koester | City of Derby | |
| Michelle Wade | KDHE | |
| 2009 | Michael Bader | City of Great Bend |
| Jeff Graham | City of Winfield | |
| Tim Harrell | Pace Laboratories, Inc. | |
| 2008 | Ed Kobylinski | Black & Veatch |
| Fred Riffel | City of Wichita | |
| Peggy Williams | CH2M Hill OMI | |
| 2007 | Tommy Bowman | City of Arkansas City |
| Clayton Campbell | Pace Laboratories, Inc. | |
| Heath Horyna | KDHE Wichita | |
| Cathy Rider | City of Salina | |
| 2006 | DeWayne McAllister | City of Olathe |
| Brian O'Donnell | Severn Trent Laboratories | |
| Dale South | City of Winfield | |
| 2005 | Scott Craig | UGWC Kansas City |
| Jack McKenzie | KDHE Topeka | |
| Kein Menning | Hach Company | |
| Rod Philo | City of Arkansas City | |
| Aurora Shields | KDHE Topeka | |
| Kathy Windham | Johnson County Environmental Dept. | |
| Carolyn Woodhead | City of Lawrence | |