William D. Hatfield Award
The William D. Hatfield Award recognizes outstanding treatment plant operators. It was established by the Water Pollution Control Federation of 1946, and now honors each year exceptional operators of wastewater treatment works throughout the world.
This award is named appropriately for William D. Hatfield, 19th president of the WPCF and the long-time "operator" of the Decatur, Illinois, Sanitary District Wastewater Treatment Plant. The Kansas Water Environment Association may name an outstanding Kansas operator to be honored with this award every year.
| Past Recipients of This Prestigious Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Michael Braden & Mike Turner | 1996 | Steve Leiker |
| 2021 | Jamie Belden | 1995 | John Booton |
| 2020 | Scott Millholland | 1994 | Wayne Nelson |
| 2019 | Heather Phillips | 1993 | Jerry Davies |
| 2018 | Gerald Grant | 1992 | Millie Reed |
| 2017 | Dustin Coles | 1991 | John Gavin |
| 2016 | Richard Jones | 1990 | Bob Sample |
| 2015 | Brian Bradshaw | 1989 | James Tush |
| 2014 | Ed Bonham | 1988 | Bruce Fortner |
| 2013 | Charlie Suchy | 1987 | Mike Younger |
| 2012 | Jason Patty | 1986 | Raymond Stillwell |
| 2011 | Clint Gregor | 1985 | Harry Zielke |
| 2010 | Bill Johnson | 1984 | Max Rhodd |
| 2009 | Joe Foster | 1983 | Alan Shineman |
| 2008 | Jim Larkin | 1981 | Thomas E. McMahon |
| 2007 | Richard Cook | 1980 | Duane Morgan |
| 2006 | David Harper | 1978 | Doyle Webster |
| 2005 | Mike Wagner | 1977 | Myron Caliteaux |
| 2004 | Mark Eisenbarth | 1975 | James Bills |
| 2003 | Eddie Andrews | 1972 | Don Vaughn |
| 2002 | David Schmidgt | 1969 | Irl E. Wall, Jr. |
| 2001 | Ben Looney | 1966 | John Glidewell, Jr. |
| 2000 | Steve Gorszczyk | 1964 | Wilbur K. Moffat |
| 1999 | Randy Storrer | ||
| 1998 | Alice Ballard | 1961 | Victor W. Pickering |
| 1997 | Steve Kubler | 1958 | Lyle Cunningham |