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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Heather Phillips | 1995 | John Booton |
| 2018 | Gerald Grant | 1994 | Wayne Nelson |
| 2017 | Dustin Coles | 1993 | Jerry Davies |
| 2016 | Richard Jones | 1992 | Millie Reed |
| 2015 | Brian Bradshaw | 1991 | John Gavin |
| 2014 | Ed Bonham | 1990 | Bob Sample |
| 2013 | Charlie Suchy | 1989 | James Tush |
| 2012 | Jason Patty | 1988 | Bruce Fortner |
| 2011 | Clint Gregor | 1987 | Mike Younger |
| 2010 | Bill Johnson | 1986 | Raymond Stillwell |
| 2009 | Joe Foster | 1985 | Harry Zielke |
| 2008 | Jim Larkin | 1984 | Max Rhodd |
| 2007 | Richard Cook | 1983 | Alan Shineman |
| 2006 | David Harper | 1981 | Thomas E. McMahon |
| 2005 | Mike Wagner | 1980 | Duane Morgan |
| 2004 | Mark Eisenbarth | 1978 | Doyle Webster |
| 2003 | Eddie Andrews | 1977 | Myron Caliteaux |
| 2002 | David Schmidgt | 1975 | James Bills |
| 2001 | Ben Looney | 1972 | Don Vaughn |
| 2000 | Steve Gorszczyk | 1969 | Irl E. Wall, Jr. |
| 1999 | Randy Storrer | 1966 | John Glidewell, Jr. |
| 1998 | Alice Ballard | 1964 | Wilbur K. Moffat |
| 1997 | Steve Kubler | 1961 | Victor W. Pickering |
| 1996 | Steve Leiker | 1958 | Lyle Cunningham |
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