2023 Hatfield Award Recipient – Jeff GrahamWilliam D. Hatfield Award
The William D. Hatfield Award recognizes outstanding treatment plant operators. It was established by the Water Pollution Control Federation in 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.
Criteria
- Must be a member of the Water Environment Federation.
- A successful system of reports from the operator to his or her superiors that fulfill the information requirements and provide the operator with a forum for suggestions for improvements.
- Use of a good public relations program. The nominee should have contributed to the dissemination of information concerning advancements in the field.
- The size of the membership dictates the frequency with which member associations are eligible to make nominations for the award. The Kansas Water Environment Association is eligible to give this award yearly.
Nominations
Nominations are accepted from KWEA members. Members should submit a one-page biography of their selection and reasons why they feel the person is deserving of this prestigious award.
Deadline
July 15
Past Recipients of This Prestigious Award
| 2023 | Jeff Graham |
| 2022 | Michael Braden & Mike Turner |
| 2021 | Jamie Belden |
| 2020 | Scott Millholland |
| 2019 | Heather Phillips |
| 2018 | Gerald Grant |
| 2017 | Dustin Coles |
| 2016 | Richard Jones |
| 2015 | Brian Bradshaw |
| 2014 | Ed Bonham |
| 2013 | Charlie Suchy |
| 2012 | Jason Patty |
| 2011 | Clint Gregor |
| 2010 | Dave Kingman |
| 2009 | Joe Foster |
| 2008 | Jim Larkin |
| 2007 | Richard Cook |
| 2006 | Dave Harper |
| 2005 | Mike Wagner |
| 2004 | Mark Eisenbarth |
| 2003 | Eddie Andrews |
| 2002 | David Schmidt |
| 2001 | Ben Looney |
| 2000 | Steve Gorszczyk |
| 1999 | Randy Storrer |
| 1998 | Alice Ballard |
| 1997 | Steve Kubler |
| 1996 | Steve Leiker |
| 1995 | John Booton |
| 1994 | Wayne Nelson |
| 1993 | Jerry Davies |
| 1992 | Millie Reed |
| 1991 | John Gavin |
| 1990 | Bob Sample |
| 1989 | James Tush |
| 1988 | Bruce Fortner |
| 1987 | Michael Younger |
| 1986 | Raymond Stillwell |
| 1985 | Harry Zielke |
| 1984 | Max Rhodd |
| 1983 | Alan Shineman |
| 1981 | Thomas E. McMahon |
| 1980 | Duane Morgan |
| 1978 | Doyle Webster |
| 1977 | Myron Caliteaux |
| 1975 | James Bills |
| 1972 | Donald Vaughn |
| 1969 | Irl E. Wall, Jr. |
| 1966 | John Glidewell, Jr. |
| 1964 | Wilbur K. Moffatt |
| 1961 | Victor W. Pickering |
| 1958 | Lyle Cunningham |