Quarter Century Operator Award
The Quarter Century Operator Club is an informal group composed of active or corporate members of the federation who have been engaged in wastewater treatment plant operation for at least 25 years. The club was created under the sponsorship of Frank Woodbury Jones, who served as its registrar.
Criteria
- Must be a member of WEF and one of its member associations or a recognized operator's association.
- Must be in operations at least 25 years before applying for membership and must have been an operator for at least 10 years during a total of at least 25 years of full-time, significant participation in some substantial aspect of water pollution control (military service excepted).
An operator is defined as a person actively involved in the hands-on, day-to-day operation, maintenance, or management in wastewater transportation of treatment works.
Nominations
Nominations are accepted from KWEA members. Please submit the nomination no later than June 15. The nomination is to be mailed or emailed to the secretary-treasurer of the Kansas Water Environment Association. The nominations will be reviewed and sent on to the Water Environment Federation, prior to its deadline date of July 1, by the KWEA Secretary-Treasurer.
KWEA Secretary-Treasurer
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City of Topeka
1115 NE Poplar St.
Topeka, KS 66616
Phone: (785) 969-3758
| Past Recipients of This Prestigious Award | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | David Firsching | City of Wichita |
| 2018 | Kurt Bookout | City of El Dorado |
| Dustin Coles | City of Topeka | |
| Jeff Graham | City of Winfield | |
| Randall Harris | City of Park City | |
| Richard Martinez | City of Topeka | |
| Nicholas Ortiz | City of Topeka | |
| Becky Roeckers | City of Topeka | |
| Jeffrey Rogers | City of Topeka | |
| Clay Warren* | City of Topeka | |
| Tim Martin* | City of Topeka | |
| 2017 | Michael Bader | City of Great Bend |
| Michael Carter | Johnson County Wastewater | |
| Russell Still | City of Manhattan | |
| 2016 | Mike Wagner | City of McPherson |
| 2014 | Richard Collins* | City of Topeka |
| Tom Eder* | City of Topeka | |
| Dan Florence* | City of Topeka | |
| Kelly Haller* | City of Topeka | |
| Warren Harris* | City of Topeka | |
| Charles Knowles* | City of Topeka | |
| Paul Pfannestiel* | City of Topeka | |
| Steve Rishel* | City of Topeka | |
| Jeff Rogers* | City of Topeka | |
| Becky Roeckers* | City of Topeka | |
| Rodney Simmonds* | City of Topeka | |
| Wanda White* | City of Topeka | |
| 2013 | Dave Harper | City of Haysville |
| 2012 | Steve Kubler | City of Chanute |
| Rod Philo | City of Arkansas City | |
| Mike Gilliland | City of Osage City | |
| 2011 | Joe Foster | City of Olathe |
| Clay Randel | City of Arkansas City | |
| Dennis Ashcraft | City of Holton | |
| Wayne Nelson* | City of Salina | |
| Robert Hollon | City of Williamsburg | |
| Charlie Suchy | City of Great Bend | |
| James Jones | City of Olathe | |
| Robert Lilly* | City of Topeka | |
| Nathan Miller | City of Ellinwood | |
| Jim Strunk* | City of Topeka | |
| Millie Reed | City of Hutchinson | |
| Tim Kurkowski | City of Olathe | |
| Curtis Norris | Johnson County | |
| Donald Kirkpatrick | Johnson County | |
| Stan Rinehart* | City of Sublette | |
| Larry Bard | City of Great Bend | |
| Brian Snow | City of Topeka | |
| Carolyn Woodhead | City of Lawrence | |
| Mark Estrada | City of Garden City | |
| 2009 | Rick Fischer | City of Salina |
| 2007 | Marvin haid | City of Topeka |
| Steve Gorszczyk | City of McPherson | |
| Duane Redenbaugh | City of Hutchinson | |
| 2006 | Jim Larkin | |
| Carrie Milton | ||
| 2005 | David Schmidt | |
| Jan Straub | City of Clay Center | |
| 2002 | Robert Schartz | |
| 2001 | Robert Mullin | City of Topeka |
| 2000 | James Tush | City of Wichita |
| 1998 | Bert Dechand, Jr. | City of Topeka |
| Chet Darby | City of Topeka | |
| 1997 | Robert Elder | City of Wamego |
| 1996 | Eddie Andrews | |
| Don Sumner | City of Topeka | |
| 1995 | Sylvan Coles | City of Topeka |
| 1994 | Terry Kirch | City of Olathe |
| Mike Younger | City of Derby | |
| Herbert Shulz, Jr. | City of Kansas City | |
| 1992 | John King | |
| 1990 | Phillip Hammond | City of Topeka |
| Lauren Dinkel | ||
| Mike Degand, Jr. | City of Topeka | |
| Harold Doerffler | ||
| Bruce Fortner | City of Newton | |
| 1989 | Don Daffron | |
| Jack Kirkpatrick | ||
| Harold Miller | ||
| Ronald Brown | ||
| William Dailey | ||
| 1988 | Calvin Bryant | |
| Newton Baker, Jr. | ||
| George O'Neil | ||
| 1987 | Doyle Webster | |
| Robert Goebel | ||
| James Norris | ||
| Eugene Wards | ||
| John Carpenter | ||
| Walter Hundley | ||
| Max Rhodd | ||
| Ralph Wards | ||
| 1986 | Myron Cailteaux | |
| Gilbert Long | ||
| Harry Zielke | City of Doge City | |
| William Goff | ||
| James Roberts | City of Topeka | |
| Murl McPherson | ||
| Leslie Parscal | ||
| Gerald Brunin | City of Topeka | |
| 1985 | Allan Kupsch | City of Kansas City |
| Richard Timberlake | City of Topeka | |
| 1981 | John Glidewell, Jr. | City of Topeka |
| Don Vaughn | City of Lawrence | |
| V.R. Lawrence | ||
* Denotes those inducted into Kansas Quarter Century Operator Club only.