The Maintenance Committee of the IAWEA is awarding individuals who have exceeded in maintenance in the water pollution treatment process. The award is given to the individual(s) who has/have gone “beyond exceptional duties” in the maintenance of equipment. This prestigious award will be given to the recipient at our annual state meeting. They will be inducted into an exclusive club of individuals that have received his award, and share the fraternal responsibilities of the club. A plaque and lapel pin will be awarded to the recipient of this award.

Award Recipients

2022

Tyler Cook, City of Fairfield; Kyle Wilson, DSM WRA

2021

None due to cancellation of in-person conference due to pandemic

2020

Lee Dunn, Bert Gurney & Associates; Craig Hennager, DMACC; Tysen Streeter, Engineered Equipment Solutions; Tyler Ver Meer, City of Ames WPC Plant

2019

Ed Ryan, Allied Systems & Randy Franzen, Polk City

2018

Dave Bloch, Electric Pump

2016

Fred Hagenmaier, City of Ames WPC & Andrew Hunter, Des Moines WRF

2015

Scott Obernolte, Allied Systems, Inc. & Randy Heath, Allied Systems, Inc.

2014

Cory Warner, Fairfield

2013

Joe Lander, Marshalltown

2012

Monte Whetstone, City of Ames WPC

2011

Andrew Larson, Zimmer & Francescon

2011

Bill Miller, Des Moines WRF; Steve Moehlmann, Des Moines WRF; Bob Ranson, City of Marshalltown; Jim Rasmussen, HR Green, Inc.

2010

Terry Moss, Des Moines WRF; Kevin Crawford, City of Indianola; Jim Fox, Muscatine WPCP

2009

Jay Merrill, Ottumwa WPCP

2008

Richard Nelson, Cedar Rapids WPCF

2007

Shawn Worley, City of Fairfield

2006

David Gliem, City of Perry

2005

Tom Fuller, City of Cedar Rapids & Alex Allison, Allison Mechanical

2004

Scott Shannon, Des Moines Wastewater Reclamation Facility

2003

Ron Kayser, City of Le Mars

2002

Bob Jones, City of Muscatine & Darin Hoover, City of Knoxville

2001

Jim Pergande, City of Algona; John Noid, City of Cedar Rapids; Steve Beeler, Des Moines Wastewater Reclamation Facility

2000

Terry Lund & Larry Metcalf, City of Ankeny

1999

Dick Burbank, Des Moines Wastewater Reclamation Facility; Larry Trout; Tom Hansen, City of Iowa City; Dennis Belkin, Iowa Great Lakes Sanitary District; Darrell Hunter, City of Ames; Bob Watson, Pollution Control Systems; Lynn Pitts, City of Ankeny